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Name: | High Pike (Scandale) |
Hill number: | 2562 |
Height: | 656m / 2152ft |
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: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 37443 08830 |
Summit feature: | small cairn on rock outcrop |
Drop: | 6m |
Col: | 650m NY374089 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Observations: | Wainwright summit; highest point on E side of wall but note ground 25m to W (NY 37420 08821) on other side of wall is as high |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1570 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Ftom Ambleside. Round of Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Red Screes, Raven Crag, and Snafker Pike.10.5 mls | mart0797 | 13/02/2024 |
Fabulous clear sunny day. From Ambleside via Low pike and High Pike. As part of Colins 60th Birthday old Bedans weekend reunion. | Mr Chainsaw | 11/11/2023 |
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 |
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 Pearson | 12/10/2023 |
Part of a very painful horseshoe | Sophsky | 08/10/2023 |
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. | Longwojo | 08/10/2023 |
with Frances and Malcolm | langskill | 07/09/2023 |
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 |
as part of Fairfield Horseshoe | 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 |
Fairfield Horseshoe on a glorious day with a fresh breeze to take the sting out of the sun. Re-visits fr Nab Scar (3) Heron Pikes N&S (2) Great Rigg (2) Fairfield (3) and Hart Crag (2). New tops Dove Crag, High Pike and Low Pike. With Ben. | ytfckent | 15/06/2023 |
From Ambleside via Low Pike | geoffh12 | 02/06/2023 |
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 |
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 |
Sunny and clear day. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 15/04/2023 |
Stuart & Duke Friday 7th/4/2023 Z 15:23 hrs. | DukeNukem | 07/04/2023 |
Poppy’s first Wainwrights! From Ambleside car park. Low Pike and High Pike. 6.6 miles 2100ft elevation. | nell1583 | 31/03/2023 |
From Ambleside. 
13.5 km, 740 m asc. 
Up by Low Sweden Bridge and the S ridge to Low Pike and High Pike summits. 
Continue N and E to the High Bakerstones cairn and Scandale Pass. 
Back by Scandale. 
Rainy. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720307016040 | SalmonJoe | 25/03/2023 |
From Pelter Bridge as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe. | alunrees40 | 26/02/2023 |
with Hazel, Ian, Alasdair, Geoff. | Cumbrianexile | 28/01/2023 |
Descending fr Dove Crag in soft snow, easy jogging on good path by wall to here | NorfolkPT21 | 16/01/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe (Clockwise), with Jayne and Tim (not to mention Stanley). | JMDobb | 19/11/2022 |
Fairfield HS w/ Shane and Bodie | wcroasdell | 13/11/2022 |
Lakes with Wife | visionset | 17/09/2022 |
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. Second hill on the Fairfield Horseshoe. | Mollyb | 27/08/2022 |
QUALITY MOUNTAIN DAY 
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 |
Fairfield Horseshoe | PhilipChaston | 25/07/2022 |
Fairfield horseshoe. With K. | sebastiencale | 01/05/2022 |
Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside. Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Rydal Fell, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Low Pike and High Pike. | alunrees39 | 26/03/2022 |
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 Baines | 08/03/2022 |
https://jimearl6.com/the-pikes-and-dove-crag-from-ambleside/#more-4987 | Jimearl6 | 04/03/2022 |
Fairfield Horseshoe from Rydal Road Carpark Ambleside with Billy | Danmawr | 26/02/2022 |
Alone from Ambleside. Wet, misty. & miserable. From Low Pike | Gazza1951 | 18/10/2021 |
A circular walk around Scandale from Ambleside, visiting: Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, High Hartsop Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Middle Dodd, Red Screes, Raven Crag and Snarker Pike. 25km with 1500m ascent in 8 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 10/10/2021 |
AW covered High Pike in his 1st guide to the Lakeland Fells in 1953 at the time of Everest's first conquest and 'tongue in cheek' fancifully likens the narrow rocky rises of Low and High Pike as seen from Ambleside to that of the 1st and 2nd step on Everest's NE ridge - although he admits that the likeness stops there as the continuation of the ridge to Dove Crag becomes broad and grassy. Pity the ridge orientation is not more N and E rather than S or we might have another Striding Edge to sharpen up the onward adventure -rather than grass and a wall to follow. However this section in reverse from Dove Crag does lend itself to easy exhilarating fell running in descent on the homeward leg of the famous Fairfield Horseshoe -and the wall is a reassuring guide. | Chris Pearson | 03/09/2021 |
Grasmere to Ambleside run. Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Great Rigg, descent over Stone Arthur. | forsterfamily7 | 10/08/2021 |
With Linda and Bob | Lonnies | 04/07/2021 |
loop from car park in Rydal, Fairfield horseshoe in miserable conditions, so much for no rain until 1pm. It started at 9am and didn't stop! 16.5km 4.5 hrs | Nicky C | 03/07/2021 |
Another great day out. Perfect conditions, to do the Fairfeild Horseshoe including Stone Arthur. | siholden | 18/06/2021 |
With Rachel and Donna | aza1810 | 10/06/2021 |
The Struggle > High Sweden Bridge > Low Pike > High Pike > Scandale Head > Little Hart Crag > Scandale Pass > Middle Dodd > Red Screes > The Struggle. Just me and H. Very Warm day with light winds and plenty of sunshine. Ground quite dry. Second round of Eastern Fells completed. | johnkaysleftleg | 06/06/2021 |
fairfield horseshoe , low pike, high pike,dove crag,hart crag, fairfield,cofa pike, great rigg,heron pike North, heron pike rydal,nab scar. | Philposs | 29/05/2021 |