Helm Crag
396m (1300ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75ml (6km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,201ft (366m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Easedale House - High Raven Crag - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - Goody Bridge - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,435ft (742m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - Ghyll Foot Farm - Green Burn - Greenburn Bottom - Contra Breast - Dead Pike - Steel Fell (Dead Pike) - Brownrigg Moss - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - High Raven Crag - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,212ft (674m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - High Raven Crag - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Brownrigg Moss - Moor Moss - Far Easdale Gill - Goody Bridge - Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,128ft (953m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - High Raven Crag - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Brownrigg Moss - Greenup Edge - High Raise (Langdale) - Sergeant Man - Belles Knott - Coledale Tarn - Easedale Tarn - Sour Milk Gill - Easedale - Grasmere
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Helm Crag
Sarah Gunn walked up Helm Crag on April 15th, 2025 [with] Martin Gunn
David Higginbottom climbed Helm Crag on October 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] C294 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear - A little boggy
James Hughes bagged Helm Crag on March 17th, 2024 [from/via/route] c294 Steel Fell from Grasmere [weather] Misty climb cleared towards end - Parked at Swan Inn. Misty climb up Steel Fell, some indecision across to Calf Crag.
Martyn Atherton hiked Helm Crag on January 22nd, 2023 [from/via/route] From Grasmere to Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Gibson Knot, Helm Crag [with] Martyn [weather] Overcast, cold & snow
Claire Kirk summited Helm Crag on April 21st, 2024 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Gareth [weather] Fine
Pete George conquered Helm Crag on May 20th, 2023 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Roco [weather] Warm but misty - Roco injured on this fell.
Kevin Whelan has scaled Helm Crag [with] Charlie & Sam
Angeline Grieveson walked up Helm Crag on February 26th, 2023 [with] Dotty
Paul Roddam climbed Helm Crag on February 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Bri and Barber [weather] Cloudy but failry dry with decent visabilty
Tina Parker bagged Helm Crag on November 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] Grasmere [with] Susan
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Helm Crag
High Raise (Langdale) (centre), Coledale Head, Calf Crag and Gibson Knott (far right) above Grasmere Common from Helm Crag
Grasmere, Silver How, Lang How, Blea Rigg, Easedale Tarn, The LAngdale Pikes, Codale Head, Gibson Knott and Calf Crag from Helm Crag summit cairn
Helm Crag & Steel Fell (left), Grasmere Village & Dunmail Raise (centre) and Seat Sandal (right) beautifully reflected in Grasmere
The Far Easdale Valley with Helm Crag (left) and Loughrigg (centre distance) from Brownrigg Moss
The Helvellyn Ridge featuring: Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn), White Side, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg and Heron Pike with Steel Fell (mid distance) and Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag (foreground) from Brownrigg Moss
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