Great Crag
450m (1476ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Great Crag is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL4 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Great Crag is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
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Walk c143 Brund Fell and King's How from Rosthwaite
Good views of Borrowdale away from the crowds
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6ml (9.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,861ft (567m) | |
| Time: | 4½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Rosthwaite, The Cumbria Way, Lingy End, Willygrass Gill, Dock Tarn, Great Crag, Puddingstone Bank, Jopplety How, Joppletyhow Moss, Grange Fell (Brund Fell), King's How, Rosthwaite.
Walk c270 Low Saddle and Ullscarf from Stonethwaite
Fine views though can be a little boggy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,419ft (737m) | |
| Time: | 5.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Stonethwaite, Stonethwaite Bridge, Stonethwaite Beck, The Cumbria Way, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Galleny Force, Greenup Gill, Lining Crag, Greenup Edge, Ullscarf, High Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell), Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell), Lord's How, Green Combe, Dock Tarn, Great Crag, Willygrass Gill, Stonethwaite.
Walk c278 High Tove, Ullscarf and Great Crag from Watendlath
Can be wet, wild & boggy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,247ft (685m) | |
| Time: | 5 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Watendlath, High Tove, Middle Crag, Shivery Man, Shivery Knott, Long Moss, Blea Tarn (Watendlath Fell), Ullscarf, High Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell), Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell), Lord's How, Green Combe, Dock Tarn, Great Crag, Watendlath.
Walk c243 High Raise and Ullscarf from Rosthwaite
Fine views though N of Ullscarf - can be boggy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,371ft (1,027m) | |
| Time: | 7½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Stonethwaite Beck, Galleny Force, The Cumbria Way, Langstrath Beck, Eagle Crag, Sergeant's Crag, High Raise (Langdale), Low White Stones, Greenup Edge, Ullscarf, Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell), Lord's How, Dock Tarn, Willygrass Gill, Great Crag, Rosthwaite.
Walk c369 High Raise, Ullscarf and Grange Fell from Rosthwaite
Good views though N of Ullscarf can be boggy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,781ft (1,152m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Rosthwaite, The Cumbria Way, Stonethwaite, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Stonethwaite Beck, Galleny Force, The Cumbria Way, Langstrath Beck, Eagle Crag, Sergeant's Crag, High Raise (Langdale), Low White Stones, Greenup Edge, Ullscarf, Low Saddle (Coldbarrow Fell), Lord's How, Dock Tarn, Great Crag, Puddingstone Bank, Jopplety How, Joppletyhow Moss, Grange Fell (Brund Fell), King's How, Rosthwaite.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Crag
Dave Eyes walked up on September 27th, 2020 [from/via/route] Parked at Watendlath NT Car Park. Walked along the path to Grange Fell and then back to Great Crag. Returned via the path that went by the tarn. [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Lovely Sunny Day - Brilliant Views
Jane Wilkinson has climbed [with] sammy
Nick Dobson bagged on August 8th, 2020 [from/via/route] Surprise view national trust car park on the Watendlath road [with] Margaret and Ralph [weather] Hot sunny clear day. - 6.8 mile there and back with spectacular views along the way.
Darren Wilson hiked on August 1st, 2020 [from/via/route] Grange Fell (Brund Fell), Great Crag, Eagle Crag, Sargeants Crag [with] lone [weather] Good clear day with extensive views - 15 miles
Kevan Cassley summited on July 26th, 2020 [from/via/route] Great Crag, Grange Fell (Brund Fell) & Kings How from Rosthwaite [with] wife Amanda & daughter India plus dog Bentley [weather] Mainly rain & heavy showers but some dry spells, visibility good - Would have been better in dry as not a fan of the anti-erosion stone steps especially on descent through the woods at Brock Bield which were exceptionally slippy in wet (a few falls) but fantastic summit views that are hard to beat.
Charlotte Hill conquered on January 17th, 2020 [from/via/route] from Watendlath, quick trot out [with] Paul [weather] Cloudy but Dry - Rather Wet underfoot. Quiet in Watendlath in January though
Christina Lander scaled on December 3rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Watendlath - Great Crag - Dock Tarn - Grange Fell - Watendlath [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Beautiful sunny day - A short walk on our last morning, before we set off home
Andrew Johnson walked up on November 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Watendlath [with] Deb and Ted [weather] Cloudy - Very wet under foot
Deborah Johnson climbed on November 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Watendlath [with] Andy and Ted [weather] Cloudy - Very wet under foot
Chris Sheard bagged on September 25th, 2018 [from/via/route] Initially up from Rosthwaite. Over some of the Coast to coast route up through woods from near the camp site [with] George [weather] Started with pleasant sun & light winds finished very blustery - Nice ridge walk with a diversion to Kings How with a toughish down.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great Crag
Upper Borrowdale and beyond from the junction of paths by Puddingstone Bank between Great Crag and Grange Fell (Brund Fell)
The Stonethwaite Valley with Great Crag, White Crag and High Crag beyond from Greenup Gill on the lower slopes of Eagle Crag
Watendlath & Watendlath Tarn with High Seat (Ashness Fell) beyond from the summit of Great Crag
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