Walk Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water
Long high level route with one very steep climb
This 13¾ mile, Grade 9 (Very Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cow Bridge Car Park in the Lake District & will take you about 10½ hrs to complete.
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| Walk No.: | c162 | |
| Length: | 13¾ miles (22km) | |
| Ascent: | 5501 ft (1676m) | |
| Time: | 10½ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
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 - Broad Crag (Scandale) - 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 - Brothers Water - Cow Bridge Car Park
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 5 English Mountains |
 9 Wainwrights |
 6 English Nuttalls |
 1 English Dewey |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 2 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Hart Crag at 822m (2698ft). Hart Crag is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (34th highest in England, 65th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 27).
Hart Crag is also known as an English Nuttall (40th highest in England, 76th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Dove Crag at 792m (2599ft). Dove Crag is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (47th highest in England, 85th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 38).
Dove Crag is also known as an English Nuttall (56th highest in England, 104th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Red Screes at 776m (2547ft). Red Screes is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (56th highest in England, 98th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 49).
Red Screes is also known as an English Nuttall (68th highest in England, 120th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (18th highest in England, 437th highest in the UK).
The summit of Red Screes is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) at 763m (2504ft). Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (63rd England, 109th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 55), an English Nuttall (77th highest in England, 133rd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (19th England, 465th highest in the UK). In Alfred Wainwright's 'Book Two - The Far Eastern Fells' the chapter for Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) is entitled simply 'Caudale Moor'.
- Middle Dodd at 654m (2146ft). Middle Dodd is classified as a Wainwright (No. 111)
- Little Hart Crag at 637m (2091ft). Little Hart Crag is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (155th highest in England, 264th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 119) and an English Nuttall (205th highest in England, 354th highest in England & Wales).
- Hartsop Dodd at 619m (2031ft). Hartsop Dodd is classified as a Wainwright (No. 126) and an English Nuttall (235th highest in England, 410th highest in England & Wales)
- St Raven's Edge at 593m (1946ft). St Raven's Edge is classified as an English Dewey (17th highest in England, 42nd highest in England & Wales).
- Hartsop Above How at 570m (1871ft). Hartsop Above How is classified as a Wainwright (No. 141)
- High Hartsop Dodd at 519m (1703ft). High Hartsop Dodd is classified as a Wainwright (No. 165)
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 |
| Sat Nav (Dec): | 54.51222,-2.92394* |
| Sat Nav (DMS): | 54°30′44″N 2°55′26″W* |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS† |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members. The machine accepts coins and cards. Cashless payment can be made using RingGo (RingGo car park ID:37323) |
| Car Park: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars. Fills up fast, get there early. |
| Location: | At the northern end of Brothers Water on the A592 between Windermere and Glenridding. |
| Local Bus: | Cow Bridge Car Park is on Stagecoach Bus Route 508: Penrith - Windermere. NB Check the current timetable, some buses on this route terminate at Patterdale and do not reach Cow Bridge or Brotherswater |
| Alternative Car Parks: | The Brotherswater Inn, 1 mile south of Cow Bridge Car Park, serves food and drinks |
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Ask yourself 5 questions before you set off:
- Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
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- Do I have the right GEAR for the day?
- Do I have enough FOOD & DRINK for the day?
- Do I have all the ESSENTIAL ITEMS for the day?
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water
In no particular order . . .
Ullswater, Place Fell (right - distance) and
Hartsop Dodd (right - mid-distance) from Caudale Head
The Helvellyn Ridge featuring Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn and Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Fairfield
Early Morning Mist nr Hartsop Village with The Angletarn Pikes and Place Fell in the background
Me, Wainwright bagging, at the top of Middle Dodd with Brothers Water and Place Fell in the distance
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