Walk 90 - Gray Crag - 10th May 2024
 

Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 2 The Far Eastern Fells
 

#203 Gray Crag 2293 ft

Thornthwaite Crag 2572 ft #115 (revisit)
High Street 2717 #10 (revisit)
The Knott 2425 ft #174 (revisit)
Distance
7.5 miles
Time
6.5 hrs
Lowest Point

586 ft
Highest Point
2717 ft
Total Ascent
2473 ft
 
Walk Rating - moderate
 

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10.57 Leaving Hartsop car park with the summit we are heading for in full view further up the valley.

 
 
 
 

11.04 Looking back at Hartsop.

 
 
 
  11.10 Crossing the beck  
 
 
  11.17 On the track looking back at Hartsop Above How.  
 
 
 

11.44 Getting close to the lake.

 
 
 
  11.50 The bridge has recently been destroyed in a storm.  
 
 
  11.55 Quick water break overlooking Hayeswater.  
   
  12.20 Panorama 939 We are now going off piste and climbing up the side of Gray Crag. Although there was no path it was easy enough.  
 
 
 

12.23 On the way up the side. Although this route is off the path for a while it means that we can gain a lot of the height on the main Hayeswater path rather than going up the nose.

 
 
 
  12.34 Reaching to ridge where we rejoined the path running up the nose.  
 
 
  12.42 Hartsop car park is now in sight.  
   
  12.46 On the ridge up to the summit.  
 
 
 

12.48 Two sheeps.

 
 
 
  13.13 Hayeswater.  
   
  13.17 Panorama 940 The summit of Gray Crag.  
   
  13.25 Panorama 941 The highest point on the OS map is a hundred yards further and 1m higher. Is that the summit then? Its a moot point really since after this the ridge runs up further to Thornthwaite Crag.  
 
 
  13.58 Windermere through Threshthwaite Mouth.  
   
  14.11 Panorama 942 On the ridge above Threshthwaite Mouth.  
 
 
  14.14 Wansfell through Threshthwaite Mouth.  
   
  14.39 Panorama 943 A revisit to Thornthwaite Crag and a panorama taken while balanced on the wall.  
 
 
  14.48 Crossing to High Street.  
   
  15.08 Panorama 944 On the side of High Street.  
   
  15.32 Panorama 945 A revisit to High Street ten years on.  
 
 
  15.45 High Crag above Buttermere in the distance between Cofa Pike and Dollywagon Pike.  
 
 
  15.45 On Racecourse Hill.  
 
 
  15.53 People on the top of Kidsty Pike.  
 
 
  15.54 Haweswater and Rough Crag.  
 
 
 

15.55 Looking back at Racecourse Hill.

 
   
  15.56 Panorama 945 The Straits of Riggindale.  
   
  16.06 Panorama 946 A revisit to The Knott.  
 
 
  16.07 Just after leaving the summit of The Knott with a view down into Martindale. The Red House, Bluebells and Deer at the head of the valley.  
 
 
  16.15 On the path down to Hayeswater with the slope we walked up earlier, in the background.  
 
 
  16.16 Hayeswater  
 
 
  16.26 Nearing the outlet of Hayeswater . . . . . .  
 
 
  16.59 . . . . . . . where we had a little paddle to cool our feet. It was bitingly cold.  
 
 
  17.29 Back in the car park and ready to head to Manchester.  

 

 
   
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