Allen Crags
785m (2576ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,046ft (928m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - Strands Bridge - Borrowdale - The Combe - Thornythwaite Fell - Comb Head - Glaramara - Looking Steads (Glaramara) - Red Beck - Red Beck Top - Allen Gill - High House Tarn - High House Tarn Top - Allen Crags - Esk Hause - Ruddy Gill - Sprinkling Tarn - Sty Head - Sty Head Tarn - Sty Head Gill - Stockley Bridge - Grains Gill - Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - The Allerdale Ramble - Seatoller
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,407ft (1,038m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - Big Stanger Gill - Hanging Haystack Crag - Alisongrass Crag - Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) - Tarn At Leaves - Rosthwaite Cam (Rosthwaite Fell) - Dovenest Top - Combe Door Top - Combe Head - Glaramara - Looking Steads (Glaramara) - Red Beck Top - High House Tarn Top - Allen Crags - Sprinking Tarn - Seathwaite Fell (South Top) - Seathwaite Fell - Grains Gill - The Allerdale Ramble - Stockley Bridge - Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Thornythwaite Farm - Strands Bridge - The River Derwent - Seatoller
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,384ft (1,031m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Stonethwaite - Big Stanger Gill - Hanging Haystack Crag - Alisongrass Crag - Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) - Tarn At Leaves - Rosthwaite Cam (Rosthwaite Fell) - Dovenest Top - Combe Door Top - Combe Head - Glaramara - Looking Steads (Glaramara) - Red Beck Top - High House Tarn Top - Allen Crags - Esk Hause - Allencrags Gill - Langstrath - Stonethwaite
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,693ft (1,430m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - Strands Bridge - Borrowdale - The Combe - Thornythwaite Fell - Comb Head - Glaramara - Looking Steads (Glaramara) - Red Beck - Red Beck Top - Allen Gill - High House Tarn - High House Tarn Top - Allen Crags - Esk Hause - Ruddy Gill - Sprinkling Tarn - Sty Head - Great Gable - Westmorland Cairn - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Gillercomb Head - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Hause - Honister Pass - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Seatoller
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Allen Crags
Geoff Hand walked up on September 9th, 2025 [from/via/route] Walk c139 from Seatoller, climbed Rosthwaite fell (Bessyboot), Glaramara, Red Beck top, Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell. Returned by Seathwaite & the Annerdale Ramble. [with] Alone [weather] Bright clear sunny day, however very windy on the tops. Sunny & warm in the valley.
Victoria Bates climbed it on April 12th, 2025 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite with Seathwaite Fell [with] Mark, Dominic and Tabitha [weather] Clear but windy - Dominic walked the whole way!
James Hughes bagged it on April 5th, 2025 [from/via/route] c139 Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell [weather] Beautiful clear skies, blustery & cool on tops, warm in valleys & in sheltered spots. - Cold morning. Ice on tent. Walk up to Styhead Tarn rather than clambering up Seathwaite Fell. Lakeland 50 ultra race also taking place. Left Sprinkling Tarn up to Allen Crags. Glaramara down to Combe Head via Rockstep. Through Borrowdale fells Bessyboot & down. Met retired french lady who was wrong side for C2C.
John Ramsbottom hiked it on March 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] Dow Cragg, The Old Man of Coniston,Brim Fell,Swirl How, Great Carrs & Grey Friar. Start from Seatoller, Rosthwaite Fell, Glaramara, Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell [with] Lola [weather] Fine, Odd shower, chilly wind - First one in a while. First of 2025. Felt hard
Pete George summited on April 14th, 2024 [from/via/route] from Seathwaite. With Pete Sisson [with] Roco & Pete Sisson [weather] Warm spring day
Christine Shepherd conquered it on July 2nd, 2006 [from/via/route] Used walk c139 from Seatoller [with] Solo before leading a group on 15.7.06 when I led a group from St George's Church Leeds [weather] Hot & sunny - Bagged this peak again on 28.5.09 using walk c301. Although the day started brightly the summit was in mist & conditions deteriorated through the afternoon. Climbed for a fourth time on 9.8.23. In light cloud on this summit so no views. I was going to go on to climb Seathwaite Fell but I tripped an broke my wrist, again! Just walked straight down Grains Gill.
Ian Ashton scaled on April 29th, 2023 [with] Solo 17 miler
Tim Winn walked up on March 24th, 2023 [from/via/route] Seatoller [with] Barry, Paul, Roger, Andy and Dave [weather] Dry
John Tippins climbed it on October 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] From Seatoller - Second (or more) time I've done this. No recollection of previous date.
Richard Marchant bagged it on July 13th, 2022 [from/via/route] Started out from Seathwaite up to Stockley Bridge & right then up to Greenhow Knott, from here I went straight South up through Aaron Crags on to Seathwaite Fell to Great Stack & Sprinkling Tarn then Esk Hause. From here up to Allen Crags & then ridge along to Glaramara on to Combe Head, East to Combe Door along to Rosthwaite Cam & finally Rosthwaite Fell (Bessy Boot) down to Seatoller & back along the road to Seathwaite & the car [with] On my Own [weather] Clear hot sunny day with little or no breeze.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Allen Crags
Wainwrights unnamed 'perfect mountain tarn' between Glaramara and Allen Crags
*Scafell Pike (far left back) and The Borrowdale Fells featuring Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Stead, Glaramara, Comb Head, Comb Door Top, Dovenest Top and Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) from High Raise (Langdale)
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