Walk c231 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and Gray Crag (Hayeswater) from Hartsop
This 7½ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cow Bridge & will take about 5¾ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7½mls (12km) |
| Ascent: | 3,131ft (954m) |
| Time: | 5¾hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c231:
Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor - Caudale Head - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Threshthwaite Mouth - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag (Hayeswater) - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop - Cow Bridge
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 2 English Mountains |
 4 Wainwrights |
 3 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Thornthwaite Crag at 784m (2573ft). Thornthwaite Crag is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (52nd highest in England, 91st highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 44).
Thornthwaite Crag is also known as an English Nuttall (62nd highest in England, 111th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) at 763m (2504ft). Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (63rd highest in England, 109th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 55).
Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) is also known as an English Nuttall (77th highest in England, 133rd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (19th highest in 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'.
You will also reach the summit of Gray Crag (Hayeswater) at 699m (2294ft). Gray Crag (Hayeswater) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 90).
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- 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)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c231 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and Gray Crag (Hayeswater) from Hartsop
In no particular order . . .
Ullswater, Place Fell (right - distance) and
Hartsop Dodd (right - mid-distance) from Caudale Head
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