Hart Side is a grassy, rounded fell north-east of the Helvellyn range, its top scattered with boulders and a couple of small cairns. A long trench just south of the summit was probably dug by prospectors, and the Greenside lead vein, mined from Glenridding until 1962, runs beneath the fell. The name means the slope where harts, or stags, roamed, and some older guidebooks called it Glen Coin Fell.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?Rock within 20 m of 2 cairns
Andesite lavas of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group; mostly smooth grass, with craggy corrie walls above Glencoyne.
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Also on this route: Sheffield Pike, Glenridding Dodd
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.
