Walk Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside

Easy walk to the top of this local Ambleside fell

This 6 mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Ambleside in the Lake District & will take you about 3½ hrs to complete.

 

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Vital Statistics:

Walk No.: c232
Length: 6 miles (9.5km)
Ascent: 1401 ft (427m)
Time: 3½ hours
Grade: Walk Grade 4 (Moderate) Icon

Route outline for this walk:

Ambleside  -  Rothay Park  -  Ivy Fell  -  Loughrigg Fell  -  Loughrigg Terrace  -  Rydal Water  -  Loughrigg Caves  -  River Rothay  -  Pelter Bridge  -  Ambleside


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Wainwright
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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Loughrigg Fell at 335m (1099ft). Loughrigg Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 211).

Loughrigg Fell is also known as English Marilyn (113th highest in England, 1320th highest in the UK). The summit of Loughrigg Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL7 The English Lakes - South Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside

In no particular order . . .

Looking towards Windermere from Loughrigg Fell summit

Looking towards Windermere from Loughrigg Fell summit

Photo: David Hayter (406)

Loughrigg Tarn from Loughrigg Fell

Loughrigg Tarn from Loughrigg Fell

Photo: Gerry Ball (59)

Rydal Water from Loughrigg Fell

Rydal Water from Loughrigg Fell

Photo: David Hayter (280)

*360° Panoroma from the summit of Loughrigg Fell

Photo: Tim Hope (6)

Fields near Myddle

Fields near Myddle

Photo: Keith Evans (7)

Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg and Fairfield from Rydal Park

Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg and Fairfield from Rydal Park

Photo: Wayne Hill (39)

Loughrigg Tarn from Loughrigg Fell

Loughrigg Tarn from Loughrigg Fell

Photo: David Hayter (274)

Towards Elterwater from Loughrigg Fell

Towards Elterwater from Loughrigg Fell

Photo: Colin Dickson (2)

The famous Waterfalls at Rydal Hall

The famous Waterfalls at Rydal Hall

Photo: Wayne Hill (38)

The Langdale Pike from Loughrigg Fell

The Langdale Pike from Loughrigg Fell

Photo: David Hayter (275)


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