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Fairfield Summit

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Fairfield Summit

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Hikes to Fairfield’s rounded summit take you to the central hub of the high fells to the south of the Helvellyn range. In keeping with the character of the rest of the Eastern Fells, Fairfield is characterised by gradually sweeping, grassy ridges to the south and west, and dramatic walls of crag where magnificent buttresses are riven by deep gullies to the east.

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    December 13, 2019

    Hiking

    Centrepiece of its namesake horseshoe, Fairfield is rarely a walker’s sole goal. Instead it is renowned as the highest point of the much-frequented Fairfield Horseshoe, a looped ridge walk bagging several summits. Starting at either Ambleside or Rydal, the easy, airy hiking over grassy slopes makes this an ideal beginner’s ridge walk.

    September 2, 2019

    Hiking

    Consider an anticlockwise route so you have stronger legs for the scrambling up the Eastern ridge!

    November 25, 2020

    Hiking

    A great ridge walk from Ambleside. Great views over Helvellyn, St Sunday Crag and many others. On a good day you can see almost all the Lakeland fells and many of the lakes as well as Morecambe Bay.

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    1. Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside — Lake District National Park

    17.7km

    06:01

    890m

    890m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Elevation 920 m

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    Location: Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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