Ambleside This Weekend

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For reasons of work, I find myself in Ambleside this weekend with 4 non
walkers. OK, we have a conference in Carlisle Thursday, Friday and
Monday, and they wanted to stop over the weekend and asked me where was
the best place to stop........the pubs will suit them at least!

Prob is that they want to do a decent walk, but I don't want to
overface them (all fit-ish, play badminton, cycle etc, but like the
cosseted environment.

I've never done the Fairfield Horseshoe.

Looks a doddle on the map unaccompanied, even in mist; but given the
inexperience of my companions, is it a good call for a claggy sort of
day? They can be a bit wussie about things like that and would hate to
waste a day.

Hi there,

It's a nice walk. There's a bit of a steep pull near the beginning to
get up to the ridge, but nothing too demanding after that.

If it's misty on top, though, you need to be careful to follow the
horseshoe round, as it's possible to descend accidentally towards
Patterdale... <fx: blush...>

Best wishes,
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Thanks- that's a help; think I'll go for it and what the Hell LOL- its
not as if we'd be the only ones on the ridge anyway!

Thanks- that's a help; think I'll go for it and what the Hell LOL- its
not as if we'd be the only ones on the ridge anyway!

Peewiglet said:

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For reasons of work, I find myself in Ambleside this weekend with 4

non

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walkers. OK, we have a conference in Carlisle Thursday, Friday and
Monday, and they wanted to stop over the weekend and asked me where

was

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the best place to stop........the pubs will suit them at least!

Prob is that they want to do a decent walk, but I don't want to
overface them (all fit-ish, play badminton, cycle etc, but like the
cosseted environment.

I've never done the Fairfield Horseshoe.

Looks a doddle on the map unaccompanied, even in mist; but given the
inexperience of my companions, is it a good call for a claggy sort

of

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day? They can be a bit wussie about things like that and would hate

to

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waste a day.

Hi there,

It's a nice walk. There's a bit of a steep pull near the beginning to
get up to the ridge, but nothing too demanding after that.

If it's misty on top, though, you need to be careful to follow the
horseshoe round, as it's possible to descend accidentally towards
Patterdale... <fx: blush...>

Thats right, it's easy to go the wrong way on Fairfield in the
mist...be careful!

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote

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If it's misty on top, though, you need to be careful to follow the
horseshoe round, as it's possible to descend accidentally towards
Patterdale... <fx: blush...>

I too can remember going temporarily off track on the summit of Fairfield in
the mist. It's quite flat, wide and featureless for the Lakes but I expect
it's no real trouble if you use a map instead of your nose.

Thanks- nav is not the problem; boredom/inertia amongst the ranks is
LOL. Thanks to those who have taken the time and trouble to reply. Much
appreciated.

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Looks a doddle on the map unaccompanied, even in mist;

Hmm, it's not a doddle in the mist in my experience. Very easy to lose
bearings. I did it last year, the walk is ok, not too technical, but on the
top, it's easy to go off the wrong way. I was sitting on top of Fairfield
when a couple came past me, then ten minutes later, came past me again
(still heading in the same direction), they asked me if I knew the way down,
I pointed out the direction and even gave them a bearing, 10 minutes later,
they walked past me again !

I'd finished my sandwiches so I showed them the path off to Great Rigg.

Thank goodness for GPS !!! (???)

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Thanks- nav is not the problem; boredom/inertia amongst the ranks is
LOL. Thanks to those who have taken the time and trouble to reply. Much
appreciated.

I don't think the Fairfield Horseshoe is the most exciting of walks. You
could take in the rocky and narrow ridge over Cofa Pike and then slant back
to Grisedale Tarn from Deepdale Hause for added interest and return down
Little Tongue Gill which I remember being quite an atmospheric place where
it opens out at the top in the early morning mist and sunshine but I'm not
sure if that would link back up to Rydal without walking on the road.

I feel quite a lot better, now I realise that I'm not the only person
to have got lost on the top of Fairfield in the mist! I thought it was
just me :-)

Best wishes,
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I feel quite a lot better, now I realise that I'm not the only person
to have got lost on the top of Fairfield in the mist! I thought it was
just me :-)

No you're not the only one, me too. I remember as we walked into
Patterdale trying to convince ourselves we must be just a mile down the
road from Ambleside. We had a compass and map - all the tools required
to not walk in a 7 mile straight line, but still managed it. First (and
so far only) time I've needed to get a taxi back to my car on a walk:
the driver said we were the fifth group of walkers he'd driven back
today who'd got lost this way in the mist.

Best wishes,
David
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David Biggins
Cambridge, UK

David Biggins said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Peewiglet

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I feel quite a lot better, now I realise that I'm not the only person
to have got lost on the top of Fairfield in the mist! I thought it was
just me :-)

No you're not the only one, me too. I remember as we walked into
Patterdale trying to convince ourselves we must be just a mile down the
road from Ambleside. We had a compass and map - all the tools required
to not walk in a 7 mile straight line, but still managed it. First (and
so far only) time I've needed to get a taxi back to my car on a walk:
the driver said we were the fifth group of walkers he'd driven back
today who'd got lost this way in the mist.

Ha! I was almost all the way down to Patterdale before I realised what
I'd done, and if I'd not encountered a couple of people walking up,
and checked with them, I'd probably have got all the way down. As it
was, I turned round and went back along the ridge, eventually scrambed
down to Grisedale Tarn and took the road back to Ambleside from
Grasmere. I was supposed to be running, so I didn't have any money
with me and I was getting tired and cold.

I feel better for reading your account :-)

Best wishes,
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