Thornthwaite Crag
784m (2573ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Thornthwaite Crag is classified as:
Walk c231 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and Gray Crag (Hayeswater) from Hartsop
Fabulous (shorter) high level walk
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Vital Statistics for walk c231:
7½
miles
(12 km)
3131
feet
(954 m)
5¾
Hours
6
Moderate
Route outline for walk c231:
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 for walk c257:
11½
miles
(18.5 km)
3378
feet
(1030 m)
7½
Hours
7
Hard
Route outline for walk c257:
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 for walk c128:
11¼
miles
(18 km)
3843
feet
(1171 m)
8
Hours
8
Hard
Route outline for walk c128:
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 for walk c153:
12¼
miles
(19.5 km)
4194
feet
(1278 m)
8¾
Hours
8
Hard
Route outline for walk c153:
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 for walk c272:
12½
miles
(20 km)
3889
feet
(1185 m)
8½
Hours
8
Hard
Route outline for walk c272:
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
David Higginbottom walked up on April 29th, 2025 [from/via/route] Walk 231 very nice walk [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear & nice
Richard Holmes climbed it on April 7th, 2025 [from/via/route] Troutbeck [with] Myself. [weather] Hot, not a cloud in the sky. Got sunburnt!
James Hughes bagged it on September 3rd, 2024 [from/via/route] c231 Stony Cove Pike & Gray Crag from Hartsop [weather] Sunny morning turning cloudy by end - Sharp climb up Hartsop Dodd, beautiful views out over Windermere from Stony Cove Pike. Free carpark at Hartsop
Claire Kirk hiked it on December 23rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Sarah and Leigh
Claire Rigg summited on January 1st, 2010 [with] Heidi [weather] Sunny
Andrew Peate conquered it on August 17th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Hartsop, Cow Bridge Car Park [weather] Clear, breezy
Martyn Howarth scaled on August 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Kentmere Institute, as part of the Kentmere Horseshoe. [with] Tilly Howarth. [weather] Gorgeous August day, after some dreadful weather the days before! - Tough 14.5 mile walk - 3600ft of ascent! Brilliant effort by 14 yr old Tilly!
Tim Winn walked up on May 14th, 2023 [from/via/route] Cow Bridge car park [with] Mountain Guides Group [weather] Sunny & dry
Ian Ashton climbed it on April 7th, 2023 [with] Solo
Angeline Grieveson bagged it on December 3rd, 2022 [with] Dotty & Paul
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Kentmere with Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick and Thornthwaite Crag above from Hollow 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
Red Screes (left), Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke from Baystones (Wansfell)
Looking north to Baystones with Thornthwaite Crag (left) and Ill Bell (centre) beyond from Wansfell Pike as the sun catches a passing shower
Thornthwaite Crag & High Street from below Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor)
Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (left), Thresthwaite Mouth and Thornthwaite Crag (right) from the Northern end of Troutbeck Tongue
Cloud trapped by a temperature inversion clawing at the eastern slopes of Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick as seen from Thornthwaite Crag
The Westerly aspect from Hollow Moor includes a distant view of Crinkle Crags with Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick and Thornthwaite Crag above Kentmere
Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Threshthwaite Mouth and Thornthwaite Crag from Troutbeck Park
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