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| Name: | Gale Crag |
| Hill number: | 3834 |
| Height: | 512m / 1680ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2521 Fairfield |
| RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumbria (CoU) |
| Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
| Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 39242 12423 |
| Summit feature: | rock |
| Drop: | 13m |
| Col: | 499m NY391123  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
| Observations: | this rock is about 60cm higher than rock 45m NE (NY 39279 12450) at E end of series of little rocky tops |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 423 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Cow bridge one more straggler picked up. | jocks1 | 24/06/2019 |
| With NB from Cow Bridge, nice horseshoe of Dove Crag and Little Hart Crag. Clear then light rain. | Frank | 16/04/2019 |
| Gale Crag, Hartsop above How, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Little Hart Crag,High Hartsop Dodd. From Brotherswater with FR | Bheinn | 16/04/2019 |
| With Sue, on a trial backpack for TGOC, in fine weather from Patterdale. | Phreerunner | 13/04/2019 |
| With: hb tp mt; Up Birks then St. Sunday Crag from Patterdale. Down to Deepdale Hause then using crampons up Cofa Pike onto Fairfield. Across to Hart Crag then down Hartsop above How back to Patterdale. | Ian Baines | 11/02/2019 |
| With: ib tp mt; Up Birks then St. Sunday Crag from Patterdale. Down to Deepdale Hause then using crampons up Cofa Pike onto Fairfield. Across to Hart Crag then down Hartsop above How back to Patterdale. | Helen Baines | 11/02/2019 |
| With J | GCW | 05/02/2019 |
| From High Bieldside, Hartsop | rfoster | 06/10/2018 |
| Circular walk from Cow bridge with Foot Loose members | Grey Hare | 06/05/2018 |
| From Patterdale YHA with Jago, Dave, Steve G, Tim and Adrian, 15.7km in 6h 18m on an at times windy day but bright and sunny: Gale Crag - Hartsop Above How - Hart Crag - Fairfield - Cofa Pike - St Sunday Crag - Gavel Pike. Bypassed Birks (done before) on route down. | stevem76 | 28/04/2018 |
| From Sykeside to Deepdale Bridge and then up to Gale Crag, Hartsop above How, Hart Crag and Dove Crag. Descent via Scandale Pass and Caiston Glen. | lindslow | 13/04/2018 |
| Parked in Patterdale, Deepdale Bridge, Gale Crag, Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Cofa Pike, Gavel Pike, Birks. Mostly clear with some sun and good views, strong cold win with the snow mostly melted away. | Fell_wanderer | 29/01/2018 |
| Usual route up through Low Wood from the NT car park at the north end of Brothers Water. Wet and windy. With Damian, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 24/12/2017 |
| A circuit from Brothers Water via Middle Dodd / Red Screes | MrD | 07/08/2017 |
| long walk up Above Hartsop How | Tobo1969 | 03/07/2017 |
| From Cow Bridge on a warm,but mostly overcast,day-Stangs-Dove Crag-Hart Crag-Hartsop Above How-Gale Crag.With Catman. | oscarrosie | 14/06/2017 |
| With Oscar.Descent to Cow Bridge via Low Wood exremely tedious. | catman | 14/06/2017 |
| Gale Crag, Hartsopp above How, Hart Crag, Dove Crag and Stangs. Beautiful weather, great conditions!! | Alunrees33 | 26/03/2017 |
| (Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran (Start/Parking point) Cow Bridge - Gale Crag - Hartsop Above How - Hart Crag - Priest Hole Cave - Dove Crag - High Bakestones (Scandale Head) - Little Heart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Brotherswater - Cow Bridge. | redbob | 03/02/2017 |
| Ascent with Mat Riding from Bridgend in deep snow from an altitude of around 500m on return trip to Hart Crag. Avoided final steep scramble to Hart Crag summit by traversing across snow bank to reach saddle on ridge between Hart Crag and Dove Crag. | pwhitaker_1966 | 24/11/2016 |
| After parking at Deepdale Bridge an easy climb before heading to Hartsop Above How with GB. | bolton | 23/11/2016 |
| ,Parked in large layby at Deepdale Bridge at 399194 (Space for about 12 cars) - Waymarked RoW up through trees to wall - Good path alongside wall to summit rock - Continued to Hartsop Above How. (PM) | gerrybowes | 23/11/2016 |
| 508 bus stop at Deepdale to 555 at Grasmere over Hart Crag and Fairfield. Classic. | Eddie | 14/09/2016 |
| A long walk Arnison Crag, Birks, Gravel Pike, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, cola Pike, Hart Crag Hartsop Above How and finally up Gale Crag 13 miles done a very hard walk | Tobo1969 | 18/08/2016 |
| Solo | dentalchimp | 14/08/2016 |
| middle dodd, high hartsop dodd, little hart crag, stangs, hartsop above how, gale crag, C/W from 402113 | robertphillips | 24/06/2016 |
| with Nick, Paul, Karen & Millie | Jacqdaw | 21/06/2016 |
| On the way to Hartsop above How | Haygalzer | 11/05/2016 |
| 25 in 25 recce. | screeleep | 30/03/2016 |
| From Patterdale on a circuit including St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Hart Crag and all the little tops. | jonglew | 27/02/2016 |
| Patterdale circuit - Cow Bridge over Arnison Crag, St Sunday crag, Fairfield, Hartsop over How, Cow Bridge. Great winter walk with some wind but clear skies. | Ajm0310 | 03/02/2016 |
| In Kendal for YFA and drove to Cow Bridge, walked up ridge heading for Hartsop Above How. | Skip | 30/01/2016 |
| Final top on the Deepdale Horseshoe. Feels like an endless descent from the high fells with still a fair way to go. | Jake994 | 10/10/2015 |
| solo, great inversion, from Cow Bridge, completion week. | Lou | 08/09/2015 |
| From Cow gate carpark late evening walk | iannotts | 30/08/2015 |
| With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 06/08/2015 |
| Walked as part of annual AW Walk Deepdale Horseshoe.11 in attendance. Sunny with a strong cold wind on top of ridge. Visited the Priest Hole. | rwinrow | 27/06/2015 |
| On return from Hart Crag | marketherton | 21/05/2015 |
| KeithByTheC | 29/11/2014 | |
| From Cow Bridge steep climb up nose of High Hartsop Dodd onto Little Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Hart Crag and Hartsop above How. Descent off Hart Crag over crags can be avoided to the right. After Gale Crag the descent NNE through Low Wood a knee killer. | Grasmoor | 14/10/2014 |
| parked at Cow Bridge. Gale Crag, Hartsopp Above How ( Gill Crag ), Hart Crag, Dove Crag and Stangs. | AlunRees31 | 26/08/2014 |
| Deepdale round | IainPeeks | 24/08/2014 |
| Ascended on way down from Hartsop Above How en route to Patterdale. | The Playful Pig | 24/08/2014 |
| Started at Cow Bridge, steeply up through wood then bracken slopes to ridge, along this passing Gale Crag on way to Hartsop above How. | Aye Jimmy | 20/07/2014 |
| Up to Dove Crag, then down Litle Hart Crag | Northender | 18/07/2014 |
| Came down this way as an escape route from horrendous weather further up | bardolph | 15/04/2014 |
| First warm day of Spring - made the most of it with a walk in Patterdale. Patter dale - Hartsop Above How - Hart Crag - Fairfield - St Sunday Crags | richoakes | 30/03/2014 |
| From Cow Bridge with Dan, Gemma and Tom on a wild December day with high winds, rain and low clouds. Over (appropriately) Gale Crag, Hartsop above How and on to Hart Crag. Then back via an excellent path through Dovedale. | Glenelg | 07/12/2013 |
| Realised when leaving the car that I had left my butties in the fridge at home. Decided to soldier on though. | Si's 2nd round | 20/11/2013 |
| Immediately south of the gate at the Cow Bridge car park an easy to follow, but steep, path leads upwards directly to the summit ridge. From here it is an easy amble to the top. | moorsman | 26/06/2013 |