Home The 214 Fells Map         Dove Crag Overview Height: 2,603 Feet 792 Metres Grid Ref: NY 374 104 Area: Eastern Ordnance Survey: OL5 Wainwright Guidebook: One Dove Crag is a mountain of sharp contrast. To the east its finest aspect, it presents a scarred and rugged face, a face full of character and interest. Here in small compass, is a tangle of rough country.   Map and Photo Gallery Dove Crag seen over Bakestones Moss. Dove Crag (far right) as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe. Dove Crag summit cairn.   There are 11 walks to choose from including Dove Crag Hartsop above How, Dove Crag & Stangs 23rd September 2023 ASCENT: 2,659 Feet - 810 Metres MILES: 8.1 WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Hartsop above How - Hart Crag - Dove Crag ROUTE: Deepdale Bridge - Gale Crag - Harstop above How - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - Bakestones Moss - Hunsett Cove - Stand Crags - Stangs - Dovedale Beck - Dovedale - Hartsop Hall - Brothers Water - Cow Bridge - Low Wood - Deepdale Bidge   Dove Crag via the Dovedale Valley 24th September 2022 ASCENT: 2,583 Feet - 787 Metres MILES: 7 WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Dove Crag - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd ROUTE: Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Dovedale - Houndshope Cove - Dove Crag - High Bakestones - Bakestones Moss - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Hartsop Hall - Brothers Water   The Fairfield Horseshoe 17th April 2022 ASCENT: 3,356 Feet - 1,024 Metres MILES: 10 WAINWRIGHTS: 8, Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike ROUTE: Pelter Bridge - A591 - Rydal Mount - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Rydal Fell - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Link Hause - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike - Low Sweden Bridge - Rydal Park - Rydal Mount - A591 - Pelter Bridge   Dove Crag via the Dovedale Valley 2nd October 2019 ASCENT: 2,583 Feet - 787 Metres MILES: 7 WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Dove Crag - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd ROUTE: Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Dovedale - Houndshope Cove - Dove Crag - High Bakestones - Bakestones Moss - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Hartsop Hall - Brothers Water   Dove Crag via the Dovedale Valley 8th October 2017 ASCENT: 2,583 Feet - 787 Metres MILES: 7 WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Dove Crag - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd ROUTE: Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Dovedale - Houndshope Cove - Priest Hole - Dove Crag - High Bakestones - Bakestones Moss - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Hartsop Hall - Brothers Water - Cow Bridge   Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks Walk 28 - A Scandale Skyline from Cow Bridge 18th August 2016 ASCENT: 4,932 Feet - 1,504 Meters MILES: 12.5 WAINWRIGHTS: 9, Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor (Stony Cove Pike) - Red Screes - Middle Dodd - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Hartsop above How ROUTE: Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor (Stony Cove Pike) - John Bell's Banner - St Raven's Edge - Kirkstone Pass - Red Screes - Smallthwaite Band - Middle Dodd - Top of Caiston Beck - Scandale Pass - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd - Black Brow - Bakestones Moss - Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Hartsop above How - Gale Crag - Low Wood - Cow Bridge - Hartsop   Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 3 The Fairfield Horseshoe 14th February 2016 ASCENT: 4,436 Feet - 1'352 Meters MILES: 13 WAINWRIGHTS: 9, Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike ROUTE: Pelter Bridge - A591 - Rydal Mount - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Greenhead Gill - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike - Low Sweden Copice - Rydal Park - Rydal Mount - A591 - Pelter Bridge   The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 17 -The Fairfield Horseshoe 20th June 2015 ASCENT: 3,558 Feet - 1,085 Metres MILES: 11.3 SUMMITS OVER 2,000 Ft: 10, Dove Crag - Hart Crag - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Rydal Fell (NY 356 095) - Rydal Fell (NY 356 093) Rydal Fell (NY 356 092) - Rydal Fell (NY 356 091) - Erne Crag - Heron Pike ROUTE: Miller Bridge – Rothay Park – Ambleside – Nook Lane - Nook End Farm - Low Sweden Bridge - Low Pike - High Pike – Dove Crag – Hart Crag – Link Hause – Fairfield – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Erne Crag - Nab Scar – Rydal Hall – Rydal Park – Scandale Bridge – Ambleside – Miller Bridge   An alternative Fairfield Horseshoe 29th November 2014 ASCENT: 4,500 Feet – 1,372 Meters MILES: 13.8 WAINWRIGHTS: 8, Red Screes – Little Hart Crag – Dove Crag – Hart Crag – Fairfield – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Nab Scar ROUTE: Miller Bridge – Rothay Park – Ambleside – Kirkstone Road – Snarker Pike – Red Screes – Scandale Pass – Little Hart Crag – Bakestones Moss – Dove Crag – Hart Crag – Link Hause – Fairfield – Great Rigg – Heron Pike – Nab Scar – Rydal Hall – Rydal Park – Scandale Bridge – Ambleside – Miller Bridge   The Fairfield Horseshoe 28th May 2011 ASCENT: 3,420 Feet MILES: 9 WAINWRIGHTS: 8, Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike (Scandale) & Low Pike ROUTE:     The Dovedale Horseshoe 15th August 2010 ASCENT: 2,760 Ft 841 Mtrs MILES: 7 WAINWRIGHTS: 5, Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Little Hart Crag High Hartsop Dodd ROUTE:     Back to top   sharkeysdream.co.uk