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High Crag

Overview

Height:	2,443 Feet - 744 Metres
Grid Ref:	NY 180 140
Area:	Western
Group:	W/HIG
Ordnance Survey:	OL4
Wainwright Guidebook:	Seven
	The summit commands a glorious view of mountainous country, a deserved reward for it is neither easily attained nor easily left, its defence of battlemented crags and hostile stones being breached only by the narrow ridge connected with High Stile, a mountain with difficulties of its own.

Map and Photo Gallery

Gamlin End and High Crag seen from Haystacks summit.

High Crag seen over Burtness Comb.

High Crag over White Cove.

Brandreth, The Gables, The Scafells and Kirk Fell from High Crag summit.

There are 11 walks to choose from including High Crag

The Buttermere Horseshoe

		5th May 2021
ASCENT:		6,047 Feet - 1,844 Metres
MILES:		14
WAINWRIGHTS:		8, Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Hay Stacks - Fleetwith Pike - Dale Head - Hindscarth - Robinson
ROUTE:		Newlands Pass - Buttermere - Old Burtness - Bleaberry Tarn - The Saddle - Red Pike (Buttermere) Top of Chapel Crags - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Top of Scarth Gap Pass - Hay Stacks - Innominate Tarn - Black Beck Tarn - Dubs Hut - Fleetwith Pike - Black Star - Honister Mine - Yewcrag Quarries - Dale Head - Hindscarth Edge - Hindscarth - Littledale Edge - Robinson - Buttermere Moss on High Snockrigg - Newlands Pass

The Ennerdale Horseshoe

		3rd June 2019
ASCENT:		7,700 Feet - 2,348 Metres
MILES:		24
WAINWRIGHTS:		14, Great Borne - Starling Dodd - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Haystacks - Brandreth - Green Gable - Kirk Fell - Pillar - Scoat Fell - Haycock - Caw Fell - Crag Fell
ROUTE:		Bleach Green - Ennerdale Water - Bowness - Herdus - Great Borne - Starling Dodd - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Top of Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Moses trod - Brandreth - Gillercomb Head - Green Gable - Windy Gap - Beck Head - Kirk Fell North Top - Kirk Fell - Baysour Slack - Top of Black Sail Pass - Looking Stead - Pillar - Wind Gap - Black Crag - Scoat Fell - Haycock - Caw Fell - Iron Crag - Crag Fell - Ben Gill - Crag Fell Farm - Bleach Green

Walking the Birketts, High Stile And The Buttermere Edge

		23rd February 2019
ASCENT:		2,929 Feet - 893 Metres
MILES:		7
BIRKETTS:		5, Seat - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike - Dodd
ROUTE:		Gatescarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap Pass - Seat - Gamlin End - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike - Dodd - Bleaberry Tarn - Sourmilk Gill - Above Burtness Wood - Horse Close - Buttermere Shore Path - Peggy's Bridge - Gatescarth

Red Pike to Haystacks from Buttermere

		23rd February 2018
ASCENT:		3,847 Feet - 1,173 Metres
MILES:		9.7
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Haystacks
ROUTE:		Buttermere – Old Burtness – Bleaberry Tarn – Red Pike (Buttermere) – High Stile – High Crag – Gamlin End – Seat – Top of Scarth Gap – Haystacks – Blackbeck Tarn – Warnscale Beck – Warnscale Bothy - Warnscale Bottom – Gatesgarth – Buttermere

Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 15 Fleetwith Pike to Great Borne

		28th May 2016
ASCENT:		4,500 Feet - 1,373 Meters
MILES:		13.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		7, Fleetwith Pike - Hay Stacks - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Starling Dodd - Great Borne
ROUTE:		Top of Honister Pass - Honister Mines - Fleetwith Pike - Dubs Bottom - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks - Top of Scarth Gap Pass - Seat - Gamlin End - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Little Dodd - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Top of Red Gill - Whiteoak Moss - Scales Force - Buttermere Dubbs - The Fish Inn, Buttermere

Red Pike to Fleethwith Pike from Buttermere

		17th October 2015
ASCENT:		4'600 Feet - 1,403 Meters
MILES:		10.4
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Haystacks - Fleetwith Pike
ROUTE:		Buttermere - Buttermere Dubs - Old Burtness - Bleaberry Tarn - The Saddle - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Top of Scarth Gap Pass - Hay Stacks - Innominate Tarn - Black Beck Tarn - Warnscale Beck - Dubs Hut - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth Farm - Road back to Buttermere

The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 7 -The Buttermere Skyline

		18th April 2015
ASCENT:		4,000 Feet - 1,219 Metres
MILES:		14.5
SUMMITS OVER 2,000 Ft:		Honister Crag - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Pike South West Top - High Crag - High Stile - Chapel Crags - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Dodd - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Great Borne North Top
ROUTE:		Top of Honister Pass - Bell Crags - Honister Crag - Fleetwith Pike South West Top - Fleetwuth Pike - Dubs Bottom - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks - Top of Scarth Gap Pass - Seat - Gamlin End - High Crag - High Stile - Chapel Crags - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Dodd - Little Dodd - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Great Borne North Top - Floutern Tarn - Whiteoak Moss - Scales Force - Buttermere Dubbs - The Fish Hotel, Buttermere

High Crag via Sheepbone Rake

		18th April 2014
ASCENT:		2,677 feet 816 Meters
MILES:		7.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, High Crag – High Stile – Red Pike (Buttermere)
ROUTE:		Buttermere – Buttermere Lake Path – Burtness Wood – Above Burtness – Burtness Comb – Sheepbone Rake – Burtness Buttress – High Crag – High Stile – Red Pike (Buttermere) – Lingcomb Edge – Scale Beck – Scale Force – Scale Bridge – Buttermere

Red Pike to Fleetwith Pike

		17th February 2013
ASCENT:		4,750 Feet, 1,448 Metres
MILES:		9.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, Red Pike (Buttermere) – High Stile – High Crag – Haystacks – Fleetwith Pike
ROUTE:		Buttermere – Old Burtness – Bleaberry Tarn – Red Pike – High Stile – High Crag – Gamlin End – Seat – Scarth Gap – Haystacks – Blackbeck Tarn – Warnscale Beck – Dubs Hut – Dubs Bottom – Fleetwith Pike – Fleetwith Edge – Buttermere Lake Path – Buttermere

Red Pike to Haystacks

		19th February 2012
ASCENT:		4,000 Feet, 1,220 Metres
MILES:		10.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag & Haystacks
ROUTE:		Buttermere – Old Burtness – Bleaberry Tarn – Red Pike – High Stile – High Crag – Gamlin End – Seat – Scarth Gap – Haystacks – Blackbeck Tarn – Warnscale Beck – Warnscale bottom – Gatesgarth – Buttermere

The High Stile Ridge

		30th January 2011
ASCENT:		2,950 Feet, 899.1 Meters
MILES:		11.9
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike, Starling Dodd & Great Borne
ROUTE: