Waterfall
Scale Force
Buttermere, North West England
Often called the tallest fall in the Lakes, reached on a muddy mile or so from Buttermere.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Scale Force drops around 170 feet down a narrow, dark gully, and it is usually described as the highest single waterfall in the Lake District. The path leaves the lake-side road near Buttermere and climbs through damp fields and boggy ground. A scramble up the gully gets you close to the base.
Good to know
- Waterproof boots, the path is wet even in summer
- Best after rain, when it is at full power
- Best time
- After rain
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Walk of about a mile from the Buttermere to Crummock Water road, steady and boggy in places
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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