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A Night in Priests Hole: Private Guiding

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Difficulty:	Exposure:
Spend the night in a cave high in the mountains,watch the sun rise from the cave!
Distance: 20km / 12 miles	Ascent: 1200m / 3900ft
Duration: 2 days	Maximum Group Ratio: 10:1

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Per Person (£)	300	160	120	110
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"Fairfield, a grand mountain with grand satellites in support."

A. Wainwright

A wonderful two days walking above Ambleside spending the night in the famous Priest's Hole cave on Dove Crag.

The Priest's Hole is a wonderful spot high above Dovedale with wonderful views from the entrance to the cave, this is a real mountain experience.

Summits included on this route:

Nab Scar	440 metres/1444 feet
Heron Pike	612 metres/2008 feet
Great Rigg	766 metres/2513 feet
Fairfield	873 metres/2864 feet
Hart Crag	822 metres/2697 feet
Dove Crag	792 metres/2598 feet
Little Hart Crag	637 metres/2090 feet
Red Screes	776 metres/2546 feet

There is a Fairfield Horseshoe Fell Race, which takes place annually in May, first organised by the Lake District Mountain Trial Association in 1966. This fell race is over 14 kilometres long with over 900 metres of ascent. The course record was set by Mark Roberts in 2000 with a time of 75 minutes 11 seconds. We don't usually do it quite so quickly though, it usually takes us nearer seven hours.

From Ambleside we will follow the Rydal road a short distance before crossing the fields to Rydal. A steep ascent will then lead onto Nab Scar.

A long but easy walk will then lead along the ridge to the summit of Fairfield, undulating over Heron Pike and Great Rigg.

We will continue along the ridge to Hart Crag before descending into Dovedale and spending the night camping in the cave 'Priest's Hole'.

The following day we ascend back up to the ridge and Dove Crag before the descent to Scandale Pass and an ascent of Red Screes before the path turns south back into Ambleside.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.

Meet Point	The Bridge House, Ambleside
Postcode / GR	LA22 9AN / NY 376 046
Location Info	The Bridge House is easily found in Ambleside Village, on the A591 Rydal Road, just north of the centre of the village towards the Rydal Road Car Park and the mini roundabout. The Bridge House will be found on the left of the road, opposite the SR Cunninghams / Jack Wolfskin shop. The Bridge House, a small house built on a bridge over the beck is now a National Trust gift shop, we will meet outside the shop.