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Gale Crag

Area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Birkett
(also Synge)
Height:512m
Maps:OL5(S) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY392124         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock
Notes:this rock is about 60cm higher than rock 45m NE (NY 39279 12450) at E end of series of little rocky tops
Daylight:dawn 06:17, sunrise 06:52, sunset 19:17, dusk 19:53

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Hartsop above How ridge from Hartsop Dodd
Hartsop above How ridge from Hartsop Dodd


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

... 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: AGJ64, anne mariecb, Billygoat75, Biscuits17, CarlandHay, Carolwildbird, chrisfry35, dsutton101, DuncanG22, Ejuk, fizzerfox, gilly_3886, Jesspeace, Lancashire Lad (twice), McLeish, Mikew92, Nathaniel Hillman, navdave, pwb999, RuslandRambler, russellporter12, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, Steve18566, StevetheRover, and vinmac.

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

If you need accommodation we have details of 11 properties offering rooms near Gale Crag. Here are some examples:

3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Townhead Cottage, Pooley Bridge
£271-1243 per week
6.7km (4.1 miles) away, sleeps 2
3 Tourist Board Assessed
Keepers Cottage, Patterdale
£299-615 per week
3.7km (2.3 miles) away, sleeps 2
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Deer How Farm, Glenridding
£847-5232 per week
3.7km (2.3 miles) away, sleeps 9

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