Caw, including White Pike, Brown Pike & Dow Crag

A Circular Walk starting from the village of Seathwaite across open fells between Caw & White Pike to Dow Crag returning via Seathwaite Tarn

 
Completed:  11 July 2002
Distance: 9½ miles approx
Weather: Clearing to blue skies and warm
Time: 5½ hours approx
Terrain: Well defined paths
Stiles: 0
Grade: Moderate
Parking: Park in Seathwaite at the church car park, courtesy of the church (GR: SD 228-961)
Nearest Towns: Coniston
Refreshments: Newfield Inn - Seathwaite
Toilets: No public toilets
Transport: Car
Other Walks: Catbells - Lakeland Walks, Leaney's Lakeland Fells, Lake District Walks & Striding Edge
Maps: Outdoor Leisure No. 4, 5, 6 & 7
 
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Photographs
 
 

 
  Route
 


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Altitude relief map
 


The village of Seathwaite looking towards the church
 


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Looking down the track with Harter Fell on the left
 


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Harter Fell on the left with The Scafells in the distance
 


The village of Seathwaite looking towards the church
 


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Panoramic view from the quarry road
 


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Panoramic view to Harter Fell & The Scafells
 


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Panoramic view from the quarry
 


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Looking over Dunnerdale to The Scafells
 


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Looking towards Morecombe Bay from Caw
 


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The Scafells from Caw
 


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White Pike & Dow Crag from Caw
 


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Looking back at Caw from The Pike
 


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The Scafells, Dow Crag & White Pike from The Pike
 


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Harter Fell & The Scafells
 


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Harter Fell & The Scafells
 


The Scafells
 


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Harter Fell, The Scafells & Dow Crag from White Pike
 


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Brown Pike & Dow Crag
 


The Scafells
 


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Brown Pike & Dow Crag
 


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Dow Crag & Coniston Old Man with a group of lads from Wiltshire doing their DOE walk
 


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Heading off towards Dow Crag
 


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Harter Fell, The Scawfells & Dow Crag
 


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Looking back to Brown Pike, White Pike & Caw with Blind Tarn just visible
 


Blind Tarn & Brown Pike
 


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Dow Crag & Coniston Old Man
 


Dow Crag & Goat Hawse
 


Goat Tarn
 


View of Coniston through the gully
 


Interesting rock formation in the gully
 


Looking back over the crags towards Buck Pike
 


Looking down through the gully
 


Dow Crag
 


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Dow Crag in panorama
 


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Looking back over Dow Crag to Brown Pike
 


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Coniston Old Man
 


Goat Tarn to Coniston & Morecombe Bay
 


A young Herdwick sheep
 


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Seathwaite Tarn
 


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Harter Fell & Seathwaite Tarn
 


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Seathwaite Tarn & it's dam wall
 


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Looking along the dam wall to Grey Friar
 


The overflow
 


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Looking across Seathwaite Tarn to Goats Hawse
 


The overflow
 


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The dam with Seathwaite Fells & Dow Crag behind
 


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Looking back over the dam
 


Harter Fell
 


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White Pike & Caw
 


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Harter Fell
 


Harter Fell & The Scafells
 


Caw from the access road to Seathwaite Tarn
 


Looking down Dunnerdale to The Scafells
 


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Panoramic view looking down Dunnerdale to Harter Fell & The Scafells
 


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Panoramic view of Dunnerdale
 


Bowfell & Crinkle Crags with Grey Friar
 


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Panoramic view of Dunnerdale from Harter Fell, The Scafells & Grey Friar
 


Sheep's Bit Campanula rotundifolia
 
 

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