Honister Crag (Black Star)
634m (2080ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Honister Crag (Black Star) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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| 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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Honister Crag (Black Star) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
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Walk c295 Hay Stacks and Fleetwith Pike from Gatesgarth, Buttermere
Wainwright's favourite mountain
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.80ml (8.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,455ft (748m) | |
| Time: | 4½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Buttermere, Gatesgarth, Peggy's Bridge, Buttermere, Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Warnscale Beck, Dubs Hut, Dubs Quarry, Fleetwith Pike, Honister Crag (Black Star), Fleetwith Pike, Fleetwith Edge, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.
Walk c456 Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks, Brandreth and Grey Knotts from Honister Hause
Lots of ups and downs to stunning views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25mls (10km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,756ft (840m) | |
| Time: | 5.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Honister Pass, Honister Hause, Bell Crags, Hopper Quarry, Honister Quarries, Honister Crag (Black Star), Burnt Scarth, Fleetwith Pike, Dubs Hut, Dubs Quarry, Warnscale Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Blackbeck Tarn, Innominate Tarn, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Loft Beck, Coast to Coast Walk, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Honister Hause.
Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere
Very long high level route with superb views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 16ml (25.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 6,285ft (1,915m) | |
| Time: | 12.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Buttermere, Scale Force, Scale Beck, Blea Crag, Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Little Dodd (Ennerdale), Ling Comb, Lingcomb Edge, Red Pike (Buttermere), Dodd (Buttermere), Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Warnscale Beck, Dubs Hut, Dubs Quarry, Fleetwith Pike, Honister Crag (Black Star), Fleetwith Pike, Fleetwith Edge, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Honister Crag (Black Star)
Mark Davidson walked up on October 18th, 2017 [with] S, J & M [weather] Lovely and sunny in the morning - clouded up in the afternoon
Graham Coules climbed on May 18th, 2014 [from/via/route] Grisedale Pike from Whinlatter [with] Dale [weather] Sunny
Ray O'hara bagged on September 14th, 2012 [from/via/route] Buttermere, High Stile Ridge, Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike [weather] Cloudy on the High Stile Ridge, but otherwise clear & dry with great views
Christine Shepherd hiked on June 18th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Borrowdale [with] Jenny [weather] Beautiful - Jenny and I were still full of walking after bagging Great Gable and so decided to bag Fleetwith Pike before making the descent to Borrowdale via Honister Hause. Had a more frightening experience of Honister Crag when I did the Via Ferrata on 28.6.09
John Senior has summited [from/via/route] Honister hawse to Fleetwith Pike [with] Julie Senior [weather] Drizzle and misty
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Honister Quarries with Fleetwith Pike and Honister Crag (Black Star) beyond
Fleetwith Pike (foreground left) with High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) beyond towering over Buttermere from Honister Crag (Black Star)
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