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Heron Pike

Overview

Height:	2,003 Feet - 612 Metres
Grid Ref:	NY 356 083
Area:	Eastern
Ordnance Survey:	OL5
Wainwright Guidebook:	One
	Heron Pike is a grassy mound on the long southern ridge of Fairfield. From no direction does it look like a pike or a peak nor will herons be found there. It is a viewpoint of some merit but otherwise of little interest. It is climbed not, as a rule but because it happens to lie on a popular route to Fairfield.

Map and Photo Gallery

The Fairfield Horseshoe from Heron Pike summit

Heron Pike from Nab Scar.

There are 9 walks to choose from including Heron Pike

Nab Scar to Stone Arthur from Rydal

		24th February 2024
ASCENT:		2,424 Feet - 739 Metres
MILES:		6.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur
ROUTE:		Rydal Mount - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Erne Crag - Rydal Fell - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur - Greenhead Gill - A591 - Grasmere - 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

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: