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Dow Crag

778m
Height
129m
Prominence
SD262977
OS grid ref
Lake District S
Range

Dow Crag is a 778m summit in England, classified as a Hewitt, Nuttall, Hump, Wainwright and Birkett. Its topographic prominence of 129m makes it a prominent peak in Lake District S. As a Wainwright, Dow Crag is one of the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. There is currently 1 trail running route on Trail Running Planet that summits Dow Crag, with free GPX downloads available for all of them.

1 route that summit Dow Crag

VERY HARD
Coniston Fells Grand Loop
27.2km · 1,298m climb · Loop
You get the whole Coniston skyline in one go, then trade the rock for Little Langdale, Slater Bridge and Tarn Hows on the way home. Few loops give you this much variety from one car park.