Fairfield Horseshoe

DATE 25.02.2018 | DISTANCE approx 18.7km| HIGHEST POINT 873M

Posted by Matt | Filed under LAKE DISTRICT

 

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Here's a pretty big walk and a Lakeland classic round. I'd been unimpressed with the photos i'd seen of it one but i can confirm that mine don't do it justice either. It's a great route covering a lot of ground with some interesting features. The view down from Rydal Head is really dramatic... you'll see.

 

leaving ambleside nice and early

So it's a February morning and we are down to t-shirts. It' going to be a great day!

furry friend

High Sweden

looking over to bowfell

the route ahead

view ahead from low pike

looking back to low pike. Windermere in the distance (left) and Coniston Range (right)

high pike summit

following a bank of snow up to Dove Crag

bit of snow up here. From Dove Crag to Hart Crag

solid

 

easy walking to fairfield

awesome view from hart crag to great rigg and rydal fell

view back to hart crag

view from rydal head. epic!

helvellyn range from fairfield

descending to great rigg. first time i've ever worn yaktrax and i was extremely impressed by their grippy powers

great rigg

bit of a detour to stone arthur to bag an additional wainwright. getting back on track for the rest of the horseshoe was a beast though!! Grasmere below

view back on the horseshoe from around heron pike

heron pike

view south from heron pike