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Fairfield Summit – St Sunday Crag loop from Caudale Moor

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Fairfield Summit – St Sunday Crag loop from Caudale Moor

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Fairfield Summit – St Sunday Crag loop from Caudale Moor

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18.6km

970m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.79 km

Priest's Hole

Highlight • Cave

This highlight does not have an established path to but well worth a visit. When the main path flattens from the steep climb veer towards the rock outcrop to the …

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6.32 km

Fairfield Summit

Highlight • Trail

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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6.70 km

Cofa Pike

Peak

8.51 km

St Sunday Crag

Highlight • Viewpoint

St Sunday Crag is an outlier of the Fairfield Horseshoe. But with sheer cliffs that plunge into Grisedale (home to the thrilling Pinnacle Ridge), summit views that stretch over the …

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12.1 km

Forest Path in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Trail

15.1 km

Here is a small P, right next to the bus stop. On sunny days in season, locals and guests also park the bus stop. From here you can start hiking in all directions, e.g. Place Fell or Fairfield or Helvellyn.

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16.9 km

Brothers Water

Lake

18.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.84 km

4.77 km

3.16 km

1.69 km

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.41 km

4.54 km

2.78 km

2.35 km

1.96 km

911 m

664 m

Elevation

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Friday 29 May

18°C

9°C

32 %

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Fairfield Summit – St Sunday Crag loop from Caudale Moor

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Fairfield Summit

St Sunday Crag

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