Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, and Tarn Crag above Longsleddale

As the road swings left to cross the bridge over the River Sprint go through the gateway on the right into a small, steep field. Surprisingly this is home to a few cows.

Bear left and initially follow a faint track just above the wall but in a few metres bear away right, north east, climbing through the field towards the top left corner. Cross the relatively deep gill coming down the field and about 50m (55 yards) the other side cross the step-stile over the hurdle in the wall gap.

Continue through waist high summer bracken, to clamber up an easy rough gully heading right to left in the otherwise intimidating line of crags. At the top swing right to follow alongside the wall, and then fence, turn left over another step stile.

Follow the path heading NNE onto Great Howe. There isn't much to this little summit just a rocky outcrop above the grass.

Over to the left the survey column on Tarn Crag is easily spotted. Grey Crag is to the north east.

If you want to see the survey column just off the side of Great Howe, turn right for a few metres across the tussocky grass and it'll soon come into view.

Continuing NNW on the increasingly damp path cross a shallow depression before climbing easily again. Swing right around the back of a small knott, follow the fence for 50m (55 yards) then turn left crossing the step stile over the fence at the corner.

Looking to the left the pillar on Tarn Crag is still visible, to your right, ENE, is the rocky slopes to Grey Crag.

Head up an easy grass gully seen on the slopes going left to right climbing steadily then, at the top, bear left to the summit cairn of Grey Crag.

From the little cairn of Grey Crag if you look NNW you can just see the well built cairn of Harrop Pike approximately 700m (770 yards) away. Getting there isn't a hard walk by any stretch of the imagination. However, after wet weather it'll be very boggy. Even in a dry summer there were a few patches of squelchy bog!

Continue along the path north to join the fence corner and bear right to follow alongside it. As you drop slightly into the shallow depression the ground gets very wet so skirt any boggy patches to the right, returning to the path near the fence afterwards.

The ground gets drier as it climbs again. Cross the fence that comes in from the right, and continue a little further to the well built cairn of Harrop Pike just on the west side of the fence.

From Harrop Pike keep to the east side of the fence and retrace your steps back to the fence corner just north of Grey Crag.

Turn right at the corner and follow the path next to the fence dropping down to and crossing Greycrag Tarn. This section was surprisingly dry given the name. Peat restoration has levelled some of the deep hags and made for an easy crossing.

Climb the grass slopes the other side and bear left to the small summit cairn of Tarn Crag. The survey column spotted earlier is just beyond the summit.

From the summit cairn, or pillar, head roughly north and pick up a path alongside the fence descending north west. Another fence crosses the way; cross at the step stile and continue descending. The fence soon turns northwards, with the path meandering amongst and through deep peat hags to the top of the Mosedale - Longsleddale pass.

Reaching the vague track with a gate to the right, don't go through but turn left. The path is surprisingly faint amongst the wet ground. Follow it as best you can and generally head south-west, initially more west then later SW to join Gatesgarth Pass. The path splits, take the right fork to cross a small beck and then head for the signpost visible on the track.

Reaching this hard surfaced track, turn left. Go though the gate and follow it all the way back to Sadgill.