Hartsop Above How

Also known as:	Gill Crag - Hartsop Above How
Area:	Lake District - Eastern Fells
County:	Cumbria
Country:	England
Classification:	Wainwright, Birkett, and sub Dodd (also Fellranger and Synge)
Height:	581m
Maps:	OL5(S) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:	NY383120         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:	knoll of rock and grass - photo
Notes:	local topography fits Wainwright's sketch and knoll is several metres higher than any other top on ridge; embedded rock on knoll 240m away at NY 38540 12105 is probably Wainwright's NE summit
Daylight:	dawn 03:59, sunrise 04:50, sunset 21:27, dusk 22:17

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

• 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: @woody, adgl, AGJ64, awall, bentonrambler, beth, Biscuits17, bryanatk, CarlandHay, CARLOS (twice), Carolwildbird, chrisfry35 (x5), distantecho, dsutton101, DukeNukem, DuncanG22, Ejuk, fellwalker68, fizzerfox, frothyraptor, gallowshill, gbh, Gillian7660, gilly_3886, Ginty, Jesspeace, JMCM, Lancashire Lad (x3), Lancylass, McLeish, Mikew92, NickiG, On The Rivet, peterb, samross, Smoo1610, spookyfish, springfishblue, steve71, StevetheRover, Stewart Sanderson, Strangerclur (twice), Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba (twice), TONYL31, vinmac, wak, and walsh581.

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

• 12/07/17 - Lancashire Lad - Red Screes to Hart Crag, Priest Hole etc. (From Cow Bridge).

If you need accommodation we have details of 13 properties offering rooms near Hartsop Above How. Here are some examples:

4 Self Classified

Chestnut Villa, Grasmere

5.7km (3.5 miles) away

4 AA Assessed

Inn on the Lake (Lake District Hotels Ltd), Glenridding

£120-300 per night
5.0km (3.1 miles) away

3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Gardeners Bothy, Glenridding

£361-1446 per week
4.3km (2.7 miles) away, sleeps 3

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