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Name: | Low Pike |
Hill number: | 2596 |
Height: | 508m / 1667ft |
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 37352 07839 |
Summit feature: | ground under highest point of wall near cairn |
Drop: | 18m |
Col: | 490m NY373080 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1560 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 Snarker 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 | 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 |
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 16:18 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 |
Tricky steeper sections on descent fr High Pike due to black ice and half-frozen snow, took it slowly. Then on to Ambleside at an easy jog on big path. Afternoon sun in eyes but otherwise very good conditions. | 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. First 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 |
Part of Fairfield horseshoe. | munkyennui | 19/05/2022 |
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 |
From Ambleside on way to High Pike but weather (hail and snow) intervened and retreated | climbingkershaw | 04/02/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 22/01/2022 |
Alone, from Ambleside. Wet, misty & miserable. Continuing on to High Pike, but not Dove Crag as intended, due to weather | 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 |
Around the Fairfield Horseshoe with L sandwiched between freecycle collections - a mirror from the wonderfully named Tabitha Twitchett Cottage next to Beatrix Potter's house at Hawkshead then later an extraordinarily heavy Belfast Sink from Ambleside. Lovely approach through the woods alongside the gorge to High Sweden Bridge (much nicer than the standard Low Sweden bridge track). Since AW's day paths now exist up alongside both sides of the wall that follows the rocky crest -that on the west having been created thanks to the installation of a stile -although if taken the wall along the crest prevents the actual summit of Low Pike being easily reached(now with a cairn -another new addition since AW's 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 |