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Grey Nag
656m (2153ft)

The North Pennines, Northumberland, England

The summit of Grey Nag is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record Grey Nag as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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English Mountain
138th highest in England,
239th in England & Wales

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English Nuttall
185th highest in England,
320th in England & Wales

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English Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Grey Nag walking UK Mountains in The North Pennines  Northumberland, England

Grey Nag Summit

Photo: Chris Hillman

You can find Grey Nag & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL31 North Pennines - Teesdale & Weardale


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

86 Haltwhistle & Brampton, Bewcastle & Alston


Grey Nag on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:

See Grey Nag and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Grey Nag by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk n139 Grey Nag from Gilderdale Bridge

Easy walk on wild quiet moorland

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6.25ml (10km)
Ascent:1,325ft (404m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 4 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk n114 Grey Nag and Black Fell (Haresceugh Fell) from Gilderdale Bridge

Wild quiet moorland

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 10ml (16km)
Ascent:1,628ft (496m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Grey Nag Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Grey Nag

Kate Barnes walked up Grey Nag on September 9th, 2023 [from/via/route] Nightmare, no paths, not possible to walk NW bank Grindale Burn [with] K & P [weather] Hot

Sam Jones climbed Grey Nag on July 16th, 2022 [from/via/route] From Hartside [with] Solo [weather] mix of sun & cloud - Awesome 360 views good visibility

Mark Davidson bagged Grey Nag on March 23rd, 2007 [from/via/route] Extension to Walk c337 Black Fell (Haresceugh Fell) & Benty Hill from Hartside Top Cafe [with] alone [weather] Bright & sunny - lovely summer's day - The route between Black Fell (Haresceugh Fell) to Grey Nag crosses some of the boggiest ground I have ever come across - despite it being a hot & dry summer day (can't remember what the rest of that summer (2007) was like though). If you are thinking of doing it this way instead of climbing up from Gilderdale Bridge - don't!

Caroline Winter hiked Grey Nag on August 19th, 2021 [from/via/route] A689/Castle Nook, Whitely Common, Grey Nag, return [with] Becky [weather] Drizzly, low cloud on top - Alston road blocked off, so lengthy detour from Nenthead, where we were camping. Walk took longer than expected. Back at car spoke to organiser of National trust Roman Fort-worth a visit as close by

Darren Mortimer summited Grey Nag on September 29th, 2018 [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] very windy

Kevin Foster conquered Grey Nag on July 21st, 2018 [from/via/route] Gilderdale bridge [with] Henry. [weather] Overcast becoming sunny. - Having already bagged Black Fell on a previous walk the plan was to do Grey Nag & Tom Smith's Stone Top as an out & back thus avoiding the 'peat hags' section between TS's ST & Black Fell which was not very pleasant by most accounts. The walk began on clear enough paths but these soon petered out on Black Hill & Whitley Common. The pathless walking over the rough grass & heather so typical of these northern pennine hills was tough but not too difficult & the vast cairned top of Grey Nag was soon reached. A bit of clambering over walls was necessary to reach the OS trig point & then a clamber back to find a sheltered spot for lunch in one of the many sheepfolds around the summit. The views were not as extensive as they could have been due to the overcast conditions (Cross Fell & the Dun fells were in cloud). The clouds did lift later on the return journey.

Christine Shepherd scaled Grey Nag on March 5th, 2017 [from/via/route] Walked from Gilderdale Bridge using walk c114. [with] On my own [weather] A fine spring day with plenty of sunshine.

Iain Taylor walked up Grey Nag on August 3rd, 2012 [from/via/route] Hartside Cross (NY 64640 41858)

Ray O'hara climbed Grey Nag on August 20th, 2012 [from/via/route] Gilderdale Bridge [weather] Overcast, very wet underfoot - Pleasant summit with good views

Patrick Rogozinski, Matthew Thomas and Trevor Williams have all walked, climbed & bagged Grey Nag.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Grey Nag

Grey Nag from Croglin Water

Grey Nag from Croglin Water

Photo: Chris Hillman (3)

Renwick Fell (Thack Moor) lit by the setting sun from Grey Nag

Renwick Fell (Thack Moor) lit by the setting sun from Grey Nag

Photo: Christine Shepherd (546)

Grey Nag Summit cairn and Trig Point

Grey Nag Summit cairn and Trig Point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (545)


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