Harstop Dodd and Stony Cove Pike

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Hartsop Dodd, Caudale [FE]

REX Jun 22, 2026 Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Stoney Cove Pike, Caudale Moor, Atkinson Monument, John Bell's Banner, Threshwaite Mouth, Pasture Beck

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Distance 9.47 km, Time 3.45 h, Total Ascent 663 m Imperial | Metric

REX SAYS: Hard going because of the humidity climbing Hartsop Dodd. Then it was very easy walking until the descent to Threshwaite Mouth where there was no proper path

Warm, muggy, cloudy

After yesterday's Fairfield Horseshoe we opt for a straightforward half-day walk. Coupled with the extreme humidity and the difficulty of the path down to Threshwaite Mouth, it turned out to be a bit more tiring than expected.

Hartsop Dodd, Caudale - Image 2, Jun 22, 2026

Hartsop Dodd ahead centre and the Pasture Beck valley to its left

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We start our ascent just past 8am

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The stile is rickety but not very high

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The humidity is intense, we pause for breath and look back to Brothers Water

Rex on Hartsop Dodd after a tiring climb in very high humidity, Jun 22, 2026

We arrive at the summit. The high humidity has made us very hot and breathless - we almost feel as if we have climbed Scafell Pike!

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The route continues to Stony Cove Pike and Caudale Moor (R)

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The distinctive form of Thornthwaite Crag summit in the distance

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We roam around Stony Cove Pike for a while

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and wander across to this Caudale Moor cairn

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The Atkinson Monument

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Looking over the Froswick - Ill Bell ridge

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This is the 'path' down to Threshwaite Mouth

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Quite a tricky scramble in places

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Sharp left at Threshwaite Mouth for our descent via Pasture Beck

Very refreshing to return via Pasture Beck on this muggy day

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Start: Hartsop

Car park at the far end of Hartsop Village (honesty box). [Grid Ref: NY 40999 13007] [GPS 54.508922, -2.912745] View on map

Route

Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Stoney Cove Pike, Caudale Moor, Atkinson Monument, John Bell's Banner, Threshwaite Mouth, Pasture Beck
Distance 9.47 km, Time 3.45 h, Total Ascent 663 m
Wainwright Pictorial Guide: The Far Eastern Fells

Fells

Hartsop Dodd 618 m
Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) 763 m

Titbits

Atkinson Monument - The Atkinson Monument, marked 'Monument' on the OS Map near to John Bell's Banner, is dedicated to Mark Atkinson and his son William Ion Atkinson.
The family ran the Kirkstone Pass Inn for many years.

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Route maps from Ordnance Survey are scaled 1:25000 unless otherwise indicated.
Distance, Hike Time and Total Ascent as supplied by OS. Image shows planned route.
Distance 9.47 km, Time 3.45 h, Total Ascent 663 m

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