Helm Crag
396m (1300ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Walk c350 Helm Crag from Grasmere
One steep ascent to fine views of Grasemere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75ml (6km) | |
| 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
Walk c294 Steel Fell from Grasmere
Fine views and (often) less busy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) | |
| 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
Walk c152 Calf Crag and Helm Crag from Grasmere
One steep ascent to fine views of Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) | |
| 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
Walk c302 High Raise via Calf Crag from Grasmere
The Central Fells' Highest point
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) | |
| 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
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
Christine Shepherd hiked Helm Crag during August, 1972 [from/via/route] Walked from Grasmere [with] A group from Forest Side CHA [weather] Hot & sunny - This is the first Wainwright that I remember bagging aged 12. I have climbed it many times since; October 93, March 04, & 5.4.07. My next visit was coming down off my final Wainwright a walk that I chose especially because it ended with my 'first' fell. Climbed again in February 2019 while Peter was at Allen Banks. Repeated walk c294 solo on 14.07.2022
Ian Ashton summited Helm Crag on January 1st, 2022 [with] Solo
Hazel Blackbourn conquered Helm Crag during May, 2018 [from/via/route] We walked up Helm crag from Grassmere. We parked in the layby just outside of the village. This included other Wainwright bagging that can be seen including Gibson Knott on the same day. Very windy & dull but such a good walk. [with] Zoe (Sister) [weather] Windy & dull - I remember struggling to stand at some parts of the walk.
Geoff Hand scaled Helm Crag on May 10th, 2018 [from/via/route] c294 Steel Fell from Grassmere [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Cool & Dry - Climbed up from Grassmere
Michael Lewis walked up Helm Crag on January 19th, 2020 [from/via/route] from Grasmere [with] Tara, Rob and Tracey and Marty [weather] sunny / dry
David Lord climbed Helm Crag on June 22nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Grasmere Car Park. [with] Debbie Lord [weather] Warm sunny day. - Short but quite steep ascent. Well worth the effort.
Carl Tillotson bagged Helm Crag on July 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] c294 route, parked up on Stock Lane Car Park [with] June [weather] Rain & Drizzle at start, cloud cover on stop of Steel Fell & Calf Crag, Breaking sun, warm & muggy over Gibson Knott & Helm Crag
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Helm Crag
Steel Fell, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag below Seat Sandal (with Helvellyn and Fairfield in mist beyond) from Tarn Crag summit cairn
Looking down to Alcock Tarn from near Heron Pike with Helm Crag, Gibson Knott and Steel Fell beyond
High Raise (Langdale) (centre), Coledale Head, Calf Crag and Gibson Knott (far right) above Grasmere Common from Helm Crag
The Howitzer on Helm Crag with Helvellyn and The Pass of Dunmail Raise beyond
The Helevllyn 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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