High Crag (Buttermere)
744m (2442ft)

The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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High Crag (Buttermere) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL4

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.

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Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record

If you LOG ON and then RELOAD this page it will display when you climbed, bagged and conquered High Crag (Buttermere), what the weather was like, who you went with and any other comments you might like to add to remind you of that fantastic day. For more details see Your Personal Mountain, Top, Peak and Hill Bagging Record.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged High Crag (Buttermere)

Robin Thorne walked up High Crag (Buttermere) during May, 2018 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast Walk [with] Jon Thorne [weather] Sunny

Robin Thorne walked up High Crag (Buttermere) on August 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth, Scarth Gap Pass, Seat, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, Steel Brow, Scales, The Fish at Buttermere, B5289 to car park [with] Becky [weather] 9.30 start and already feeling hot and sticky on slow climb up. No wind and great visibility. Cloud predicted by 1pm on High Crag. Winds SW pick up later afternoon. - Tiring climb to ridge line, and then pleasant progression along to Red Pike with a plethora of views of surrounding Fells. As promised Red pike an unpleasant looking red scree field (don't remember it so bad). Carried on to Starling Dodd and Great Borne, as weather still good, and saves climbing them from Ennerdale. Bearing to come off along fence line off for some reason and ended up having to back track from a track going off to the west. Long walk out to Buttermere along a slippery stoned and bracken lined path. Diversion at Scale bridge as reconstruction work in progress. Missed last bus back at 17.18 hrs, so enjoyed a lake trout dinner and as advised by bar tender walked along the road to CP-nearly as pleasant as the lake route, but quicker, and cheaper than a £25 plus taxi fare.

Caroline Winter climbed High Crag (Buttermere) on August 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth, Scarth Gap Pass, Seat, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, Steel Brow, Scales, The Fish at Buttermere, B5289 to CP [with] Becky [weather] 9.30 Start and already feeling hot and sticky on long climb up. No wind until late afternoon (SW), and great views of surrounding Fells. Cloud predicted on High Crag at 1pm, and cloud descended on leaving Great Borne. - Classic ridge walk with a plethora of views, not forthcoming on last visit here. Red scree peppering slopes of Red pike, so to descend further along after continuing the ridge to Starling Dodd and Great Borne. Also, saves climbing them from Ennerdale. Came down further West along a track, so needed to back Track to find NW route. Long walk out along slippery rocks and bracken. Diversion at scale Bridge, due to reconstruction. Missed last bus at 17.18 hrs, so ate a delicious trout dinner at The Fish, before walking the road-nearly as pleasant as the lake walk, and saved £25 plus on taxi fare.

Jamie Bryan bagged High Crag (Buttermere) on July 6th, 2019 [weather] Sunny

Richard Marshall hiked High Crag (Buttermere) on June 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Ennerdale Red Pike [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Very warm.

Lucy Perchard summited High Crag (Buttermere) on November 19th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Buttermere up to Red Pike, High Style and High Crag and back down via Gamlin end and Scarth Gap [with] Tony [weather] Clear blue sky but very windy

Louis Smith conquered High Crag (Buttermere) on January 20th, 2019 - final one!

David Watson scaled High Crag (Buttermere) on August 30th, 2018 [from/via/route] Bowness Knot [weather] Sunny

Elaine Evans walked up High Crag (Buttermere) on September 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Gatesgarth car park, across Peggy's Bridge and up to High Crag, on to High Stile, then Red Pike, descended to Bleaberry Tarn and down to shores of Buttermere via Burtness Wood. Walked alongside water's edge back to carpark. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Lovely day for walking, not too hot, a couple of light showers but mostly OK. - Really good, mostly enjoyable walk but did not like the descent from Red Pike at all! So pleased the rain didn't come in as forecast.

John Bryers climbed High Crag (Buttermere) on August 16th, 2018 [from/via/route] Fifth of 7 Wainwrights today. Camped at Syke Farm, Buttermere. Walked along Crummock water from Scale bridge Scale force, traversing Starling Dodd to join ridge path to top of Great Bourne returning via Starling Dodd and on to Red Pike and High Stile and High Crag. [with] With Mya my faithful Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Weather blustery with occasional showers with some strong cool winds for August! - Once bagged, headed to Hay Stacks and beyond!

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