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Dovedale

Walked on 08/04/2011

Start point: Bottom of Kirkstone Pass (NY 402 113)

Kirkstone Pass – Hartsop Hall – Dovedale – Dove Crag – High Bakestones – Scandale Tarn – Little Hart Crag – High Hartsop Dodd – Kirkstone Pass

Distance: 7.9 miles     Total Ascent: 915 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 15 minutes     Start Time: 09:30

Weather: Sunny. 17°C

Wow, what a day today – it seems summer has arrived and it  was the first time this year that my shorts had an airing. Fantastic views all around as well, you can’t beat it.

Dovedale

Dovedale route map.

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Middle Dodd.

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Place fell and Angletarn Pikes reflected in a new tarn.

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High Hartsop Dodd.

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High Hartsop Dodd again and the this will be the route of descent later.

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Dove Crag and Hart Crag.

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A panoramic view from the Settlement.

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Into Dovedale (after negotiating the cows at Hartsop Hall with the two 'cow magnets'!).

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Climbing to Dove Crag.

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The start of the stone stairway. Dougal and Casper are going the wrong way but you can make out some people climbing the path in the distance.

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The view from the top of the climb.

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Hartsop above How and the far eastern fells. I got talking on the climb and managed to miss the Priest Hole - next time!

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Windermere and Coniston Water from Dove Crag.

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It looks hazy to the south east.

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Westerly wall panorama including the opposite leg of the Fairfield Horseshoe.

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The cairn on High Bakestones.

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Little Hart Crag and Scandale Tarn.

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Little Hart Crag reflected in Scandale Tarn.

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High Bakestones and Dove Crag across Scandale Tarn.

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Hot, hot, hot for Casper and Dougal on Little Hart Crag.

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Little Hart Crag.

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Red Screes from Little Hart Crag.

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The view from the secondary summit on Little Hart Crag.

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Heading for High Hartsop Dodd - it looks like Dougal has been already and is coming back to see where we are!

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Dove Crag from the ridge to High Hartsop Dodd.

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Brothers Water from High Hartsop Dodd. Someone's ashes have been put on the summit cairn, a fine place to end up.

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The start of the descent.

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The steep drop.

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Caiston Beck.

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