Hart Side
756m (2481ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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*Walk & bag all 35 Wainwrights in The Eastern Fells area of The Lake District in just 8 easy-to-follow circular walks.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Hart Side
Victoria Bates walked up Hart Side on March 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] With Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd & Watsons Dodd [with] Mark, Dominic and Tabitha [weather] Clear but cold & windy - Dominic walked the whole way!
Ian Ashton climbed Hart Side on October 21st, 2023 [from/via/route] Jph phil T [with] JPH Phil T
Rob Prikanowski bagged Hart Side on June 18th, 2023 [from/via/route] c239 [weather] Cloudy but dry, strong wind.
Martin Hartshorne hiked Hart Side on April 28th, 2023 [with] finley [weather] Cloud cleared,spells of sunshine 11deg light breeze
Tim Winn summited Hart Side on March 23rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Dockray [with] Barry, Paul and Roger [weather] Wet from the sky & under foot.
Claire Murray conquered Hart Side on July 31st, 2022 [from/via/route] Clough Head, Hart Side, Stybarrow Dodd & Watson's Dodd [with] Vitor
Sarah Moore scaled Hart Side on October 8th, 2022 [from/via/route] c239 / The Deepdale Round [with] On my own [weather] Variable - cooler as befits Autumn but the mist / rain came in a couple of times. Still loved it - Not sure about the ascent of Clough Head & walking back along the road felt a bit of a cop out - but a great walk & more peaks ticked off!
Christine Shepherd walked up Hart Side on October 1st, 2006 [from/via/route] Walk 146 The Dodds from Dockray Used c239 to bag this again on 31.07.20 Climbed for a third time on 27.07.2022 again using c239 [with] On my own [weather] A clear Autumn day - The last summit on a quiet days walking. bagged again 31.7.20 on a gloriously sunny July day.
Richard Marchant climbed Hart Side on January 20th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at Glenridding's main car park & headed out of the car park & the road leading to the YHA for a short distance then it was up the Rake & on to Glenridding Dodd. From here it was up Heron Pike & on to Sheffield Pike, across to Hart Side back to Green Side & then Sticks Pass. Up on to Raise then south to White Side & onwards to Lower Man & the summit of Helvellyn. Then down Swirral Edge on to Catstye Cam & then down Glenridding Beck to the car. [with] Solo [weather] A very clear cold frosty day with blue skies all day long.
Wayne Baxter bagged Hart Side on August 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] From the High Row near Dockray (there is space for about 8 cars) walked along the road to Crookwath> followed path up Brown Hill. Turn sharp right to Birkett Fell. Short walk up to Hart Side. Returned by same route [with] Sue, Steven and Bev [weather] Cloudy with some sharp showers
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