Walk c333 The Dovedale Round
This 7¾ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cow Bridge Car Park & will take you about 5¾ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 7¾ miles (12.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2800 ft (853m) | |
| Time: | 5¾ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| 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 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.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 3 English Mountains |
 5 Wainwrights |
 3 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 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 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) and a Wainwright (No. 119).
Little Hart Crag is also known as an English Nuttall (205th highest in England, 354th highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- 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)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c333 The Dovedale Round
In no particular order . . .
The Brothers Water Valley from Kirkstone Beck on the lower slopes of High Hartsop Dodd
The Helvellyn Ridge featuring Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn and Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Fairfield
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