Dovedale Horseshoe

Sun 14 Jan 2007

Route: Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - High Hartsop Dodd - Little Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Hartsop Above How - Cow Bridge

Distance: 6.75 miles

Ascent: 2,750ft

Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

With: David Hall

Notes:

Very windy on the tops, rain and sleet showers

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Looking across an enlarged Brothers Water to Hartsop Dodd

The track to Hartsop Hall by the side of Brothers Water

Kirkstone Pass with Rough Edge on the left and Middle Dodd on the right

Hartsop Hall with High Hartsop Dodd directly behind and Middle Dodd on the left

Our direct route up High Hartsop Dodd

Brothers Water from high up on High Hartsop Dodd

The twin tops of Little Hart Crag from High Hartsop Dodd's summit

Hartsop Above How from the path up onto Dove Crag

Part of the wall and a very small patch of snow at Dove Crag's summit

Just follow the wall to Hart Crag from Dove Crag

Looking over Rydal Beck to Heron Pike from our ascent of Hart Crag

Windermere catches some sun

Looking down on the Hartsop Above How ridge from Hart Crag

The path to Hartsop Above How

Hart Crag (left) and Greenhow End leading onto Fairfield (right) from Hartsop Above How

Kirkstone Pass

The hamlet of Hartsop and Brothers Water

Kirkstone Pass from above Brothers Water

Previous Walk: Swinside (Sat 13 Jan 2007)

Next Walk: A bit of grit on Haystacks (Wed 17 Jan 2007)

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