F4 · Far Eastern
Hartsop - Caudale Moor & Gray Crag
8.8 km · 781 m · OS time 03:45 h · with dogs 4-5 h · Hard Amber
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Car park
Hartsop car park (end of lane beyond the hamlet)
CA11 0NY (approx) · NY410129 · 54.50877, -2.91266
Small, donation box. Fills at busy times.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Hartsop up the Hayeswater track and onto the north end of Gray Crag, south along its narrow ridge towards Thornthwaite Crag, then down to Threshthwaite Mouth and up the rough, rocky climb to Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor). North along the wall (no mapped path) to Hartsop Dodd and down its very steep grassy nose to Hartsop.
Dog hazards
Route now goes UP the rock step rather than down it: Hartsop - Hayeswater - Gray Crag - Thornthwaite Crag - down to Threshthwaite Mouth - up the rough rocky climb to Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), which has a couple of rocky steps where a dog may need a boost - then the wall to Hartsop Dodd and its very steep grassy nose down to Hartsop. Do NOT walk it the other way round: the Threshthwaite side of Caudale Moor has a step you'd have to down-climb facing the rock.
Scrambles
Rocky steps between Threshthwaite Mouth and Stony Cove Pike - climbed in ascent on this route.
Water
Pasture Beck at the end; little on the tops.
Livestock
Sheep; cattle round Hartsop.
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