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Hart Side routes: 2 ways to the top
Dockray routeHiking · 5.1 km one way · 467 m ascent · ~1h 50m · from Dockray villageModerate
Cross open fell south-west from Dockray over grass and peat to the summit.
Near the start
From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
Full Dockray route route guideGlenridding via Sticks PassHiking · 7.9 km one way · from Glenridding main car parkHard
Summit today
Is it safe to climb Hart Side today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Hart Side each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 756m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Hart Side each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:45
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:59 and starts 15:51. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:50.
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About Hart Side
Hart Side lies on a spur that runs east from Green Side, 1.2 km to the south-west, towards Ullswater. Stybarrow Dodd is 1.8 km to the south-west and Great Dodd 1.9 km to the north-west. Sheffield Pike is 1.8 km to the south-east, above Glenridding.
The ground is broad grass and peat, and the summit is a wide rise with no obvious marks. Walkers come from Dockray to the north or from Glenridding to the south, crossing open ground with few paths.
Hart Side is a Wainwright, a Nuttall and a Birkett. Most people climb it as an outlier of a walk along the Dodds.
Hart Side is 756 m (2,480 ft) high with 24 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 94th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Birkett Fell (0.6 km), Green Side (1.2 km) and Randerside (1.7 km).
Can you climb Hart Side with Green Side?
Yes. Green Side is 1.2 km to the south-west, along a grassy ridge.
Where do you park for Hart Side?
Most walkers start from Dockray or Glenridding.
Is Hart Side hard to navigate?
Yes. The broad grassy tops are featureless in mist, and the paths are faint.
How high is Hart Side?
Hart Side is 756 metres high with 24 metres of prominence.
Where is Hart Side?
Hart Side is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Hart Side?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Hart Side, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Dockray route (5.1 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Hart Side 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 Hart Side?
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.
