Honister Crag (Black Star)
634m (2080ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Honister Crag (Black Star) was declared a Nuttall in November 2004
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.80ml (8.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,455ft (748m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Buttermere - Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Buttermere - Scarth Gap - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Black Beck - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Warnscale Beck - Dubs Hut - Dubs Quarry - Fleetwith Pike - Honister Crag (Black Star) - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth - Buttermere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25mls (10km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,756ft (840m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Honister Pass - Honister Hause - Bell Crags - Hopper Quarry - Honister Quarries - Honister Crag (Black Star) - Burnt Scarth - Fleetwith Pike - Dubs Hut - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Beck - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Innominate Tarn - Loft Beck - Coast to Coast Walk - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Hause.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 16ml (25.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 6,285ft (1,915m) |
| Time: | 12.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Buttermere - Scale Force - Scale Beck - Blea Crag - Great Borne - Starling Dodd - Little Dodd (Ennerdale) - Ling Comb - Lingcomb Edge - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Dodd (Buttermere) - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag (Buttermere) - Gamlin End - Seat (Buttermere) - Scarth Gap - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Black Beck - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Warnscale Beck - Dubs Hut - Dubs Quarry - Fleetwith Pike - Honister Crag (Black Star) - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth - Buttermere
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Honister Crag (Black Star)
Christina Lander walked up Honister Crag (Black Star) on July 29th, 2016 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth - Fleetwith Edge - Fleetwith Pike - Honister Crag - Honister Hause - Dale Head - Hindscarth - Robinson - High Snockrigg - Buttermere [with] Dick, Kath & Mick [weather] Beautiful sunny day
Kevin Foster climbed Honister Crag (Black Star) on May 14th, 2021 [from/via/route] Honister Pass (slate mine). [with] By myself. [weather] Low clouds down on tops gradually lifting. - An easy & interesting walk along the crest above Honister Pass led me to the final top of the day, the interestingly named Black Star. The cairn is on a small rocky knoll & the best views are down as the drop is near vertical.
Mark Davidson bagged Honister Crag (Black Star) on October 18th, 2017 [with] S, J & M [weather] Lovely & sunny in the morning - clouded up in the afternoon
Graham Coules hiked Honister Crag (Black Star) on May 18th, 2014 [from/via/route] Grisedale Pike from Whinlatter [with] Dale [weather] Sunny
Ray O'hara summited Honister Crag (Black Star) on September 14th, 2012 [from/via/route] Buttermere, High Stile Ridge, Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike [weather] Cloudy on the High Stile Ridge, but otherwise clear & dry with great views
Christine Shepherd conquered Honister Crag (Black Star) on June 18th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Borrowdale [with] Jenny [weather] Beautiful - Jenny & I were still full of walking after bagging Great Gable & so decided to bag Fleetwith Pike before making the descent to Borrowdale via Honister Hause. Had a more frightening experience of Honister Crag when I did the Via Ferrata on 28.6.09
John Senior has scaled Honister Crag (Black Star) [from/via/route] Honister hawse to Fleetwith Pike [with] Julie Senior [weather] Drizzle & misty
Matthew Thomas and Patrick Rogozinski have both walked, climbed & bagged Honister Crag (Black Star).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Honister Crag (Black Star)
Fleetwith Pike (foreground left) with High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) beyond towering over Buttermere from Honister Crag (Black Star)
Honister Quarries with Fleetwith Pike and Honister Crag (Black Star) beyond
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