Fairfield Horseshoe
Sat 18 Feb 2006
Route: Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Erne Crag top - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Link Hause - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike - Low Sweden Bridge - Nook Lane - Ambleside - Rydal Park - Rydal
Distance: 12.00 miles
Ascent: 3,440ft
Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
With: David Hall
Notes:
Overcast to start, with the cloud breaking to give blue sky and sunshine, no wind.
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Cloud covering Ambleside and Windermere
Looking down on Rydal Water's islands from our ascent of Nab Scar
Looking back down on Rydal from high up on Nab Scar
Snow on Crinkle Crags and Bowfell
360 Panorama from Nab Scar's summit
Looking over Grasmere to the Langdale fells from Nab Scar's summit
Great Rigg, Fairfield and Hart Crag
Looking back down the ridge from our ascent of Great Rigg
Looking west towards Bowfell, Esk Pike, the Scafells, Great End and Great Gable from Great Rigg
Heading for Fairfield from Great Rigg
Looking back to Great Rigg from our route up Fairfield with Windermere on the left and Coniston Water on the right
Looking over Seat Sandal to the western fells
Cofa Pike and Saint Sunday Crag
Northerly panorama from Fairfield's summit
Looking down into Deepdale
Easterly panorama from Hart Crag's summit
Hartsop Dodd with the High Street ridge beyond
Looking back to Fairfield from Dove Crag's summit
The view south from Dove Crag's summit
Great Rigg and Fairfield from Dove Crag
Looking back to Dove Crag's summit as we head for High Pike
Just follow the wall to High Pike
Great Rigg, Fairfield and Dove Crag from High Pike's summit
High Pike from Low Pike's summit
360 Panorama from Low Pike's summit
The view back to Low Pike and High Pike with Scandale on the right with Little Hart Crag at its head
Nab Scar, the twin tops of Heron Pike and Great Rigg from Nook End Farm
The Nab Scar to Fairfield ridge from Rydal Park
Previous Walk: Place Fell and Angletarn Pikes (Sat 11 Feb 2006)