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Little Hart Crag routes: 3 ways to the top
Brothers Water via High Hartsop DoddHiking · 4.0 km one way · 478 m ascent · ~1h 35m · from Cow Bridge car park, Brothers WaterModerate
Cross the fields to the foot of High Hartsop Dodd, climb its steep grassy ridge and follow the crest to Little Hart Crag.
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From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
Full Brothers Water via High Hartsop Dodd route guideAmbleside via Scandale PassHiking · 6.4 km one way · 589 m ascent · ~2h 15m · from AmblesideModerate
Follow the track up Scandale to Scandale Pass, then climb north-west to the two rocky tops.
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From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
Full Ambleside via Scandale Pass route guideCow Bridge via Caiston Glen and Scandale PassHiking · 5.1 km one way · 500 m ascent · ~1h 50m · from Cow Bridge car park, Brothers WaterHard
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Little Hart Crag each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 637m summit.
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How dark the sky gets over Little Hart Crag each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
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Snowfall and lying snow at the summit over the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:45
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:58 and starts 15:51. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:50.
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About Little Hart Crag
Little Hart Crag sits at the head of Scandale, with Dovedale below it to the north-west. Its top has two small rocky knolls. Dove Crag rises 1.3 km to the west, Red Screes 1.6 km to the south-east and High Hartsop Dodd 1.0 km to the north-east.
From the north, the steep ridge of High Hartsop Dodd climbs from the fields near Brothers Water and leads to Little Hart Crag along a grassy crest. From the south, walkers come up Scandale from Ambleside to Scandale Pass and then climb north-west to the top.
Little Hart Crag is a Wainwright, a Hewitt, a Nuttall and a Birkett. It joins well with Red Screes or with the Fairfield Horseshoe via Dove Crag.
Little Hart Crag is 637 m (2,090 ft) high with 34 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 219th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are High Hartsop Dodd (1.0 km), Middle Dodd (1.1 km) and Raven Crag (1.7 km).
What is the easiest way up Little Hart Crag?
Walk up Scandale from Ambleside to Scandale Pass, then climb the short slope north-west to the summit.
Can you climb Little Hart Crag and Red Screes together?
Yes. Red Screes is 1.6 km south-east across Scandale Pass.
How hard is the climb from Brothers Water?
The ridge of High Hartsop Dodd is steep grass with a stiff first section. The path is clear and needs no scrambling.
How high is Little Hart Crag?
Little Hart Crag is 637 metres high with 34 metres of prominence.
Where is Little Hart Crag?
Little Hart Crag is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Little Hart Crag?
Peakify lists 3 routes for Little Hart Crag, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Brothers Water via High Hartsop Dodd (4.0 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Little Hart 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 Little Hart 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.
