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Name: | Fairfield |
Hill number: | 2521 |
Height: | 873.3m / 2865ft |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Leven (Ulverston) |
Watershed: | Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, High Hills of Britain, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem, Trail 100 (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,HHB,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm,T100) |
Grid ref: | NY 35873 11754 |
Summit feature: | embedded outcrop within cairn/shelter |
Drop: | 300.3m |
Col: | 573m NY 3441 1207 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Observations: | rock 20m SW at NY 35861 11736 is 0.3m lower |
Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 2469 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
With Frances on RBSHWC Grasmere weekend | langskill | 16/03/2024 |
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1450561636 | Modestas | 25/02/2024 |
Icy climbing up from Seat Sandal. Glad I was going up and not down. Light covering of snow on top. Great views. Cold wore 7 layers. Easy going down to Stone Arthur | Adventurers5 | 30/01/2024 |
On a walk from Thirlmere to Ambleside, via Helvellyn and Fairfield. Watched sunset from the top of Fairfield before continuing to Ambleside by torchlight. | alistairpooler | 25/11/2023 |
The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside. 
Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Heron Pike N Top, Heron Pike & Nab Scar. 21km with 1270m ascent in 7h 40m. | silverwolf_alan | 30/10/2023 |
Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pike North Top, Heron Pike, Nab Scar | keithouk | 29/10/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 22/10/2023 |
7th time around the fabulous Fairfield Horseshoe, on a glorious sunny clear, calm autumn day, with low mist in the valleys to start. A beautiful day to be on the Lakeland Fells, with L. Overnight frost on the grass but warm in the sun then inevitably chilly in a breeze on top. Saw a lonesome foxhoud looking for its pack -peering into the corries, but ignoring us people. We heard a horn in the far distance. 26th ascent of Fairfield in total. | Chris Pearson | 12/10/2023 |
Parked in Ambleside.anti clockwise Fairfield horseshoe with out and back addition of Stone Arthur. 6 hours 9 Wainwrights Wainwrights. Misty morning clearing to give great views. | Longwojo | 08/10/2023 |
Hodgson brothers mountain relay leg 4 | fmw | 01/10/2023 |
From A591, Grasmere. 
11.5 km, 880 m asc. 
To Winterseeds and by Tongue Gill to Grisedale Hause and Grisedale Tarn outflow. 
E up to join the ridge at Deepdale Hause. S to Cofa Pike, Fairfield and Great Rigg summits. 
Down by Stone Arthur. 
Warm and clear then thunderbolts and lighting. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720311194086 | SalmonJoe | 10/09/2023 |
Patterdale-Arnison Crag-Birks-St Sunday Crag-Cofa Pike-Fairfield-Seat Sandal-Helvellyn YH via Grisedale | campagvelocet | 04/09/2023 |
The Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike. | sms.37 | 02/09/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab scar,Heroin pike,Stone arthur,Great rigg,Fairfield,Hart crag,Dove crag,High pike,Low pike. Hike with Si | Nicefish | 02/09/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe 
Me, Emma , Nick , Mary | mikethomas | 26/08/2023 |
the classic horseshoe route | trimarc2 | 09/08/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe. 
Summer Holiday with Simon to Ambleside August 2023. | dancingqueen101 | 07/08/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 24/07/2023 |
Rydal to Grasmere solo adventure - Fairfield Horseshoe plus St Sundays Crag | Fionalevey | 29/06/2023 |
Walked from Ambleside. | Wandelaar | 21/06/2023 |
Altered Rydal Horseshoe/Fairfield Round to tick off the remaining Ws in the area. Stone Arthur, Fairfield then down to Ambleside via High & Low Pikes. Ran in 3h to catch the last bus back, great motivation! | Barns150 | 28/05/2023 |
R K Joss leg 2 recce | Richard Tait | 25/05/2023 |
Fairfield horseshoe 4 hours to complete. First big hike back as part of training | NCurtis | 20/05/2023 |
Part of Fairfield horseshoe. | munkyennui | 19/05/2023 |
Low Pike, High Pike (Scandale), Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pik and Nab Scar | P333ebz | 07/05/2023 |
6/9 Arnison Crag, Birks, Gavel Pike, St Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How and Gale Crag. All revisits, but two new ticks for my combined collection with Ian moving us closer to our Cumbrian Completion together. A damp morning, misty all day but nice walk. | nickywood1 | 22/04/2023 |
Sunny and clear day. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 15/04/2023 |
Stuart & Duke Friday 7th/4/2023 Z 12:50 hrs* 
Stuart & Duke Friday 7th/4/2023 Z 14:06 hrs. | DukeNukem | 07/04/2023 |
Gale Crag, Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Cofa Pike, St Sunday Crag, Gavel Pike, Birks, Arnison Crag | keithouk | 07/04/2023 |
Last Wainwright on our Grasmere YHA -> Stone Arthur -> Great Rigg -> Fairfield -> Travellers' Rest boozer almost circular. East climb up from Great Rigg, the top was a lot more desolate than expected! Descent was to Grisedale Tarn, which was unpleasantly steep and slippy. The Tarn was entirely beautiful though. | Ham and Skate | 04/04/2023 |
R v cold but clear | Richard Tait | 08/03/2023 |
FRCC meet, searched for Priest's Hole. No wind or rain, bit hazy. | Cumbrianexile | 04/03/2023 |
From Pelter Bridge as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe. | alunrees40 | 26/02/2023 |
Helvellyn horseshoe from Glenridding | Huwel | 21/02/2023 |
Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur | keithouk | 19/02/2023 |
with Anne and Ollie ant--clockwise circuit | Dave Sargent | 09/02/2023 |
Snarker Pike, Raven Crag, Red Screes, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur | keithouk | 04/12/2022 |
Fairfield Horseshoe (Clockwise), with Jayne and Tim (not to mention Stanley). | JMDobb | 19/11/2022 |
16.6 miles 4785ft walk, Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Seat Sandal, St Sunday Crag, Birks and Arnison Crag from Sykeside Camping Park. | stephenbuda | 10/10/2022 |
St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Hart Crag & Hartsop above How from Bridgend (during the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II). | JMDobb | 19/09/2022 |
w/ Iain | JonathanConey | 13/09/2022 |
From Ambleside. 
17.5 km, 1030 m asc. 
To Rydal Hall and up the ridge over Nab Scar, Heron Pike (Rydal), Heron Pike North Top [Rydal Fell] and Great Rigg to Fairfield summit. Down the ridge over Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike (Scandale) and Low Pike summits. 
Mild, misty. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720302245951 | SalmonJoe | 11/09/2022 |
Aged 12.Fifth hill on the Fairfield Horseshoe. | Mollyb | 27/08/2022 |
With MarkS. | DaveT | 24/08/2022 |
Wander round Deepdale. | munkyennui | 21/08/2022 |
From Grasmere and up Stone Arthur and along to Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag and Little Hart Crag and down to Ambleside from the Scandale Pass. I may have climbed some of these hills back in 1996 but can’t recall if I had reached the summits or not. So after a long wait I’ve revisited them all. Weather hot and sunny views to the Pennines and Southern Scotland. Time just under 5 hours for 11 miles. | isabelle | 09/08/2022 |
Repeat ascent. Circuit from Patterdale: Arnison Crag, Birks, Gavel Pike, St Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How, Gale Crag. | vuirich | 06/08/2022 |
QUALITY MOUNTAIN DAY - Unbelievable Weather. 360 Views. 
Byron, Beth, Mark, Nic, Evie. Got up early and hiked the very long way up Helvellyn. Met Shane the Shepard with 3 fantastic dogs. Met Dad and Richard at Griesdale Tarn. B&B only 1 major argument. Felt really fit, knees hurt a bit on descent. 
 
Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Dollywaggon Pike, High Crag, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Lower Man | Mbassett | 03/08/2022 |
Arnison Crag, Birks, St Sunday, Fairfield, Hartsop Above How | Barns150 | 30/07/2022 |
Done with Bernie | hroper | 30/07/2022 |