12.78 miles, 3,382 feet, 3 hours 26 minutes: Fairfield Horseshoe c/w. Sunshine and clouds, one light shower lasting about 20 minutes on the ascent, a cold wind on the very top. Terrain anything from dry to damp to wet to saturated, so slippery in places. Quite a few on the fell, including 3 fell runners. Town very busy.

The wooden stile below the Bad Step has a very dodgy - er - step - on the downhill side - it is held together by splinters, and will not last long. Take care! I will let the RO know.