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Name:Dove Crag
Hill number:2533
Height:792m / 2598ft
Parent (Ma):2521  Fairfield
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Leven (Ulverston)
Watershed:Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 37456 10435
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:50m
Col:742m  NY370108  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL5S OL7N
Observations:rock 15m N at NY 37458 10451 is slightly higher than edge of cairn but higher ground may exist under cairn
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 2033 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Scandale, Little Hart Crg, High Hartsop Dodd, Dove Crag and back via Scandaletrimarc221/02/2024
Ftom Ambleside. Round of Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Red Screes, Raven Crag, and Snarker Pike.10.5 mlsmart079713/02/2024
Mountain Leader Summer Award Assessment Day 2/5. Mountain day, leadership, steep ground and nav day. Brothers Water into Dovedale, and up the right hand side of the beck into Houndshope Cove, over Dove Crag and descent via The Stangs. Light rain, W'ly 10mph, Limited vis and high ground water (causing some discussion & route choice changes)higlett19/11/2023
From Ambleside via Low pike and High Pike. As part of Colins 60th Birthday old Bedans weekend reunion.Mr Chainsaw11/11/2023
The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside. Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Heron Pike N Top, Heron Pike & Nab Scar. 21km with 1270m ascent in 7h 40m.silverwolf_alan30/10/2023
Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pike North Top, Heron Pike, Nab Scarkeithouk29/10/2023
7th time around the fabulous Fairfield Horseshoe, on a glorious sunny clear, calm autumn day, with low mist in the valleys to start. A beautiful day to be on the Lakeland Fells, with L. Overnight frost on the grass but warm in the sun then inevitably chilly in a breeze on top. Saw a lonesome foxhoud looking for its pack -peering into the corries, but ignoring us people. We heard a horn in the far distance.Chris Pearson12/10/2023
Part of a very painful horseshoeSophsky08/10/2023
Parked in Ambleside.anti clockwise Fairfield horseshoe with out and back addition of Stone Arthur. 6 hours 9 Wainwrights. Misty morning clearing to give great views.Longwojo08/10/2023
The Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike.sms.3702/09/2023
Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab scar,Heroin pike,Stone arthur,Great rigg,Fairfield,Hart crag,Dove crag,High pike,Low pike. Hike with SiNicefish02/09/2023
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
Fairfield Horseshoe Me, Emma , Nick , Marymikethomas26/08/2023
Fairfield Horseshoetrimarc209/08/2023
Fairfield Horseshoe. Summer Holiday with Simon to Ambleside August 2023.dancingqueen10107/08/2023
R Richard Tait24/07/2023
Rydal to Grasmere solo adventure - Fairfield Horseshoe plus St Sundays CragFionalevey29/06/2023
Walked from Ambleside.Wandelaar21/06/2023
Fairfield Horseshoe on a glorious day with a fresh breeze to take the sting out of the sun. Re-visits fr Nab Scar (3) Heron Pikes N&S (2) Great Rigg (2) Fairfield (3) and Hart Crag (2). New tops Dove Crag, High Pike and Low Pike. With Ben.ytfckent15/06/2023
Altered Rydal Horseshoe/Fairfield Round to tick off the remaining Ws in the area. Stone Arthur, Fairfield then down to Ambleside via High & Low Pikes. Ran in 3h to catch the last bus back, great motivation!Barns15028/05/2023
R K Joss leg 2 recce Richard Tait25/05/2023
Fairfield horseshoe 4 hours to complete. First big hike back as part of trainingNCurtis20/05/2023
Part of Fairfield horseshoe.munkyennui19/05/2023
From Hart Crag, on towards Little Hart Cragjeffpl17/05/2023
Low Pike, High Pike (Scandale), Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pik and Nab ScarP333ebz07/05/2023
Sunny and clear day.Amanda&JamesExplore15/04/2023
Stuart & Duke Friday 7th/4/2023 Z 14:56 hrs.DukeNukem07/04/2023
From Pelter Bridge as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe.alunrees4026/02/2023
8.7 miles & 2728 ft elevation. With Carl. Hartsop above How, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd. Lovely sunny views but a tad windy!nell158305/02/2023
Crossed from Little Hart Crag in tiring soft snow, dropped back to see cairn on High Bakestones then up to summit - lovely clear views W incl Gt Gable, Pillar, Scafells. Cold NW wind though.NorfolkPT2116/01/2023
R Richard Tait05/12/2022
Snarker Pike, Raven Crag, Red Screes, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthurkeithouk04/12/2022
Fairfield Horseshoe (Clockwise), with Jayne and Tim (not to mention Stanley).JMDobb19/11/2022
Sykeside campsite to Red Screes, Little Hart Crag, Dove Crag, and Hart Crag.Peter Fieldsend25/10/2022
Lakes with Wife visionset17/09/2022
From Ambleside. 17.5 km, 1030 m asc. To Rydal Hall and up the ridge over Nab Scar, Heron Pike (Rydal), Heron Pike North Top [Rydal Fell] and Great Rigg to Fairfield summit. Down the ridge over Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike (Scandale) and Low Pike summits. Mild, misty. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720302245951SalmonJoe11/09/2022
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
Aged 12. Third hill on the Fairfield Horseshoe.Mollyb27/08/2022
From Grasmere and up Stone Arthur and along to Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag and Little Hart Crag and down to Ambleside from the Scandale Pass. I may have climbed some of these hills back in 1996 but can’t recall if I had reached the summits or not. So after a long wait I’ve revisited them all. Weather hot and sunny views to the Pennines and Southern Scotland. Time just under 5 hours for 11 miles.isabelle09/08/2022
With Gabi and Graeme runningFionalevey05/08/2022
QUALITY MOUNTAIN DAY Byron, Beth, Mark, Nic, Evie. Got up early and hiked the very long way up Helvellyn. Met Shane the Shepard with 3 fantastic dogs. Met Dad and Richard at Griesdale Tarn. B&B only 1 major argument. Felt really fit, knees hurt a bit on descent. Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Dollywaggon Pike, High Crag, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Lower ManMbassett03/08/2022
Fairfield HorseshoePhilipChaston25/07/2022
First ever Wainwrights route climbed on my own. Early start - got up 04:40 and at bottom of Red Screes by 07:40. Then onto Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag down to High Hartsop Dodd then retraced steps and along to Dove Crag. Back down valley of Caiston Glen and back along track along road. Approx 15.5-16km. Hot and sunny.River-Girl16/06/2022
Fairfield horseshoe. With K.sebastiencale01/05/2022
Ascent from Brothers Water CPHillBaggerIan25/04/2022
WBMCDARRENG09/04/2022
With WBMCJohn Lee09/04/2022
walk Brothers Water to Ambleside over 7 topstrimarc203/04/2022
Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside. Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Rydal Fell, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Low Pike and High Pike.alunrees3926/03/2022
With: hb sb ab; Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside via High Sweden Bridge (meeting JMF on Fairfield). Descent via Nab Scar to Rydal Hall and back to Ambleside. Stunning morning, cloudier afternoon.Ian Baines08/03/2022