Lake District Walks: Breathtaking Dramatic Weather along the Fairfield Horseshoe

The Fairfield Horseshoe is one of the most well known and iconic walks in the Lake District. My route begins in the town of Ambleside and follows footpaths to the nearby village of Rydal. From here the hard work begins as I ascended up to Nab Scar, the first Wainwright of the day.
From here the entire ridge is followed over Heron Pike and Great Rigg to the 873m summit of Fairfield, offering incredible views of the surrounding mountains. The descent follows the eastern ridge over Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike and Low Pike with dramaticly changing weather including snow flurries!
I managed to capture some of the most stunning drone footage and time lapse sequences I have ever shot on this walk... one to live in the memeory forever!
Distance: 20.5km
Ascent: 1079m
Duration: 8 Hours 46 Minutes
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--Equipment--
Waterproof Trousers: Beghaus Hillwalker Gore Tex Pants
Waterproof Jacket: Mammut Eiger Extreme Nordwand Jacket
Boots: Meindl Bhutan MFS
Rucksack: Osprey Talon 33
Camera: Sony A7RIII with Sony 24-105mm F4.0 Lens
Camera: GoPro Hero 7 Black & Hero 10 Black
Drone: DJI Mini 3 Pro
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
GPS: Satmap Active 20
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[@Gooner-1971]

Fantastic 👍

[@Muddipaws1308]

Lovely video thank you

[@davidglover9672]

Absolutely brilliant. Thanks Joe. Really enjoyed seeing the notated panoramas - they added another dimension which enhanced the whole experience.

[@WalkingintheWildwithJoeJackson]

Thank you! 😁

[@Londonechoes]

Great video! Love the drone footage

[@RamblingRuth]

Breathtaking views! Thanks Joe!! (Out of hospital but still doing chemo and not able to walk much. Your videos are my escape! )

[@WalkingintheWildwithJoeJackson]

All the best and wishing you a speedy recovery

[@sherryallen4537]

Spectacular drone footage of amazing mountains!! Thank you so much for sharing this Joe. You have the best channel on youtube!! All the best to you as always from Massachusetts!!😊🏔🌄🌲🌳

[@WalkingintheWildwithJoeJackson]

Thank you 😁

[@davidburgess9058]

Epic! You captured some fantastic atmospherics on this hike. Along with some amazing scenery. Wonderful drone footage make this a superb video. Well done Joe. Top drawer stuff. Thanks for sharing this stunning walk with us. Good luck David

[@WalkingintheWildwithJoeJackson]

Thank you! Was a truly epic day!

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

Absolutely stunning hike, Joe. The views and the weather were amazing. I think the snow flurries made it. Thanks for sharing.

[@WalkingintheWildwithJoeJackson]

Thank you!

[@pzolsky]

I went up Fairfield then around to St Sunday Crag when I was a teenager, and discovered I have a fear of heights.

[@WalkingintheWildwithJoeJackson]

Not a good place to discover that but the ridge betwren the two is a little narrow with big drops!

[@pzolsky]

It was definitely a bit hairy and scary. I recall having to do some downhill scrambling.

[@pzolsky]

I’ve always thought of Ambleside as a town. Probably because of the hordes of people milling about.

[@WalkingintheWildwithJoeJackson]

I think I said village in the video but yes it is a town 👍