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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:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Eden (Carlisle)
Class:Birkett, Synge
(B,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 39244 12424
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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 563 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
GuyF04/04/3834
Snowy walk that got progressively worse in white out conditions!ejjohnstone04/12/2023
From Cowbridge up to Fairfield and back via Grisedale due to high windsPhilipChaston22/11/2023
Bahan10/11/2023
needanewdog01/10/2023
Bob & Duke Friday 22/9/2023 Z 1420 hrs.DukeNukem22/09/2023
From Bridge End, Patterdale. 13.5 km, 850 m asc. SW up the ridge to Gale Crag and Hartsop Above How, and continuing up to Hart Crag. S to Dove Crag, E to Little Hart Crag. Down the ridge to High Hartsop Dodd and back by Hartsop Hall and Brothers Water.SalmonJoe29/08/2023
A long hard day to pick up Gavel Pike, Cofa Pike and Gale Crag, involving going over St. Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Hart Crag and Hartsop-above-How. Well worth the effort. After the intial ascent the hardest part was the descent from Hart Crag. An outstanding walk.BURGESS07/07/2023
PhilD9629/05/2023
Rob Jackson18/05/2023
Hootsjimmie29/04/2023
9/9 Arnison Crag, Birks, Gavel Pike, St Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How and Gale Crag. All revisits, but two new ticks for my combined collection with Ian moving us closer to our Cumbrian Completion together. A damp morning, misty all day but nice walk.nickywood122/04/2023
Deepdale Horseshoe from deepdale bridge. Gale Crag; Hartsop above How; Hart Crag; Fairfield; Cofa Pike; St Sunday Crag; Birks; Arnison Crag.ytfckent15/04/2023
Gale Crag, Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Cofa Pike, St Sunday Crag, Gavel Pike, Birks, Arnison Cragkeithouk07/04/2023
Dawn Oldham07/04/2023
nigelcmason203/04/2023
mcbiydw203/04/2023
Ratboy8714/02/2023
Dave Sargent06/02/2023
8.7 miles and 2728 ft elevation. With Carl. Gale Crag, Hartsop above How, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Little Hart Crag, High Hartsop Dodd. Lovely sunny day but a bit windy!nell158305/02/2023
Wainwright Walk 30: Spider (Hartsop Above How)DavidHiner05/01/2023
From Deepdale Bridge. 7 km, 440 m asc. Up by Deepdale Park and the ridge over Gale Crag summit to Hartsop Above How summit (Gill Crag) Return same. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303382808SalmonJoe01/11/2022
daveyf200114/10/2022
16.6 miles 4785ft walk, Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Seat Sandal, St Sunday Crag, Birks and Arnison Crag from Sykeside Camping Park.stephenbuda10/10/2022
mickdavidson09/10/2022
RAYNET radio operator for safety cover of The Hodgson Brothers' Mountain Relay at Hart Crag Summit Checkpoint. https://www.strava.com/activities/7901480333higlett02/10/2022
Gale Crag > [TP 1870ft/ Wainwright's NE summit] > Hartsop Above How (Gill Crag - Hartsop Above How) > Erne Nest Crag (Blake Brow) > Dove Crag N cairn > Dove Crag > Dove Crag NE Spur Foot > Stand Crags > Stand Crags NE Top > Stand Crags Far NE Top > [Stangs North Top] from GR: NY 40275 13385ronaldo33304/09/2022
Wander round Deepdalemunkyennui21/08/2022
Repeat ascent. Circuit from Patterdale: Arnison Crag, Birks, Gavel Pike, St Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How, Gale Crag.vuirich06/08/2022
Arnison Crag, Birks, St Sunday, Fairfield, Hartsop Above HowBarns15030/07/2022
Craig6706/07/2022
Deepdale horseshoe from Patterdale. Arnison Crag, Birks, Gavel Pike, St.Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How and Gale Crag.alunrees3910/04/2022
Clach Liath26/03/2022
TheWanderer2725/03/2022
With Sue from Cow Bridge, on 2nd Round of WRs, nice horseshoe of Hartsop Above How and Dove Crag. Return via impressive Dovedale. Excellent views between cloud, cold often sunny but path often covered in ice and hard snow. Fading light had to mis out Stangs.Frank21/01/2022
pwithnall16/01/2022
A circular walk on the fells above Hartsop, visiting Rest Dodd, The Nab, Satura Crag, Brock Crags (both summits), Buck Crag, Heck Crag, Angletarn Pikes (both summits), Stony Rigg, Gale Crag, and Hartsop Above How. 23km with 1500m ascent in 7h 50m. (S)silveracorn_alan21/12/2021
Christo197921/11/2021
amblemark16/11/2021
Jill Robertson16/11/2021
amblemark22/10/2021
2 years later back again post COVID for RAYNET radio comms for the Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay. My checkpoint was Hart Crag.higlett03/10/2021
Last of our 8 hills in a loop above Deepdale Common from Patterdale.DanMaisieBex25/09/2021
10 mile run. Arnison Crag, Birks, Gavel Pike, St Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How, Gale Crag.quadbarrel03/09/2021
Hillsidenick02/09/2021
Up through Low Wood from Cowbridge car park. Solo.Dangerous Dave25/08/2021
Bruckner723/08/2021
mcbiydw215/08/2021
trimarc210/08/2021
amblemark02/07/2021