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Ambleside to Fairfield Horseshoe - 8 Wainwrights

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Ambleside to Fairfield Horseshoe - 8 Wainwrights

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November 24, 2022

Ambleside to Fairfield Horseshoe - 8 Wainwrights

Hard

05:07

18.3km

3.6km/h

1,000m

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Overview

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

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Lake District National Park

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1.19 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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4.51 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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5.44 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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8.57 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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9.98 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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11.3 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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12.3 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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14.0 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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15.0 km

Low Pike Summit and Dry Stone Wall

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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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18.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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12.6 km

5.30 km

369 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.60 km

3.03 km

2.64 km

1.98 km

< 100 m

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Ambleside to Fairfield Horseshoe - 8 Wainwrights

View from above Rydal Hall

Heron Pike

Fairfield Ridge: Great Rigg to Heron Pike

Great Rigg summit

Fairfield Summit

Hart Crag Summit

Dove Crag summit

View of Windermere from High Pike

Low Pike Summit and Dry Stone Wall

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