The knobbly top of Causey Pike is easy to pick out from Keswick and Derwentwater, with four lesser bumps strung along the ridge to the west. A short rocky scramble leads onto the summit, a small cairn on rock with views over Derwentwater, the Newlands valley, Skiddaw and Blencathra. The scree around the top has turned up fossil trilobites, and an old track on the slopes once served a cobalt mine on Scar Crags.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?Small cairn on rock
Skiddaw Group mudstones and siltstones, folded and broken up beneath the summit knobble.
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Also on this route: Grasmoor, Eel Crag, Wandope, Sail, Scar Crags, Outerside
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
