Walk Information
Walk route: Grasmere (A591) - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Tongue Gill - Grasmere (A591)
Distance: 6.50 miles
Ascent: 2,750ft
Time: 4 hours 0 minutes
With: Anne
Conditions: Lots and lots of blue sky and sunshine. A cool wind on the tops
Route Map
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Photos
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Climbing up onto the open fellside above Grasmere, its steeper than it looks in this photo!
Our route followed this wall and gave excellent views to the west
Grasmere lake and village with the Coniston fells beyond
Stone Arthur's summit
Looking down on Grasmere village from Stone Arthur's summit
The view west from the Stone Arthur to Great Rigg ridge, too many fells to name
Heading for Fairfield from Great Rigg
Seat Sandal and a glimpse of Grisedale Tarn. Hause Moss and our descent path far below
Looking back down the ridge to Great Rigg with Windermere and Morecambe Bay in the distance
Link Hause with the far eastern fells beyond
Fairfield's summit
The start of the path down to Grisedale Hause, don't be fooled it gets steeper!
Dollywaggon Pike to Helvellyn
St Sunday Crag and Cofa Pike
I said it got steeper, looking down on Grisedale Tarn
The descent path off Fairfield to Grisedale Hause
Looking back to Grisedale Hause
The valley of Tongue Gill
Cascade, Tongue Gill (Fairfield 6 - Wainwright Eastern Fells)
Shutter Speed 1/200 second
...and slowing the shutter speed down
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Looking back up Tongue Gill
Tongue Gill
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...and slowing the shutter speed down again
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Looking back up Tongue Gill to Grisedale Hause
...and from lower down
Travellers Rest on the A591 outside of Grasmere
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