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Name: | Tarn Crag (Sleddale) |
Hill number: | 2559 |
Height: | 664m / 2178ft |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Kent |
Watershed: | Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 48848 07851 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 160m |
Col: | 504m NY485088 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Observations: | cairn is NE of pillar (NY 48784 07802); pointed rock on grassy rise 60m WNW at NY 48786 07863 is of equal height |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1087 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
J and M Tansley. Paired with Grey Crag. | MTansley | 09/03/2024 |
J and M Tansley. Paired with Grey Crag. | J_tansley | 09/03/2024 |
The Sleddale Fells from Longsleddale. Visited Great Howe, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Tarn Crag, High Howes, Selside Pike, and Branstree. returning via Gatescarth Pass, and down the rubble road to Sadgill. A great day in the Lakes, with extensive views. 17km with 900m ascent, taking me 6 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 22/02/2024 |
15 miles anticlockwise 6th of 12 Birketts from Dryhowe Bridge. | Dave Sargent | 11/01/2024 |
Parked at Mardale Head. Gatescarth Pass, Branstree, Branstree NE top, Selside Pike, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike and back to Mardale Head. Some views from Selside and Harrop, otherwise in cloud with occasional showers. Very wet underfoot. With Gillian and accompanied by Harriet and Mike for the first three. | richard69 | 03/01/2024 |
Parked at Haweswater ascended via Gatescarth. Didnt see a soul until the last mile but plenty of deer. Branstree, Branstree NE top, Selside Pike, Harrop Pike, Grey Carg, Tarn, Crag. 11.9 miles 3480 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 28/10/2023 |
3 of 4 with hayden on our anniversary. from branstree. boggy top. hayden climbing round monument in the water. on to grey cragg | boothy6 | 02/09/2023 |
Circular from Sadgill | sturuss | 28/08/2023 |
Boss day with Luke. Clear day and boss | Kenny Morris | 09/08/2023 |
After Naddle Horseshoe, drove to Mardale Head and did a round of 8 hills Branstree both tops, Nabs Moor, Howes, Tarn Crag, Harrop Pike, Grey Crag. 5hrs. Overcast for first half of walk and then the clouds lifted and the Sun made the last 2hrs hard work. A good day, 20 miles approx in total. | Longwojo | 07/07/2023 |
The Remote Far Eastern Fells. Grey Crag (Longsleddale), Tarn Crag (Longsleddale), Branstree & Selside Pike. | sms.37 | 01/07/2023 |
Remote far Eastern fells, Gray crag,Tarn crag,Branstree,Selside Pike. With Si | Nicefish | 01/07/2023 |
Second of the day. As it was hot Boo took advantage of the pool by the cairn. Transforming a golden dog to a black one | Alphaville199 | 02/06/2023 |
With Val. From Haweswater Reservoir. Over the Gatescarth Pass then path towards Mosedale then climbed meeting fence which was followed to summit plateau. Went to the pillar and all the high points that looked a similar altitude to the cairn. Returned by the outward route. | mike.hoult | 21/05/2023 |
13.5 miles 3366ft walk, start at Mardale Head carpark Haweswater Reservoir take Gatescarth Pass to Tarn Crag, Harrop Pike, Grey Crag, Selside Pike, Brantree and Brown Howe. | stephenbuda | 14/05/2023 |
2W, 5WOs around Sleddle. | atreides7887 | 26/03/2023 |
With: hb; From Longsleddale church via Sadgill because road was closed. Circuit of Grey Crag, Harrop Pike and Tarn Crag. | Ian Baines | 03/03/2023 |
Selside Pike, Branstree, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Great Yarlside, Great Saddle Crag, Tongue Rigg, Glede Howe | keithouk | 26/02/2023 |
Solo day across Tarn Crag and Grey Crag/Sleddale Fell from Haweswater. Very cold and snowy, with poor road conditions too | Winter Round | 22/01/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 29: Spider (Kentmere Pike, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag & Shipman Knotts) | DavidHiner | 02/01/2023 |
Branstree, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Selside. | screeleep | 19/11/2022 |
Lovely days walking and lots of benchmarks on the track down | ejjohnstone | 31/10/2022 |
Low cloud, no views | Adventurers5 | 11/10/2022 |
https://jimearl6.com/grey-crag-and-tarn-crag-from-sadgill/#more-6492 | Jimearl6 | 28/09/2022 |
On a round of Longsleddale from Sadgill; from the parking area by the bridge, up Great How, onto Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, contoured round Branstree, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts. 15.5 km | Rockdoctor | 19/09/2022 |
Clockwise circular walk (with Helene) from Sadgill up Gatesgarth Pass as far as the junction for the Nan Bield Pass. Up onto Branstree and onto Seaside Pike via the Pillar and pools. Then took a cross country route contouring around to Mosedale Cottage where we cooled off from the heatwave conditions (most welcome!). Up onto Tarn Crag and then across a very dry bog to Grey Crag. Returning via Great Howe and Stockdale. | Butty | 14/08/2022 |
A poor day for weather, cloudy throughout and drizzly rain picking up as day went on but a good walk nonetheless. From Sadgill east on signed but faint path to stile onto access land. Though nit marked on map path continues all the way up to Grey Crag and on to Tarn Crag though a bit vague in places. continued north along wall over coll and part way up towards Selside Brow then west on easy grassy ground to head of Gatesgarth pass. easy even in the cloud. Rest of route all on path. Up to Harte Fell and south to Kentmere Pike the ENE along wall to mine workings where pickd up disused mine track doen to main valley track. Easy all the way. | dickscroop | 23/07/2022 |
R K | Richard Tait | 19/06/2022 |
From Sadgill. 
9.5 km, 530 m asc. 
NW up the steep slope to Great Howe and continuing to Grey Crag (Sleddale Fell). NE across the Greycrag Tarn bog to Tarn Crag (Sleddale) summit and the survey pillar. Continue down to Brownhowe Bottom to join the Gatescarth Pass track back to Sadgill. 
Dry, too windy for the intended route up to Harter Fell and back by Kentmere Pike. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720300138979 | SalmonJoe | 17/06/2022 |
From Gatescarth Pass directly | benarbia no 3 | 07/06/2022 |
From Mardale Head | Chopperbrown | 28/05/2022 |
With James Hurrell | GaynorSeymour | 02/05/2022 |
Walked up from Mardale head | billames | 20/04/2022 |
Maddy Ol and a swim in the falls | MandyBaldam | 16/04/2022 |
Branstree from Sadgill with MK | Nab Scar | 29/03/2022 |
Re-visit with Lindsey as part of my second round of Wainwrights. Started from Sadgill 10.30-ish up steep path to Great Howe (Birkett) then on easier slope to Grey Crag summit. Excellent views so had lunch there.Then northwest to Tarn Crag across bog; up easy slope up to Tarn Crag summit. Decided to give Branstree a miss and descended on grass to Brownhowe Bottom where we joined Gatescarth Pass for two mile walk down to Sadgill. Warm sunny cloudless day. | Skip | 20/03/2022 |
Second round of Wainwrights. Started from Sadgill - steep path via Great Howe then easier slope to Grey Crag summit. Then northwest to Tarn Crag summit, down to Brownhowe Bottom, Gatescarth Pass back to the car. Warm sunny cloudless day. With Lindsey. | Skip2 | 20/03/2022 |
Loop of Tarn Crag, Grey Crag and Harrop Pike from Mosedale Cottage. | welshyboyo | 05/03/2022 |
With Luna. CCW Loop. From Sadgill NY 4836 0569. | masmith | 24/09/2021 |
From Sadgill. Solo. Great Howe (494m), Grey Crag (638m), Harrop Pike (637m), Tarn Crag (664m). Traversed pathless ground to Gatescarth Pass then up by fence to Adam Seat (666m). W177 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 23/09/2021 |
From Sadgill via Gatesgarth Pass: Little Harter Fell - Adams Seat - Branstree - Branstree NE - Selside - Nabs Crag - Howes - Tarn Crag - Harrop Pike - Grey Crag - Great Howe. Descent off Great Howe straight down to Sadgill. 21.6km, 1084m ascent. | stevem76 | 16/09/2021 |
With Mike | jd16 | 03/09/2021 |
Via Stockdale and Grey Crags and back down the valley. Nice circuit but poor path to start and high bracken. Swam in pools on a hot day. | GWR Chris | 18/07/2021 |
Sunny/cloudy. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 27/06/2021 |
R Chris | Richard Tait | 15/06/2021 |
Solo ascent from Sadgill on track inlcuidng Great Howe - Grey Crag - Harrop Pike and Tarn Crag. 7.78 miles and 557m of ascent in 4hrs:24mins with 3hrs:02mins moving time. Cloudy and overcast with cloud slowly lifting and some brightness developing on descent to and from Brownhowe Bottom. | pwhitaker_1966 | 07/06/2021 |
Nice to be out running in the Lakes again after lockdown. Went up Great Howe ridge via Stockdale farm looked better than col to N. Interesting ridge with old huts, pillars and scramble. | davechaffey | 01/05/2021 |
After climbing Harter Fell and Kentmere Pike. Returned to Gatesgarth Pass and descended to Brownhowe Bottom. Vague path follows stream to fence, then heads up to summit. | peter4lc | 22/04/2021 |
Far Eastern Fells adventure with C | DinoF | 06/04/2021 |
Extremely enjoyable ham & egg Greggs sandwich on top. Thought my fingers would fall off after wolfing it down though. Bannisdale Horeshoe+ with GFE - from just off the Shap Road: Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Swinkleband Crag, Ancrow Brow then on to Grey Crag, Tarn Crag & Harrop Pike before dropping back to the Horseshoe for Bannisdale Fell, White Howe, The Forest & Lamb Pasture. 25km, 1200m elevation gain. 7 hours. Cracking day. Weather snowing at first and FREEZING on tops but sunny and bright and just wonderful. | Fionalevey | 30/01/2021 |