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St Sunday Crag
841m (2760ft)


The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England


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Record St Sunday Crag as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

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English Mountain
27th highest in England,
53rd in England & Wales

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Wainwright
(No. 22)

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English Nuttall
33rd highest in England,
61st in England & Wales

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English Marilyn
10th highest in England,
328th highest in Great Britain

Walk St Sunday Crag walking UK Mountains in The Eastern Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbria, England

St Sunday Crag from Fairfield

Photo: David Hayter


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4 easy-to-follow, circular walks that include St Sunday Crag

St Sunday Crag and all 4 walks on a unique Interactive Walk Planning Map (worth a look if you've never seen these superb, free-to-access, walk planing maps)

Download a PDF Peak Bagging Map that includes St Sunday Crag

Read Walk Reports from fellow hikers who have already climbed St Sunday Crag

Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of St Sunday Crag



You can walk to the top of St Sunday Crag by using any of these 4 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk c235 The Deepdale Horseshoe from Patterdale

Quieter alternative to crowded Helvellyn

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9.75ml (15.5km)
Ascent:3,516ft (1,072m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale

Great high level route with an easy scramble

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 10ml (16km)
Ascent:3,979ft (1,213m)
Time:7½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c269 The Grisedale Horseshoe from Patterdale

Lakeland's most climbed mountain - not for the faint hearted

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 11.5ml (18.5km)
Ascent:4,582ft (1,396m)
Time:8.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale

Superb high level ridge walk

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 13.25ml (21km)
Ascent:5,189ft (1,581m)
Time:10 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 9 Icon (Very Hard)

See St Sunday Crag and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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The Eastern Fells of The Lake District National Park
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The Whole of The Lake District National Park
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See St Sunday Crag and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Maps in PDF format:

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The Eastern Fells area of The Lake District National Park

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Walk & bag all 35 Wainwrights in The Eastern Fells area of
The Lake District in just 8 easy-to-follow circular walks*

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.

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You can find St Sunday Crag & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited St Sunday Crag Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged St Sunday Crag

Kate Peacock walked up St Sunday Crag on September 21st, 2024 [from/via/route] Patterdale Hotel [with] Me, Mike, Skye and Amber [weather] Some sun, dry, breezy on the tops. Mist came & went several times - Road walking on our return to the car park. Going up to Fairfield was good fun from St Sunday Crag

James Hughes climbed it on June 11th, 2024 [from/via/route] Deepdale Horseshoe c235 - From Patterdale [weather] Clear - Post walk pint in Queens Head Troutbeck

Chris Mcmanus bagged it on July 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Circular route Hartsopp above How Hart Crag Fairfield St Sunday Birks Arnison [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny

John Ramsbottom hiked St Sunday Crag on July 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] Patterdale [with] Lola [weather] Hot Sunny - wild camped on St Sunday Crag, finish with a pint at Queens Head Tirrel.

Mr M A Blanchard summited on July 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] With all the mutts [with] Florence, Millie and Woodie and Ted [weather] Sunny warm

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of St Sunday Crag

St Sunday Crag Summit

St Sunday Crag Summit

Photo: David Hayter (400)

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Grisedale Tarn with St Sunday Crag (centre left) and Fairfield (right)

Grisedale Tarn with St Sunday Crag (centre left) and Fairfield (right)

Photo: Tony Higgs (22)

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Ullswater from St Sunday Crag

Ullswater from St Sunday Crag

Photo: Alan Wainwright (54)

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St Sunday Crag from Patterdale

St Sunday Crag from Patterdale

Photo: Alan Wainwright (2)

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Grisedale with St Sunday Crag (right) from the outflow of Grisedale Tarn

Grisedale with St Sunday Crag (right) from the outflow of Grisedale Tarn

Photo: Ian Gaylard (10)

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St Sunday Crag from Birks

St Sunday Crag from Birks

Photo: Gerry Ball (52)

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Looking back east along Striding Edge (High Spying How) toward St Sunday Crag

Looking back east along Striding Edge (High Spying How) toward St Sunday Crag

Photo: Stella Whittaker (14)

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St Sunday Crag from Hart Crag

St Sunday Crag from Hart Crag

Photo: Mike Walker (331)

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Snow on St Sunday Crag from Hole-in-the-Wall

Snow on St Sunday Crag from Hole-in-the-Wall

Photo: Mick Fox (16)

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St Sunday Crag shrouded in cloud from Dollywaggon Pike

St Sunday Crag shrouded in cloud from Dollywaggon Pike

Photo: Dean Richardson (16)

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