Dow Bank
280m (919ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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*Walk & bag all 27 Wainwrights in The Central Fells area of The Lake District in just 8 easy-to-follow circular walks.
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NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.5ml (7.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,296ft (395m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,936ft (895m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Sour Milk Gill - Sourmilk Gill Falls - Tarn Crag (Easedale) - Sergeant Man - Blea Rigg - Great Castle How - Little Castle How - Raw Pike - Swinescar Pike - Lang How - Silver How - Spedding Crag - Dow Bank - Huntingstile Crag - Grasmere
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Dow Bank
Carl Tillotson walked up Dow Bank on July 24th, 2021 [from/via/route] c144 route with High Raise added [with] June [weather] Slightly cloudy, warm day.
Adrian Howard climbed Dow Bank on June 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] From Elterwater, on the way to Silver How.
Lucy Perchard bagged Dow Bank on May 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Silver How on the way to Loughrigg Fell [with] Tony [weather] Lovely
Simon Myerscough hiked Dow Bank on April 7th, 2007 [from/via/route] C105 [with] Joanne [weather] Very sunny but chilly
Mark Davidson summited Dow Bank on December 1st, 2004 [with] Theresa [weather] Lovely crisp winters' day - just glorious
Colin Cottage conquered Dow Bank on July 24th, 2014 [from/via/route] Walk C105 [with] Elizabeth [weather] Hot & Sunny
Christine Shepherd scaled Dow Bank on September 2nd, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Grasmere using walk c144 [with] On my own [weather] Warm & bright - I was tired by the time I reached here as I had done two days of frantic peak bagging in my efforts to finish the Wainwrights. Only one to go by the time I got back to Grasmere.
David Buttress has walked, climbed & bagged Dow Bank.
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