Wansfell Pike
482m (1582ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Walk c455 Wansfell Pike from Ambleside
The easiest way up Ambleside's nearest fell
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.25mls (5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,428ft (435m) | |
| Time: | 2½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Easy) |
Walk c412 Wansfell Pike and Baystones (Wansfell) from Ambleside
The easiest way up Ambleside's local Wainwright
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5mls (8km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,769ft (539m) | |
| Time: | 3.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Stockghyll Force - Wansfell Pike - Baystones (Wansfell) - Wansfell Pike - Stockghyll Force - Ambleside
Walk c177 Baystones and Wansfell Pike from Ambleside
Popular Ambleside 'quickie'
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6ml (9.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,192ft (668m) | |
| Time: | 5 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Stockghyll Force - Wansfell Pike - Baystones (Wansfell) - The Hundreds - Nanny Lane - Troutbeck - Robin Lane - High Skelghyll Farm - Skelghyll Wood - Jenkin Crag - Ambleside
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Wansfell Pike
walked up Wansfell Pike on April 13th, 2023 [from/via/route] Walked from YHA Windermere [with] Lilly
Claire Kirk climbed Wansfell Pike on September 3rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Newby Bridge - As part of the Lap ultra [with] About 600 others [weather] Warm clear day
Christine Shepherd bagged Wansfell Pike on September 20th, 2008 [from/via/route] From Ambleside using walk c177 Bagged again after sour Howes & Sallows 12.01.2020 Climbed again 27.04.2022 from Troutbeck.Solo [with] Karen and Stella [weather] Fine but boggy underfoot.
Dave Gay hiked Wansfell Pike on September 10th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Ambleside to Wansfell Pike, along the ridge to Baystones. Down Nanny Lane to Troutbeck & back to Ambleside via Robin Lane. [with] Solo
Nicola Parkinson summited Wansfell Pike on November 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Wansfell from Middle Grove farm [with] Stu [weather] Sunny
Debi Mcmillan conquered Wansfell Pike on September 20th, 2021 [from/via/route] Ambleside [with] Martina & Joanne [weather] Gorgeous! - Tough incline. Lovely descent & fish n chips afterwards!
John King scaled Wansfell Pike on June 3rd, 2008 [from/via/route] Ambleside car park [with] Paul [weather] Sunny
Adrian Howard walked up Wansfell Pike on May 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Church Bridge, Troutbeck.
Margaret Richards climbed Wansfell Pike on July 1st, 2019 [from/via/route] from Ambleside, adapted from C177 [with] Don [weather] Dry & mainly cloudy, good views of windermere
Phillip Bulley bagged Wansfell Pike on September 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Via Baystones [with] Judith and Toby. [weather] Sunny.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Wansfell Pike
Winderemere reaching into the town of Ambleside (and cutting it off) from Wansfell Pike
Looking north to Baystones with Thornthwaite Crag (left) and Ill Bell (centre) beyond from Wansfell Pike as the sun catches a passing shower
*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
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