Meet time 08:45am
Start time 09:00am
Start point: Cow Bridge car park near Brother’s Water NY402133
Postcode: CA110NZ
(Estimated finish time 15:00)
Moderate 8 miles / 12.8 km
Ascent: Approx 850m
Car parking: Cow Bridge car park near Brother’s Water (£3 donation for all day parking – although the honesty box no longer seems to be there…)
Description: we go through the gate next to bridge and take the narrow track next to that gate which climbs steeply through the woods. We will go through 2 gates before eventually ending up above the trees. We make our way up towards the ridgeline, ending by a wall with a ladder stile. We cross over it and take the track going left. We follow that ridge top path all the way to Hart Crag. We keep left of the crags just below Hart Crag. A cairn marks the summit of Hart Crag.
From Hart Crag we make our way down the path through the small boulder area to Dove Crag, keeping the wall on our right. Dove Crag also has a cairn to mark the summit and excellent views over to Windermere and Coniston and even Morecambe Bay.
From the summit of Dove Crag we take the path that goes left along some metal posts.
At that point I will decide depending on the weather and the conditions underfoot which path we take. If it is a good day we will bear left and go over Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd, before corssing over the wall and taking the steep grassy path down the ridgeline. If the weather is not so good we will continue to Scandale Pass and take the path down along Caiston Glen.
Once we reach the valley again, it will be an easy stroll through a couple of fields, walking past Hartsop Hall and along the shoreline of Brother’s Water, back to the car park.
Time: 6 hours max
Please contact Nathalie on number removed by 10pm on Saturday 18 July if you are coming on this walk (text or phone only, I am not on Facebook). This walk is suitable for dogs but please make sure you keep your dog under control.
Please check the weather and bring appropriate clothing and enough food and water. The leader reserves the right to cancel the walk or modify the route dependent on conditions.
Group walks are limited to a maximum of 6 people in total (so the walk leader and 5 other walkers). These 5 places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. So if you sign up, please make sure you do intend to turn up on the day, otherwise it is not fair to others if you cancel at the last minute. We strongly advise walkers to carry hand sanitiser and to touch as little as possible during the walk. We will walk 2m apart as much as possible. We will not be able to share any equipment, drinks or food. Please carry a mask in your bag in case it is needed. If we need to go through a gate, the walk leader will take responsibility for opening and closing the gate to save multiple people touching it. Car sharing will not be possible.