Black Fell (Black Crag)
323m (1060ft)
Black Fell (Black Crag) is in The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Black Fell (Black Crag) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can walk to the top of Black Fell (Black Crag) by using this route map:
Walk c353 Holme Fell, Black Fell (Black Crag) and Tarn Hows from Tom Gill
Fine views of Tarn Hows and southern lakeland
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,995ft (608m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Tom Gill Car Park - Glen Mary Bridge - Yew Tree Farm - Yew Tree Farm - Harry Guards Wood - Uskdale Gap - Holme Fell - Holme Hill Wood - Low Tilberthwaite - Hodge Close Quarry - High Tilberthwaite - Wythebank - High Oxenfell Farm - Low Arnside - Black Fell (Black Crag) - Iron Keld - Tarn Hows - Tom Gill Waterfalls - Tom Gill Car Park.
Interactive Walking Maps
See Black Fell (Black Crag) and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
See Black Fell (Black Crag) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
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You can find Black Fell (Black Crag) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Black Fell (Black Crag)
Martin Hartshorne walked up Black Fell (Black Crag) on May 20th, 2026 [from/via/route] Lay by [with] finley [weather] Cloudy but dry & mild
Sarah Gunn climbed it on July 26th, 2025 [with] Martin Gunn
Andrew Gayne bagged it on July 14th, 2025 [from/via/route] Tom Gill Car park [with] Becky Gayne [weather] 3rd heatwave of the year, boiling hot & breathless - Had been up Lingmoor Fell the previous day, we had stayed in the Queens Arms pub in Hawkshead - overnight nice spot. Even hotter today. Set off at around 10.30am up Holme Fell & the a lovely walk down & around the quarry coming back through Oxenfell & Arnside before bagging Black Crag. All too hot & hard today. Came back around Tarn Howes. A really pretty & varied walk but needed to be a couple of degrees cooler to appreciate
Iain Jones hiked Black Fell (Black Crag) on May 10th, 2025 [from/via/route] Glen Mary Bridge
James Hughes summited on April 4th, 2025 [from/via/route] c353 Holme Fell, Black Fell (Black Crag) & Tarn Hows from Tom Gill [weather] Gorgeous day, warm with strong breeze on tops. - Beautiful walk around Tarn Hows climbing Holme Fell & Black Fell. Saw woodpecker & bullfinch. Pint at Drunken Duck before heading to Seathwaite.
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