Walk Route Map c177 Baystones and Wansfell Pike from Ambleside

Walk c177 Baystones and Wansfell Pike from Ambleside

Popular Ambleside 'quickie'

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6mls (9.5km)
Ascent:	2,192ft (668m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

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Route outline for walk c177:

Ambleside - Stockghyll Force - Wansfell Pike - Baystones (Wansfell) - The Hundreds - Nanny Lane - Troutbeck - Robin Lane - High Skelghyll Farm - Skelghyll Wood - Jenkin Crag - Ambleside

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

0
English
Mountains

1
Wainwright

0
English
Nuttalls

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

0
Marilyns

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.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL7
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 90
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c177 Baystones and Wansfell Pike from Ambleside

In no particular order . . .

Nanny Lane, Troutbeck

Photo: David Hayter (295)

My daughter on Wansfell Pike

Photo: Paul Johnson (1)

The famous pub sign at The Mortal Man, Troutbeck

Photo: Wayne Hill (86)

Stockghyll Force on the way up to Wansfell Pike from Ambleside

Photo: Peter Hall (3)

Walk c177 Baystones and Wansfell Pike 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)

The famous Bridge House in Ambleside

Photo: David Hayter (294)

Baystones (Wansfell) from Wansfell Pike summit

Photo: David Hayter (297)

Moss covered wall in Robin Lane nr Troutbeck

Photo: Wayne Hill (85)

Windermere from Skelghyll Wood

Photo: David Hayter (292)

Windermere from Wansfell Pike

Photo: Brett Dukes (1)

Walk c177 Baystones and Wansfell Pike 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)

Wansfell Pike from Baystones (Wansfell) summit

Photo: David Hayter (296)

Troutbeck Village

Photo: David Hayter (293)

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

Photo: Art Howe (2)

Windermere from Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (84)

Near Troutbeck

Photo: Ian Mansell (8)

*Ambleside from the lower slopes of Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (87)

My Auntie Eunice halfway up Wansfell Pike on our holiday

Photo: Adrian Sales (1)

Fairfield and Red Screes from Wansfell Pike

Photo: Paul Johnson (4)

*Ambleside from the upper slopes of Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (88)

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