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Hartsop Above How
570m (1871ft)

The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England


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(No. 141)

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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:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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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:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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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
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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
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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Hartsop Above How Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Hartsop Above How

Christine Shepherd walked up Hartsop Above How on March 1st, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked using walk c333 'The Dovedale Round' from Cow Bridge near Brother's Water. [with] On my own [weather] Winter sunshine with deep snow on the ground - The sun was starting to go down as I reached this summit but I had had a wonderful day on the quiet snowy fells. Climbed again, doing the same walk anti clockwise, on 10.07.2021 Climbed for a third time on 3.3.23 up & down fro the Cow Bridge Car Park.

Ian Ashton climbed Hartsop Above How on February 25th, 2023 [with] With jph

Angeline Grieveson bagged Hartsop Above How on February 19th, 2023 [with] Dotty

Martyn Atherton hiked Hartsop Above How 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

Michael Nolan summited Hartsop Above How on October 13th, 2021 [with] Morag [weather] Drizzled

Geoff Hand conquered Hartsop Above How on June 10th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c235 The Deepdale Horseshoe from Patterdale, completed after abandoning a couple of weeks before [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Cloudy, very windy but dry! Visibility good. - Completed the Deepdale Horseshoe today. Once down off the hills crossed over Deepdale bridge & followed the path to Beckstones, Crookabeck, Rooking & back to Patterdale. Very pleasant.

Richard Fulcher scaled Hartsop Above How on September 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked at Cow Bridge (Brothers Water) & walked along the side of the lake into Dovedale. Followed the path over the bridge & up the 'Gully Staircase'. Stopped for lunch viewing Dovedale from above. Low cloud prevented us seeing much more for the rest of the day! We turned right at the top to reach Hart Crag - visibility down to a few feet & very strong winds. Followed the ridge route via Hartsop Above How back down to the road at Bridgend. Very difficult descent initially down sloping craggy rocks. Took about 7.5 hours ... our usual 1 mile per hour. [with] Jen [weather] Low cloud, strong winds & horizontal rain. Both soaked through to the skin by the end of the day. - Jen found the ascent challenging but easier than it first appeared.

Richard Marshall walked up Hartsop Above How on September 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Me Dave Elsie and Roxy [weather] Cloudy over 2000 ft

Tim Winn climbed Hartsop Above How on April 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] Car Bridge Car Park [with] Jane [weather] Good

Claire Rigg bagged Hartsop Above How on September 30th, 2000 [with] Lesley & Lisa [weather] Overcast - Tricked my other half into this one

Tony Kenny hiked Hartsop Above How on August 20th, 2011 [with] Kitty

David Hughes summited Hartsop Above How during June, 2012 [from/via/route] 2012 [with] gal waz

Adrian Howard conquered Hartsop Above How on August 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park

Gill Bates scaled Hartsop Above How on October 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] from Brothers Water

Andrew Johnson walked up Hartsop Above How on January 21st, 2020 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Ted [weather] Cleared to blue skies at some points, snow & ice on top - Tracked down Zena the lost husky & returned her to her owner.

Richard Marchant climbed Hartsop Above How on October 29th, 1993 [from/via/route] Patterdale-St Sunday Crag-Fairfield-Hart Crag-Hartsop above How & eventually back to Glenridding. [with] Alan Harker [weather] Damp low level clouddown to the 700m mark

Wayne Baxter bagged Hartsop Above How on April 7th, 2019 [from/via/route] Cow bridge car park, up steeply to Bleaberry Knott & onto Hartsop Above How & return same route [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy all day but dry - Could not find cairn

John Tippins hiked Hartsop Above How on October 25th, 2018 [from/via/route] Started from Patterdale car park. Walk c235 from go4awalk.com [with] Solo [weather] Windy with very low cloud & chilly on top. Walking in cloud most of the day - poor visibility.

Andrew Peate summited Hartsop Above How on August 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Brothers Water camp site up Dovedale & over Hart Crag [weather] Clear, sunny, cold on top

Craig Steeland conquered Hartsop Above How on August 2nd, 2018 [from/via/route] From car park in Patterdale [with] With Sue [weather] Warm, humid, foggy, cloudy & damp

Simon Myerscough scaled Hartsop Above How on August 3rd, 2008 [from/via/route] C235 [weather] rain getting heavier - waterproofs on

Christina Lander walked up Hartsop Above How on June 7th, 2017 [from/via/route] Patterdale, Birks, St Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop above Howe, Patterdale [with] Dick [weather] Beautiful day, but quite windy

Simon Boddy climbed Hartsop Above How on October 9th, 2017 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] My girlfriend [weather] Windy & persistent rain with poor visibility

Chris Sheard bagged Hartsop Above How on September 21st, 2017 [from/via/route] Up from Cow Bridge Car park through very steep path in plantation to ridge. many false summits. Cloud lifted at top & sun came out. Down along ridge path to Deepdale Bridge where we had luch at the side of a raging stream - great [with] George [weather] Started in very heavy rain which reduced misty on top lifting to give light blustery showers with broken sun - Very steep up & nice circuit - as again i say i am glad we took own view on weather

Paul Macey hiked Hartsop Above How on August 24th, 2016 [from/via/route] St Sunday Crag [with] Alone [weather] Cloudy then Sunny

Andy Jakob summited Hartsop Above How on June 17th, 2017 [with] AFWC Me and Colin and Connor [weather] Sunny

Beth Webster conquered Hartsop Above How on June 19th, 2014 [with] Hannah phillips

Victoria Bates scaled Hartsop Above How on May 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge [with] Mark [weather] Sunny with a chill

Nick Dobson walked up Hartsop Above How on April 20th, 2017 [from/via/route] Brothers Water doing the Dovedale round but adding on Fairfield from Hart Crag [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Overcast cloudy with mist on the tops - Completed 6th peak of the day, but a long trudge back to the car.

Simon Neilson-Clark climbed Hartsop Above How on March 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] Deepdale Horse shoe from patterdale [with] Mrs H [weather] Sunny very hot - Very sunny day Beautiful views. A long descent from Hart crag

Gordon Lee bagged Hartsop Above How on August 20th, 2016 [from/via/route] from Patterdale [weather] Very wet. Windy on top

Leon Harvey hiked Hartsop Above How on August 14th, 2016 [with] Solo

Gillian Atkinson summited Hartsop Above How on October 6th, 2016 [from/via/route] from patterdale [with] hf holiday

Mark Davidson conquered Hartsop Above How on December 28th, 2003 [with] MK & DB [weather] Sunny in the valleys, snow on the tops

Elaine Evans scaled Hartsop Above How on August 26th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Bridge End to Hartsop above How. continued to Hart Crag, Fairfield & Dove Crag before descending to Dovedale Beck waterfalls & returning to the car via the path alongside Brother's Water. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Dry & sunny but very windy. - Long day, this was just the beginning!

Phillip Bulley walked up Hartsop Above How on June 9th, 2016 [from/via/route] Via Hart Crag. [with] Ruby [weather] Sunny & Hot.

Mike Jackson climbed Hartsop Above How on May 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Me.. [weather] Glorious

Anthony Scott bagged Hartsop Above How on April 20th, 2016 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [weather] Perfect! Blue skies, light winds & about 15 degrees.

David Watson hiked Hartsop Above How on August 25th, 2015 [from/via/route] Patterdale. Following the route "Deepdale Round" (Walk 24) in the Vivienne Crow book "Lake District: High Level & Fell Walks". [with] Tilda Watson [weather] Sunny early on but cloudy by the end.

Philip Layton summited Hartsop Above How on October 26th, 2015 [from/via/route] Patterdale (Deepdale horseshoe) [with] Karen, Ana, Josh [weather] Very good - 7.5 hours (several peaks)

Tony Rogerson conquered Hartsop Above How on December 29th, 2013 [from/via/route] Brothers Water High Hartsop Dodd Little Hart Crag Dove Crag Hart Crag & Hartsop above How [with] Darren [weather] High cloud

Kevin Parnham scaled Hartsop Above How on September 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] Via Dove Crag [with] Jo [weather] Warm & sunny

Steve Frank walked up Hartsop Above How on July 11th, 2015 [from/via/route] Brotherswater

Tracey Cowell climbed Hartsop Above How on July 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Dovedale/dove crag/hart crag/hartsop above how [with] Sister [weather] Sunny

Wendy John bagged Hartsop Above How on May 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park, Little Hart Crag, Hartsop above How, Dove Crag, High Hartsop Dodd [with] Christopher [weather] Occasional sun, windy & cloudy

Darren Wilson hiked Hartsop Above How on April 11th, 2010 [from/via/route] Brothers Water, Middle Dodd, Red Screes, Little Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How, Brothers Water [with] Mike & Kev

Clive Ward summited Hartsop Above How on September 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] Low Wood near Hartsop [with] Hazel [weather] Really good. See Hart Crag

Keith Eastman conquered Hartsop Above How on July 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] c235

Dave Eyes scaled Hartsop Above How on June 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] Parked at Cow Bridge, walked round to foot of Middle Dod, Ascended up the ridge & on to Red Screes, round to little hart crag, & then along the tongue to High Hartsop dodd. Back along tongue & over Dove Crag then round to Hartsop above How [with] Chris

David Noble walked up Hartsop Above How on July 10th, 2014 [from/via/route] Patterdale the Deepdale Horseshoe [with] Jack [weather] Sunny & warm

Marcus Bradshaw climbed Hartsop Above How on June 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] Brothers Water , Patterdale . Middle Dodd, red Scree , Little Hart Crag , High Hartsop Dodd [with] Marcus [weather] Mist in the morning turning to ma beautiful clear day. t-shirt weather. - This was our 50th summit. The view at the top as been so far my favorite. The perch gives an excellent seat where we had our breakfast admiring the view. Very emotional , Love you Mr B for making this day special x x x

Michael Vaughn bagged Hartsop Above How on June 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] alone [weather] clear

Louis Smith hiked Hartsop Above How during March, 2014 [with] bec [weather] mild but snow on the tops still

Les Wrightson summited Hartsop Above How on April 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] patterdale c235 [with] tan [weather] good sunny

David Baines conquered Hartsop Above How on June 12th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Alone [weather] Bright calm day - Great views down into Dovedale

Charlie Housley scaled Hartsop Above How on November 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] A circuitous route from Saint Sunday Crag via Deepdale Hause, Fairfield & Hart Crag. [with] Solo. [weather] Superb. Cold & bright with great views for miles.

Ann Davis walked up Hartsop Above How on June 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] dovedale round starting with high hartsop dodd [with] andy [weather] hot & a bit windy higher up - saw a deer on hartsop

Harry Meijer climbed Hartsop Above How on April 19th, 2013 [from/via/route] Fairfield from Patterdale [with] The Lake District Walker

Peter Harris has bagged Hartsop Above How [from/via/route] Paterdale

Raymond Barnett hiked Hartsop Above How on March 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Jake [weather] Snow

Dale Verrall summited Hartsop Above How on October 27th, 2010 [from/via/route] Fairfield horseshoe [weather] Fine

Chris Bramley conquered Hartsop Above How on January 12th, 2013 [from/via/route] Brothers water [with] Jaqui, Blake and Jan [weather] Cold frost

Iain Taylor scaled Hartsop Above How on December 1st, 2012 [from/via/route] Hartsop (NY 40254 13417)

Christine Knowles walked up Hartsop Above How on September 22nd, 2012 [from/via/route] from Brotherswater via High Hartsop Dodd, Dover Crag & Hart Crag [with] Graham [weather] Nice day - quite sunny

Tony Aspden climbed Hartsop Above How on May 30th, 2009 [from/via/route] Ambleside to Patterdale [with] Andy [weather] Sunny

Darren Mortimer bagged Hartsop Above How on August 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge Hartsop c305 [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Wet & dry with a bit of mist but mostly clear

Stella Nuttall hiked Hartsop Above How on May 25th, 2012 [from/via/route] see st sunday cragg

Stephen Littlewood summited Hartsop Above How on June 2nd, 2008 [from/via/route] from Patterdale

Jenny Godfrey, Dale Sexton, Patrick Rogozinski, Melanie Dunn, Peter Thwaites, Matthew Thomas, Jim Derby, Mike Walker, David Butterfield, David Kelley, Paul Woodhouse, Adrian Roberts, Jo Dixon, Louise Sandwith, John Walter, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Jonathan Tobin, Paul Booth, Mark Smith, Lee Maddison, Tracey Cordes, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, John Cuthbert, Patrick Buckland, Jeanette Coward, Rob Barklamb, David Kelley, Stephen Millington, Chris Bede, Paul Warren, Jacqui Smith, Adam Shewry, Ray O'hara and Libby Burns have all walked, climbed & bagged Hartsop Above How.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Hartsop Above How

On Hartsop above How summit - my last Wainwright

On Hartsop above How summit - my last Wainwright

Photo: David Hayter (405)

Arnison Crag (left) and Place Fell from Hartsop above How

Arnison Crag (left) and Place Fell from Hartsop above How

Photo: Andy Malcolm (59)

Thornthwaite Crag (left), Hartsop Dodd and Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (centre), Red Screes (right) and the shoulder of Hartsop above How (foreground) from Arnison Crag, Patterdale

Thornthwaite Crag (left), Hartsop Dodd and Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (centre), Red Screes (right) and the shoulder of Hartsop above How (foreground) from Arnison Crag, Patterdale

Photo: Chris Brankin (6)

Dovedale and Hartsop above How from High Hartsop Dodd

Dovedale and Hartsop above How from High Hartsop Dodd

Photo: David Hayter (62)

Hartsop above How, Hart Crag and Fairfield from Deepdale Hause

Hartsop above How, Hart Crag and Fairfield from Deepdale Hause

Photo: Alan Wainwright (52)


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