Dove Crag
792m (2599ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Dove Crag
Angeline Grieveson walked up Dove Crag on February 5th, 2023 [with] Dotty
Sarah Moore climbed Dove Crag on December 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] c247 / The Fairfield Horseshoe (from Ambleside) [with] On my own [weather] Beautiful start with a cold edge... turning to icy cold with sleet & minimal visibility between Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag. - This one scared me. The realisation that if I slipped up at Fairfield then I don't know that I could have waited an hour plus for mountain rescue was very scary. Used the GPS & was proud of myself but major "eeek"
Mr Davison bagged Dove Crag on November 18th, 2017 [from/via/route] Fairfield horseshoe [with] Ian F, Ian F, Mike, Gary, Simon, Martyn, Andy [weather] sunny,
Christine Shepherd hiked Dove Crag on May 12th, 2007 [from/via/route] Fairfield Horseshoe & from Hartsop doing the Dovedale Round Did Fairfield Horseshoe for the fifth time on 19.6.22 [with] Tony Sailes [weather] Sunny but misty on summit - Climbed this again with my friend Miriam on 30.9.07as part of the Scandale Beck Horizon & then by myself in deep snow on 1.3.10 from Brother's Water. Did the Fairfield Horseshoe again in March 2012 & 25.3.18 Bagged again doing The Dovedale Round anti clockwise 10.07.2021. Finally visited The Priest Hole on Dove Crag on 2.04.2022.
Shirley Philips has summited Dove Crag [from/via/route] Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside
Tony Halliday conquered Dove Crag on May 28th, 2022 [from/via/route] Circular walk starting at rydal taking in nab scar heron pike rydal fell great rigg Fairfield hart crag dove crag high pike & low pike known as the fairfield circular or round [with] My boarder terrier jimmy boo and George also my wife sal [weather] The weather was warm start dry sunny no wind but cooler on the summit some clouds - A tough circular roughly 11 miles great views over rydal water & Windermere & surrounding fells a brutal start of 3.5 hours of climbing & equally as brutal 3.5 hours of going down ended with a nice couple of pints & the sun came out in all its glory in the beer garden
Ian Ashton scaled Dove Crag on April 2nd, 2022 [with] Solo
Geoff Hand walked up Dove Crag on January 12th, 2022 [from/via/route] Fairfield Round from Ambleside via Rydal Mount, Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike, Low Pike & back by Sweden Bridge. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Cold, cloud & sun getting clearer as day went on. - Plenty of snow on Fairfield , Hart Cragg, Dove Crag & High Pike. Was treated to a fly-by the RAF between Hart Crag & Dove Cragg. Scared Tess out of her wits!
Pete George climbed Dove Crag on November 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Ambleside [with] Roco [weather] Sunny but wet underfoot
Carl Tillotson bagged Dove Crag on August 28th, 2021 [from/via/route] Fairfield Horseshoe [with] June [weather] Sunny, little wind, high level cloud - Went down the bad step, not bad in the end, lol.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Dove Crag

The Fairfield Horseshoe from the summit of Fairfield with Dove Crag (left), Rydal Beck, Ambleside, Windermere, Nab Scar and Heron Pike (prominent right)

Dove Crag, Hart Crag and Fairfield dominate the skyline beyond Brothers Water
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