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Hartsop above How and the Priests Hole


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By Jimearl6 on 14/10/21 at 7:54pm (last edited 13/01/24 at 9:06pm)

Hills walked:
Gale Crag (Birkett and Synge)
Hartsop Above How (Wainwright, Birkett, sub Dodd, Fellranger, and Synge)
Date started:15/02/2022
Distance:11.3 km or 7.0 miles
Ascent:704m or 2310ft
Descent:704m or 2310ft
Start OSGB:NY402134
Naismith:3:26

A walk taking in Hartsop above How, the priests hole cave and Dove falls. Starting from Cow Bridge car park this walk climbs Hartsop above How along the ridge. Skirting around Houndshope cove the cave on Dove crag is then visited before walking down into lovely Dovedale, following Dovedale Beck to Dove falls. Returning to the car via the lakeside path past Brothers Water. To read more about this route click the link https://jimearl6.com/hartsop-above-how-and-dovedale/#more-4558

Hartsop Dodd from Cow Bridge
Looking Down towards Patterdale from the ridge
Summit of Hartsop above How
Dove Crag and the cave
The Priests Hole
Dove Falls
Brothers Water


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