Fairfield

873m
Height
300m
Prominence
NY358117
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Lake District E
Range

Fairfield is a 873m summit in England, classified as a Hewitt, Nuttall, Marilyn, Hump, Tump, Wainwright and Birkett. Its topographic prominence of 300m makes it a notably prominent peak in Lake District E. As a Wainwright, Fairfield is one of the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. There are currently 3 trail running routes on Trail Running Planet that summit Fairfield, with free GPX downloads available for all of them.

3 routes that summit Fairfield

Bob Graham Round Leg 2: Threlkeld to Dunmail RaiseEXPERT
Bob Graham Round Leg 2: Threlkeld to Dunmail Raise
22.3km · 1,690m climb · Point to point
It is the great runnable middle of the Bob Graham: a near-continuous high ridge where you can hold a rhythm over twelve tops without ever dropping to the valley.
Checked Jul 2026
Fairfield Horseshoe ExtendedEXPERT
Fairfield Horseshoe Extended
33.1km · 2,287m climb · Loop
You get the full Fairfield ridge plus a there-and-back tag of Helvellyn thrown in, so a route runners already know becomes a proper full-day mountain outing without ever leaving a path.
Checked Jul 2026
Helvellyn DoubleEXPERT
Helvellyn Double
36.7km · 2,856m climb · Loop
It takes two of the Lake District's best-known summits and links them properly, so instead of picking Fairfield or Helvellyn for the day, you get both, with the climbing to prove it.
Checked Jul 2026