Fairfield Horseshoe Inc Red Screes

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.05 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,217 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,215 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 870 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 51 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Rydal Road
  4. 4 : km 0.68 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 2.08 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 2.17 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 2.36 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.53 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 3.39 - alt. 327 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 4.33 - alt. 456 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 5.41 - alt. 590 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 5.86 - alt. 600 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 7.17 - alt. 715 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 7.2 - alt. 723 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 8.55 - alt. 848 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 8.78 - alt. 870 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 9.99 - alt. 816 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 10.06 - alt. 818 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 11.15 - alt. 779 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 11.28 - alt. 779 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 11.31 - alt. 775 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 11.73 - alt. 734 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 12.38 - alt. 600 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 12.62 - alt. 608 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 12.73 - alt. 597 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 12.8 - alt. 580 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 12.86 - alt. 570 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 12.9 - alt. 566 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 13.61 - alt. 569 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 14.69 - alt. 771 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 14.71 - alt. 772 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 18.26 - alt. 305 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 18.38 - alt. 280 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 18.66 - alt. 222 m - Turn right onto Kirkstone Road
  35. 35 : km 19.94 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Smithy Brow
  36. 36 : km 20.03 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right onto Rydal Road
  37. S/E : km 20.05 - alt. 52 m

Other walks in the area

Walking Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside by Lily Tarn

Walker
↔8.43 km ↗+691 m ↘-688 m ◔4h 25 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
A medium level walk with gorgeous views on Ambleside and distant summits. Dog friendly walk.

Walking The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside

Walker
↔16.53 km ↗+883 m ↘-883 m ◔7h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
The Fairfield horseshoe includes seven other Lake District fells. Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag and Hart Crag form the outward route with the return over Great Rigg, Heron Pike and Nab Scar back to Ambleside via Rydal. This is a high level route so choose a good day to make the most of the views.

Walking Rydal Cave

Walker
↔2.65 km ↗+86 m ↘-79 m ◔1h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
Short walk to see the famous Rydal cave. Dog friendly walk.

Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - YHA Ambleside to YHA Patterdale

Association or club
↔18.05 km ↗+1,088 m ↘-972 m ◔8h 15 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
The YHA is a great institution and I guess most fell walkers have stayed at a hostel at some time in their lives. They were created "to help all, especially young people of limited means, to greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside, particularly by providing hostels or other simple accommodation for them on their travels". Here's a collection of routes starting or finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. Along the way, there are 7 Wainwrights, 2 lakes, 1 tarn and 1 pub.

Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - YHA Ambleside to Windermere Station

Association or club
↔12.71 km ↗+589 m ↘-501 m ◔5h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
Here's a collection of routes starting or finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. Along the way are one Wainwright, one waterfall and one pub. This is a fairly simple route and a good way to say goodbye to The Lakes. The Stockghyll Falls are impresive and a certain Victorian atmosphere surrounds the place.

Walking Rydal - Loughrigg Fell

Walker
↔6.65 km ↗+283 m ↘-286 m ◔2h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
A few kilometres from Ambleside, a walk to the top of Loughrigg Fell overlooking the lakes of the National Park Lake District.

Walking Fairfield Horseshoe & Loughrigg from High Close

Walker
↔22.44 km ↗+1,151 m ↘-1,153 m ◔9h 40 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
This variation of the Fairfield Horseshoe starts from High Close on the western edge of Loughrigg Fell. The route follows a clockwise direction offering a different perspective to the normal horseshoe route.

Walking YHA Hopping in the Lake District - YHA Langdale to YHA Coniston Holly How

Association or club
↔19.62 km ↗+831 m ↘-931 m ◔8h 00 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
This is a varied walk with a couple of fells to climb but nothing really difficult. Take care of yourself and look out for wildlife along the way. Just enjoy the journey and make the most of the moment. Along the way are 2 Wainwrights, 2 tarns, 2 pubs and a lake.

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