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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 07:18, sunrise 08:00, sunset 15:56, dusk 16:38

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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, Peaco, 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 31 properties offering rooms near Gale Crag. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Fellview, Glenridding
£365-1672 per week
4.9km (3.0 miles) away, sleeps 4
5 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Prospect House, Ambleside
£1595-6579 per week
7.9km (4.9 miles) away, sleeps 8
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Ramblers Roost, Grasmere
£330-1054 per week
7.3km (4.5 miles) away, sleeps 2

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