Water Crag (Arkengarthdale)
668m (2192ft)
The Northern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England
The summit of Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,681ft (817m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keld - The Pennine Way - The Herriot Way - The River Swale - Swaledale - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Kisdon Force - Crackpot Hall - Swinner Gill - Hind Hole Beck - Swinner Gill Lead Mines - East Grain - High Stone Man - Rogan's Seat - Moor Hen Nest - Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) - Blakethwaite Gill - Blakethwaite Meres - Blakethwaite Dams - Gunnerside Gill - Eweleap Scar - Bling Gill - Lownathwaite Mea - High Whim - Swinner Gill - Kisdon Force - Crackpot Hall - Keld
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Water Crag (Arkengarthdale)
Kevin Foster walked up Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) on August 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Rogan's Seat [with] By myself [weather] Perfect conditions; sunny with a cool breeze - The route to Water Crag appeared daunting when viewed from Rogan's Seat, but on the ground was quite easy to follow & relatively dry underfoot. Leaving the fence line I had been following at a corner as it turned left I struck NE towards a wall to find my second abandoned vehicle of the day, an eight wheeled all terrain vehicle looking in very good nick. It had robably been left up here by a game keeper, & quite recently by the condition of it, this walk being largely on grouse shooting estate. I half expected the game keeper to appear from behind the wall & tell me I was trespassing on Lord Peel's land but it was Sunday & there was no one about. With the summit of Water Crag reached, I walked over to the OS trig point & the large well constructed wind shelter to admire the views northwards. I tried to locate the position of the Tan Hill Inn across the vast desolate moorland but without luck. Many miles away I could make out the speeding cars & lorries on the A66 a road I've driven on many times. Now I know that the big fell on my left as I drive over Bowes Moor towards Stainmore Gap is in fact Water Crag. Having 'bagged' Water Crag I knew I had completed the Northern section of the Yorkshire Dales 2000ers but I was still a long way from my car. So, initially ignoring the route description to 'descend southwards over rough & pathless moor', I followed the boundary stones on a reasonable track SE towards Great Punchard Head. After a while though I realised that this would take me too far East & by the time I picked up any tracks South I would reappear about half way down Gunnerside Gill & miss the ruined Blakethwaite Dams which was something I particularly wanted to see. Therefore, I left the track I was on & 'struck South over rough & pathless moor', which was luckily very dry to eventually pick up the head of Blakethwaite Gill & a decent trod leading down. Route finding difficulties over the rest of the walk along the entire length of Gunnerside Gill & the descent into Swaledale at Ivelet was an absolute delight in warm sunshine with many stops along the way to take photos. From Ivelet bridge it was a short stroll through the meadows beside the Swale back To Muker. What a day!
Mark Davidson climbed Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) on September 25th, 2008 [with] Mike [weather] Bit cloudy but dry
Tony Rogerson bagged Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) on August 7th, 2016 [from/via/route] Tan Hill William Gill Water Crag William Gill Great Cocker Sleightholme Moor Road Pennine Way Tan Hill [with] Caz Floss [weather] Mostly dry but very windy
Darren Mortimer hiked Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) on February 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Keld [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Clear skies & lots of snow - Walk ny103
Christine Shepherd summited Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) on July 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Walked from Keld using walk ny103 [with] On my own [weather] Overcast but stayed dry. - See comments for Rogan's seat. Great to revisit some of the Coast to Coast. Happy memories.
Andrew Joss conquered Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) on May 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Keld [weather] Cloudy but mild - Walk down was fantastic & good views from the top
Ray O'hara scaled Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) on September 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] NY103 [weather] Fine - Just walked across from Rogan's seat & because the route ahead looked fairly boggy, I decided to back track to Rogan's Seat & return that way.
Gary Powell walked up Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) during June, 2012 [with] husband
Matthew Thomas has walked, climbed & bagged Water Crag (Arkengarthdale).
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