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Fairfield horseshoe from Ambleside

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Fairfield horseshoe from Ambleside

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July 15, 2022

Fairfield horseshoe from Ambleside

Hard

05:56

17.5km

2.9km/h

870m

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Overview

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.

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Parking

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3.75 km

Low Pike Summit and Dry Stone Wall

Highlight • Natural Monument

As well as the obvious satisfaction of a challenge completed, reaching a summit often comes with a feeling of relief that the uphill grind is at an end. However, this …

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4.79 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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6.44 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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7.44 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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8.78 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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10.2 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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12.4 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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13.7 km

View from Nab Scar of Grasmere and Rydal Water

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This point marks the Wainwright summit of the fell - Nab Scar. You'll find a large cairn on the top, along with excellent views down to Grasmere and Rydal Water.

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17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

4.42 km

1.80 km

993 m

159 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.40 km

3.99 km

2.00 km

1.67 km

724 m

502 m

159 m

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Fairfield horseshoe from Ambleside

Low Pike Summit and Dry Stone Wall

View of Windermere from High Pike

Dove Crag summit

Hart Crag Summit

Fairfield Summit

Great Rigg summit

Heron Pike

View from Nab Scar of Grasmere and Rydal Water

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