Ard Crags
581m (1906ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6ml (9.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,894ft (577m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Little Town - Newlands Church - Keskerdale Farm - Knott Rigg - Ard Crags - Rigg Beck - Birkrigg - Gillbrow - Little Town
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,409ft (1,648m) |
| Time: | 11 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Hawes End - Derwent Water - Skelgill Bank - Woodford's Path - Cat Bells (Catbells) - Maiden Moor - High Spy (North Top) - High Spy - Dalehead Tarn - Dale Head (Newlands) - Hindscarth - Littledale Edge - Robinson - High Snockrigg - Moss Force - Newlands Hause - Knott Rigg - Ard Crags - Birkrigg - Keskerdale Beck - Newlands Church - Newlands Beck - Little Town - Skelgill Farm - Hawes End Derwent Water.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Ard Crags
Caroline Winter walked up Ard Crags on March 26th, 2025 [from/via/route] Quarry CP, Rigg beck, Ard crags, Ard top, Knott Rigg, Newlands Hause, road back [with] Solo [weather] Warm excellent views - Excellent for fell top spotting from Blencathra & Dodds, to Grassmoor & beyond.
Nick Tippins climbed Ard Crags on March 24th, 2025 [from/via/route] c345: Knott Rigg & Ard Crags from Little Town [with] Fran
Martin Hartshorne bagged Ard Crags on March 21st, 2025 [from/via/route] Rannerdale parking area [with] finley [weather] Started warm & sunny, then strong winds clouded over quite cold
Charlotte Hewson hiked Ard Crags on August 18th, 2024 [with] Rose
Sarah Gunn summited Ard Crags on July 28th, 2024 [from/via/route] From Littletown [with] Martin Gunn
Ian Ashton conquered Ard Crags on June 30th, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
Geoff Hand scaled Ard Crags on May 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] Walk c345,Walked up from Kesterdale farm having walked from Little Town. Many false summits! Followed the ridge onto Ard Crags & then wound down to Birkrig Farm. NB Some young cows looked very interestedin us as we were ambling down the hill so we cut down to the road earlier than shown on the map. [with] Tess, my Jack Russell [weather] Sunny Intervals, warm in the sun. Very windy from the north east. - Nice easy walk bearing in mind I am doing Coniston Fell race on Saturday 4th.
Kate Peacock walked up Ard Crags on January 6th, 2024 [from/via/route] Main car park [with] Sheila and both dogs [weather] Beautiful day, perfect - Amber's first walk
David Higginbottom climbed Ard Crags on July 6th, 2023 [from/via/route] Route 142 & 345 combined 23k [with] Carolyn [weather] Good
Steve Lucas bagged Ard Crags on May 29th, 2022 [with] On my own
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Ard Crags
The summit of Ard Crags with the shoulder of Robinson and High Snockrigg beyond
Knott Rigg (foreground left), Buttermere (just poking out) with Red Pike (Buttermere) beyond and Whitelees Pike & Wandope (centre right) from Ard Crags
Grasmoor, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Sail, Ard Crags and Knott Rigg from the summit of Wandope
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