Dow Crag is named after its great eastern cliff, about 100 m high, which towers over Goat's Water and carries more than a hundred climbing routes. The summit is a bare rocky point right at the top of the crag, with no cairn. Locally the name is still said 'Doe', and from the top there's a fine view south and west to the coast, with the long, gentle western slopes running down towards the Duddon.
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Hard rhyolite, a sheer crag face to the east and long gentle slopes to the west.
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Also on this route: Coniston Old Man, Swirl How, Brim Fell, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Wetherlam
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
