Loft Crag
680m (2232ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Loft Crag is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL6 | |
| 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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Loft Crag is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
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Walk c225 The Langdale Pikes via Jack's Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale
Jack's Rake is a Lakeland Classic - but not for the faint hearted
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.5ml (7.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,645ft (806m) | |
| Time: | 4½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Great Langdale, The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale, Stickle Ghyll, Stickle Tarn, Jack's Rake, The Langdale Pikes, Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott, Harrison Stickle, Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle), Loft Crag, Mark Gate, The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale.
Walk c208 Harrison Stickle and High Raise from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale
Steep scramble - strictly for the adventurous
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,046ft (928m) | |
| Time: | 5.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Great Langdale, The New Dungeon Ghyll, Stickle Ghyll, Whitegill Crag, Blea Rigg, Sergeant Man, High Raise (Langdale), The Langdale Pikes, Thunacar Knott, Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle), Loft Crag, Mark Gate, The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale.
Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale
A busy path leads to wild seclusion
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8ml (13km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,924ft (891m) | |
| Time: | 6 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Great Langdale, The New Dungeon Ghyll, Stickle Ghyll, Stickle Tarn, North Rake, The Langdale Pikes, Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott, Harrison Stickle, Loft Crag, Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle), Martcrag Moor, Stake Pass, The Cumbria Way, Stake Gill, Mickleden, Mickleden Beck, The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale.
Walk c428 The Langdale Pikes, High Raise and The Easedale Fells from Grasmere
Long high level round
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,991ft (1,216m) | |
| Time: | 9 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Grasmere, Allan Bank, Wray Gill, Silver How, Lang How, Sinescar Pike, Little Castle How, Great Castle How, Blea Rigg, Sergeant Mann, Thunacar Knott, Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Loft Crag, Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle), High Raise (Langdale), Codale Head, Tarn Crag, Far Easedale Gill, Sourmilk Falls, Far Easedale Beck, Goody Bridge, Grasmere.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Loft Crag
Andy Buxton walked up during August, 1968 [from/via/route] From NDG - circuit of Langdale (Pavey Ark via Jack's Rake) [with] Dad [weather] Clear
Phil Higgins climbed on December 28th, 2008 [from/via/route] Pike How, Harrison Stickle [weather] Bright, cold day - With Tilly.
Adrian Howard bagged on September 6th, 2014 [from/via/route] Dungeon Ghyll Car park
Andrew Douthwaite hiked on May 31st, 2020 [from/via/route] c281 [with] Hannah [weather] Full Sun - First walk after lockdown - encountered skinny dippers.
Mike Walker summited on January 2nd, 2015 - Good Walk
Michael Nolan conquered on December 3rd, 2019 [with] Morag [weather] fine and sunny cold
Andrew Johnson scaled on October 14th, 2019 [from/via/route] New Dungeon Ghyl [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy, misty on tops
Richard Marchant walked up on October 20th, 2012 [from/via/route] This route took us from New Dungeon Ghyll up Stickle Ghyll to Stickle Tarn. We then ascended up Pavey Ark via Jack's Rake which resulted in some spectacular views of the clouds starting to come in through the valleys with the mountain tops poking out of the clouds. Once at the top we had a quick bite to eat and then walked to Harrison Stickle-Loft Crag-Pike of Stickle and then descended back down in to Langdale and back to the car. [with] My oldest son James [weather] Fine to start with but clouds came in during the afternoon and the rain stayed off in the morning. - James's first ascent of Jack's Rake, a great day out with some spectacular views especially of the clouds coming up through the valley leaving the mountains poking out over the clouds in the afternoon.
Alan Jolly climbed on May 4th, 2019 [from/via/route] New Dungeon Ghyill Hotel Great Langdale [with] Denis Jolly @ Ste Halton [weather] Sunny and warm - Technical scramble up Jack's Rake
Richard Holmes bagged on March 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Stickle/ dungeon gill [with] Myself. [weather] Good day, some winds. Decent visibility.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Loft Crag
Snow on The Langdale Pikes featuring Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle), Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle from Holme Fell
*Loft Crag (foreground far left), Lingmoor, Blea Tarn, Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco), Cold Pike and Crinkle Crags (featuring Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Gunson Knott) (mid-distance left to right) and Wetherlam, Great Carrs and Grey Friar (far-distance centre to right) from the summit of Pike of Stickle (Langdale Pikes)
The Langdale Pikes - featuring (from left to right) Pike of Stickle, Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle from near Blea Tarn (Langdale)
Me on the summit of Pike of Stickle, The Langdale Pikes with Windermere (far left), Loft Crag (near left), Lingmoor Fell (across Great Langdale), Blea Tarn (centre) and Pike of Blisco (right)
Me on the summit of Pike of Stickle, The Langdale Pikes with Windermere (far left), Loft Crag (near left), Lingmoor Fell (across Great Langdale) and Blea Tarn (right)
Looking SE from Loft Crag (The Langdale Pikes) down Great Langdale to Elterwater, Ambleside and Windermere
Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags, Shelter Crags, (North Top), The Band , Bow Fell (Bowfell) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top), Esk Pike, Rossett Pike and The Langdale Pikes including Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) (left) Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle from Stool End, Great Langdale
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