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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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on 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.

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

In no particular order . . .

Fairfield and Red Screes from Wansfell Pike

Photo: Paul Johnson (4)

Troutbeck Church

Photo: Ian Goulden (1)

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

Photo: Peter Hall (4)

Looking up to the summit of Wansfell Pike

Photo: Peter Hall (5)

Windermere from Skelghyll Wood

Photo: David Hayter (292)

Near Troutbeck

Photo: Ian Mansell (8)

Troutbeck Village

Photo: David Hayter (293)

My Auntie Eunice halfway up Wansfell Pike on our holiday

Photo: Adrian Sales (1)

Windermere from Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (84)

Moss covered wall in Robin Lane nr Troutbeck

Photo: Wayne Hill (85)

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)

Windermere from Wansfell Pike

Photo: Brett Dukes (1)

Wansfell Pike from Baystones (Wansfell) summit

Photo: David Hayter (296)

The famous pub sign at The Mortal Man, Troutbeck

Photo: Wayne Hill (86)

The famous Bridge House in Ambleside

Photo: David Hayter (294)

Stockghyll Force on the way up to Wansfell Pike from Ambleside

Photo: Peter Hall (3)

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

Photo: Art Howe (2)

*Ambleside from the upper slopes of Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (88)

*Ambleside from the lower slopes of Baystones (Wansfell)

Photo: Wayne Hill (87)

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)

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