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Great Rigg Summit

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Great Rigg Summit

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Great Rigg is a bulky, green fell, a distinctive stepping-stone on the classic Fairfield Horseshoe above Ambleside. Adventures to Great Rigg invariably visit the loftier summit of Fairfield, a grand …

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    1. Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside — Lake District National Park

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    April 11, 2021

    Great Rigg is a muscular, 2,513-foot (766 m) summit that forms one of the central fells on the classic Fairfield Horseshoe circuit above Ambleside. Keeping in character with Fairfield's western outliers, it is predominantly grassy and poses little by way of technical difficulty. What it does offer, however, are stonking views to Windermere and to the west, where the Coniston Fells and the rest of the Southern Fells form a tumultuous skyline.

      July 3, 2022

      766m Elevation

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        Location: Lakes, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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