"or a US-style paved road up Scafell Pike"
If someone would clear all the boulders to the side of the path, that would be a start.
What amazes me is that there is a general agreement that the Lakes mountains need massive bags of stones helicoptered on to them. As a runner/walker, I think there are plenty of large stones all over the place already. Rebuilding a path next to a scree slope seems sensible, but isn't it all a bit "coal to Newcastle".