High Tove
515m (1690ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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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
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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
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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
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged High Tove
Dan Collins walked up High Tove on July 30th, 2023 [from/via/route] As part of c318 walk [with] Family (just the lads) [weather] Overcast & rainy - Very boggy & marshy on the top ridge. My right leg vanished into a bog at one point, much to the amusement of the kids. Descent from Raven crag is steep, & generally the main part of the walk was hard to navigate with limited pathways (I assume partly based on the extent of rain recently)
Geoff Hand climbed High Tove on July 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] Nipped out to Watendlath on Friday afternoon & climbed up to High Tove, Armboth fell & back down to the farm very nice. Exciting drive to Watendlath. Must be one of the most remote NT spots around. Good to pick thse up after missing them earlier in the year. [weather] Warm muggy day.
Charlotte Hewson bagged High Tove on June 3rd, 2023 [from/via/route] The base of raven cragg, Thirlmere, along the lake [with] Rosie [weather] Sunny! - Quick paddle in Thirlmere after
Christine Shepherd hiked High Tove on October 4th, 2009 [from/via/route] Used walk c318 from Armboth [with] On my own [weather] Clear but wet underfoot - I had some wonderful long distance views on this walk to distract me from the decidedly boggy conditions underfoot. Climbed again on 23.9.19 & 25.9.19 while bagging Bell Crags. Repeated walk c318 21-04-2021. Climbed again on 03.12.2022. Fantastic views all day.
Ian Ashton summited High Tove on August 27th, 2022 [with] Jph [weather] Sunny
Tony Halliday conquered High Tove on March 26th, 2022 [from/via/route] Circular walk starting at castlerig farm camp site where we stayed did this wainwright as part of a 13 mile loop starting with Wella crag to bleaberry fell high seat high tove armbroth fell & raven crag [with] My boarder terrier jimmy boo and George also my wife sal [weather] The weather was warm dry sunny & clear 17 degrees - Nice circular roughly 13 miles great views over Keswick & surrounding fells ended with raven crag tough steep climb from thirlmere but great t views
Claire Rigg scaled High Tove on January 30th, 2022 [with] Heidi [weather] Sunny
David Hughes walked up High Tove on November 9th, 2021 [from/via/route] Thirlmere walk with DG [with] DG [weather] raining with wet conditions
Tim Winn climbed High Tove on October 1st, 2021 [from/via/route] Armboth [with] Barry, Roger, Paul, Andy and Dave [weather] Mixed
Richard Marchant bagged High Tove on September 7th, 2021 [from/via/route] Route taken as per map C318, I Started from Armboth car park & then walked through Fishercrag Plantation up on to Armboth Fell then traversed across to High Tove followed by High Seat where I had a spot of lunch then proceeded on to Bleaberry after which I back tracked & made my back down south of Iron Crag & picked up a forest track which led me to a path coming off to ascend Raven Crag. Last one for the day so it was back down the path to the road on the West side of Thirlmere & that was followed back to the car park. [with] Just myself [weather] Dry & fine weather. - Another simply awesome morning out in the Lakes
Paul Macey hiked High Tove on August 14th, 2021 [from/via/route] C318 [weather] Sunny intervals
Clare Tait summited High Tove on July 27th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Armboth car park taking in High Tove, High Seat, Bleaberry Fell & Raven Crag [with] Charlie [weather] Warm, overcast. Some gaps in the cloud. - No 65- 69 Wainwrights & will log all together. As the weather had remained warm there was no issue with bog! Just soft walking. A new path of huge stone blocks solved the issue around High Seat where the bog had obviously been boggiest. A good walk & five Wainwrights bagged.
Mark Hazelton conquered High Tove on July 4th, 2021 [from/via/route] Walked up from Watendlath CP & bagged High Tove & High Seat. [with] Family and Pepper [weather] Sunny & humid then got absolutely drenched - Car park is a great find also took in Ashness Bridge & Surprise View
Richard Beardsley scaled High Tove on July 1st, 2021 [from/via/route] Dropped off & started route at 0800 hrs from Ashness Bridge [with] Myself. [weather] Slightly overcast but sun broke through eventually. Warm pleasant day. - Route from Ashness Bridge was straight forward. Started from the right side of the Bark House mountain hut, (public footpath signpost just visible). Followed the path quite easily & where it meets the gill turned right onto an old but well made stone pitched path that climbs steeply up the fellside to the Dodd. The summit trig point of High Seat eventually comes into view. Having summited High Seat the recently made stone path to High Tove is easily located & leads directly to its top. Armboth Fell was next & again that was easily sighted from High Tove. A direct route was taken over comfortable ground which could be quite boggy in wet weather. After Armboth I returned to High Tove passed through the gate & descended along the track to Watendlath. It was then a 5 mile walk along the road to Keswick & catch the bus to Carlisle. I arrived home at 1500hrs. A thoroughly enjoyable day.
Nick Dobson walked up High Tove on May 31st, 2021 [from/via/route] National trust car park in Watendlath [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Very hot day today so with Ralph 11 years now the plan was to do a quick up to High Tove summit & back to Watendlath Tarn - Our third Wainwright walk this year completing number 175 & 176 of the 214, by continuing onto Armboth Fell taking advantage of the last few days of excellent weather to reduce slightly the swampiness of the route (38 more to go) Coffee & cake at the N T cafe then round to the Tarn briefly before Ralph got impatient of the peace & tranquility.
Richard Fulcher climbed High Tove on April 19th, 2021 [from/via/route] Circular walk from car parked on A591. Armboth up to High Tove (I walked across to Armboth Fell & back to High Tove), over the boggy terrain to High Seat. Complicated & difficult walk across woods & up to Raven Crag via a huge ravine, a high ladder stile & along a track. Back down to Thirlmere & back to the car. [with] Jen (except Armboth Fell) [weather] Beautiful sunny day with very little wind ... a slight chill at times. - The whole walk was 7.8 miles for Jen & 9.2 for me.
Claire Murray bagged High Tove on November 25th, 2020 [from/via/route] Thirlmere: Raven Crag, High Seat, Bleaberry Fell, High Tove & Armboth Fell [with] Vitor [weather] Bright but boggy. Knee deep in bog with no clear path. - So boggy! No path
Simon Myerscough hiked High Tove on October 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] C318 from Thirlmere [with] no-one else [weather] Lovely day, bright, cold & dry breezy at top
Nick Christian summited High Tove on September 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] Armbroth [with] Karen Brown [weather] Good Sunny - I Lost Karen, Left of rock & aim for the Cain!!!
Adrian Howard conquered High Tove on July 4th, 2014 [from/via/route] Armboth Car park
Andrew Douthwaite scaled High Tove on June 7th, 2020 [from/via/route] c318 [with] Hannah [weather] Cloudy with some sun - "Might be boggy" - it is when you get a bit lost...and keep well to the right of Castle Crag to a void a scramble down.
Richard Marshall walked up High Tove on January 19th, 2020 [from/via/route] C318 [with] Bo [weather] Sunny light cloud & very cold
Christina Lander climbed High Tove on October 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Armboth - Armboth Fell - High Tove - High Seat - Bleaberry Fell - Raven Crag - Armboth [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Cold, but mostly dry, & plenty of sunshine
Andrew Johnson bagged High Tove on September 30th, 2019 [from/via/route] Amboth to Castlerigg [weather] Sunny weather
John Tippins hiked High Tove on May 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walk c318 from Armboth car park, go4awalk.com. [with] Afia, Zahra and Farah. [weather] Overcast, low cloud, chilly, strong winds on top, some rain.
Dave Eyes summited High Tove on April 25th, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked at Armboth Carpark on the side of Thirlmere . walked up Fisher Gill path to Armboth crag then continued to visit High Tove cairn. We returned back across the bogland & headed north to skirt the forrest & eventually visit the top of Raven Crag. we returned by the same route. [with] Christine Eyes, Jenny Eyes, Dave Kennedy [weather] Nice day - cloudy to start but mostly dry. Ended sunny. Good views from Raven Crag.
Mark Price conquered High Tove on September 22nd, 2018 [from/via/route] From Watendlath NT Car Park & return on approach path start 12:30 returned 2:15 [with] Vicky Smith [weather] spastic drizzle with gusty winds - Very boggy towards the top, dampness made the approach & descent slippery
Jill Dean scaled High Tove on October 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] Borrowdale [with] Grez and dexter [weather] Windy & wet - Dads birthday weekend
Simon Boddy walked up High Tove on September 2nd, 2018 [from/via/route] Lodore [with] HF Holidays [weather] Cloudy with persistent light rain & mist at the summit
Andy Jakob climbed High Tove on August 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] from Legburthwaite to Grasmere via west side of Thirlmere, [with] colin AFWC [weather] Fab sun shine
Craig Steeland bagged High Tove on June 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Watendlath car park [with] Sue [weather] Hot & sunny with no wind.
Julian Parry hiked High Tove on February 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] C318 [with] Nuno Malo
Chris Sheard summited High Tove on September 20th, 2017 [from/via/route] Up & along from Armboth through slightly wet bog up to nice rise [with] George [weather] Started in light rain which reduced misty on top with to light blustery showers with broken sun - Very steep up & nice circuit - glad we took own view on weather
Phillip Bulley conquered High Tove on May 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Watendlath [with] Judith and Ruby. [weather] Sunny.
Anthony Scott scaled High Tove on March 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Armboth car park (free at the moment) [with] me [weather] 7 degrees, grey cloud at start but turned into a beautiful, blue sky day & 11 degrees. - Walk 318. Need wellies for this one! So boggy
Leon Harvey walked up High Tove on June 19th, 2016 [with] Solo
David Watson has climbed High Tove [from/via/route] From Watendlath via Ashness Bridge & Walla Crag [weather] Fine - Very boggy, especially The Pewits
Clive Ward bagged High Tove on July 3rd, 2016 [from/via/route] Armboth - see Armboth [with] On my own
Roddy Mcdougall hiked High Tove on April 21st, 2016 [from/via/route] Armbroth [weather] Dry, bright, sunny
David Noble summited High Tove on September 12th, 2015 [from/via/route] Armboth [with] Kelly and Jack [weather] Raining & very boggy
Tony Rogerson conquered High Tove on June 25th, 2010 [from/via/route] From Barrow Bay with Dock Tarn camp [with] Julie Pops & Baz [weather] Sunny
Christine Knowles scaled High Tove on September 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] Armboth, via Armboth Fell [with] Graham [weather] Good - Was quite boggy, but not nearly as bad as we had expected & as indicated by Wainwright & other walking websites. Views great.
Tracey Cowell walked up High Tove on June 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] Ashness Bridge/ Dodd/ High Seat/ High Tove/ High Seat/ Dodd/ Ashness Bridge [with] Solo [weather] Sunny then cloudy. Windy on summits. Ground not bad underfoot between High Seat & High Tove. Only had marginally wet feet!
Jon Mapp climbed High Tove on May 15th, 2015 [from/via/route] C318 [with] Suzzanné, Caroline and Robin [weather] Sunny - Glorious Day :-)
Michael Nolan bagged High Tove on May 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] thirlmere / amroth [weather] dry cold & cloudy - boggy but quiet even on bank holiday monday not the most exciting wainwright but keep it for a bank holiday if you want to be far from the madding crowd
Victoria Bates hiked High Tove on February 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] c318 [with] Mark
Kevin Parnham summited High Tove on December 31st, 2014 [from/via/route] From Armboth via Armboth Fell [with] Jo [weather] Ok but increasingly wet & windy - Usual wet & boggy walk.
Bella Wella conquered High Tove on September 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Thirlmere Dam [with] Rosemary & Paul
Joanne Mcgawley scaled High Tove on June 28th, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] Dry - 9.5 miles
Elaine Evans walked up High Tove on June 20th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Ashness Bridge, up to High Seat, across to High Tove, down to Watendlath & back to Ashness Bridge & Surprise View. [with] Sue [weather] Gorgeous day, clear & sunny, warm breeze. - Enjoyable day, most paths easy to follow, ground still boggy between High Seat & High Tove despite dry weather for several days so definitely a summer walk.
Harry Meijer climbed High Tove on June 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Grasmere to Keswick [with] The Lake District Walker
Lee Maddison bagged High Tove on February 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] c318 - From Armboth CP via Armboth Fell [with] Solo [weather] Cloudy - good visibility - rain stayed away -very strong wind on tops - Very boggy all the way round in February
Tim Buckley hiked High Tove on August 24th, 2013 [from/via/route] Arrived at 1.00pm from Armboth Fell. [with] Solo walk. [weather] Dull - Cut across the bog from Armboth Fell, fell knee deep in bog! Watch where you're going up here.
Wendy Carey summited High Tove during 1979 [from/via/route] Ashness [with] Family
Paul Hughes conquered High Tove on March 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] Armboth car park Thirlmere water. [with] Fleur. [weather] Cold &sunny, snow underfoot bitter winds
Dale Verrall scaled High Tove on November 10th, 2010 [from/via/route] Warned lath to Keswick [with] Amber [weather] Very sunny
Iain Taylor walked up High Tove on January 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] Nr Keswick NY 26926 20343
Wayne Baxter climbed High Tove on May 31st, 2010 [from/via/route] Walla Crag car park, Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, High Tove, Waterndlath, Walla Crag car park [with] Sue [weather] Sunny
Darren Mortimer bagged High Tove on January 13th, 2013 [from/via/route] Ashness bridge [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Snowing
Charlie Housley hiked High Tove on January 4th, 2013 [from/via/route] Watendlath NT car park & up the zig zag path, then along the plateau to the summit. [with] Solo. [weather] Pretty rubbish, but it has to be expected in January. - Nice view down towards Thirlmere & across to the Helvellyn ridge, but the top 300m is shrouded in mist.
Bill Rowlands summited High Tove on July 19th, 2012 [from/via/route] Thirlmere & Armboth Fell [with] Jake - the chocolate lab [weather] Cloudy but dry - enroute to High Seat & Bleaberry Fell
Andy Nicholls conquered High Tove on September 27th, 2011 [from/via/route] Armboth
Matthew Thomas, Michael Austin, Neil Smith, Patrick Rogozinski, Jenny Godfrey, Karen Lythgoe, Paul Riley, Wendy Sockett, David Butterfield, Melanie Dunn, David Kelley, David Kelley, Jo Dixon, John Walter, Mark Davidson, David Shaw, David Laws, Chris Bramley, Louis Smith, David Hickin, Patricia Dilley, Peter Clark, Simon Duerden, Louise Sandwith, Colin Egan, Jonathan Tobin, Steve Frank, Paul Booth, Tracey Cordes, Linda Mckeogh, Mike Walker, Trevor Williams, Raymond Barnett, Rob Barklamb, Paul Henderson, Gordon Allison, Jacqui Smith, John Cuthbert, Patrick Buckland, Ian Thomas, Jeanette Coward, Ray O'hara, Linda Walker, Libby Burns and Stephen Millington have all walked, climbed & bagged High Tove.
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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
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