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Name:Great Rigg
Hill number:2539
Height:766.4m / 2514ft
Parent (Ma):2521  Fairfield
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Leven (Ulverston)
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 35592 10406
Summit feature:rock 15m NE of cairn
Drop:31m
Col:735m  NY356107  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL5S OL7N
Observations:cairn (NY 35584 10395) is Wainwright
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Good, easy from FairfieldAdventurers530/01/2024
On a walk from Thirlmere to Ambleside, via Helvellyn and Fairfield. Visited this summit by torchlight after having watched sunset from Fairfield.alistairpooler25/11/2023
Up from Grasmere via Stone Arthur, 2 of 4 loop, back down via Alcock Tarnjeffpl16/11/2023
IOG Walk from Grasmere to Ambleside. IOG Ambleside Trip Nov-23.dancingqueen10110/11/2023
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_alan30/10/2023
Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pike North Top, Heron Pike, Nab Scarkeithouk29/10/2023
R Richard Tait22/10/2023
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.Chris Pearson12/10/2023
Parked in Ambleside.anti clockwise Fairfield horseshoe with out and back addition of Stone Arthur. 6 hours 9 Wainwrights. Misty morning clearing to give great views.Longwojo08/10/2023
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/72177720311194086SalmonJoe10/09/2023
Very hot and hazy, airless, insecty, sun blazing down mercilessly.NorfolkPT2108/09/2023
An easy walk today with Alma Aurea to visit one unvisited Wainwright. We walked from Grasmere, revisiting Heron Pike, Great Rigg and then back down via Stone Arthur which was the one I needed. Beautiful views on a sunny day. /Dmeltdiceburg03/09/2023
The Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike.sms.3702/09/2023
Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab scar,Heroin pike,Stone arthur,Great rigg,Fairfield,Hart crag,Dove crag,High pike,Low pike. Hike with SiNicefish02/09/2023
Fairfield Horseshoe Me, Emma , Nick , Marymikethomas26/08/2023
as part of Fairfield Horseshoetrimarc209/08/2023
Fairfield Horseshoe. Summer Holiday with Simon to Ambleside August 2023.dancingqueen10107/08/2023
Rydal to Grasmere solo adventure - Fairfield Horseshoe plus St Sundays CragFionalevey29/06/2023
With Hannah, Megan, Sammy, Niamh and Matilda. Parked at the Swan at Grasmere. Decent path all the way up. Planned to take in a few more Wainwrights but torrential rain stopped play so only two in the bag. Lovely views from the top of Stone Arthur. Same could not be said for Great Rigg 🌧️ 💨benji_willy25/06/2023
Walked from Ambleside.Wandelaar21/06/2023
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!Barns15028/05/2023
Fairfield horseshoe 4 hours to complete. First big hike back as part of trainingNCurtis20/05/2023
Part of Fairfield horseshoe.munkyennui19/05/2023
Hyper early start in the dark from Glenthorne GH car park, with Michael Pearce round the path west of Butharlyp Howe and steeply up the way marked trail with lots of big bags of boulders next to it lower down as the pathmakers make new steps. Very slow plod. Summit eventually at 6am.back at Glenthorne fur 7.50 and breakfast at 8.vegibagger15/05/2023
Low Pike, High Pike (Scandale), Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pik and Nab ScarP333ebz07/05/2023
With Carl, Poppy, Dad, Christina, Bear and Milo. From Rydal. Nab scar, Heron Pike, Rydal Heron Pike, Great Rigg and Stone Arthur. 8.4 miles 2880 ft elevation.nell158315/04/2023
Second Hill on our Grasmere YHA -> Stone Arthur -> Great Rigg -> Fairfield -> Travellers' Rest almost circular. More sun, pretty clear, and beautiful views in almost 360 degrees. All the family.Ham and Skate04/04/2023
R Richard Tait08/03/2023
Climbed alone from Stone ArthurDave Jones04/03/2023
From Pelter Bridge as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe.alunrees4026/02/2023
Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthurkeithouk19/02/2023
with Anne and Ollie ant--clockwise circuitDave Sargent09/02/2023
Snarker Pike, Raven Crag, Red Screes, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthurkeithouk04/12/2022
Fairfield Horseshoe (Clockwise), with Jayne and Tim (not to mention Stanley).JMDobb19/11/2022
Lakes with Wife visionset17/09/2022
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/72177720302245951SalmonJoe11/09/2022
Aged 12. Seventh hill on the Fairfield Horseshoe.Mollyb27/08/2022
With MarkS.DaveT24/08/2022
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.isabelle09/08/2022
Fairfield HorseshoePhilipChaston25/07/2022
Grasmere- Nab Scar-Heron Pike-Great Rigg- Fairfield- Great Rigg-Stone ArthurBenarbia_402/07/2022
with Seat Sandal. v steep in places K and P hot and sunnysenrab20/06/2022
https://jimearl6.com/great-rigg-heron-pike-and-nab-scar/#more-5891Jimearl604/06/2022
Ranstuduncan10/05/2022
Fairfield horseshoe. With K.sebastiencale01/05/2022
With WBMCJohn Lee09/04/2022
Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside. Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Rydal Fell, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Low Pike and High Pike.alunrees3926/03/2022
Huge day hiking from Threlkeld to Rydal covering 15 wainwrights!thecoopers23/03/2022
With: hb sb ab; Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside via High Sweden Bridge (meeting JMF on Fairfield). Descent via Nab Scar to Rydal Hall and back to Ambleside. Stunning morning, cloudier afternoon.Ian Baines08/03/2022
R Richard Tait07/03/2022