Walking and Hiking Photo:

Great Rigg from Hart Crag
The Eastern Fells,
The Lake District National Park,
Cumbria, England

Walk Photograph by:

John Holt (1 of 17)

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Walk c333 The Dovedale Round

Fine views of Dovedale and Brothers Water

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7.75 miles (12.5 km)
Ascent:	2,800ft (853m)
Time:	5.75hrs
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Route Summary:

Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - High Hartsop Dodd - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge

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Walk c235 The Deepdale Horseshoe from Patterdale

Quieter alternative to crowded Helvellyn

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9.75 miles (15.5 km)
Ascent:	3,516ft (1,072m)
Time:	7 hrs
Grade:

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Route Summary:

Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Birks - St Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Bridgend - Patterdale

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Walk c247 The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside

A classic lakeland horseshoe walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11 miles (17.5 km)
Ascent:	3,633ft (1,107m)
Time:	7.75hrs
Grade:

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Route Summary:

Ambleside - Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike (Scandale) - Low Pike (Scandale) - High Sweden Bridge - High Sweden Coppice - Ambleside

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Walk c305 Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water

Superb views of Brothers Water and Patterdale

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9.75 miles (15.5 km)
Ascent:	3,699ft (1,127m)
Time:	7.25hrs
Grade:

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Route Summary:

Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge

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Walk c230 The Scandale Beck Horizon from Ambleside

Fabulous high level route

Vital Statistics:

Length:	12.5 miles (20 km)
Ascent:	3,411ft (1,040m)
Time:	8 hrs
Grade:

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Route Summary:

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

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Walk c389 Great Rigg, Fairfield and Hart Crag from Ambleside

A variation on a classic route

Vital Statistics:

Length:	12.25 miles (19.5 km)
Ascent:	3,984ft (1,214m)
Time:	8½ hrs
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Route Summary:

Ambleside - Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) - Greenhead Gill Head - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike (Scandale) - Low Pike (Scandale) - High Sweden Bridge - High Sweden Coppice - Ambleside

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Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water

Long high level route with one very steep climb

Vital Statistics:

Length:	13.75 miles (22 km)
Ascent:	5,501ft (1,676m)
Time:	10½ hrs
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Route Summary:

Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Caudale Head - Pike How - St Raven's Edge - The Kirkstone Pass - Red Screes - Smallthwaite Band - Middle Dodd - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Little Hart Crag - Scandale Head - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge

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