Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside

The easiest way up Ambleside's local Wainwright


Route outline for walk c412:

Ambleside  -  Stockghyll Force  -  Wansfell Pike  -  Baystones (Wansfell)  -  Wansfell Pike  -  Stockghyll Force  -  Ambleside




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
1
Wainwright
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Baystones (Wansfell) at 488m (1601ft). Baystones (Wansfell) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 177).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Wansfell Pike at 482m (1582ft). Wansfell Pike is known as an English Bridget.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL7 The English Lakes - South Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside

In no particular order . . .

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - *Baystones (Wansfell) in the foreground with Red Screes (left), Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Thornthwaite Crag and the Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke ridge silhouetted on the skyline from Wansfell Pike

*Baystones (Wansfell) in the foreground with Red Screes (left), Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Thornthwaite Crag and the Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke ridge silhouetted on the skyline from Wansfell Pike

Photo: Andy Malcolm (72)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - The famous Bridge House in Ambleside

The famous Bridge House in Ambleside

Photo: David Hayter (294)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Baystones (Wansfell) from Wansfell Pike summit

Baystones (Wansfell) from Wansfell Pike summit

Photo: David Hayter (297)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Red Screes (left), Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke from Baystones (Wansfell)

Red Screes (left), Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke from Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Art Howe (1)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Windermere (with Blenham Tarn far right) from Baystones (Wansfell)

Windermere (with Blenham Tarn far right) from Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Art Howe (2)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Winderemere reaching into the town of Ambleside (and cutting it off) from Wansfell Pike

Winderemere reaching into the town of Ambleside (and cutting it off) from Wansfell Pike

Photo: Peter Hall (4)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Windermere from Wansfell Pike

Windermere from Wansfell Pike

Photo: Brett Dukes (1)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - *Ambleside from the lower slopes of Baystones (Wansfell)

*Ambleside from the lower slopes of Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (87)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Looking up to the summit of Wansfell Pike

Looking up to the summit of Wansfell Pike

Photo: Peter Hall (5)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Windermere from Baystones (Wansfell)

Windermere from Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (84)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - My Auntie Eunice halfway up Wansfell Pike on our holiday

My Auntie Eunice halfway up Wansfell Pike on our holiday

Photo: Adrian Sales (1)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Fairfield and Red Screes from Wansfell Pike

Fairfield and Red Screes from Wansfell Pike

Photo: Paul Johnson (4)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Looking north to Baystones with Thornthwaite Crag (left) and Ill Bell (centre) beyond from Wansfell Pike as the sun catches a passing shower

Looking north to Baystones with Thornthwaite Crag (left) and Ill Bell (centre) beyond from Wansfell Pike as the sun catches a passing shower

Photo: Andy Malcolm (74)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - My daughter on Wansfell Pike

My daughter on Wansfell Pike

Photo: Paul Johnson (1)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Wansfell Pike from Baystones (Wansfell) summit

Wansfell Pike from Baystones (Wansfell) summit

Photo: David Hayter (296)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - *Ambleside from the upper slopes of Baystones (Wansfell)

*Ambleside from the upper slopes of Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (88)

Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside - Stockghyll Force on the way up to Wansfell Pike from Ambleside

Stockghyll Force on the way up to Wansfell Pike from Ambleside

Photo: Peter Hall (3)


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