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22nd January 2011 - A Fairfield Horseshoe

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 10.4 miles

Total ascent: 3452 ft

OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, North-eastern area & OL7 - The English Lakes, South-eastern area

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Ambleside-Rydal Park-Rydal Hall-Nab Scar-Heron Pike-Great Rigg-Fairfield-Hart Crag-Dove Crag-High Pike-Low Pike-Low Sweden Bridge-Nook Lane-Ambleside

Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside taking in Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike and Low Pike.

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A frosty start walking through Rydal Park
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The first half of the route. Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Erne Crag, Great Rigg and Fairfield.
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Crinkle Crags above frost covered trees
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Mist covered Windermere
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Ascending Nab Scar. The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell come into view.
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Mist on Windermere
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The view from Nab Scar. The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell in the background. The stretch of water is Grasmere.
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​Windermere from Heron Pike
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The route ahead towards Great Rigg and Fairfield
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The view on the way to Great Rigg
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On the summit of Great Rigg. Lots of fells in this picture. The rocky top of Helm Crag stands out front of centre.
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A slightly different view in this one. The ground sloping away in front ends in the rocky top of Stone Arthur.
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​A view back along the ridge to Heron Pike. The climb onto Fairfield took me up into the cloud. No views from there today.
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The clouds parted briefly on the way to Hart Crag allowing this view towards the fells around Patterdale
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Rydal below
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On route to Hart Crag and another brief glimpse into Deepdale
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Windermere from High Pike
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Little Hart Crag and the Scandale Pass from High Pike
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The view west from High Pike. The route up is on the opposite side of Rydal, Nab Scar and Heron Pike.
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Descending from High Pike
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The final descent to Low Sweden Bridge and Ambleside

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