High Tove
515m (1690ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Walk c278 High Tove, Ullscarf and Great Crag from Watendlath
Can be wet, wild & boggy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,247ft (685m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Watendlath - High Tove - Middle Crag - Shivery Man - Shivery Knott - Long Moss - Blea Tarn (Watendlath Fell) - Ullscarf - High Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) - Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell) - Lord's How - Green Combe - Dock Tarn - Great Crag - Watendlath
Walk c158 High Tove, Thirlmere and Blea Tarn from Watendlath
Fine views of one of Lakeland's prettiest villages
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,181ft (665m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Watendlath - High Tove - Cockrigg Crags - Thirlmere - Harrop Tarn - Blea Tarn (Watendlath Fell) - Brimming Knott - Robinbank Crag - Rough Knott - Watendlath
Walk c318 High Seat and Bleaberry Fell from Armboth
Good views of Thirlmere - can be boggy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,368ft (722m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Thirlmere - Armboth - Armboth Fell - High Tove - High Seat (Ashness Fell) - Bleaberry Fell - Raven Crag (Thirlmere) - Thirlmere
See High Tove and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Central Fells of The Lake District National Park
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The Whole of The Lake District National Park
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See High Tove and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
You can find High Tove & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged High Tove
Sarah Gunn walked up High Tove on April 14th, 2025 [with] Martin Gunn [weather] Wet & windy
Nick Tippins climbed it on March 22nd, 2025 [from/via/route] c318: High Seat & Bleaberry Fell from Armboth [with] Fran
James Hughes bagged it on March 2nd, 2025 [from/via/route] c318 High Seat & Bleaberry Fell from Armboth [weather] Cloudy but generally good visibility, some mist ascending High Seat. - Very boggy in places. Cold on tops. Off piste descent from Bleaberry Fell to Raven Crag.
David Higginbottom hiked High Tove on January 30th, 2025 [from/via/route] Route 318 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear but cold & icy - Nice walk , frozen boggy ground a bit slippy
Mr M A Blanchard summited on October 4th, 2024 [from/via/route] > [with] Ted, Florence, Millie and Woodie [weather] Dry cool
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, High Tove
Sail and Causey Pike (foreground) & The Central Fells - Bleaberry Fell, High Seat and High Tove from Crag Hill (Eel Crag) trig point
The Coledale Horseshoe from Crag Hill (Eel Crag) trig point featuring: Grasmoor, Grasmoor, Whiteside (Crummock) (West Top), Whiteside (Crummock), Gasgale Crags, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, The top of Hobcarton Crag, Grisdale Pike, The Skiddaw massif, Blencathra (or Saddleback), Keswick, Sleet How, Outerside, Stile End, Sail, Causey Pike, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, High Tove, The Southern Fells and The Western Fells
. . . see all 15 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on, or of, High Tove
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