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North West England

Fairfield Summit – Stone Arthur Summit loop from Seat Sandal

Hiking trails & Routes

North West England

Fairfield Summit – Stone Arthur Summit loop from Seat Sandal

Hard

4.8

(13)

194

hikers

Fairfield Summit – Stone Arthur Summit loop from Seat Sandal

07:07

16.5km

1,360m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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705 m

Grisedale Tarn Waterfalls

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Nice alternative to the other walks up to Helvellyn. Was there on a beautiful sunny day in June and didn't meet anyone else!

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2

3.13 km

Seat Sandal Summit

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Seat Sandal is a prominent summit between Fairfield and the Thirlmere valley. The cairn on the summit is at 2,414 feet (736 m).

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3

4.85 km

Fairfield Summit

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Centrepiece of its namesake horseshoe, Fairfield is rarely a walker’s sole goal. Instead it is renowned as the highest point of the much-frequented Fairfield Horseshoe, a looped ridge walk bagging …

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6.26 km

Great Rigg summit

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Great Rigg is a muscular, 2,513-foot (766 m) summit that forms one of the central fells on the classic Fairfield Horseshoe circuit above Ambleside. Keeping in character with Fairfield's western …

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5

7.76 km

Stone Arthur Summit

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Great views achieved quickly - very direct walk.

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6

8.56 km

The Lone Tree on the Route to Stone Arthur

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On the route up to stone arthur

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7

11.5 km

Bridge over Little Tongue Gill

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8

11.9 km

View of Grasmere from Seat Sandal

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Looking back to Grasmere on the way to Patterdale

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16.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

2.20 km

1.63 km

746 m

313 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.67 km

3.99 km

2.20 km

976 m

376 m

250 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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