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6th December 2008 - A Fairfield Horseshoe

Walk Details

Distance walked: 10.4 miles

Total ascent: 3452 ft

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

Time taken: 7.5 hrs

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

A walk around the Fairfield Horseshoe done in an anticlockwise direction. It was a bitterly cold day with deep snow which made the going difficult in places but fortunately I wasn't the first person up there and I was able to use other peoples footprints in the snow to help me along. Because of this it took me about 90 minutes longer to do the walk than it would normally, so I ended up walking through Rydal Park and back to Ambleside in the dark with my headtorch to light the way. I was absolutely shattered afterwards. All in all it was a fabulous day and one I still have fond memories of.

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From Ambleside I made my way up Nook Lane, over Low Sweden Bridge and up the ridge to Low Pike
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Zooming in to the Crinkle Crags and Bowfell over Loughrigg Fell
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The Old Man of Coniston and Wetherlam
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Pike o'Blisco, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell over Rydal Water
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The Coniston fells
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The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell
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The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Low Pike
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Windermere from High Pike
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On Dove Crag. The view includes the Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, the Scafells, Great Gable and Pillar to name a few.
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High Street from Dove Crag
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The Ill Bell ridge and Red Screes
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Zooming in on the Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and Scafell Pike
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On Hart Crag looking towards the far eastern fells
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Ill Bell, Red Screes and Dove Crag
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Helvellyn from Hart Crag
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​High Street from Hart Crag
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The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Scafells. The fell in front is Great Rigg.
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On the summit of Fairfield with a view across to the far eastern fells and beyond
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Helvellyn from Fairfield
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High Street and the far eastern fells
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St. Sunday Crag and Deepdale with Cross Fell and the North Pennines in the far distance
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The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Scafells
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Zooming in on Bowfell, Scafell Pike, Great End, Great Gable and Pillar
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Looking across the summit of Fairfield to the far eastern fells
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Windermere and Coniston Water
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Hart Crag and Dove Crag
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Heading for Great Rigg
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The view down the ridge to Heron Pike from Great Rigg
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The Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, the Scafells, Great Gable and Pillar from Great Rigg
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Great Gable, Pillar, the High Stile range and the northwestern fells from Great Rigg
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On Erne Crag looking back up to Fairfield
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Windermere
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The Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Scafells
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Zooming in
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On Heron Pike looking back round the horseshoe
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The sun sets behind the Coniston fells
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One last shot

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