Arnison Crag
433m (1421ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3ml (5km) |
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| Ascent: | 922ft (281m) |
| Time: | 2 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75ml (6km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,571ft (479m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Glenamara Park - Birks - Thornhow End - Grisedale Bridge - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,516ft (1,072m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Birks - St Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Bridgend - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.25ml (21km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,189ft (1,581m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Grisedale Bridge - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Hole-in-the-Wall - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Tarn - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Arnison Crag - Patterdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Arnison Crag
Steve Cookson walked up Arnison Crag on March 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] Gillie [weather] Cold & dry
Christine Shepherd climbed Arnison Crag on August 16th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Patterdale using walk c211 [with] My husband Peter [weather] Wet - Climbed again in better weather on 10.07.2021 & again on 2.10.22 Climbed again with H4TH on 1.1.24
Steve Lucas bagged Arnison Crag on May 22nd, 2021 [with] On my own
Ian Ashton hiked Arnison Crag on February 25th, 2023 [with] With jph
Angeline Grieveson summited Arnison Crag on February 19th, 2023 [with] Dotty
Caroline Winter conquered Arnison Crag on February 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Patterdale CP, Arnison crag, Birks, St Sunday [with] William [weather] Clear views, biting wind - Pleasant route, with great views of Ullswater & Helvellyn range. Quite busy, as first good weather walking day this week
Martyn Atherton scaled Arnison Crag on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C235 Arniston Crag, Birks, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Hart Crag & Hartsop Above How [with] Paul Atherton [weather] Misty, rain & Sunny - Loved the route 6 hrs 50 minutes
Geoff Hand walked up Arnison Crag on May 28th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c 235 The Deepdale Horseshoe from Patterdale - abandoned due to bad weather [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Cold wet & cloudy - Set out to do the full horseshoe, however the weather was poor so I decided not to bother & walked down to Ullswater after climbing Birks & let Tess have a paddle.
Michael Nolan climbed Arnison Crag on October 11th, 2021 [from/via/route] Swan hotel Grasmere [with] Morag the lurcher [weather] Misty but dry
Richard Marshall bagged Arnison Crag on September 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Me Dave Elsie and Roxy [weather] Cloudy over 2000 ft
Tim Winn hiked Arnison Crag on August 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Barry and Louise [weather] Good
Christina Lander summited Arnison Crag on April 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Glenridding - Arnison Crag - Glenridding [with] Dick [weather] Dry with some sunshine - On the last afternoon of our holiday staying in Embleton
Wayne Baxter conquered Arnison Crag on April 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Patterdale by the hotel up to Arnison Crag. By the side of Birk to meet the path up to St Sunday Crag, followed the path back to the summit of Birk. Carried on from the summit down back into Patterdale. [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy & windy
Claire Rigg scaled Arnison Crag on September 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Grasmere [with] Gary [weather] Overcast - Tricked my other half into this one
Victoria Bates walked up Arnison Crag on September 10th, 2020 [from/via/route] Patterdale & back via Trough Head [with] Mark and Dominic [weather] Cool, no wind or rain
Jane Wilkinson has climbed Arnison Crag [with] Hazel and Heather
Adrian Howard bagged Arnison Crag on July 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] Patterdale
Andrew Johnson hiked Arnison Crag on January 21st, 2020 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Ted [weather] Cleared to blue skies at some points, snow & ice on top - Tracked down Zena the lost husky & returned her to her owner.
Jill Dean summited Arnison Crag on October 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Troutbeck [with] Grez & dexter [weather] Fine - Stayed at queens head
Richard Beardsley conquered Arnison Crag on September 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] Route C211 starting from Patterdale. [with] Gillian. [weather] Clear, fine & a mostly sunny day. - Parked car at Patterdale car park, (£4.50 all day). Commenced walk at 0945hrs. Route too Arnison Crag & Birks was straight forward. Decided to divert SW from Birks & summit Saint Sunday Crag along a well defined path that climbed steeply to its top. Once completed we retraced back to Birks & continued with route C211 back to the car park. Arrived back at 1500hrs. Thoroughly enjoyable day.
Richard Marchant scaled Arnison Crag on April 4th, 2011 [from/via/route] This route taken was part of the Arnison Crag Dash Fell Race & was straight up & back from Patterdale. [with] On my own but with a number of other fell runners taking part in the Arnison Crag Dash Fell Race [weather] Sunny day with white fluffy clouds, nice cool breeze.
John Tippins walked up Arnison Crag on March 30th, 2018 [from/via/route] Started at Patterdale hotel car park. Go4awalk c211 [with] Solo [weather] Dull day, high cloud & good visibility. Some snow on the journey to the start but rest of the day snow-free. Clouds cleared later in the day to reveal a bit of sun. - Did it again on 25.10.2018
Liz Sheerin climbed Arnison Crag on June 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Neil
Andrew Peate bagged Arnison Crag on December 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Glenridding [weather] Cold breezy clear
Craig Steeland hiked Arnison Crag on June 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Patterdale Hotel car park [with] Sue [weather] Sunny, blue, cloudless & hot.
Simon Myerscough summited Arnison Crag on August 3rd, 2008 [from/via/route] C235 [weather] light rain but views good (Ullswater)
Simon Boddy conquered Arnison Crag on October 9th, 2017 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] My girlfriend [weather] Sunny
Paul Macey scaled Arnison Crag on August 24th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Alone [weather] Mixed cloudy start sunny finish
Chris Sheard walked up Arnison Crag on August 13th, 2015 [from/via/route] South from Patterdale [with] Solo [weather] Warm still day - Made a real mess of nav. Ended up in bracken following a stream. Gent with a dog i overtook on start joined up with me at the top.
Leon Harvey climbed Arnison Crag on August 14th, 2016 [with] Solo
Mark Davidson bagged Arnison Crag on May 17th, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Nice & sunny - Great view of Ullswater from the top of Arnison Crag
Phillip Bulley hiked Arnison Crag on September 6th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Ruby [weather] Sunny & windy.
David Watson summited Arnison Crag on July 24th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [weather] Damp
Elaine Evans conquered Arnison Crag on July 4th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Birks, returning to Patterdale via Arnison Crag [with] Sue [weather] Very wet at this point of the walk but at least it wasn't cold. - Tempted to leave this one for another day but as we were so close we continued to the summit despite the rain. Pleased we did now!
Nick Dobson scaled Arnison Crag on June 11th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] warm but overcast - missed this one last time when doing St Sunday Crag & Birks
Mike Jackson walked up Arnison Crag on May 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Me.. [weather] Glorious
Philip Layton climbed Arnison Crag on October 26th, 2015 [from/via/route] Patterdale (Deepdale horseshoe) [with] Karen, Ana, Josh [weather] Very good - 7.5hours (several peaks)
Clive Ward bagged Arnison Crag on November 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Patterdale, Arnison, Birks, St Sunday, return via Deepdale. [with] Alone [weather] Pouring rain to start, then gradually dried up before further drizzle. Mostly cloudy & no view of neighbouring tops (never saw Helvellyn or ridge) - Hazel doing Dirty Double 10Km runs Sat & Sun
Anthony Scott hiked Arnison Crag on October 14th, 2015 [from/via/route] yha patterdale [with] me [weather] frosty start then blue sky & light breeze
Tony Rogerson summited Arnison Crag on June 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] Up & down from Patterdale [with] Floss [weather] High cloud - 100th Wainwright
Kevin Parnham conquered Arnison Crag on September 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Jo [weather] Warm & sunny
Neil Bennett scaled Arnison Crag on August 1st, 2015 [from/via/route] From Patterdale en route to Birks [with] Pamela Bennett, Oliver Bennett & Thomas Bennett [weather] Sunny with broken cloud
Andrew Wood walked up Arnison Crag on April 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] C211 from Patterdale [with] Doug & Mel [weather] Very sunny & warm
Colin Egan climbed Arnison Crag on March 18th, 2013 [with] My wife Faith
Richard Foreman bagged Arnison Crag on December 10th, 2014 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Robert Chester [weather] High wind speeds, completed only this top & Birks. - Must revisit on a brighter day.
Keith Eastman hiked Arnison Crag on July 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] c235
David Noble summited Arnison Crag on June 23rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Peter [weather] Sunny & Overcast - Peter's boot failed turned back after Birks
Michael Vaughn conquered Arnison Crag on June 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] alone [weather] clear
Joanne Mcgawley scaled Arnison Crag on May 26th, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] Muggy & Windy - 9.4 miles
Les Wrightson walked up Arnison Crag on April 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] patterdale c235 [with] tan [weather] good sunny
David Baines climbed Arnison Crag on April 24th, 2010 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Alone [weather] Dry calm day
Charlie Housley bagged Arnison Crag on November 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Parked up in Patterdale & took the route via Oxford Crag. [with] Solo [weather] Superb....cold & beautifully bright.
Ann Davis hiked Arnison Crag on November 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] patterdale [with] noone on the fells today! [weather] rain, hail, gusting, snow on tops & sun!! - fabulous walk
Dave Eyes summited Arnison Crag on March 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] from Patterdale, Arnison Crag, Birks - St Sundays - back down Grisdale to Glenridding [with] Southport Fellwalkers [weather] bright - snow on ground
Harry Meijer conquered Arnison Crag on April 19th, 2013 [from/via/route] Fairfield from Patterdale [with] The Lake District Walker
Doug Martin scaled Arnison Crag on May 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] Birks [with] Mark Chris Paul & Alison [weather] Clear skies - Harry & co got lost!! - but he was not in charge!!
Peter Harris has walked up Arnison Crag [from/via/route] Patterdale
Raymond Barnett climbed Arnison Crag on March 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] jake [weather] Snow
Christine Knowles bagged Arnison Crag on September 29th, 2012 [from/via/route] Patterdale via Birks [with] Graham [weather] Showery
Dale Verrall hiked Arnison Crag on October 27th, 2010 [from/via/route] Patter dale Fairfield horseshoe [weather] Fine
Carole Walton summited Arnison Crag on September 29th, 2012 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Ian [weather] Wet
Tony Aspden conquered Arnison Crag on May 31st, 2009 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Andy [weather] Sunny
Stella Nuttall scaled Arnison Crag on May 25th, 2012 [from/via/route] see st sunday crag
Stephen Littlewood walked up Arnison Crag on June 7th, 2008 [from/via/route] from Patterdale
Darren Mortimer climbed Arnison Crag on April 7th, 2012 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm/Overcast
Darren Gallagher bagged Arnison Crag on October 19th, 2011 [from/via/route] Patterdale
Jenny Godfrey, Dale Sexton, Patrick Rogozinski, Paul Booth, Matthew Thomas, David Kelley, Adrian Roberts, Mike Walker, Louis Smith, Jo Dixon, Alan Fowler, David Kelley, Louise Sandwith, David Shaw, Amanda Hinds, Karen Mountain, Patricia Dilley, Linda Mckeogh, Simon Duerden, Jonathan Tobin, Sarah Lowe, Tracey Cowell, Rob Barklamb, Lee Maddison, Tracey Cordes, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, John Cuthbert, Adrian Cawley, Patrick Buckland, Stephen Millington, Paul Warren, Jeanette Coward, Jacqui Smith, Sam Mercer, Ray O'hara, Libby Burns and Beverley Kelly have all walked, climbed & bagged Arnison Crag.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Arnison Crag
Thornthwaite Crag (left), Hartsop Dodd and Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (centre), Red Screes (right) and the shoulder of Hartsop above How (foreground) from Arnison Crag, Patterdale
The shoulder of St Sunday Crag and Birks (left), Catstye Cam, Birkhouse Moor (centre) and Sheffield Pike from Arnison Crag, Patterdale
Kirk Fell, Looking Stead & Pillar, Ennerdale, High Stile, High Crag & Hay Stacks, Crummock Water & Buttermere and Grasmoor from Green Gable
High Stile, High Crag & Hay Stacks, Crummock Water & Buttermere and Grasmoor from the top of Green Gable
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