Iron Crag
640m (2100ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.75ml (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,970ft (905m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ennerdale Weir - Ennerdale Water - Silver Cove Beck - Woundell Beck - Caw Fell - Silver Cove - Iron Crag - Crag Fell - Grike - Ennerdale Weir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,125ft (1,257m) |
| Time: | 9.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ennerdale Weir - Ennerdale Water - Silver Cove Beck - Woundell Beck - Little Gowder Crag - Haycock - Caw Fell - Silver Cove - Iron Crag - Whoap - Lank Rigg - Crag Fell - Grike - Ennerdale Weir
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Iron Crag
Paul Macey walked up Iron Crag on June 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] C130 [with] Luke
Kevin Foster climbed Iron Crag on June 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Caw Fell. [with] By myself. [weather] Dry & sunny. - The main thing I remember about this top was that it was a long 'out & back' from Caw Fell & the cairn was East of a very large & substantial wall with no obvious stile or gate nearby. Unless you like clambering 7ft drystone walls…you have been warned! NB. Walks: c199 Iron Crag & Grike from Ennerdale Water & c267 Haycock, Iron Crag, Lank Rigg & Grike from Ennerdale Water both have full details how to access the summit without climbing over any walls. Ed.
Caroline Winter bagged Iron Crag on September 1st, 2020 [from/via/route] Ennerdale water Bleach car park, Anglers Crag, Crag Fell, Iron Crag, return to Crag fell, Ben Gill [with] Becky [weather] Very good views. Warm day 12 degrees on tops - Easier ascent is Ben Gill. Long walk along wall line to Iron crag. Had to retract to gate in wall to cross to west side. Found ourselves on forest track below Crag Fell on return but found metal pipe to descend Ben Gill. Plantation being felled due to disease (also, trees removed below Crag Fell), & advise not to take diagonal track, but no alternative offered. We needed to take route through derelict mill to get back to CP
Chris Faulkner hiked Iron Crag on April 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Ennerdale. [with] Michelle Chandler [weather] Clear, blowy day.
Mark Davidson summited Iron Crag on June 11th, 2006 [with] Theresa [weather] Quite nice in the valleys but misty on the tops
Christine Shepherd conquered Iron Crag on April 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Walked from Bowness Knott Car Park Ennerdale using part of walk c267 [with] On my own [weather] A clear Spring day with quite a breeze on the tops. - Came down to the lake beside a wall after bagging Iron Crag. Very steep & slow going but good to walk on the side of Ennerdale that I had had to give a miss on the Coast to Coast due to bad weather. Good to have bagged my last Hewitt in the Lakes.
Darren Mortimer scaled Iron Crag on October 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] c264 From Ennerdale water [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Fine with misty tops
Iain Taylor walked up Iron Crag on July 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] Walked from Greendale near Wast Water NZ 14443 05610
Ray O'hara climbed Iron Crag on June 4th, 2012 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head - Looking Stead - Pillar - Black Crag - Scoat Fell - Steeple - Scoat Fell - Haycock - Caw Fell - Iron Crag - Caw Fell - Haycock - Scoat Fell - Red Pike (Wasdale) - Yewbarrow - Wasdale Head [weather] Glorious sunshine all the way. Best weather in an otherwise inclement week. - Love teh scramble up Dore Head onto Yewbarrow.... less keen on descending the scree slope at the Wastwater end.
Patrick Rogozinski, Paul Booth and Trevor Williams have all walked, climbed & bagged Iron Crag.
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Iron Crag, Whoap, Crag Fell and Grike tower over Ennerdale Water from the summit of Red Pike (Buttermere)
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