Thornthwaite Crag
784m (2573ft)
Thornthwaite Crag is in The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
You can walk to the top of Thornthwaite Crag by using any of these 5 route maps:
Walk c231 Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and Gray Crag (Hayeswater) from Hartsop
Fabulous (shorter) high level walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,131ft (954m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor - Caudale Head - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Threshthwaite Mouth - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag (Hayeswater) - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop - Brothers Water - Cow Bridge Car Park
Walk c257 The Kentmere Skyline from Kentmere
A classic lakeland horseshoe walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,378ft (1,030m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Kentmere - Garburn Pass - Yoke - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag - Mardale Ill Bell - Nan Bield Pass - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Kentmere Pike - Brookstones - Kentmere
Walk c128 The Hayswater Round from Hartsop
Popular mountain walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,843ft (1,171m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Caudale Head - Stony Cove Pike - Threshthwaite Mouth - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Straits of Riggindale - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Mardale) - The Knott - Hayeswater Reservoir - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop - Brothers Water - Cow Bridge Car Park
Walk c153 Thornthwaite Crag from Troutbeck
Superb ridge walk - unmissable
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,194ft (1,278m) |
| Time: | 8.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Troutbeck Bridge - Garburn Pass - Yoke - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Doup Crag - Trout Beck - Troutbeck Tongue - Hagg Gill - Lowther Brow - Long Green Head - Limefitt Campsite - Troutbeck - Troutbeck Bridge
Walk c272 High Street and Angletarn Pikes from Brothers Water
Fantastic high level ridge walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,889ft (1,185m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Stony Cove Pike - Caudale Head - Caudale Moor - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Threshthwaite Mouth - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Straits of Riggindale - The Knott - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Angletarn Pikes - Boredale Hause - Patterdale
Interactive Walking Maps
See Thornthwaite 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 Thornthwaite Crag and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Far Eastern Fells of The Lake District National Park
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The Whole of The Lake District National Park
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You can find Thornthwaite 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 Thornthwaite Crag
Nick Tippins walked up Thornthwaite Crag on May 11th, 2026 [from/via/route] c231: Stony Cove Pike & Gray Crag from Hartsop [with] Fran
Martin Hartshorne climbed it on April 24th, 2026 [from/via/route] Hartsop [with] finley [weather] Blue skies sunshine & barely a breeze all day. Stunning
Sarah Moore bagged it on September 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] 5 Valleys - attempt number2 [with] 599 other nutters and most importantly - Adam [weather] Great conditions - clear for the most & dry but cool - & then it started to rain.. & it got wet... - This is the toughest thing I've ever done - & I loved it. Definitely type 2 fun though.
David Higginbottom hiked Thornthwaite Crag on April 29th, 2025 [from/via/route] Walk 231 very nice walk [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear & nice
Richard Holmes summited on April 7th, 2025 [from/via/route] Troutbeck [with] Myself. [weather] Hot, not a cloud in the sky. Got sunburnt!
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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Thornthwaite Crag
Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (left), Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke (right) from Garburn Road near Troutbeck Park
Troutbeck Tongue from Garburn Road with Stony Cove Pike and Thornthwaite Crag beyond covered in cloud
Froswick (foreground - centre right)) with Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (left), the Threshthwaite Mouth saddle and Thornthwaite Crag (centre back) from the summit of Yoke
Kentmere with Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick and Thornthwaite Crag above from Hollow Moor
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