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24th April 2010 - 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

A 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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The first half of the route from Rydal Park
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Zooming in on Heron Pike, Erne Crag, Great Rigg and Fairfield
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Windermere from Nab Scar
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Crinkle Crags and Bowfell beyond Grasmere
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The Coniston Fells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell beyond Grasmere
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The horseshoe ahead from Heron Pike
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Great Rigg, Fairfield and Hart Crag from Erne Crag
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Helvellyn
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Ridge back down to Windermere from Great Rigg
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On Fairfield. Greenhow End with High Street in the distance.
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Cofa Pike and St Sunday Crag
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Helvellyn
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High Raise, Rampsgill Head and High Street from Hart Crag
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High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Caudale Moor and Ill Bell
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The ridge of Hartsop-above-How down to Patterdale
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On Dove Crag looking over Great Rigg to the distant fells of Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Pillar
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The Coniston Fells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Dove Crag
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A view down to Windermere
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The far eastern fells from Dove Crag
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Windermere from High Pike
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The Coniston Fells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Low Pike
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Windermere from Low Pike

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