Helm Crag
396m (1300ft)
Helm Crag is in The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
You can walk to the top of Helm Crag by using any of these 4 route maps:
Walk c350 Helm Crag from Grasmere
One steep ascent to fine views of Grasemere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75ml (6km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,201ft (366m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Grasmere - Goody Bridge - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Easedale House - High Raven Crag - Helm Crag - The Lion and The Lamb - The Howitzer - Goody Bridge - Grasmere
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 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
Interactive Walking Maps
See Helm 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 Helm Crag and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Central Fells of The Lake District National Park
Less data - quicker to download
The Whole of The Lake District National Park
More data - might take a little longer to download
You can find Helm 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 Helm Crag
Simon Myerscough walked up Helm Crag on July 24th, 2026 [from/via/route] From Grasmere, nice day [with] Joanne [weather] dry & occasionally sunny & warm
Caroline Winter climbed it on April 20th, 2026 [from/via/route] A66 lay-by, Town Head, Lancrigg Hotel, Ravens crag, Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Monument, Pike of Carrs, Calf Crag, Brown Moss, Steel Fell, Cotra Breast, Town Head. [with] Solo [weather] Drizzling & winds whipping up on Helm crag. - Good views to High Raise on one side & Seat Sandal the other. Great ridge line which took some time due to undulations.
Nick Tippins bagged it on July 3rd, 2025 [from/via/route] c294: Steel Fell from Grasmere [with] Fran
Christine Shepherd hiked Helm Crag during August, 1972 [from/via/route] Walked from Grasmere [with] A group from Forest Side CHA [weather] Hot & sunny - This is the first Wainwright that I remember bagging aged 12. I have climbed it many times since; October 93, March 04, & 5.4.07. My next visit was coming down off my final Wainwright a walk that I chose especially because it ended with my 'first' fell. Climbed again in February 2019 while Peter was at Allen Banks. On 19.6.25 I chose Helm Crag as the first fell after having a hip replacement. Repeated walk c294 solo on 14.07.2022
Julian Parry summited on February 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] c294 [with] Nuno
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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Helm Crag
Helvellyn (centre left) and Seat Sandal (right) above The Pass of Dunmail Raise from Helm Crag
Steel Fell, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag below Seat Sandal (with Helvellyn and Fairfield in mist beyond) from Tarn Crag summit cairn
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