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: | 8.25ml (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 c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale
A busy path leads to wild seclusion
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10mls (16km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,580ft (1,091m) | |
| Time: | 7.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
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 - Black Crags (Langdale) - Little Gill Head - Rossett Pike - Rossett Gill - The Cumbria Way - 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 Man - Thunacar Knott - Pavey Ark - Harrison Stickle - Loft Crag - Pike of Stickle (Pike O' Stickle) - High Raise (Langdale) - Codale Head - Tarn Crag (Easedale) - 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
John Tippins walked up on June 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] From New Dungeon Ghyll hotel. C225 go4awalk [with] Alone [weather] Dry, sunny, warm though with some slight wind chill on exposed areas.
Ian Ashton climbed on May 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] From new d Ghill [with] Steve H
Geoff Hand bagged on March 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from Great Langdale [with] Alone with Tess [weather] High cloud, mostly calm, a bit windy on the tops. Quite warm - Langdale is my favorite part of the lakes (upto now?) Nice & quiet again. Dropped down off Harrison Stickle to Loft Crag. Very steep coming down. Had to keep an eye on Tess. Had lunch on the Crag. Very nice.
Steve Lucas hiked on September 12th, 2020 [with] On my own [weather] Dry, cloudy with sunny spells
Sarah Wild summited on August 19th, 2021 [from/via/route] Up from Stickle Ghyll [with] Emily [weather] Low cloud - Bagged 7 today. Posh boys 😆 Bullied up it 🤣
Carl Tillotson conquered on July 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] c281 route [with] June [weather] Clear blue skies, very warm. Nice breeze on top.
Paul Macey scaled on June 23rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Walk 281 [with] Luke [weather] Low cloud
Claire Murray walked up on May 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott, Harrison Stickle, Loft Crag & Pike of Stickle from National Trust Car Park [with] Vitor [weather] Started off lovely but turned cloudy & wet, but cheered up again. - Lovely stone stairs to the top, should have crossed the foot bridge at the bottom! Would definitely go again
Claire Kirk climbed on July 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Stickle Ghyll [with] Phil [weather] Very pleasant - It was the day of the Scafell Sky Race
Kevin Foster bagged on September 29th, 2020 [from/via/route] Stickle Ghyll car park. [with] By myself. [weather] Sunny with light cool breeze (perfect conditions). - Loft Crag was the last & lowest of the four summits I visited today. Having said that it should definitely not be overlooked on any visit to this area. An easy walk from Pike O'Stickle once I'd managed to scramble back down again the way I came up. Again this is another compact top with superb & intimate views into upper Langdale.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Loft Crag
The Band with two of The Langdale Pikes (Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag) beyond from Oxendale
*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)
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
The Langdale Pikes - featuring (from left to right) Pike of Stickle, Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle from near Blea Tarn (Langdale)
Looking SE from Loft Crag (The Langdale Pikes) down Great Langdale to Elterwater, Ambleside and Windermere
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)
The Langdale Pikes - Pike of Stickle (left) and Loft Crag (centre right) from The Band
Snow on The Langdale Pikes featuring Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle), Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle from Holme Fell
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)
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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