Hart Crag
822m (2698ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Walk c333 The Dovedale Round
Fine views of Dovedale and Brothers Water
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,800ft (853m) | |
| Time: | 5.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
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
Walk c235 The Deepdale Horseshoe from Patterdale
Quieter alternative to crowded Helvellyn
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,516ft (1,072m) | |
| Time: | 7 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Birks - St Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Bridgend - Patterdale
Walk c305 Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water
Superb views of Brothers Water and Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,699ft (1,127m) | |
| Time: | 7.25hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Cow Bridge
Walk c247 The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside
A classic lakeland horseshoe walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,633ft (1,107m) | |
| Time: | 7.75hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike (Scandale) - Low Pike (Scandale) - High Sweden Bridge - High Sweden Coppice - Ambleside
Walk c389 Great Rigg, Fairfield and Hart Crag from Ambleside
A variation on a classic route
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,984ft (1,214m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) - Greenhead Gill Head - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike (Scandale) - Low Pike (Scandale) - High Sweden Bridge - High Sweden Coppice - Ambleside
Walk c230 The Scandale Beck Horizon from Ambleside
Fabulous high level route
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,411ft (1,040m) | |
| Time: | 8 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell (Heron Pike North Top) - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Little Hart Crag - Scandale Pass - Red Screes - Snarker Pike - Ambleside
Walk c162 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Red Screes and Hart Crag from Brothers Water
Long high level route with one very steep climb
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,501ft (1,676m) | |
| Time: | 10½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
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
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Hart Crag
Sarah Moore walked up Hart 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"
Martyn Atherton climbed Hart Crag on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C235 Arniston Crag, Birks, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Hart Crag & Hartsop Above How [with] Paul Atherton [weather] Misty, rain & Sunny - Loved the route 6 hrs 50 minutes
Mr Davison bagged Hart 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 Hart Crag during October, 1998 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge near Brother's water Did the Fairfield Horseshoe for the fifth time on 19.6.22 [with] My friend Miriam [weather] Bight & fresh. Perfect walking weather - I have climbed Hart crag again in May 07 & on 26.3.12 & 25.3.18 as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe(walk c247) & in deep snow on 1.3.10 while doing the Dovedale round using walk c333 Bagged again doing The Dovedale Round anti clockwise 10.07.2021
Shirley Philips has summited Hart Crag [from/via/route] Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside
Tony Halliday conquered Hart 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
Geoff Hand scaled Hart 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 walked up Hart Crag on November 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Ambleside [with] Roco [weather] In the cloud & freezing
Carl Tillotson climbed Hart 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.
Andrew Flynn bagged Hart Crag on August 14th, 2021 [from/via/route] Fairfield Horseshoe [with] Nicola [weather] Sunny
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Hart Crag
Dove Crag, Hart Crag and Fairfield dominate the skyline beyond Brothers Water
Heron Pike, Heron Pike (North Top), Great Rigg, Rydal Head and Fairfield from Hart Crag
Rydal Water (left) and Coniston Water (right - far distance) and Heron Pike in mid-distance from Hart Crag
Looking East to the snowy fell tops of Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and High Street from the summit of Little Hart Crag
Lake Windermere and Rydal Valley from Rydal Head with Heron Pike on the right
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