Calf Crag
537m (1762ft)
The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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You can walk/hike to the top of Calf Crag by using any of these 4 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk c294 Steel Fell from Grasmere
Fine views and (often) less busy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,435ft (742m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - Ghyll Foot Farm - Green Burn - Greenburn Bottom - Contra Breast - Dead Pike - Steel Fell (Dead Pike) - Brownrigg Moss - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - High Raven Crag - Grasmere
Walk c152 Calf Crag and Helm Crag from Grasmere
One steep ascent to fine views of Grasmere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,212ft (674m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - High Raven Crag - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Brownrigg Moss - Moor Moss - Far Easdale Gill - Goody Bridge - Grasmere
Walk c218 Ullscarf and High Raise from Thirlmere
Fine high level - can be boggy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,635ft (803m) |
| Time: | 6.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Dob Gill Car Park (Thirlmere) - Harrop Tarn - Standing Crag - Ullscarf - Greenup Edge - Low White Stones - High Raise (Langdale) - Sergeant Man - Codale Head - Broadstone Head - Mere Beck - Brownrigg Moss - Calf Crag - Wyth Burn - Stockhow Bridge - Thirlmere
Walk c302 High Raise via Calf Crag from Grasmere
The Central Fells' Highest point
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,128ft (953m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - High Raven Crag - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Brownrigg Moss - Greenup Edge - High Raise (Langdale) - Sergeant Man - Belles Knott - Coledale Tarn - Easedale Tarn - Sour Milk Gill - Easedale - Grasmere
See Calf Crag and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Central Fells of The Lake District National Park
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The Whole of The Lake District National Park
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See Calf 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.
You can find Calf Crag & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Calf Crag
Caroline Winter walked up Calf Crag on January 14th, 2026 [from/via/route] Steel end CP, Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Gill descent [with] Yusef [weather] Snow fall covering route & tops, sunny & clear views - Yusef decided to go off route & so it caused a problem as lost each other. He descended into Grasmere when dark. Predicted snow & winds at 7 pm but luckily didn't materialise.
Nick Tippins climbed it on July 3rd, 2025 [from/via/route] c294: Steel Fell from Grasmere [with] Fran
Julian Parry bagged it on February 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] c294 [with] Nuno
Sarah Gunn hiked Calf Crag on April 15th, 2025 [with] Martin Gunn
David Higginbottom summited on October 2nd, 2024 [from/via/route] C294 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear - A little boggy
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Calf Crag
High Raise (Langdale) (centre), Coledale Head, Calf Crag and Gibson Knott (far right) above Grasmere Common from Helm Crag
The Helvellyn Ridge featuring: Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise (Helvellyn), White Side, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywaggon Pike, St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg and Heron Pike with Steel Fell (mid distance) and Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag (foreground) from Brownrigg Moss
Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Greenup Edge and The Wythburn Fells from Steel Fell (Dead Pike) summit cairn
Loughrigg Fell with Windermere beyond from between Steel Fell (Dead Pike) and Calf Crag
. . . see all 11 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on, or of, Calf Crag
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