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| Name: | Force Crag |
| Hill number: | 7942 |
| Height: | 475m / 1558ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2386 Grisedale Pike |
| RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
| Class: | Synge (Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 19591 21328 |
| Summit feature: | knoll |
| Drop: | 8m |
| Col: | 467m NY194213  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
| Observations: | ground 50m W is lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 107 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked near Uzzicar, walked to Braithwaite and followed the mine road. Warm day. | Andrew Pearson | 23/08/2021 |
| Kinn, Grisedale Pike, Hobcarton Crags, Hopegill Head (2nd), Sand Hill (2nd), Force Crag. With Julia on the hottest day of the year so far. | ytfckent | 17/07/2021 |
| Nice steedy Descent from Grizedale pike on to outerside | Lauralj84 | 13/04/2021 |
| From Braithwaite. Barrow, Stile End, Outerside, Sail, Crag Hill, Eel Crag and Force Crag | Wayne Mac | 14/09/2019 |
| Revisit en route to Coledale Hause and Causey. Looks fine from E and nice little path, possibly mining incline | RHW | 07/09/2019 |
| Easy walk using mining track from CP nr Braithwaite. Pouring rain and mist. No view today! With Bryher. | jenx | 26/05/2019 |
| With Sue, finally found time on a nice quite afternoon. | Frank | 23/05/2019 |
| Walked in from Braithwaite in the snow. | Wheelsy | 10/03/2019 |
| Barrow, Outerside, Sail, Crag Hill, Grasmoor, Force Crag | keithouk | 19/02/2019 |
| 8 of 12 on first trip to the lakes in my motorhome including high snockrigg, whiteless pike, thirdgill headman, wandope, sail, crag hill, eel crag, force crag, ard crags, aikin knott, ill crag and knott rigg | The-Z-Man | 09/12/2018 |
| Followed the path along the side of Coledale Beck before climbing to this for a coffee break, this way it felt like a proper summit. | JohnStoneham | 04/02/2018 |
| Force Crag Mine track from car park then Coledale path. The short climb from the path to summit took ages due to calf - knee high snow. Reaching the diminutive summit seemed a real achievement today! | DC11main | 20/01/2018 |
| From Outerside. Had a look over the edge. On to Ladyside Pike. | Wycombe Wanderer | 25/06/2017 |
| Roadside parking on bend of B5292 at 228236 (Space for 8-10 cars) RoW up Coledale, much of it along the Force Crag Mine track From due south, a short climb to the fairly obvious summit as identified by ALHEJ Wilkins & signyred. Continued to Crag Hill & Eel Crag. (S) | gerrybowes | 14/06/2017 |
| R | Richard Tait | 24/02/2017 |
| Force Crag - Crag Hill - Sail - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Rowling End from GR: 22753 23760 | ronaldo333 | 28/01/2017 |
| Up from Codale the anti clock around the horseshoe from Hopegill Head. | Eddie | 10/12/2016 |
| 1st hill of the day from whinlatter pass following the mine rd gps seemed a bit out highest point seemed further east walked with Paul | colinfielding | 10/10/2016 |
| Part of Grisedale Pike walk | pdhancock | 01/10/2016 |
| After Eel Crag (Birkett). Had not looked properly at the map and not realised that it was so far down from there. | clivevilla | 02/09/2016 |
| With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 18/08/2016 |
| Easy, 1 mile (total) out and back detour from Coledale Hause on route from Grisedale Pike to Eel Crags. Summit appears to be a small but pronounced grassy mound at NY 19595 21328 | ALHEJ Wilkins | 18/06/2016 |
| Braithwaite - Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Coledale Hause - mine road back. | squeegs | 23/04/2016 |
| From Braithwaite long slog up onto Grisedale Pike over to Hopegill Head, down over Sand Hill to Coledale Hause, Force Crag, past the mine back to Braithwaite, Sunny with warm spells, a cool breeze in places, cloud & rain later. | apricorum | 09/04/2016 |
| Still not sure why this minor bump is worthy of a top status. For what it's worth the highest point is at NY 19592 21328 | signyred | 09/04/2016 |
| Coledale Round | CharlieRose | 30/01/2016 |
| Ian | Dazza | 30/11/2014 |
| On descent from Grisedale Hopegill Head Whiteside walk. Great viwepoint but not sure why I am doing these strange Synges. | mick | 04/10/2014 |
| Easily missed | peebs | 11/08/2014 |
| Impressive crag face when traveling from the east. A short detour off the main track though there is a short cut which can be followed after crossing one of the streams. Shorter but steeper. | moorsman | 15/05/2014 |
| Needs to be approached from the E for the majesty of this little hill to be appreciated. We passed over it on the way down from Coledale Hause after having done Grisedale Pike and it was a mere bump to the side of the path - nothing more. ***Revisited 7 Sep 2019 with Andrew Brown on his Waiwright completion; approached from the E and what a fine hill it looks from that direction. | jonglew | 01/04/2014 |
| With Grisedale Pike | RHW | 21/04/2012 |
| With Jo, out and back walk from Braithwaite along the mine road to Force Crag. Weather; sunny, cool breeze, very good visibility. Very interesting old mine buildings in vicinity. | amblerbob | 29/03/2012 |
| From Coledale | Anduril | 07/04/2010 |
| Forestry commission CP at NY 21906 23256 > KINN unmarked grassy summit > Sleet How > Grisedale Pike > Hobcarton Head > Sand Hill > Force Crag > Coledale Hause > Coldale Beck > forestry commission CP | Tony Hartry | 03/06/2009 |
| On Inn Way to Lake District | nickywood1 | 05/10/2008 |
| w Lesley -Grassmoor tops recee just 3 days before another go at my 24 in 24 hours run. Vile flies on Outerside -yuk. Sail Crags - Eel Crag - Grassmoor tops recee j.checking out a possible n ridge of Grassmoor descent. came back over this top at end of day down to Braithwaite | Chris Pearson | 22/08/2007 |
| Multi day trip with sausage | Grimpeur1234 | 09/05/2006 |
| Also with Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head and Sand Hill | smocks and denims | 12/09/1994 |
| Had visited Force Crag Mine on many occasions as I knew Lindsay, Mick and Pete who were trying to make a go of it as the New Coledale Mining Co. Fall in price of zinc and serious roof collapse c.1991-2 finally sealed its fate as the last working metal mine in the Lake District. Taken over by National Trust. | Aye Jimmy | 20/04/1990 |
| Outing with a group of walkers from Gby, parked up near stair and over causey pike, ell crag etc. Back down Grisedale | nordicstar | 01/03/1985 |
| Deep, hard snow and whiteout. Braithwaite to Force Crag and back. | Moorponder | 30/12/1976 |
| jamiehighton | 04/02/2023 | |
| Paulf | 11/09/2022 | |
| Ever Onward | 16/04/2022 | |
| David Bell | 08/09/2021 | |
| Rhino48 | 08/03/2021 | |
| Scott Morley 86 | 24/12/2020 | |
| amblemark | 04/10/2020 | |
| Jill Robertson | 04/10/2020 |