Bagged

Gray Crag (Hayeswater)
699m (2294ft)

The Far Eastern Fells,
The Lake District,
Cumbria,
England

Gray Crag (Hayeswater)

Photograph by Robert Hall

Gray Crag (Hayeswater) is classified as a:

Wainwright (No. 90)
Nuttall (136th in Eng, 223rd in Eng & Wales)

Gray Crag (Hayeswater) is on interactive maps:

OS Explorer (Orange Covers) sheet: OL5

OS Landranger (Pink Covers) sheet: 90

Find Gray Crag (Hayeswater) & walks up it on a Google Map

You can walk to the top of Gray Crag (Hayeswater) by using this easy to follow route map:

Walk c231 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and Gray Crag (Hayeswater) from Hartsop

Route Summary: - Cow Bridge, Brothers Water, Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Caudale Head, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Threshthwaite Mouth, Thornthwaite Crag, Gray Crag (Hayeswater), Hayeswater Gill, Hartsop, Cow Bridge.

Length: 12km (7½ miles) | Ascent: 954m (ft) | Allow at least: 5¾hrs | Grade: Moderate

Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Gray Crag (Hayeswater)

Craig Steeland walked up Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on August 4th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Limefitt bus stop in Troutbeck [with] With Sue [weather] Warm and partly cloudy with excellent visibility

Julian Parry climbed Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on April 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] C231 [with] Nuno Malo

Wayne Baxter bagged Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on April 25th, 2018 [from/via/route] Hartsop Cow Bridge car park to Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor (Stony Cove Pike), Thornthwaite Crag, Gray Crag back to Cow Bridge car park [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy with a few very heavy down falls

Richard Fulcher hiked Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on February 25th, 2018 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Dave J [weather] Sunny, clear blue sky, cold (-2c) - An enjoyable walk except for the frozen patches of snow on the hillsides - needed my cheap stainless steel grips - Scarpa boots came apart & need throwing out.

Derek Parkin summited Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on April 16th, 2016 [from/via/route] Mardale III Bell [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] sunny

Paul Macey conquered Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on August 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] C231

Chris Tomlinson scaled Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on June 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge Car Park via Hartsop village [with] Will Burrows, Tim Morgan, Dave Rolinson [weather] Warm and dry but cloudy and a small amount of light rain on top (not enough to put on waterproofs though) - Fab walk and a very steep early ascent. Set off later than planned at 11:35 but completed the whole walk in the allotted time of 5hr 45m Extremely windy at times but the views are awesome.

John Walter walked up Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on May 17th, 2017 [with] Tricia

Simon Boddy climbed Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on May 7th, 2017 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge [with] My girlfriend [weather] Cool and breezy

John Tippins bagged Gray Crag (Hayeswater) on April 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Hartsop [with] Alone [weather] Weather was lousy in the morning - rain and very low cloud. Didn't venture out until the afternoon, which was a lovely sunny day though a bit blowy and chilly on top.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Gray Crag (Hayeswater)

1. Me on the summit of Gray Crag (Hayeswater)
Photo: Christine Shepherd (465)

2. Hartsop Dodd across Brothers Water with Gray Crag (Hayeswater) (far left) and Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (far right)
Photo: Rob Barklamb (43)

3. Gray Crag (Hayeswater) from Brock Crags
Photo: Robert Hall (12)

4. Snow on St Sunday Crag from Gray Crag (Hayeswater)
Photo: Richard Nicholls (64)

5. *Snow on Gray Crag (Hayeswater) from High Street
Photo: Richard Nicholls (61)

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