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Dow Crag routes: 1 way to the top
Walna Scar via Goat's Water and Goats HawseHiking · 4.2 km one way · 680 m ascent · ~2h 0m · from Walna Scar car park, ConistonHard
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Dow Crag each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 778m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Dow Crag each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snowfall and lying snow at the summit over the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:46
9h 40m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:59 and starts 15:52. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:51.
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About Dow Crag
Dow Crag stands on the ridge running south through the Coniston fells, 1.0km west of The Old Man of Coniston. Its east face is a wall of buttresses and gullies above Goat's Water, one of the best-known climbing cliffs in the Lake District. The west side, towards the Duddon valley, is grass. Brim Fell lies 1.1km north-east and Grey Friar 2.6km north.
From Coniston, walkers follow the Walna Scar Road to Goat's Water and climb to Goat's Hawse, the col between Dow Crag and the Old Man, then turn south along the ridge to the summit. The other route stays on the Walna Scar Road to the top of the pass and follows the ridge north over Brown Pike and Buck Pike. The summit is a block of rock that needs a few easy scrambling moves.
In mist, keep away from the east edge. The gullies cut back close to the ridge path.
Dow Crag is 778 m (2,552 ft) high with 129 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 74th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Buck Pike - Seathwaite Fell (0.6 km), Brown Pike (1.2 km) and Brim Fell (1.1 km).
Can you climb Dow Crag and the Old Man of Coniston together?
Yes. They sit 1.0km apart and Goat's Hawse links them, so a round from Coniston often takes in both.
Is Dow Crag a scramble?
Walkers do not need to scramble except for a few easy moves onto the summit block. The east face is a rock-climbing cliff, not a walking route.
Is Dow Crag a Wainwright?
Yes. It is a Wainwright, a Hewitt, a Nuttall, a HuMP and a Birkett.
How high is Dow Crag?
Dow Crag is 778 metres high with 129 metres of prominence.
Where is Dow Crag?
Dow Crag is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Dow Crag?
Peakify lists 1 route for Dow Crag, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Is it safe to climb Dow Crag today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Dow Crag?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
