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Route outline for walk c230:

Ambleside  -  Rydal  -  Nab Scar  -  Heron Pike  -  Rydal Fell  -  Great Rigg  -  Fairfield  -   Rydal Head  -  Hart Crag  -  Dove Crag  -  Little Hart Crag  -  Scandale Pass  -  Red Screes  -  Snarker Pike  -  Ambleside.

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

6 English Mountains

8 Wainwrights

7 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

2 Marilyns

2 Bridgets

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Fairfield at 873m (2865ft). Fairfield is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (15th highest in England, 35th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 13). Fairfield is also known as an English Nuttall (18th highest in England, 40th highest in England & Wales). Fairfield is also classified as an English Marilyn (7th highest in England, 280th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Hart Crag at 822m (2698ft). Hart Crag is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (33rd highest in England, 63rd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 27). Hart Crag is also known as an English Nuttall (40th highest in England, 75th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Dove Crag at 792m (2599ft). Dove Crag is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (47th highest in England, 85th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 38). Dove Crag is also known as an English Nuttall (56th highest in England, 104th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag Red Screes at 776m (2547ft). Red Screes is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (56th England, 98th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 49), an English Nuttall (68th highest in England, 120th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (18th England, 437th highest in the UK); Great Rigg at 766m (2514ft). Great Rigg is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (62nd highest in England, 107th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 54) and an English Nuttall (76th highest in England, 131st highest in England & Wales); Snarker Pike at 644m (2114ft). Snarker Pike is known as an Bridget.; Little Hart Crag at 637m (2091ft). Little Hart Crag is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (154th highest in England, 263rd highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 119) and an English Nuttall (204th highest in England, 353rd highest in England & Wales); Rydal Fell at 621m (2038ft). Rydal Fell is known as an Bridget.; Heron Pike at 612m (2009ft). Heron Pike is classified as a Wainwright (No. 128) and an English Nuttall (247th highest in England, 430th highest in England & Wales); Nab Scar at 450m (1477ft). Nab Scar is classified as a Wainwright (No. 190)

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Maps OL5 & OL7

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 90

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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