Great Crag (Stonethwaite)

Area:	Lake District - Central Fells
County:	Cumbria
Country:	England
Classification:	Wainwright and Birkett (also Fellranger, Synge, and Tump)
Height:	449m
Maps:	OL4(S) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:	NY270146         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:	cairn - photos
Notes:	this is S top (Wainwright summit); top (two cairns) 80m N (Birkett) at NY 26998 14765 is 50cm lower
Daylight:	dawn 06:53, sunrise 07:30, sunset 17:22, dusk 17:59

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

• Dock Tarn, Great Crag, and Watendlath, from Rosthwaite

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: adgl, DukeNukem, SheepFarmer (twice), Hannahfw, steve71, gallowshill (twice), asheejay, Sylwia J Kociemba, Drhelenward, jezsheona, peterb (twice), DuncanG22, sgrice56, keenwalker, chrisfry35 (x4), annemu9, On The Rivet, Stewart Sanderson, spookyfish, rockhopper, fizzerfox (twice), JamieL, Mikew92, CARLOS, Ginty, AGJ64, wolfgangb, jegger, Susanna, beth, StevetheRover, Shortnick, ThinArthur, Jesspeace, gbh, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, springfishblue, duncbarnes, and Steve18566.

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

• 15/09/17 - SheepFarmer - Eagle & Sergeant's Crags, High Raise & Ullscarf

If you need accommodation we have details of 11 properties offering rooms near Great Crag (Stonethwaite). Here are some examples:

3 AA Assessed

Dale Head Hall Lakeside Hotel, Keswick

£80-250 per night
5.3km (3.3 miles) away

3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Castle Lodge, Keswick

£393-1980 per week
1.3km (0.8 miles) away, sleeps 6

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Littlebeck, Rosthwaite

£332-1845 per week
2.7km (1.7 miles) away, sleeps 4

Photo by Elizabeth Oldham and is our copyright. For more information about this photo, including on copyright, see the photo's home page.