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Dow Crag

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Dow Crag is a 778-metre mountain in Cumbria. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights — the Lake District fells of Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

The closest station is Foxfield, 13.4 km to the south-west. Other hills nearby include The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell and Walna Scar.

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Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Lake District

You’re inside itNational Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

Photo: The Old Man of Coniston, an 802m Lake District fell in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

The Old Man of Coniston

Wainwright · Hewitt near Coniston

Craggy former mining peak above Coniston Water.

1 km E

Photo of Coppermines Valley, a landmark near Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Coppermines Valley

Landmark near Coniston

A wild upland valley above Coniston strewn with the ruins and spoil of centuries of copper mining beneath the Old Man.

2.6 km NE

Photo of Steam Yacht Gondola, a visitor attraction near Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Steam Yacht Gondola

Attraction near Coniston

A restored Victorian steam yacht cruising Coniston Water from the pier, calling at Brantwood and Monk Coniston.

4.6 km E

Photo: Wrynose Pass, a viewpoint near Chapel Stile in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Wrynose Pass

Viewpoint near Chapel Stile

A narrow high pass linking the Duddon and Little Langdale valleys, meeting Hardknott at the Three Shire Stone.

4.9 km N

Photo of Coniston Water, a Lake in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Coniston Water

Lake near Coniston

Where Donald Campbell died chasing the water speed record, and the lake Arthur Ransome remade as Swallows and Amazons country.

5.1 km SE