Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Cow Bridge Car Park, is 13¾ miles long and will take about 10½hrs. It is graded 9 (Very Hard).


Route outline for walk c162:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
5
English
Mountains
Wainwright
9
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
6
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
2
Marilyns
Bridget
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:

  • 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'.
  • 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).

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern area


OS Explorer OL7 The English Lakes - South Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water

In no particular order . . .

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Dove Crag summit cairn

Dove Crag summit cairn

Photo: Mike Walker (325)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Hartsop Dodd from Hartsop

Hartsop Dodd from Hartsop

Photo: Ivor Bennett (11)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - The Angle Tarn Pikes from Middle Dodd

The Angle Tarn Pikes from Middle Dodd

Photo: David Hayter (69)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Ullswater and Place Fell from snowy Hartsop Dodd

Ullswater and Place Fell from snowy Hartsop Dodd

Photo: Chris Haselden (43)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Ullswater and Great Mell from Red Screes

Ullswater and Great Mell from Red Screes

Photo: David Hayter (66)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Early Morning Mist nr Hartsop Village with The Angletarn Pikes and Place Fell in the background

Early Morning Mist nr Hartsop Village with The Angletarn Pikes and Place Fell in the background

Photo: Chris Haselden (8)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Hartsop Dodd across Brothers Water with Gray Crag (Hayeswater) (far left) and Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (far right)

Hartsop Dodd across Brothers Water with Gray Crag (Hayeswater) (far left) and Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (far right)

Photo: Rob Barklamb (43)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - The Helvellyn Ridge featuring Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn and Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Fairfield

The Helvellyn Ridge featuring Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn and Striding Edge (High Spying How) from Fairfield

Photo: Mike Walker (334)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Brothers Water from Middle Dodd

Brothers Water from Middle Dodd

Photo: Andy Malcolm (84)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Red Screes from Middle Dodd

Red Screes from Middle Dodd

Photo: Chris Pearson (9)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - The lower slopes of Hartsop Dodd (left), Caudale Head, The Kirkstone Pass and High Hartsop Dodd (right, behind the tree) reflected in Brothers Water in the snow

The lower slopes of Hartsop Dodd (left), Caudale Head, The Kirkstone Pass and High Hartsop Dodd (right, behind the tree) reflected in Brothers Water in the snow

Photo: Ray Bessant (2)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Hart Crag

Hart Crag

Photo: Peter Inglis (4)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Dove Crag from Scandale Pass

Dove Crag from Scandale Pass

Photo: Chris Pearson (11)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - High Hartsop Dodd from Brothers Water

High Hartsop Dodd from Brothers Water

Photo: David Hayter (59)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - *The Kirkstone Pass from Red Screes

*The Kirkstone Pass from Red Screes

Photo: Chris Pearson (7)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - St Sunday Crag from Hart Crag

St Sunday Crag from Hart Crag

Photo: Mike Walker (331)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Sitting on Dove Crag summit cairn in the snow

Sitting on Dove Crag summit cairn in the snow

Photo: Christine Shepherd (470)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - Hartsop Village with Grey Crag towering beyond from the shores of Brothers Water

Hartsop Village with Grey Crag towering beyond from the shores of Brothers Water

Photo: Chris Haselden (24)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - The summit of Little Hart Crag in deep snow

The summit of Little Hart Crag in deep snow

Photo: Christine Shepherd (6)

Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water - The summit cairn on Hartsop Dodd

The summit cairn on Hartsop Dodd

Photo: Christine Shepherd (513)


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