Little Hart Crag
637m (2091ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,737ft (834m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Caiston Beck - Cow Bridge - Brothers Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) |
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| 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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,551ft (1,082m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ambleside - Snarker Pike - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike (Scandale) - Low Pike (Scandale) - High Sweden Bridge - Ambleside
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| 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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| 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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| 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
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Little Hart Crag
Sarah Moore walked up Little Hart Crag on December 30th, 2025 [from/via/route] c351 route - but started at Sykeside as staying in the bunkhouse. East start & don't feel like I've missed anything! [with] A day on my own - not done that in a while. [weather] Great winter conditions. Clear to start until I got to Red Screes but the cloud came in & I even felt a touch of snow! Perfect but very cold & essential to be wrapped up properly. - Loved it - it felt slow; particularly going up Middle Dodd, but this was never about racing & it was so icy & slippery in places. I did NOT expect the view as I hit the Red Screes trig - & to be able to see to the coast... just wow. Not many people out - didn't see anyone for an hour & a half, & only 5 groups all the way round - perfect.
Jason Aspinall climbed Little Hart Crag on May 1st, 2025 [from/via/route] Brothers Water [weather] Sunny
Andrew Gayne bagged Little Hart Crag on April 30th, 2025 [from/via/route] From Brothers Water [with] Becky Gayne [weather] Really sunny & hot day. Hottest day of the year - Overnight stay in Ambleside & then a long walk from Brothers Water also taking in Middle Dodd, Red Screes & High Hartsop Dodd
David Higginbottom hiked Little Hart Crag on April 30th, 2025 [from/via/route] Walk 351 very nice walk but tough at start [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear & nice & sunny
Ian Ashton summited Little Hart Crag on April 2nd, 2022 [with] Solo - Done 2nd time 29/09/24 with jph
James Hughes conquered Little Hart Crag on June 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] Red Screes & Little Hart Crag from Cow Bridge c351 - From Brotherswater Inn [weather] Clear - Post walk pint in Brotherswater Inn... stiff climb up Middle Dodd, meander down to Little Hart Crag passing group of older walkers.
Kate Peacock scaled Little Hart Crag on July 5th, 2024 [from/via/route] From Cow Bridge free car park [with] Me, Sheila & Skye [weather] Cloudy & windy, had to layer up however no rain. Underfoot was slippy
Angeline Grieveson walked up Little Hart Crag on November 20th, 2022 [with] Dotty
John Ramsbottom climbed Little Hart Crag on October 24th, 2022 [from/via/route] walk c351 [with] Lola/ Skratch [weather] dry/ windy
Christine Shepherd bagged Little Hart Crag on September 30th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked as part of the Scandale Beck Horizon walk c230 [with] Miriam [weather] Bright & clear - I climbed this again on 1.3.10 on a sunny winter's day as part of the Dovedale round. The summit was covered in deep snow. Walking was hard work but the views were spectacular. Did the Dovedale round again in the opposite direction on 10.07.2021. Climbed again after visiting The Priest Hole on 2.4.2022
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Looking East to the snowy fell tops of Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and High Street from the summit of Little Hart Crag
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