Fairfield's top is a wide, flat, stony plateau scattered with cairns, and the highest point is an outcrop inside a stone windshelter at its western end. Beyond the edges, the north and east sides drop away into crags and corries above Deepdale. It's the high point of the Fairfield Horseshoe, the classic round from Ambleside over the ridges either side of Rydal Beck.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?Embedded outcrop within cairn/shelter
Volcanic tuff and sandstone, a flat stony summit and steep crags with scree on the north and east.
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Also on this route: Great Rigg, Seat Sandal, Steel Fell, Stone Arthur
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
