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Name: | Honister Crag [Black Star] |
Hill number: | 3320 |
Height: | 634m / 2080ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2367 Great Gable |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Nuttall, Birkett, Synge, Subsimm (N,B,Sy,sSim) |
Grid ref: | NY 21247 14152 |
Summit feature: | rock outcrop at cliff edge |
Drop: | 20.9m |
Col: | 613.1m NY 2109 1410 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Comments: | New Nuttall November 2004. |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 680 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
12.1 miles 3757ft walk,start at Honister Pass NT carpark to Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. | stephenbuda | 15/10/2023 |
From the mine car park with DW, DS10 and DD8. Honister Crag and Fleetwith Pike: Without the aid of an ex Cumberland Buss this time round! | nukeboy1 | 25/08/2023 |
English Nuttall Walk 3.1: Great Gable from Honister Pass. Visiting Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Kirk Fell, Kirk Fell East Top, Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. A perfect day in the Lakes with great views, although the amount of scree on Gable’s steep slopes is rather tiring. 20km with 1600m ascent, taking 9 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 16/08/2023 |
From National Trust Car Park Honister Pass NY 2254 1353 via Fleetwith Pike and return to start point | Westdenewalker | 15/08/2023 |
From Honister Pass. Fleetwith Pike > Honister Crag. Returned to start point. Accompanied by Westdenewalker. Nice little short walk. | Kwalkway | 15/08/2023 |
3320 Black Star, 3569 Green Crag, 7944 Great Round How, 2424 Grey Knotts, 7963 Seatller Fell from Honister | Jim.Fothergill | 09/08/2023 |
From Honister. With Alder and Graeme. | Fionalevey | 25/07/2023 |
From Gatescarth Farm. 
8.5 km, 760 m asc. 
SE up Fleetwith Edge to Fleetwith Pike and Honister Crag (Black Star). 
S and W to Dubs Hut, across Warnscale Beck and Black Beck and up to Haystacks. 
Down by Scarth Gap and Peggy's Bridge. 
Showers. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309574269 | SalmonJoe | 05/07/2023 |
Fleetwith Pike, Honister Crag | keithouk | 12/02/2023 |
High Stile, High Crag, Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike with AvidSockWearer. Three repeats, Fleetwith a new summit for me. Good clear weather, sun much of the time. Climbed up through the old mine and new quarry workings, some interesting remains. Summited the hill and surprised what a nice view suddenly appeared. | meltdiceburg | 11/09/2022 |
18k from Gatesgarth, grey crag, high stile, high crag, seat, haystacks, green crag, warnscale bothy, dubs hut, honister crag, fleetwith pike. | AvidSockWearer | 11/09/2022 |
En route to Fleetwith Pike from Honistor slate mine. All day parking at the mine is £5 | M6KIO | 08/09/2022 |
Up Fleetwith Pike from Honister Mine and up Black Star on the way back. With Donna, Ben, Rory and Sally. A very hot day, but great view of Buttermere and Crummock Water. | Victor | 10/07/2022 |
From Seatoller. Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Fleetwith Pike and Honister Pike. 16k 3000ft elevation. Lovely warm day. | nell1583 | 14/05/2022 |
Nuttall walk 3.1- From Honister Slate Mine: Black Star (Honister Crag), Fleetwith Pike, Kirk Fell (both tops), Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth and Grey Knotts. Variable weather but clear views on all tops.With Hiking Manchester. | Lazylizzie | 07/05/2022 |
On the second day of the Great Lakeland 3 dayer | emily | 01/05/2022 |
GL3D - day 1 | andy.painter | 30/04/2022 |
With Frances en route to weekend at Borrowdale YH. On our way back from Fleetwith Pike. There was a large group of very enthusiastic young children on this minor summit. | langskill | 22/04/2022 |
Visited top after doing via Ferrata with R. | Dan Baddeley | 12/03/2022 |
Laura kay and flo ascent from honister lovely views hard to find the grassy paths though but easy to free hike | Lauralj84 | 14/10/2021 |
Climbed up after Via Ferrata | maltloaf | 15/08/2021 |
Bus to Honister, Fleetwith Pike, Dale Head, Hindscarth down N ridge and caught bus back to Keswick at parking area at N end of Catbells. Busses busy so a danger of not getting on and having to walk to Keswick. 11 miles | trimarc2 | 07/07/2021 |
From Buttermere up Fleetwith Pike, along the top to Great Borne and back. Cracking day out! | atreides7887 | 26/06/2021 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/394695333 | outlawcatcher | 17/06/2021 |
Parked the night on Wed 19th in Honister slate mines car park. As grim rainy forecast blowing in from noon-ish, hyper early start at 5.30.even at my slow pace reckoned is get round a triangle of Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks 'n Brandreth in about 6 hours. Trains arrived early about 10.30. Got well soaked in the last hour. | vegibagger | 20/05/2021 |
From Honister Hause via drum Hause. | Andrew Pearson | 19/05/2021 |
whilst hearth was being cut at the quarry | jef | 22/04/2021 |
From Slate Mine car park on warm afternoon-Honister Crag and Little Round How(grand little spot).Intended to ascend more but ran out of time!With Oscar. | catman | 15/09/2020 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 15/09/2020 |
Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile - both the Wainwright and Marilyn tops, High Crag, Seat, Haystacks, Haystacks SE Top, Green Crag, Black Star, and Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere. 20km with 1370m ascent in 8h 20m. | silveracorn_alan | 26/08/2020 |
From Buttermere up west side of Fleetwith, across to Honister Crag then down to Honister Pass and up Dale Head, Hindscarth, Robinson and back to Buttermere across Buttermere Moss. | Eggletina | 11/07/2020 |
Solo fr Honister. Dry, mild, strong NW wind, mostly overcast but some brightness & pleasing views. Trying to run but not much of today was runnable, esp with stiff legs after yesterday's first hill for a year. | NorfolkPT21 | 10/07/2020 |
from Gatesgarth Farm, via Fleetwith Pike. | IanHHill | 07/07/2020 |
Up from the Slate Mine car park. | clivevilla | 07/07/2020 |
Along from Fleetwith Pike with Alfie. Visited the bothies on the way back to Gatesgarth. | Dangerous Dave | 23/06/2020 |
date estimated | fellstoby | 01/01/2020 |
Second peak of the day bagged on the buttermere loop with Lauren “Bog” | Sockpan | 02/11/2019 |
with Andrew Gardner | Dave Sargent | 31/10/2019 |
Visited after doing the Via Ferrata | jmistry86 | 30/10/2019 |
From Seatoller Fell. About twelve years ago I went on a tour of the slate mines and they told us they mine rather than quarry as it doesn't scar the landscape. So what the hell are they doing quarrying up here again? What's the point of having a national park if this is allowed? On to Little Round How. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/10/2019 |
From Honister Pass. Quick dash up while the bairns were having a picnic | Gary Heath | 14/09/2019 |
Round of Wainrights with eldest son (16) from YHA Honister Hause - Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable, Fleetwith Pike (and also the Nuttall Honister Crag). Unexpectedly sunny all day, forecast afternoon thunderstorm only arrived in the evening. Would not recommend descending the western scree slope of Great Gable. | clyoung | 12/08/2019 |
Haystacks- Fleetwith Pike- Black Star | AJWSmith | 03/08/2019 |
Honister - Fleetwith Pike - Haystacks - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Ennerdale - Caw Fell - Haycock (wild camp) | twg27 | 28/06/2019 |
I didn't plan on bagging this one. I had planned on taking a more direct route to the top of Fleetwith Pike from Dubb's hut but missed the path and ended up going this route instead. | NorthernWayfarer | 22/06/2019 |
Very airy looking down to road below. With Bryher. | jenx | 20/05/2019 |
with Ben | jabailey314 | 28/03/2019 |
Black Sail YH - Base Brown - Black Star - Little Round How - Great Round How loop | screeleep | 23/03/2019 |
Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike | keithouk | 17/02/2019 |
With NB from YH. Honister Crag, Fleetworth Pike, Down to Dubbs Hut for respite from wind and rain for lunch. Then Brandreth and Grey Knotts return via NNE shoulder to mine. Another very wet and windy day. | Frank | 12/02/2019 |