Dove Crag

Area:	Lake District - Eastern Fells
County:	Cumbria
Country:	England
Classification:	Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, and Nuttall (also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:	792m
Maps:	OL5(S), OL7(N) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:	NY374104         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:	cairn - photo
Notes:	rock 15m N at NY 37458 10451 is slightly higher than edge of cairn but higher ground may exist under cairn
Daylight:	dawn 06:52, sunrise 07:29, sunset 17:21, dusk 17:58
External links:	Wikipedia

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

• The Fairfield Horseshoe
• The Dovedale Round: Hartsop above How, Hart Crag, High Hartsop Dodd

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: Gav Laa, samross, adgl, Lancylass, DukeNukem, distantecho, goth_angel, Hannahfw, Danrobinson, Ivesylew, rampton60, jtrslade, ja5ca, albee23, steve71, gallowshill (twice), bentonrambler, hillbilly (twice), DANE2766, Strangerclur (twice), Sylwia J Kociemba (twice), alanm9, Paperballpark, anthbowles, jezsheona, peterb, Gillian7660, griff44, CEW, DuncanG22 (twice), Stoney, sgrice56, kwetal, elbog_20, Paul Mansour, fellwalker68, Becky28, mattmanutd, chrisfry35 (x6), motley 55, vinmac, On The Rivet, spookyfish, drsylvester68, Dunkman (twice), fizzerfox, daleheadged, Chris the rambler, gill4rolo, CarlandHay, Mikew92, Carolwildbird, CARLOS, ThrowerBell, dsutton101, Ginty, Ejuk (twice), AGJ64, wolfgangb, jegger, walsh581, livebox, Susanna, beth, StevetheRover (x3), hydroxides, Andy Duff, Shortnick, Iky3768, Tony Roberts, rileyjayde, mislet, ThinArthur, Lancashire Lad (x6), James82, Michal7, Jesspeace (twice), gbh (x3), trina, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, JSutton, anne mariecb, DG123, gerard.hurst, wak (twice), springfishblue, and Steve18566.

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

• 24/05/18 - Lancashire Lad - Fairfield Horseshoe. - (From Ambleside).
• 12/07/17 - Lancashire Lad - Red Screes to Hart Crag, Priest Hole etc. (From Cow Bridge).

If you need accommodation we have details of 23 properties offering rooms near Dove Crag. Here are some examples:

3 Assessed

Lancrigg Hotel and Kitchen, Grasmere

£85-204 per night
4.7km (2.9 miles) away

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Old Bakers Cottage, Grasmere

£550-2180 per week
4.8km (3.0 miles) away, sleeps 4

4 Self Classified

Chestnut Villa, Grasmere

4.1km (2.5 miles) away

Photo by Elizabeth Oldham and is our copyright. For more information about this photo, including on copyright, see the photo's home page.