Fantastic Fairfield & the Rydal Horsehoe

Blessed with another fine forecast it was a little disappointing to see cloud on many of the higher fells. Travelling South to find cloud free summits, found us over Dunmail Pass - a choice between the Langdale Fells (walked only a few days before) or the Rydal Fells. Obviously everybody else had made the same decision as these hills where very busy!

A sun soaked Windermere from Nab Scar...

and the steep climb up Nab Scar...

zoom to Windermere...

Loughrigg Fell over Rydal...

& Silver How over Grasmere...

the summit cairn of Nab Scar...

route to Heron Pike...

and looking back down over Windermere..

looking over Heron Pike's North Top to upper Rydal & Fairfield from Heron Pike...

another view down to a familiar Windermere...

the head of Rydal, Great Rigg, Fairfield & Hart Crag...

Heron Pike & Windermere...

Great Rigg's Summit...

Seat Sandal, Grisedale Tarn & the Helvellyn range...

good path to Fairfield...

the view back down is fantastic...

St. Sunday Crag from a very windy & busy Fairfield...

sun & shadows on Helvellyn...

the view down Rydal...

Dove Crag from Hart Crag...

& Hart Crag from Dove Crag...

Dove Crag's summit...

following the wall to High Pike...

High Pike's summit & Dove Crag...

the route to Low Pike & Windermere...

glance back at High Pike...

Low Pike's summit & Scandale...

final descent...

unusual to be fore warned...

back on the level & returning to Rydal Church under Nab Scar...

the Grot & Rydal Low Falls...

Low Falls...

the view from the Grot...

Rydal Hall...

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