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Fairfield – High Pike Loop from Ambleside

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Fairfield – High Pike Loop from Ambleside

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June 8, 2021

Fairfield – High Pike Loop from Ambleside

Hard

07:02

20.4km

2.9km/h

1,060m

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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.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Parking

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2.23 km

View from above Rydal Hall

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The estate has gardens, a tea room and a popular campsite.

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4.66 km

Fairfield Ridge: Great Rigg to Heron Pike

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After the somewhat strenuous climb to Stone Arthur (good place for a first rest) and continue until just before the Great Rigg (if you want, you can of course also …

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8.72 km

Stone Arthur Summit

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Great views achieved quickly - very direct walk.

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11.5 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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12.6 km

Hart Crag Summit

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At 2,697 feet (822 m), Hart Crag is the second highest summit on the Fairfield Horseshoe, behind Fairfield itself. Rarely ascended in isolation, it is easily linked with its parent …

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13.9 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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15.5 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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20.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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13.3 km

5.26 km

1.68 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

4.06 km

1.30 km

1.10 km

522 m

216 m

< 100 m

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Fairfield – High Pike Loop from Ambleside

View from above Rydal Hall

Fairfield Ridge: Great Rigg to Heron Pike

Stone Arthur Summit

Fairfield Summit

Hart Crag Summit

Dove Crag summit

View of Windermere from High Pike

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