Thornthwaite Crag
784m (2573ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Thornthwaite Crag is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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Walk c231 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and Gray Crag (Hayeswater) from Hartsop
Fabulous (shorter) high level walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,131ft (954m) | |
| Time: | 5.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Cow Bridge, Brothers Water, Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Caudale Head, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Threshthwaite Mouth, Thornthwaite Crag, Gray Crag (Hayeswater), Hayeswater Gill, Hartsop, Cow Bridge.
Walk c257 The Kentmere Skyline from Kentmere
A classic lakeland horseshoe walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,378ft (1,030m) | |
| Time: | 7½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Kentmere, Garburn Pass, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, Mardale Ill Bell, Nan Bield Pass, Harter Fell (Mardale), Kentmere Pike, Brookstones, Kentmere.
Walk c128 The Hayswater Round from Hartsop
Popular mountain walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,843ft (1,171m) | |
| Time: | 8 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Cow Bridge, Brothers Water, Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Caudale Head, Stony Cove Pike, Threshthwaite Mouth, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Straits of Riggindale, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale), The Knott, Hayeswater Reservoir, Hayeswater Gill, Hartsop, Cow Bridge, Brothers Water.
Walk c153 Thornthwaite Crag from Troutbeck
Superb ridge walk - unmissable
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,194ft (1,278m) | |
| Time: | 8.75hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Troutbeck Bridge, Garburn Pass, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Doup Crag, Trout Beck, Troutbeck Tongue, Hagg Gill, Lowther Brow, Long Green Head, Limefitt Campsite, Troutbeck, Troutbeck Bridge.
Walk c272 High Street and Angletarn Pikes from Brothers Water
Fantastic high level ridge walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,889ft (1,185m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Cow Bridge, Brothers Water, Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Head, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Threshthwaite Mouth, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Straits of Riggindale, The Knott, Angle Tarn (Martindale), Angletarn Pikes, Boredale Hause, Patterdale.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Thornthwaite Crag
Phil Higgins walked up on September 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Early morning run from Patterdale, Angle Tarn, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Stoneycove Pike to Kirkstone. [with] Running with Steve Brown [weather] Dry, bright sunshine. Started with a temperature inversion. Brilliant blue skies above the cloud. - Running. 15.53km. 2:17:38 moving time. Finished by 11.30am.
Andrew Douthwaite climbed on August 31st, 2020 [from/via/route] c231 [weather] Sunny spells - Good views, quite steep ups and downs
Tony Kenny bagged on August 22nd, 2011 [from/via/route] From High Street [with] Kitty
Andy Buxton hiked on November 1st, 1990 [from/via/route] Garburn Pass from Kentmere. Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts [with] Solo [weather] Cold, clear autumn day - Very enjoyable circuit of Kentmere. Difficult to miss the cairn on this one!
Claire Kirk summited on July 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Phil [weather] Dull at first, sunny later.
Richard Marshall conquered on July 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Hartsop [with] Bo [weather] Wet amisty and cool
Andrew Johnson scaled on October 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Kentmere [with] Ted [weather] Sunny
Richard Beardsley walked up on September 20th, 2019 [from/via/route] Route C231 from Hartsop. [with] Gillian. [weather] Clear, fine and a beautiful sunny day for late September. - Parked car at Cow Bridge car park. (donation into box). Commenced at 0945hrs. and stuck to the route apart from not visiting the top of Cauldale Head to take in the views. The good weather certainly brought out individual groups of walkers so we were not alone. Arrived back to the car at 1515hrs. After a thoroughly enjoyable day.
Richard Marchant climbed during August, 1989 [from/via/route] This was a two day trip with an overnight camp on top of High Street. The route took me from Penrith along High Street the old Roman Road to Windermere via the following Wainwrights. Loadpot Hill, Whether Hill, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke and Sour Howes. [with] On my own for this trip [weather] Dry and fine weather but extremely windy overnight to a point that I thought my tent was going to be blown away, but alas it survived.
Kevin Foster bagged on May 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Stony Cove Pike. [with] Henry. [weather] Sunny and hot becoming cloudier later on with a cold northerly breeze. - Lying unsuspected below the summit of Stony Cove Pike are the crags of Threshwaite Cove. There is a very steep and rocky descent here which me and Henry took slowly and with some care. Having descended all that way to Threshwaite Mouth we then had to scramble all the way back up to reach the 14 foot high summit beacon of Thornthwaite Crag. This is another fine top with wonderful views southwards.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Thornthwaite Crag
Red Screes (left), Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke from Baystones (Wansfell)
The Kentmere Horseshoe (Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts) from Hollow Moor
Cloud trapped by a temperature inversion clawing at the eastern slopes of Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick as seen from Thornthwaite Crag
Thornthwaite Crag & High Street from below Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor)
*Baystones (Wansfell) in the foreground with Red Screes (left), Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Thornthwaite Crag and the Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke ridge silhouetted on the skyline from Wansfell Pike
Thornthwaite Crag (left), Hartsop Dodd and Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (centre), Red Screes (right) and the shoulder of Hartsop above How (foreground) from Arnison Crag, Patterdale
Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Threshthwaite Mouth and Thornthwaite Crag from Troutbeck Park
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