Arnison Crag
433m (1421ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3ml (5km) |
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| Ascent: | 922ft (281m) |
| Time: | 2 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75ml (6km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,571ft (479m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Glenamara Park - Birks - Thornhow End - Grisedale Bridge - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,516ft (1,072m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Birks - St Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Cofa Pike - Fairfield - Rydal Head - Hart Crag - Blake Brow - Hartsop Above How - Hoggill Brow - Gale Crag - Bleaberry Knott - Cockley How - Bridgend - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.25ml (21km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,189ft (1,581m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Grisedale Bridge - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Hole-in-the-Wall - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Bleaberry Crag - Low Spying How - High Spying How - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Seat Sandal - Grisedale Tarn - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Arnison Crag - Patterdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Arnison Crag
Richard Fulcher walked up Arnison Crag on November 3rd, 2024 [from/via/route] Parked in the Patterdale Cricket Ground (£5). We followed the path past Home farm to join another path that skirts below Arnison fell turning up a small path that follows a drystone wall all the way up to the crag at the top of the fell. We ascended the last section from the back of the crag to reach the cairn marking the top (although there is higher ground to the west!). For variety's sake we followed a path over the fell to Trough Head & then turned right to follow a small path down to Glenamara Park & then joined the road for the last section back to the car. We discovered & photographed a variety of mushrooms in Glenamara Park. [with] Jen [weather] Overcast, low cloud & poor visibility. We remained below the cloud level throughout but there wasn't a hint of the sun breaking through. - Good mushroom territory!
Kate Peacock climbed Arnison Crag on September 21st, 2024 [from/via/route] Patterdale Hotel [with] Me, Mike, Skye and Amber [weather] Some sun, dry, breezy on the tops. Mist came & went several times - Road walking on our return to the car park. Going up to Fairfield was good fun from St Sunday Crag
James Hughes bagged Arnison Crag on June 11th, 2024 [from/via/route] Deepdale Horseshoe c235 - From Patterdale [weather] Clear - Post walk pint in Queens Head Troutbeck
Andrew Gayne hiked Arnison Crag on August 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Walked up from Patterdale car park opposite Patterdale Hotel [with] Becky [weather] Sunny day - Walked up from Patterdale Car Park up to Arnison Crag & the across for a climb up to Birks. A steep decent back into Patterdale. Lovely clear day, mostly sunny
Chris Mcmanus summited Arnison Crag on July 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Circular route Hartsopp above How Hart Crag Fairfield St Sunday Birks Arnison [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny
John Ramsbottom conquered Arnison Crag on July 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Lola [weather] Hot Sunny - wild camped on St Sunday Crag, finish with a pint at Queens Head Tirrel.
Mr M A Blanchard scaled Arnison Crag on July 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] With all the mutts [with] Florence, Millie and Woodie and Ted [weather] Sunny warm
Stephen Mcdonald walked up Arnison Crag on July 11th, 2024 [from/via/route] Went wild camping & followed route on Outdooractive. Parked at Patterdale in a layby [weather] Generally good weather with some drizzle & mist - Went wild camping but was very unfit & took ages to walk to the top.
Steve Cookson climbed Arnison Crag on March 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] Gillie [weather] Cold & dry
Christine Shepherd bagged Arnison Crag on August 16th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Patterdale using walk c211 [with] My husband Peter [weather] Wet - Climbed again in better weather on 10.07.2021 & again on 2.10.22 Climbed again with H4TH on 1.1.24
Steve Lucas hiked Arnison Crag on May 22nd, 2021 [with] On my own
Ian Ashton summited Arnison Crag on February 25th, 2023 [with] With jph
Angeline Grieveson conquered Arnison Crag on February 19th, 2023 [with] Dotty
Caroline Winter scaled Arnison Crag on February 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Patterdale CP, Arnison crag, Birks, St Sunday [with] William [weather] Clear views, biting wind - Pleasant route, with great views of Ullswater & Helvellyn range. Quite busy, as first good weather walking day this week
Martyn Atherton walked up Arnison Crag on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C235 Arniston Crag, Birks, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Hart Crag & Hartsop Above How [with] Paul Atherton [weather] Misty, rain & Sunny - Loved the route 6 hrs 50 minutes
Geoff Hand climbed Arnison Crag on May 28th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c 235 The Deepdale Horseshoe from Patterdale - abandoned due to bad weather [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Cold wet & cloudy - Set out to do the full horseshoe, however the weather was poor so I decided not to bother & walked down to Ullswater after climbing Birks & let Tess have a paddle.
Michael Nolan bagged Arnison Crag on October 11th, 2021 [from/via/route] Swan hotel Grasmere [with] Morag the lurcher [weather] Misty but dry
Richard Marshall hiked Arnison Crag on September 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Me Dave Elsie and Roxy [weather] Cloudy over 2000 ft
Tim Winn summited Arnison Crag on August 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Barry and Louise [weather] Good
Christina Lander conquered Arnison Crag on April 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Glenridding - Arnison Crag - Glenridding [with] Dick [weather] Dry with some sunshine - On the last afternoon of our holiday staying in Embleton
Wayne Baxter scaled Arnison Crag on April 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Patterdale by the hotel up to Arnison Crag. By the side of Birk to meet the path up to St Sunday Crag, followed the path back to the summit of Birk. Carried on from the summit down back into Patterdale. [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy & windy
Claire Rigg walked up Arnison Crag on September 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Grasmere [with] Gary [weather] Overcast - Tricked my other half into this one
Victoria Bates climbed Arnison Crag on September 10th, 2020 [from/via/route] Patterdale & back via Trough Head [with] Mark and Dominic [weather] Cool, no wind or rain
Jane Wilkinson has bagged Arnison Crag [with] Hazel and Heather
Adrian Howard hiked Arnison Crag on July 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] Patterdale
Andrew Johnson summited Arnison Crag on January 21st, 2020 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Ted [weather] Cleared to blue skies at some points, snow & ice on top - Tracked down Zena the lost husky & returned her to her owner.
Jill Dean conquered Arnison Crag on October 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Troutbeck [with] Grez & dexter [weather] Fine - Stayed at queens head
Richard Beardsley scaled Arnison Crag on September 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] Route C211 starting from Patterdale. [with] Gillian. [weather] Clear, fine & a mostly sunny day. - Parked car at Patterdale car park, (£4.50 all day). Commenced walk at 0945hrs. Route too Arnison Crag & Birks was straight forward. Decided to divert SW from Birks & summit Saint Sunday Crag along a well defined path that climbed steeply to its top. Once completed we retraced back to Birks & continued with route C211 back to the car park. Arrived back at 1500hrs. Thoroughly enjoyable day.
Richard Marchant walked up Arnison Crag on April 4th, 2011 [from/via/route] This route taken was part of the Arnison Crag Dash Fell Race & was straight up & back from Patterdale. [with] On my own but with a number of other fell runners taking part in the Arnison Crag Dash Fell Race [weather] Sunny day with white fluffy clouds, nice cool breeze.
John Tippins climbed Arnison Crag on March 30th, 2018 [from/via/route] Started at Patterdale hotel car park. Go4awalk c211 [with] Solo [weather] Dull day, high cloud & good visibility. Some snow on the journey to the start but rest of the day snow-free. Clouds cleared later in the day to reveal a bit of sun. - Did it again on 25.10.2018
Liz Sheerin bagged Arnison Crag on June 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Neil
Andrew Peate hiked Arnison Crag on December 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Glenridding [weather] Cold breezy clear
Craig Steeland summited Arnison Crag on June 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Patterdale Hotel car park [with] Sue [weather] Sunny, blue, cloudless & hot.
Simon Myerscough conquered Arnison Crag on August 3rd, 2008 [from/via/route] C235 [weather] light rain but views good (Ullswater)
Simon Boddy scaled Arnison Crag on October 9th, 2017 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] My girlfriend [weather] Sunny
Paul Macey walked up Arnison Crag on August 24th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Alone [weather] Mixed cloudy start sunny finish
Chris Sheard climbed Arnison Crag on August 13th, 2015 [from/via/route] South from Patterdale [with] Solo [weather] Warm still day - Made a real mess of nav. Ended up in bracken following a stream. Gent with a dog i overtook on start joined up with me at the top.
Leon Harvey bagged Arnison Crag on August 14th, 2016 [with] Solo
Mark Davidson hiked Arnison Crag on May 17th, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Nice & sunny - Great view of Ullswater from the top of Arnison Crag
Phillip Bulley summited Arnison Crag on September 6th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Ruby [weather] Sunny & windy.
David Watson conquered Arnison Crag on July 24th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [weather] Damp
Elaine Evans scaled Arnison Crag on July 4th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Birks, returning to Patterdale via Arnison Crag [with] Sue [weather] Very wet at this point of the walk but at least it wasn't cold. - Tempted to leave this one for another day but as we were so close we continued to the summit despite the rain. Pleased we did now!
Nick Dobson walked up Arnison Crag on June 11th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] warm but overcast - missed this one last time when doing St Sunday Crag & Birks
Mike Jackson climbed Arnison Crag on May 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Me.. [weather] Glorious
Philip Layton bagged Arnison Crag on October 26th, 2015 [from/via/route] Patterdale (Deepdale horseshoe) [with] Karen, Ana, Josh [weather] Very good - 7.5hours (several peaks)
Clive Ward hiked Arnison Crag on November 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Patterdale, Arnison, Birks, St Sunday, return via Deepdale. [with] Alone [weather] Pouring rain to start, then gradually dried up before further drizzle. Mostly cloudy & no view of neighbouring tops (never saw Helvellyn or ridge) - Hazel doing Dirty Double 10Km runs Sat & Sun
Anthony Scott summited Arnison Crag on October 14th, 2015 [from/via/route] yha patterdale [with] me [weather] frosty start then blue sky & light breeze
Tony Rogerson conquered Arnison Crag on June 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] Up & down from Patterdale [with] Floss [weather] High cloud - 100th Wainwright
Kevin Parnham scaled Arnison Crag on September 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Jo [weather] Warm & sunny
Neil Bennett walked up Arnison Crag on August 1st, 2015 [from/via/route] From Patterdale en route to Birks [with] Pamela Bennett, Oliver Bennett & Thomas Bennett [weather] Sunny with broken cloud
Andrew Wood climbed Arnison Crag on April 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] C211 from Patterdale [with] Doug & Mel [weather] Very sunny & warm
Colin Egan bagged Arnison Crag on March 18th, 2013 [with] My wife Faith
Richard Foreman hiked Arnison Crag on December 10th, 2014 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Robert Chester [weather] High wind speeds, completed only this top & Birks. - Must revisit on a brighter day.
Keith Eastman summited Arnison Crag on July 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] c235
David Noble conquered Arnison Crag on June 23rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Peter [weather] Sunny & Overcast - Peter's boot failed turned back after Birks
Michael Vaughn scaled Arnison Crag on June 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] alone [weather] clear
Joanne Mcgawley walked up Arnison Crag on May 26th, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] Muggy & Windy - 9.4 miles
Les Wrightson climbed Arnison Crag on April 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] patterdale c235 [with] tan [weather] good sunny
David Baines bagged Arnison Crag on April 24th, 2010 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Alone [weather] Dry calm day
Charlie Housley hiked Arnison Crag on November 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Parked up in Patterdale & took the route via Oxford Crag. [with] Solo [weather] Superb....cold & beautifully bright.
Ann Davis summited Arnison Crag on November 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] patterdale [with] noone on the fells today! [weather] rain, hail, gusting, snow on tops & sun!! - fabulous walk
Dave Eyes conquered Arnison Crag on March 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] from Patterdale, Arnison Crag, Birks - St Sundays - back down Grisdale to Glenridding [with] Southport Fellwalkers [weather] bright - snow on ground
Harry Meijer scaled Arnison Crag on April 19th, 2013 [from/via/route] Fairfield from Patterdale [with] The Lake District Walker
Doug Martin walked up Arnison Crag on May 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] Birks [with] Mark Chris Paul & Alison [weather] Clear skies - Harry & co got lost!! - but he was not in charge!!
Peter Harris has climbed Arnison Crag [from/via/route] Patterdale
Raymond Barnett bagged Arnison Crag on March 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] jake [weather] Snow
Christine Knowles hiked Arnison Crag on September 29th, 2012 [from/via/route] Patterdale via Birks [with] Graham [weather] Showery
Dale Verrall summited Arnison Crag on October 27th, 2010 [from/via/route] Patter dale Fairfield horseshoe [weather] Fine
Carole Walton conquered Arnison Crag on September 29th, 2012 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Ian [weather] Wet
Tony Aspden scaled Arnison Crag on May 31st, 2009 [from/via/route] From Patterdale [with] Andy [weather] Sunny
Stella Nuttall walked up Arnison Crag on May 25th, 2012 [from/via/route] see st sunday crag
Stephen Littlewood climbed Arnison Crag on June 7th, 2008 [from/via/route] from Patterdale
Darren Mortimer bagged Arnison Crag on April 7th, 2012 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm/Overcast
Darren Gallagher hiked Arnison Crag on October 19th, 2011 [from/via/route] Patterdale
Stephen Byrne, Jenny Godfrey, Dale Sexton, Patrick Rogozinski, Paul Booth, Matthew Thomas, David Kelley, Adrian Roberts, Mike Walker, Louis Smith, Jo Dixon, Alan Fowler, David Kelley, Louise Sandwith, David Shaw, Amanda Hinds, Karen Mountain, Patricia Dilley, Linda Mckeogh, Simon Duerden, Jonathan Tobin, Sarah Lowe, Tracey Cowell, Rob Barklamb, Lee Maddison, Tracey Cordes, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, John Cuthbert, Adrian Cawley, Patrick Buckland, Stephen Millington, Paul Warren, Jeanette Coward, Jacqui Smith, Sam Mercer, Ray O'hara, Libby Burns and Beverley Kelly have all walked, climbed & bagged Arnison Crag.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Arnison Crag
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
The shoulder of St Sunday Crag and Birks (left), Catstye Cam, Birkhouse Moor (centre) and Sheffield Pike from Arnison Crag, Patterdale
Kirk Fell, Looking Stead & Pillar, Ennerdale, High Stile, High Crag & Hay Stacks, Crummock Water & Buttermere and Grasmoor from Green Gable
High Stile, High Crag & Hay Stacks, Crummock Water & Buttermere and Grasmoor from the top of Green Gable
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