Carron Crag
314m (1031ft)
The Southern Marches, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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The summit of Carron Crag is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Not familiar with this top?
You can walk/hike to the top of Carron Crag by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
Walk c148 The Silurian Way in the Grizedale Forest
Forest walking on a waymarked path
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,310ft (704m) |
| Time: | 6.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre - Silurian Way - Priest Wood - Ridding Wood - Braithwaite Plantation - Potato Peg Plantation - Grisedale Tarn - The Connob - Low Scar Wood - Beck Side Intake - Great Wood - New South Wales Plantation - Breasty Haw - Lawrence Scar Wood - Dale Park Scar - Blind Lane Wood - Force Knott - Swainsley Hill - Force Beck - Farce Falls - Low Bowkerstead Hob Gill Plantation - Satterthwaite - Scale Green Wood - Scale Green Intake - Carron Crag - Park Plantation - Broad Piece - Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre
See Carron Crag and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Southern Marches area of The Lake District National Park
Less data - quicker to download
The Whole of The Lake District National Park
More data - might take a little longer to download
A go4awalk.com downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format featuring Carron Crag should be available soon.
You can find Carron Crag & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Carron Crag
Adrian Howard walked up Carron Crag on January 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] From start of PROW, Satterthwaite Bridge
Charlie Housley climbed it on July 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] From the visitors centre following the red marker post along the forest tracks. [with] Jo and Lisbeth part of the way, but with Candy for the whole wa [weather] Sunny, slight breeze, perfect walking day. - Been out of action due to ill health & lockdown, so it was nice to push myself along this steep but short ascent.
Iain Jones bagged it on July 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] Trail Run from Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre - 09 September 2019 - walked from Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre with Nicola Jones, Les Jones & Doreen Jones
Trevor Williams hiked Carron Crag on May 23rd, 2017 [from/via/route] Water Yeat [with] Recce for HF
Harry Meijer summited on July 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] Grizedale Forest Car Park [with] The Lake District Walker
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Carron Crag
On the summit of Beacon (Blawith Fells) with Coniston Water and Carron Crag in the background
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