Bagged Shelter Crags (North Top) 775m (2543ft) The Lake District, Cumbria, England

Shelter Crags (North Top) Photograph by Andy Malcolm Shelter Crags (North Top) is classified as a: Nuttall (70th in Eng, 122nd in Eng & Wales)   Shelter Crags (North Top) is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers) sheet: OL6 OS Landranger (Pink Covers) sheet: 89 90

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You can walk to the top of Shelter Crags (North Top) by using any of these 4 easy to follow route maps:

Walk c108 Crinkle Crags from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Route Summary: - Great Langdale, Old Dungeon Ghyll, Stool End, Oxendale Beck, Browney Gill, Red Tarn (Langdale), Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags, Shelter Crags (North Top), Three Tarns, Earing Crag, White Stones, The Band, Oxendale, Stool End Farm, The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale.

Length: 12km (7½ miles) | Ascent: 844m (ft) | Allow at least: 5½hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk c414 Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Route Summary: - Great Langdale, The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Oxendale, Oxendale Beck, Red Tarn (Langdale), Great Knott, Crinkle, Crags (South Top), Bad Step, Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags, Shelter Crags (North Top), Three Tarns, Climbers' Traverse (optional), Flat Crag, Cambridge Crag, Bowfell Buttress, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Three Tarns, Earing Crag, White Stones, The Band, Stool End Farm, Mickleden Beck, Mickleden, The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale.

Length: 14km (8¾ miles) | Ascent: 1032m (ft) | Allow at least: 7hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk c129 Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Route Summary: - Great Langdale, The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Stool End Farm, Oxendale, Oxendale Beck, Browney Gill, Red Tarn (Langdale), Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags, Shelter Crags (North Top), Three Tarns, Climbers' Traverse (optional), Flat Crag, Cambridge Crag, Bowfell Buttress, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top), Ore Gap, Angle Tarn (Langdale), Rossett Pike, Rossett Beck, Mickleden, Mickleden Beck, The Cumbria Way, The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale.

Length: 16.5km (10¼ miles) | Ascent: 1098m (ft) | Allow at least: 7¼hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk c425 The Oxendale Fells from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Route Summary: - Great Langdale, The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Wall End Farm, Redacre Gill, Wrynose Fell, Pike of Blisco (Pike O' Blisco), Red Tarn (Langdale), Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags, Shelter Crags (North Top), Three Tarns, Climbers' Traverse (optional), Flat Crag, Cambridge Crag, Bowfell Buttress, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top), Ore Gap, Angle Tarn (Langdale), Rossett Pike, Rossett Beck, Mickleden, Mickleden Beck, The Cumbria Way, The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale.

Length: 18km (11¼ miles) | Ascent: 1426m (ft) | Allow at least: 8¾hrs | Grade: Hard

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Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record

If you LOG ON and then RELOAD this page it will display when you climbed, bagged and conquered Shelter Crags (North Top), what the weather was like, who you went with and any other comments you might like to add to remind you of that fantastic day. For more details see Your Personal Mountain, Top, Peak and Hill Bagging Record.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Shelter Crags (North Top)

Mark Davidson walked up Shelter Crags (North Top) on August 2nd, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny and warm - fantastic

Christina Lander climbed Shelter Crags (North Top) on August 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll - Stool End Farm - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags - Shelter Crags - Bow Fell - Esk Pike - Esk Hause - Scafell Pike - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Cumbria Way/Mickleden Beck - Old Dungeon Ghyll (20 miles) [with] Dick and Mick & Kath Hobday [weather] Lovely day

Iain Taylor bagged Shelter Crags (North Top) on August 29th, 2010 [from/via/route] Langdale (NY 29589 06415)

Ray O'Hara hiked Shelter Crags (North Top) on April 24th, 2011 [from/via/route] Pike O'Blisco, Cold Pike (all tops) & Crinkle Crags [weather] fine, dry, windy - Delightful route

Christine Shepherd summited Shelter Crags (North Top) on April 16th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from great Langdale using walk c279 [with] Jenny [weather] Bright and breezy

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