GRADE 1
13.9km/8.6 miles/6 hours
Ascent 1395m/4577ft
James Forrest picks the finest way to experience Pillar Rock
ALFRED WAINWRIGHT described this adrenaline-inducing scramble up Pillar from Buttermere as a “glorious walk…for strong walkers only”. A trio of passes – twice up Scarth Gap and once up Black Sail Pass – are to blame for the exertion, but the reward is worth the graft. You’ll get up close and personal with Pillar Rock – a seemingly impenetrable tower of rock that juts out of
