Little Hart Crag
637m (2091ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,737ft (834m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Caiston Beck - Cow Bridge - Brothers Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,800ft (853m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - High Hartsop Dodd - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,551ft (1,082m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Snarker Pike - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike (Scandale) - Low Pike (Scandale) - High Sweden Bridge - Ambleside
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,699ft (1,127m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,411ft (1,040m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Little Hart Crag - Scandale Pass - Red Screes - Snarker Pike - Ambleside
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,501ft (1,676m) |
| Time: | 10½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Caudale Head - Pike How - St Raven's Edge - The Kirkstone Pass - Red Screes - Smallthwaite Band - Middle Dodd - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Little Hart Crag - Scandale Head - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Little Hart Crag
James Hughes walked up Little Hart Crag on June 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] Red Screes & Little Hart Crag from Cow Bridge c351 - From Brotherswater Inn [weather] Clear - Post walk pint in Brotherswater Inn... stiff climb up Middle Dodd, meander down to Little Hart Crag passing group of older walkers.
Kate Peacock climbed Little Hart Crag on July 5th, 2024 [from/via/route] From Cow Bridge free car park [with] Me, Sheila & Skye [weather] Cloudy & windy, had to layer up however no rain. Underfoot was slippy
Angeline Grieveson bagged Little Hart Crag on November 20th, 2022 [with] Dotty
John Ramsbottom hiked Little Hart Crag on October 24th, 2022 [from/via/route] walk c351 [with] Lola/ Skratch [weather] dry/ windy
Christine Shepherd summited Little Hart Crag on September 30th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked as part of the Scandale Beck Horizon walk c230 [with] Miriam [weather] Bright & clear - I climbed this again on 1.3.10 on a sunny winter's day as part of the Dovedale round. The summit was covered in deep snow. Walking was hard work but the views were spectacular. Did the Dovedale round again in the opposite direction on 10.07.2021. Climbed again after visiting The Priest Hole on 2.4.2022
Steve Cookson conquered Little Hart Crag on April 21st, 2022 [from/via/route] C351 from Brothers Water. [with] Gillie [weather] Sunny but windy.
Ian Ashton scaled Little Hart Crag on April 2nd, 2022 [with] Solo
Mr M A Blanchard walked up Little Hart Crag on February 2nd, 2022 [weather] Sunny
Martin Hartshorne climbed Little Hart Crag on March 21st, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Clear breeze cold on top
Geoff Hand bagged Little Hart Crag on February 9th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c351 Red Screes & Little Hart Crag from Cow Bridge, Brothers Water. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Broken cloud & sun, Windy on top, getting clearer as day went on. - Cold day but great views. Not many people about. Nice little walk.
Richard Marchant hiked Little Hart Crag on July 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] Started from Ambleside's main car park & then basically walked the Scandale Horseshoe heading North up Low Pike, High Pike on to Dove Crag. Then traversed across to Little Hart Crag & ascended Red Screes & returned to Ambleside heading south along the ridge. [with] Just myself [weather] Dry & fine weather.
Charlotte Hewson summited Little Hart Crag on July 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked at brothers water, up middle Dodd, on to red screes, then little hart cragg & finally high hartsop dodd then back to the car. [with] Emma [weather] Sunny & a bit cloudy - Dog struggled, was little shade & hard going but planes flew over which was cool!
Jeremy Torrance conquered Little Hart Crag on June 30th, 2021 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge [with] Duncan and Johann [weather] Glorious. Hot, hot, hot.
Mark Hazelton scaled Little Hart Crag on April 19th, 2021 [from/via/route] Walked route c351 Starting out from Sykeside camping site took in the four Wainwright's on the route. [with] Family and Pepper [weather] Lovely sunny spring day - Must remember the sun cream next time as we got roasted
Tim Winn walked up Little Hart Crag on April 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] Car Bridge Car Park [with] Jane [weather] Good
Andrew Johnson climbed Little Hart Crag on September 21st, 2020 [from/via/route] From Brothers Water [with] Ted [weather] Sunny
Claire Murray bagged Little Hart Crag on September 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Brothers water circular [with] Vitor [weather] Sunny & beautiful
Richard Marshall hiked Little Hart Crag on September 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Brothers Water [with] Bo Roxy and Julie [weather] WarmSunny/Cloudy
Phil Higgins summited Little Hart Crag on August 30th, 2020 [from/via/route] Kirkstone car park. Early morning run, then to Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag via Scandale Pass; High Hartsop Dodd & return via Brother's Water Inn. [with] On my Bill [weather] Dry, bright sunshine, but cold due to light northerly wind. - Running. 11.96km. 1:57:47 moving time.
David Hughes conquered Little Hart Crag during June, 2012 [from/via/route] 2012 [with] gal waz
Adrian Howard scaled Little Hart Crag on August 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park
Gill Bates walked up Little Hart Crag on October 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] from Brothers Water
Mike Dunphy climbed Little Hart Crag on January 26th, 2020 [with] Gaz
Kevin Foster bagged Little Hart Crag on October 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] Dove Crag. [with] Henry. [weather] Sunny with broken high cloud. - What can you say about this Lakeland horseshoe classic that hasn't been said before? Delightful approach, relatively easy climbing, great views in all directions. The perfect Lakeland round with the added bonus of bagging Little Hart Crag & Red Screes at the end which were off piste of the regular route (but missing out the non Nuttall tops of High & Low Pike).
Andrew Douthwaite hiked Little Hart Crag on August 26th, 2019 [weather] Cloudy
John Bryers summited Little Hart Crag on August 1st, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked at Cow Bridge, Hartsop. Up Hartsop Dodd & across to Caudale Moor via Stony cove Pike. Round Caudale Head to John Bells Banner, Pike How & St Raven Edge to Kirkstone Inn. Across road & up Red Screes in the heat of the day! A bite to eat & along to Middle Dodd & down to Scandale Pass. Up & across to Little Hart Crag & High Hartsop Dodd. Down steep front edge of High Hartsop Dodd to Dovedale Beck & on past Brothers Water to car at Cow Bridge with a total of 9.3 miles with 3,896 feet of elevation gained. [with] With Mya my faithful 12 year old Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Weather fine but overcast on ridges early in walk, clearing by lunch time to some lovely warm sun & great views.
John Tippins conquered Little Hart Crag on October 22nd, 2018 [from/via/route] Started from Hartsop (Cow Bridge car park closed). Walk c351 from go4awalk. [with] Solo [weather] Bright, sunny day. The forecast gale force winds hadn't arrived. Hint of rain at the top but probably just a patch of low cloud. - Again on 28th May 2019, with Afia, Zahra & Farah.
Wayne Baxter scaled Little Hart Crag on April 12th, 2019 [from/via/route] Cow bridge car park, past brothers water, Hartsop Hall up Middle Dodd, Red Screes, over to Little Hart Crag & down to High Hartsop Dodd & back to Hartsop Hall & cow car park [with] Sue [weather] Sunny - Steep clime up Middle Dodd keep by the wall.
Lucy Perchard walked up Little Hart Crag on November 17th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Cow Bridge Car Park, walked along Brothers Water then up to Red Screes via Middle Dodd before descending down via Little Hart Crag & High Hartsop Dodd [with] Tony [weather] Clear blue sky after a great cloud inversion first thing - Killer climb up to Middle Dodd
Andrew Peate climbed Little Hart Crag on August 8th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Brothers Water camp site along Caiston Beck [weather] Clear, sunny, cold on top - Met someone running the JOGLE & someone else 12 days & 120 Wainwrights in to doing them all in one go
Simon Myerscough bagged Little Hart Crag on November 8th, 2009 [from/via/route] C184 [with] Joanne [weather] cloudy but clearing at times
Simon Boddy hiked Little Hart Crag on October 10th, 2017 [from/via/route] Cowbridge [with] My girlfriend [weather] Sunny with strong winds at the summit
Colin Egan summited Little Hart Crag on June 9th, 2017 [with] My wife Faith.
Paul Macey conquered Little Hart Crag on August 14th, 2017 [from/via/route] C351 [weather] Wet windy
Tony Deegan scaled Little Hart Crag on August 5th, 2017 [from/via/route] Fairfield Horeshoe [with] Si [weather] first half in rain, second half drizzle & sunshine.
Beth Webster walked up Little Hart Crag on June 18th, 2017 [with] Hannah phillips & Cocoa
Chris Sheard climbed Little Hart Crag on June 21st, 2010 [from/via/route] From Red Screes [with] George [weather] Hot day - Lake district drinking water can be poor
Nick Dobson bagged Little Hart Crag on April 20th, 2017 [from/via/route] Brothers Water doing the Dovedale round but adding on Fairfield from Hart Crag [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Overcast cloudy with mist on the tops - easy from High Hartsop
Simon Neilson-Clark hiked Little Hart Crag on March 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] Red screes & little heart craig from Cowbridge/Brothers water [with] Mrs H [weather] Sunny very hot - After a navigation malfunction eventually found it. A rocky outcrop
Elaine Evans summited Little Hart Crag on March 10th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Cow Bridge to High Hartsop Dodd then on to Little Hart Crag & back via Scandale Pass. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Overcast for much of the ascent then rain & mist. - Original plans changed due to poor visibility & wet weather.
Michael Nolan conquered Little Hart Crag on February 7th, 2017 [from/via/route] cowbridge [weather] cold & very slippery ! low cloud couldn't see a thing!
Michael Nolan scaled Little Hart Crag on February 7th, 2017 [from/via/route] cowbridge [weather] cold / snow showers - very slippery took hours longer than i anticipated as slid down slopes I was trying to ascend & descend! so got down as it went dark enjoyed it all the same
Darren Gallagher walked up Little Hart Crag on February 27th, 2016 [weather] Windy
Mark Davidson climbed Little Hart Crag on June 25th, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Beautiful & sunny
Jan Dixon bagged Little Hart Crag on July 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Brotherswater [with] Becky Caine
Phillip Bulley hiked Little Hart Crag on June 9th, 2016 [from/via/route] Via Red Screes & Scandale Pass. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny & Hot.
Richard Fulcher has summited Little Hart Crag [from/via/route] Amblesdie [with] Dave Jobling [weather] Blue sky with fluffy clouds, perfect! - Fairfield Horseshoe
Anthony Scott conquered Little Hart Crag on April 20th, 2016 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [weather] Perfect! Blue skies, light winds & about 15 degrees. - Walk route 351
David Watson scaled Little Hart Crag on March 21st, 2016 [from/via/route] Caiston Glen Round. Walk 25 (High Level & Fell Walks) & c351. [weather] Lovely day. Bright with some sun & not too hot.
Tracey Cowell has walked up Little Hart Crag [from/via/route] Brothers Water/High Hartsop Dodd/Little Hart Crag/Caiston Glen. [with] solo [weather] sunny/-3 on summit/frost & icy paths during the morning.
John Nicholson climbed Little Hart Crag on February 4th, 2016 [from/via/route] C351 - see Red Screes
Jill Dean bagged Little Hart Crag on October 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] Kirkstone pass inn [with] Grezzy - Fab accommodation!
Tony Rogerson hiked Little Hart Crag on December 29th, 2013 [from/via/route] Brothers Water High Hartsop Dodd Little Hart Crag Dove Crag Hart Crag & Hartsop above How [with] Darren [weather] High cloud
Kevin Parnham summited Little Hart Crag on September 26th, 2015 [from/via/route] Via red screes & scandale pass [with] Jo [weather] Sunny but cool
Leon Harvey conquered Little Hart Crag on September 26th, 2015 [from/via/route] c351 [with] Solo [weather] Cool Dry overcast
Caroline Winter scaled Little Hart Crag on September 13th, 2015 [from/via/route] Red Screes, Little Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Hart Crag [with] Solo [weather] Clear, sunny, high clouds - Embarrassingly, my distance calculations for Scandale pass way out after descending from Red Screes, so searching for LH Crag when it was sitting in front of me! Worth the detour to climb up
Steve Frank walked up Little Hart Crag on July 11th, 2015 [from/via/route] Brotherswater
Christina Lander climbed Little Hart Crag on August 1st, 2015 [from/via/route] Brothers Water - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Brothers Water [with] Dick [weather] Sunny
Wendy John bagged Little Hart Crag on May 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Christopher [weather] Occasional sunny spells, cloudy, cold.
Andrew Wood has hiked Little Hart Crag [from/via/route] C351 from Brothers Water [with] Doug & Mel [weather] Drizzly, very cold on the tops
Angela Moroney summited Little Hart Crag during 2011 [with] steve
Charlie Housley conquered Little Hart Crag on November 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Scandale Pass after walking up the gill from Hartsop. [with] Solo. [weather] Lovely autumnal day; clear skies but a cool 8-9 degrees celsius
Darren Wilson scaled Little Hart Crag on April 11th, 2010 [from/via/route] Brothers Water, Middle Dodd, Red Screes, Little Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How, Brothers Water [with] MIke & Kev
David Noble walked up Little Hart Crag on September 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge [with] Paul [weather] Dry but cloudy - Walked over from Red Screes
Clive Ward climbed Little Hart Crag on September 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] Low Wood car park near Hartsop. [with] Hazel [weather] Really good. See Hart Crag
John Almond bagged Little Hart Crag on July 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] go4awalk c351 Red Screes & Little Hart Crag from Cow Bridge - via Middle Dodd & Red Screes [weather] hot & sunny - long slog up the north ridge of Middle Dodd
Dave Eyes hiked Little Hart Crag on June 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] Parked at Cow Bridge, walked round to foot of Middle Dod, Ascended up the ridge & on to Red Screes, round to little hart crag, & then along the tongue to High Hartsop dodd. Back along tongue & over Dove Crag then round to Hartsop above How [with] chris
Marcus Bradshaw summited Little Hart Crag on June 27th, 2014 [from/via/route] Brothers Water, Pattersdale . Middle Dodd , Red Scree , little Hart Crag, high Hartsop Dodd [with] Marcus [weather] Cloudy, sunny - Little White Bull was the song of the fell.
Jon Mapp conquered Little Hart Crag on June 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Sykeside camp site - from Red Screes [with] Suzzanné of course but also Robin and Caroline [weather] Sunny - Walk down from Red Screes was nice following the climb up to it
Bella Wella scaled Little Hart Crag on June 1st, 2014 [with] Paul
David Fearn walked up Little Hart Crag on April 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Cow Bridge car park, passed Brothers Water Via Middle Dodd, Red Screes & then onto High Hartsop Dodd (Walk c351) [with] Alone [weather] Low Cloud
Joanne Mcgawley climbed Little Hart Crag on January 2nd, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] WET
David Baines bagged Little Hart Crag on June 12th, 2012 [from/via/route] Brothers Water via Hartsop -above-How, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Hartsop Dodd. [with] Alone [weather] Warm pleasant day - Great views down into Dovedale.
Lee Maddison hiked Little Hart Crag on January 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Cow Bridge
Victoria Bates summited Little Hart Crag on January 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ambleside
Ann Davis conquered Little Hart Crag on June 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] dovedale round [with] andy [weather] hot
Harry Meijer scaled Little Hart Crag on April 21st, 2013 [from/via/route] Red Screes,Ambleside [with] The Lake District Walker
Chris Bramley walked up Little Hart Crag on January 12th, 2013 [from/via/route] Hart crag [with] Jaqui, Blake and Jan [weather] Cold frosty
David Lane climbed Little Hart Crag on July 27th, 2006 [with] Kelly
Iain Taylor bagged Little Hart Crag on January 23rd, 2011 [from/via/route] Rydal (NY 36481 06207)
Christine Knowles hiked Little Hart Crag on September 22nd, 2012 [from/via/route] from Brotherswater [with] Graham [weather] Nice day - sunny
Robert Logan has summited Little Hart Crag [from/via/route] Sykeside Campsite [with] Judith [weather] Low cloud, drizzle, cool breeze on tops, clearing later to bright sunshine
Simon Smith conquered Little Hart Crag on February 15th, 2012 [from/via/route] Brotherswater Inn & included Middle Dodd, Red Screes & High Hartsop Dodd. [with] Sue, Imogen, Josie, Eleanor and Eddie. [weather] Beautiful winter's day.
Linda Walker scaled Little Hart Crag on June 9th, 2012 [from/via/route] from brothers water camp site [weather] low cloud, no views
Darren Mortimer walked up Little Hart Crag on August 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge Hartsop c305 [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Wet & dry with a bit of mist but mostly clear
Stephen Littlewood climbed Little Hart Crag on June 3rd, 2008 [from/via/route] from High Pike
Andy Nicholls bagged Little Hart Crag on September 1st, 2011 [from/via/route] Brothers Water
Stephen Byrne, Neil Smith, Katherine Bonner, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Martin, Melanie Dunn, Matthew Thomas, Wendy Sockett, David Kelley, Jenny Godfrey, Craig Lewis, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Longman, Jo Dixon, Louise Sandwith, David Shaw, John Walter, Amanda Hinds, Claire Rigg, David Butterfield, Roddy Mcdougall, Raymond Barnett, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Jonathan Tobin, David Plimmer, Paul Booth, Louis Smith, Mark Smith, Tracey Cordes, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, John Cuthbert, Adrian Cawley, Patrick Buckland, Jeanette Coward, David Kelley, Stephen Millington, Rob Barklamb, Jacqui Smith, Ray O'hara, Libby Burns and John Southward have all walked, climbed & bagged Little Hart Crag.
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