OS Map 90
Start Grid Ref 403134
Distance walked 10 km’s
Height Gain 800 metres
29 March 2009
I left the car park through a gate, then immediately followed the path that heads steeply up the hillside through Low Wood to reach the ridge, which i then followed to the summit of Hartsop above How.
- On Hartsop above How looking to Link Cove with Hart Crag on the left
- On the way up Hart Crag looking to Scrubby Crag on the right
- Hart Crag on the left, Scrubby Crag in the centre
- Going up steep ground on Hart Crag with Scrubby Crag in the centre
The weather was sunny with blue skies, but with a strong wind blowing i needed to put a second jacket on as i sat for some time on the summit.
- High on Hart Crag looking back to Hartsop above How
- Wall going over Dove Crag
- Near Dove Crag summit looking to High Street in the distance
- Looking to Dove Crag summit
I then followed a broad ridge which narrowed a little and steepened as height was gained. The snow was shallow and soft and i soon reached the summit of Hart Crag, the wind was much stronger now so after a few photo’s i quickly headed off for Dove Crag.
- Crags on Dove Crag
- The Cape in the distance, sometimes known as St Sunday Crag
- Descending High Hartsop Dodd in the direction of Brothers Water
- Low down on the NNE ridge of High Hartsop Dodd
There is not much shelter on the summit of Dove Crag and so i carried on in the direction of Little Hart Crag, stopping for lunch behind some rocks lower down the hill.
- Looking east across Brothers Water
- Looking east across Brothers Water
- Looking across Brothers Water to Angletarn Pikes
- Looking east across Brothers Water
A few metre’s of height gain put me on Little Hart Crag, i then turned north east and headed to the final summit of the day, High Hartsop Dodd and although a wainwright its just a minor bump along the way. A steep descent NNE took me to Brothers Water, then a short stroll back to the car park.
Surprised there's still so much snow on the tops!
