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Great Rigg

Overview

Height:	2,531 Feet - 766 Metres
Grid Ref:	NY 356 104
Area:	Eastern
Group:	C/FAR
Ordnance Survey:	OL5
Wainwright Guidebook:	One
	Few people will climb Great Rigg without also ascending Fairfield, for the former is a stepping stone its bigger neigbour. Whilst providing this humble service, however the fell manages to retain a certain dignity.

Map and Photo Gallery

Windermere & Heron Pike from Great Rigg

Great Rigg shortly after leaving Fairfield

Windermere from Great Rigg summit cairn

There are 17 walks to choose from including Great Rigg

Fairfield & Seat Sandal from Grasmere

		17th June 2023
ASCENT:		3,176 Feet - 968 Metres
MILES:		6.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Seat Sandal
AVERAGE PACE:		A591 - Greenhead Gill - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Seat Sandal - Seat Sandal South Ridge - Tongue Gill - Mill Bridge - A591

Fairfield & Seat Sandal from Grasmere

		2nd October 2022
ASCENT:		3,176 Feet - 968 Metres
MILES:		6.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Seat Sandal
ROUTE:		A591 - Greenhead Gill - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Seat Sandal - Seat Sandal South Ridge - Tongue Gill - Mill Bridge - A591

The Fairfield Horseshoe

		17th April 2022
ASCENT:		3,356 Feet - 1,024 Metres
MILES:		10
WAINWRIGHTS:		8, Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike
ROUTE:		Pelter Bridge - A591 - Rydal Mount - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Link Hause - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike - Low Sweden Bridge - Rydal Park - Rydal Mount - A591 - Pelter Bridge

Fairfield & Seat Sandal from Grasmere

		10th October 2021
ASCENT:		3,176 Feet - 968 Metres
MILES:		6.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Seat Sandal
ROUTE:		A591 - Greenhead Gill - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Seat Sandal - Seat Sandal South Ridge - Tongue Gill - Mill Bridge - A591

Almost Fairfield from Grasmere

		10th October 2020
ASCENT:		2,947 Feet - 899 Metres
MILES:		6.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		2, Stone Arthur - Great Rigg
ROUTE:		A591 - Michael's Nook - Greenhead Gill - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield (almost) - Great Rigg - Grains Gill - Rowantree Gill - Alcock Tarn - Michael's Nook - A591

Walking the Birketts, Over Seat Sandal to Fairfield

		14th October 2018
ASCENT:		2,862 Feet - 873 Metres
MILES:		6.2
BIRKETTS:		4, Seat Sandal - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur
ROUTE:		Mill Bridge - Tongue Gill - Seat Sandal South Ridge - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Hause - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur - Brackenwife Knotts - Tongue Gill - Mill Bridge

Fairfield from Grasmere

		13th January 2018
ASCENT:		2,906 Feet - 886 Metres
MILES:		6.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield
ROUTE:		A591 - Greenhead Gill - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hause Gap - Tongue Gill - Mill Bridge - A591

Helvellyn to Stone Arthur

		3rd December 2016
ASCENT:		3,913 Feet - 1,192 Meters
MILES:		8.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywagon Pike - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur
ROUTE:		Swirls - Browncove Crags - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywagon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Grisedale Hause - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur- Greenhead Gill - Michael's Nook - A591

Into the great wide open, Fairfield from Dunmail Raise

		30th October 2016
ASCENT:		3,404 - 1,038 Meters
MILES:		8.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Seat Sandal - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur
ROUTE:		Dunmail Raise - Seat Sandal - Grisdale Tarn - Grisdale Hause - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur - Greenhead Gill - Michael's Nook - A591 - Dunmail Raise

Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 3 The Fairfield Horseshoe

		14th February 2016
ASCENT:		4,436 Feet - 1'352 Meters
MILES:		13
WAINWRIGHTS:		9, Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike
ROUTE:		Pelter Bridge - A591 - Rydal Mount - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Greenhead Gill - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike - Low Sweden Copice - Rydal Park - Rydal Mount - A591 - Pelter Bridge

The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 17 -The Fairfield Horseshoe

		20th June 2015
ASCENT:		3,558 Feet - 1,085 Metres
MILES:		11.3
SUMMITS OVER 2,000 Ft:		10, Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Rydal Fell (NY 356 095) - Rydal Fell (NY 356 093) Rydal Fell (NY 356 092) - Rydal Fell (NY 356 091) - Erne Crag - Heron Pike
ROUTE:		Miller Bridge – Rothay Park – Ambleside – Nook Lane - Nook End Farm - Low Sweden Bridge - Low Pike - High Pike – Dove Crag – Hart Crag – Link Hause – Fairfield – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Erne Crag - Nab Scar – Rydal Hall – Rydal Park – Scandale Bridge – Ambleside – Miller Bridge

An alternative Fairfield Horseshoe

		29th November 2014
ASCENT:		4,500 Feet – 1,372 Meters
MILES:		13.8
WAINWRIGHTS:		8, Red Screes – Little Hart Crag – Dove Crag – Hart Crag – Fairfield – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Nab Scar
ROUTE:		Miller Bridge – Rothay Park – Ambleside – Kirkstone Road – Snarker Pike – Red Screes – Scandale Pass – Little Hart Crag – Bakestones Moss – Dove Crag – Hart Crag – Link Hause – Fairfield – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Nab Scar – Rydal Hall – Rydal Park – Scandale Bridge – Ambleside – Miller Bridge

Fairfield to Nab Scar via Little Tongue Gill

		16th February 2014
ASCENT:		2,683 Feet, 818 Meters
MILES:		7.8
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Fairfield – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Nab Scar
ROUTE:		A591 – Mill Bridge – Little Tongue Gill – Hause Riggs – Hause Moss – Grisedale Hause – Fairfield – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Nab Scar – Alcock Tarn – Forest Side Plantation – Michaels Nook – A591 – Mill Bridge

Making the most of it, Stone Arthur to Elterwater

		21st September 2013
ASCENT:		3,097 Feet, 944 Meters
MILES:		13.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Stone Arthur – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Nab Scar
ROUTE:		A591 – Stone Arthur – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Nab Scar – Rydal – Rydal Church – Rydal Water – Loughrigg Terrace – Loughrigg Tarn – Skelwith Bridge – Skelwith Force – Elterwater – Walthwaite Bottom – Hammerscar Plantation – Grasmere – A591

Great Rigg from Rydal

		7th December 2012
ASCENT:		696 Metres, 2,283 Feet
MILES:		7.3
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Nab Scar – Heron Pike – Great Rigg – Stone Arthur
ROUTE:		Rydal – Nab Scar – Heron Pike – Great Rigg – Stone Arthur – Greenhead Gill – Alcock Tarn – Brackenfell Woods – Rydal Coffin Route – Rydal

The Fairfield Horseshoe

		28th May 2011
ASCENT:		3,420 Feet
MILES:		9
WAINWRIGHTS:		8, Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike (Scandale) & Low Pike
ROUTE:

Fairfield

		17th January 2009
ASCENT:		873 Mtrs 2863 ft
MILES:		xxx
WAINWRIGHTS:		3 Stone Arthur,Great Rigg,Fairfield
ROUTE:		xxxx