Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

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Lake District National Park

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4.72 km

View of Windermere from High Pike

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A great point along the Fairfield Horseshoe to stop and enjoy the view, particularly down to Windermere. Is this also not one of the longest dry stone walls in the …

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6.37 km

Dove Crag summit

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Dove Crag is named for the impressive cliff adorning its steep, east-facing flanks, which fall sharply to the exquisite Dovedale. The cliff contains the Priest's Hole, one of the national …

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8.71 km

Fairfield Summit

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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 …

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10.1 km

Great Rigg summit

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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 …

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12.3 km

Heron Pike

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Heron Pike is a fell in the Eastern Wainwrights. It's commonly hiked as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe. It can be reached using either Grasmere or Rydal as a starting point.

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17.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

5.50 km

1.24 km

682 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.67 km

3.35 km

2.16 km

1.31 km

944 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

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Sunday 1 March

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View of Windermere from High Pike

Dove Crag summit

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