E5 · Eastern
Dovedale & Red Screes
17.5 km · 1227 m · OS time 06:50 h · with dogs 8-9 h · Hard Amber
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Car park
Cow Bridge car park, Brothers Water
none found - use grid ref (nearest CA11 0NZ) · NY403134 · 54.51237, -2.92362
National Trust, about 22 spaces, members free. On the A592; very busy in holidays.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Cow Bridge up the long ridge of Hartsop above How towards Hart Crag, contour south to Dove Crag and Little Hart Crag. Out-and-back down the steep nose of High Hartsop Dodd, back up, down to Scandale Pass and up Red Screes. North down the ridge over Middle Dodd to Caiston Glen and back along the valley.
Dog hazards
No hands-on rock reported, but Middle Dodd's nose is unremittingly steep grass above a long drop and High Hartsop Dodd's nose is similar - slippery when wet, and dogs pulling on leads will unbalance you. Rock outcrops on the Deepdale side of Hartsop above How.
Scrambles
None.
Water
Brothers Water and becks low down; Red Screes summit tarn (stagnant - avoid letting dogs drink in summer).
Livestock
Sheep; cattle in the fields around Hartsop Hall.
Notes
Hart Crag and Dove Crag are repeats from E1 - optional.
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