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Name:Little Harter Fell
Hill number:3821
Height:681m / 2234ft
Parent (Ma):2528  High Street
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Kent
Watershed:Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth
Class:Birkett
(B)
Grid ref:NY 46894 09447
Summit feature:small cairn on rock
Drop:11m
Col:670m  NY468094  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
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Survey:obvious summit
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Sheltered from the wind enough for a banana butty and a beer. Beats Kendal mintcakeAlphaville19908/03/2024
With Pops from Mardale Head car park. Very low cloud but no rain! little Harter fell, Harter Fell, The Knowe, Brown Howe, Kentmere Pike & Shipman Knotts. No views but lovely route, descended to Sandhills then back across Gatescarth Oass. 10.3 miles 3203 ft elevation.nell158331/12/2023
Mardale circuit. 5 of 9thekirkie pirate12/10/2023
Hike with hiking Manchester: Rough Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Branstree, Branstree North East Top, Selside Pike. Winds up to 50mph, fog and rain at times but some good views at each end of the hike.Lazylizzie07/10/2023
Longsleddale Horseshoe with Jim, Jus and Cat from the (limited!) parking at Sadgill, via Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat. Visibility about 20 yards - good to be able to follow the fence throughout! Easy, grassy walking all the way, managed to get round just about before torrential rain arrived.wheresthepath30/09/2023
Laura Kay and Flo continuation on from Harter fellLauralj8412/02/2023
Short diversion off route to Adam Seat.PGCE28/01/2023
Circular hike around the head of Mardale. From the car park at the head of Haweswater, up to Gatesgarth Pass, then past Little Harter Fell to Harter Fell, down to Nan Bield Pass, and up to Mardale Ill Bell. Then across to Thornthwaite Crag, and back along the broad track to the trig on High Street, before dropping down to the Straits of Riggindale. From here visiting The Knott, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, and High Raise in quick succession. Found a new way down via Low Raise, and the SE Ridge to Haweswater, taking in Castle Crag for the first time with its fine view along the way. A perfect day with sun, frozen ground, and many walkers out. 19.7km with 1100m ascent taking 7 hours.silverwolf_alan02/01/2023
From Sadgill, Longsleddale. 12.5 km, 670 m asc. Cross the River Sprint and head S and W to the top of the Kentmere track then N up the wall to Shipman Knotts summit. Continuing over Kentmere Pike and Harter Fell summits. E over Little Harter Fell to Gatescarth Pass and down the track S to Sadgill. Sunny, warm. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303656959SalmonJoe13/11/2022
Wainwright Walk 16: Spider (High Street, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, Branstree & Selside Pike)DavidHiner29/10/2022
5 of 9 starting at lowfield lane near the bridleway at green quarter. Easy from Adam seat. Weather terribleThe-Z-Man27/10/2022
From Mardale Head car park, visiting Blea Water and on to Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell. Good visibility.Argentum6616/01/2022
With Luna. CCW Loop. From Sadgill NY 4836 0569.masmith24/09/2021
On the way up to Harter Fell. Solo.Dangerous Dave23/09/2021
From Sadgill via Gatesgarth Pass: Little Harter Fell - Adams Seat - Branstree - Branstree NE - Selside - Nabs Crag - Howes - Tarn Crag - Harrop Pike - Grey Crag - Great Howe. Descent off Great Howe straight down to Sadgill. 21.6km, 1084m ascent.stevem7616/09/2021
Short-ish walk from Mardale Head by Haweswater to pick up 2 Wainwrights.atreides788711/09/2021
Started and finished at the Haweswater head carpark and took an anti-clockwise circuit around the surrounding tops to reduce the impact of the strong gusting wind - Rough Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Lingmell End, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam Seat, Branstree, High Howes, Selside Pike and Brown Howe; returning via the Old Corpse Road. Great walk, superb views, good terrain, just under 5 hours with lots of stops for waterproofs on and off.summitter13/08/2021
Circuit of the Mardale skyline from Burn Banks - Wether Hill, Red Crag, High Raise, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell - Harter Fell - Branstree (both tops) - Selside Pike - Hare Shaw and four of the minor tops in Naddle ForestGary Heath27/05/2021
Solo fr Haweswater car park, delightfully up to Nan Bield, in blue skies, sunshine, views! Bagged Mardale Ill Bell and returned over Nan Bield to Harter Fell, then jogged easily S and SE to Kentmere Pike, retraced steps NW and N over Harter Fell then along to here and down easy if rocky path to huge Gatescarth Pass path and down to car, drove to Dad's.NorfolkPT2116/04/2021
With Steve Neile, from Mardale Head via Gatesgarth Pass, en route to Harter Fell. Descent via Nan Bield Pass & Small Water. Snow in drifts on higher ground and quite deep in places. Views were stunning!Gazza195105/12/2020
With Sue from Haweswater Cp, via Nan Beild Pass, Mardale Ill Bell, Lingmell Fell. Harter Fell, Lt Harter and Adam Seat. return Gatesgarth Pass. Excellent visibility and high cloud but cold wind.Frank01/12/2020
From Mardale Head car park via Gatescarth Pass to Adam Seat and Little Harter Fell.dgresty18/09/2020
Rough Crag to Selside Pike from Haweswater. On the route from Harter Fell to Branstree. Left the crowds behind on the Kentmere Horseshoe and into the quiet stuff. Perfect hiking weather on a rare sunny day for this summer.Jake99424/08/2020
from SadgillInnes3119/08/2020
walked with Jamesjonsutterby7116/08/2020
Grey Crag - Thornthwaite N Top - Thornthwite Crag - Mardale Ill Bell - Lingmell End - Harter Fell - Little Harter Fell - Adam Seat - Kentmere Pike - Goat Scar - Shipman Knotts - Castle Crag - Yoke - Rainsborrow Crag - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag (again!) - Hartsop DoddMrChris198009/08/2020
From: Sadgill, Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike and Harter FellRWG19/07/2020
from Mardale Head Car Park, in a round with Hater Fell, Mardale Ill Bell and High Street descending down Long Stile to Rough Cragrossdrummond19/06/2020
SoloVin03/01/2020
From Adam Seat KeithByTheC03/01/2020
Coming off Harter Fell in snow. With Damian, Eire & Alfie.Dangerous Dave26/12/2019
Nan Bield Pass, Harter Fell, The Knowe, Brown Howe, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adams Seat, Gatescarth Pass whiskybottle25/08/2019
From SW end Haweswater.jonglew13/04/2019
With Suzanne. Very wintry conditions with drifting snow in places, very strong winds and hail/snow at times.dc9610/03/2019
Mardale Head > Little Harter Fell > Harter Fell > Mardale Ill Bell > High Street > The Knott > Rampsgill Head > Kidsty Pike > High Raise (Mardale) > Low Raise > Castle Crag > Mardale Head. Just Me and H, Very Cold and cloudy but all tops clear and next to no wind.johnkaysleftleg02/01/2019
Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat from Haweswater.rhalstead22/12/2018
Partner in a 2 person overnight expedition. Other walker Iain MacIntyre. Walk from Mardale Head to Mosedale Cottage (mountain bothy) via Kidsty Pike, Ramsgill Head, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell and Little Harter Fell. Weather warm, fine clear, excellent views of many tops.higlett17/11/2018
With K en route to Harter FellAshley30/04/2018
With MaryChet196231/03/2018
Mardale Head car park, Small Water, Nan Bield Pass, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam's Seat, Branstree, Branstree North East Top, Selside Pike, Brown Howe. Some soft snow on the ground and cloudy at first with some light snow, with clear views from the summits and the sun increasing through the day.Fell_wanderer30/03/2018
The High Street Circular from Mardale Head to tick High Street off this time as a Marilyn. Visited Adam Seat, Little Harter Fell, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Kidsty Pike. 19km with 1070m ascent in 6h30m. (S)silveracorn_alan24/03/2018
From Sadgillbardolph05/10/2017
Parked at Mardale Head, then up to Old Corpse Road, Selside, Branstree, Little Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, descent via Riggingdale Crag.Delta6812/08/2017
With Clare, Éire, Evan, Sail, Danú, Coel & Alfie. On our way down from Harter Fell.Dangerous Dave10/08/2017
Sun and cloud with a strong wind and very clear with good views all round. Started from Sadgil and first went up Cocklaw Fell as it was an odd one previously missed. Then superb ridge walk over Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat to the Gatescarth Pass and back down Longsleddale.BURGESS07/06/2017
From Mardale Head, via Gatescarth Pass on route to Harter Fell. Descent via Nan Bield Pass and Small Waterafoster29/04/2017
Ascent from Mardale Head car park - 16km loop - weather dreadful - even snow at one point! Strange weather for an Easter Sunday. Lots of 'Happy Easters' when passing the 10 or so walkers we saw. Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam Seat and descent back to Mardale Head. With GFE.Fionalevey16/04/2017
Another fantastic blue sky winters day.jocks105/01/2017
Quick late afternoon snatch. My first visit to the Haweswater valley and not disappointed. Haweswater car park, Small Water, Nan Bile pass, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adams Seat, Gatesgarth pass and down to car park. Surprised to find later Harter fell my second highest incomplete Wainwright.Mark T13/07/2016
Round from Mardale Head Mardale Ill Bell Harter Fell Branstree Corpse RoadNorthender06/05/2016