DOVEDALE ROUND - HARTSOP

[susanmyatt]

Monday promised to be a lovely day so we were up early and parked up at Cow Bridge car park near to Brothers Water.

Our Route

The previous photo was taken later in the week from Brock Crags. This allowed us a leg stretching walk alongside the lake towards Hartsop Hall and to the base of our first steep ascent, High Hartsop Dodd at 519m.

Our first Wainwright of the day

Although hard work we soon gained height and the views to Angletarn Pikes and Brock Crags were brilliant.

Angletarn Pikes/Brock Crags

Also the valley floor was opening up and Place Fell appearing larger

Valley floor

Time for a photo shoot

Yours truly

After a very steep last section we were on the summit of High Hartsop Dodd

Summit with Little Hart Crag behind

We set off for the next top of Little Hart Crag with the occaisional backward glance of our route

Back to High Hartsop Dodd

To our right we could see the round of our route and St. Sunday Crag appearing

St.Sunday Crag

As we reached Little Hart Crag at 637m we could see down Scandale Pass

Scandale Pass

Summit of Little Hart Crag

We crossed the flattish section to the base of the climb to take us on to the Fairfield Horseshoe and then to Dove Crag

Climb to Dove Crag, looking towards,Knott,Rampsgill,Kidsty,High St etc

Summit of Dove Crag at 792m

We could see so many fells on this crystal clear day, miles to the east and west

View to Western Fells beyond Fairfield Horseshoe

We slogged our way up the boulder strewn Hart Crag, our 4th Wainwright of the day and our highest point at 822m, we could see Helvellyn clearly.

Hart Crag summit

We could see clearly towards Heron Pike

Towards Heron Pike

Also we could see our descent down towards Hartsop Over How, what a glorious October day

Our descent

The descent off Hart Crag was very rocky and very steep and hard work for little legs

Hart Crag descent

Stunning views everywhere

It seemed a long walk through boggy parts to reach the summit of Hartsop Over How at 580m

Summit of Hartsop Over How

Place Fell

It was then a trudge along the ridge and down to the valley bottom and back to the car and luckily a short drive to our cottage rather tha a long drive home Total ascent was 1335m

[mountain coward]

Great post - I love the Hartsop Dodds and Middle Dodd! You're making me really miss that area...

[canisp]

A grand walk, good to see these hills again and reminisce , i did them the opposite way round a few months ago and at the time thought it would be quite a steep hike up the ridge to High Hartsop Dodd, as i was descending it. Can only imagine AW loved the view from High Hartsop Dodd as it hardly has any re ascent to make it a separate hill.

Ps you missed ticking Little Hart Crag off in Hewitts included on this walk:

[susanmyatt]

Thanks Canisp, I don't know which way is best, it is a trudge to the foot of Hart Crag your way and its very rock strewn to the top and then as you say the steep descent of High Hartsop with tired legs That day we could hear the stags bellowing in the next valley and we were lucky to see them a couple of days later, see next walk.Thanks Sue

[37lumleyst]

As always a cracking report with reems of great photos - I love that part of the Lakes but dont know it as well as I'd like to

[susanmyatt]

It was such a lovely day it was hard what to leave out, thanks to digital we take around 150 or more on a walk like that, my husband will put remaining walks on the site on saturday, we visited Angle Tarn and how wonderful is that, the photo's don't do it justice, thanks Sue