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The Eastern Fells are those that sit to the east of the busy Keswick to Ambleside road, and to the west of Ullswater.
Up amongst those fells you will find Fairfield with it's famous (or infamous) horeshoe, and the ever so mighty Helvellyn.
Wainwright bag count: 27 out of 35
Read the stories of each walk I did where Wainwrights were bagged
A horseshoe shaped walk that takes in Fairfield, that starts at Patterdale and takes in St Sunday Crag? This is the one.
A walk up Gowbarrow Fell, with a small child who spent most of it asleep.
Helvellyn has to be the star of the Eastern Fells. It's certainly the highest. But where to go after it? Well, why not visit Dollywagon Pike, Nethermost Pike and Seat Sandal?
Some nice fells near the hamlet of Hartsop.
A greater walk was abandoned due to rain. Still, one fell did at least get a visit.
The plan was to go to Helvellyn. The plan didn’t happen due to snow. Instead I went up White Side, then to Raise and did three Dodds.
What do you mean you've never heard of Red Screes? I mean, it's there, overlooking the Kirkstone Pass Inn! It's right next to the firm favourites of Little Hart Crag and Middle Dodd!
The classic eight fell walk.
Want to extend the Fairfield Horsehoe by one extra fell? Add Stone Arthur into the mix. Want to do it properly? Spend an afternoon on just this delightful fell.
Want to plunge in and just read about a particular fell? This is the section to look at.
Published 3 December 2017
The overlooked one that doesn’t really suggest much of a reason not to overlook it.
Published 23 September 2015
The final of four fells visited on a tour of the Helvellyn range.
Published 17 September 2015
The third of four fells visited on a tour of the Helvellyn range.
Published 15 September 2015
The second of four fells visited on a tour of the Helvellyn range.
Published 9 September 2015
The first of four fells visited on a tour of the Helvellyn range, and the third highest fell in England.
Published 3 September 2015
The third fell of three on a tour of Red Screes and its neighbours.
Published 1 September 2015
The second fell of three on a tour of Red Screes and its neighbours.
Published 27 August 2015
The first fell of three on a tour of Red Screes and its neighbours.
Published 7 May 2014
A jaunt up Helvellyn gets canned, and White Side fell becomes the star.
Published 20 August 2013
Sam visits his first fell top; the small but perfectly formed Gowbarrow Fell in the Eastern part of the Lakes
Published 13 August 2013
The seventh fell on the Horseshoe, and my last new fell of the day.
Published 6 August 2013
Fairfield may have been and gone but fell five on the Fairfield Horseshoe is still there for the visiting.
Published 4 November 2011
Setting out with the knowledge you’re going to get drenched perhaps isn’t the best way to head off up to Low Pike but it was just the way it was going to be.
Published 23 August 2015
Don’t like photos of cairns on fell tops? Blame a Grand Canyon ranger.
Published 15 May 2014
Snow on a fell side, blocking the path? Just what is a walker to do?
Published 15 August 2013
Walk on the Fairfield Horseshoe and you’ll find a wall. A big wall. A great wall in fact.