The direct ascent from Ambleside is straightforward. A signpost points to Low Sweden Bridge from the centre of Ambleside; after reaching the bridge and crossing the Scandale Beck a high dry-stone wall is followed for two kilometres along the spine of the ridge to reach the summit. A visit to High Sweden Bridge may be incorporated at the start of this walk; it is a typical Cumbrian Packhorse bridge. It has no direct Scandinavian connection except that its name comes from the Norse word ‘svithinn' which means land cleared by burning. Most walkers who climb Low Pike continue to the adjoining fells of the Fairfield Horseshoe-High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg and Heron Pike-before returning to Ambleside.