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Name:High Crag (Buttermere)
Hill number:2401
Height:744.8m / 2444ft
Parent (Ma):2381  High Stile [Grey Crag - High Stile]
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Western Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Calder & Ehen
Watershed:St Bees Head to Ravenscar
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 18049 13996
Summit feature:southerly of two cairns
Drop:34.8m
Col:710m  NY 1734 1429  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Observations:cairn to N is lower
Survey:Abney level
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Low cloud descended for Jonny,Connie and I. Which became the theme for the dayAlphaville19911/02/2024
160windybilly12/10/2023
Gatesgarth CP -> Sheepbone Rake -> High Crag -> High Stile -> Greg Crag [High Stile] -> High Stile -> Red Pike -> Dodd -> Buttermere south shore -> Gatesgarth CPbriandiggle09/09/2023
Revisit. On route between Green Crag and Dodd (Buttermere).PGCE03/09/2023
Bob & Duke Wednesday 30th/8/2023 Z 1706 hrs.DukeNukem30/08/2023
The High Stile Ridge, east to west from Buttermere. Visited Haystacks, Seat, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere), Little Dodd, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, and back by Scale Force. A windy day on the tops, but after initial rain, it brightened up to sunny intervals. The Buttermere valley looked wonderful in the afternoon sun. 25km with1700m ascent taking 9 hours.silverwolf_alan20/08/2023
From Buttermere Village Car Park NY 1728 1693. Via Dodd, Red Pike & High Stile. Returned via Buttermere Lake side to start point.Westdenewalker16/08/2023
Started from Buttermere Village to Dodd > Red Pike > High Stile > High Crag and returned to starting point via Buttermere lakeside. Accompanied by Westdenewalker.Kwalkway16/08/2023
with Ben, Ollie and Lexi. A rapid afternoon 14 miler and swim!Dave Sargent29/06/2023
R K Richard Tait24/06/2023
From Gatesgarth. 12.5 km, 900 m asc. Along the Buttermere W shore path and up by Old Burtness and Bleaberry Tarn to Dodd and the scree to Red Pike. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308685446 SW along the ridge to High Stile and Grey Crag, High Crag and Seat. Back by Scarth Gap. Dry, sunny.SalmonJoe29/05/2023
16 miles 4180ft walk. start at Bowness Knott carpark to Great Borne, Red Pike, Starling Dodd, Dodd, Herdus, Gale Fell, Little Dodd, High Stile and Seat return by Ennerdale valley.stephenbuda19/05/2023
https://strava.app.link/h5Q1Y10KLzblivvips12/05/2023
Company: SCiandesbottes09/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 57: Spider (High Stile, Red Pike, High Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne & Hay Stacks)DavidHiner03/04/2023
From Gatesgarth and Scarth Gap passDanmawr25/02/2023
RRDPTH Excellent Richard Tait25/10/2022
High Stile range circuit with Lindsey, Viv and Tony on my second round of Wainwrights. Parked at Buttermere village. Steeply up to Red Pike then ridge to High Stile. Then High Crag, Seat, Scarth Gap and descend to lakeside.Skip13/10/2022
High Crag as part of my second round of Wainwrights. Buttermere circuit with Lindsey, Viv and Tony. Steeply up via Bleaberry Tarn to Red Pike. Followed the undulating ridge past High Stile, High Crag and Seat. Descended via Scarth Gap to the Buttermere shore path. Total distance was 7.6 miles and total ascent 2,875 feet.Skip213/10/2022
With: hb sb; Buttermere up through woods to Blaeberry Tarn. Then Red Pike and along the ridge to High Stile and High Crag. Down over Seat to Scarth Gap then descended to Gatesgarth Farm for ice creams. Returned along north shore of Buttermere.Ian Baines17/09/2022
18k from Gatesgarth, grey crag, high stile, high crag, seat, haystacks, green crag, warnscale bothy, dubs hut, honister crag, fleetwith pike.AvidSockWearer11/09/2022
DWCMandyBaldam03/09/2022
High Stile ridge circular from Buttermere, anticlockwise, up via Steel Brow then down at Scarth GapBarns15027/08/2022
Parked at Gatesgarth Farm. Up towards Scarth Gap, then by the wall to the coll between Seat and High Crag. SIMMS along the ridge: High Crag -> High Stile -> Red Pike -> Starling Dodd -> Great Borne. Back via Scale Beck and Scale Force and lakeside paths along Crummock Water and Buttermere.Peter_W_Mitchell 14/07/2022
Second day of walking/camping. Big day, warm and Windy. Started from Buttermere campsite - pack heavy! Red Pike (Buttermere) High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere) Haystacks, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Steeple, Red Pike (wasdale) Yewbarrow. 15.6 miles & 6752 ft elevation.nell158312/07/2022
From Buttermere. 14.5 km, 870 m asc. Along Buttermere Dubs and up and around to Scale Force. Cut up the heather slopes to Lingcomb Edge and up to the summit of Red Pike. Continue along the ridge to High Stile and High Stile - Grey Crag summits and continuing to High Crag summit. Descend Gamlin End and then down the broken wall from Marble Stone to join the Scarth Gap Pass path. Back along the Buttermere S shore and Burtness Wood. Bright and clear. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720300131731SalmonJoe19/06/2022
Red Pike to Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere. Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Haystacks - Fleetwith Pike.sms.3702/06/2022
On the second day of the Great Lakeland 3 dayeremily01/05/2022
GL3D - day 2andy.painter01/05/2022
With Andy on a massive trek in the area.munkyennui16/04/2022
Along the ridge from Red Pike with JP and Oakley (carried from High Stile (grey crags) by JPdanielmudd198226/03/2022
Veryhappybunny21/03/2022
walked with Marc & Hannah, weather poor.jonsutterby7113/03/2022
After High Stilebenarbia again23/10/2021
Climbed up from Buttermere via Red Pike. Very wet and windy day so once we were on the ridge I didn't enjoy it...will do it again on a nice day!ejjohnstone17/10/2021
Came up from Seat. Solo. W185 Rnd6.Dangerous Dave15/10/2021
Dry, sunny and mild to warm. Any cloud above all mountains. Clear views across the Lake District. Great views to Scotland. Ridge walk from High Stile and then descent to Buttermere.jking06/10/2021
Dry, sunny and mild to warm. Any cloud above all mountains. Clear views across the Lake District. Great views to Scotland. Descent to Buttermere.markm06/10/2021
R K plus Emily from US on C2C Richard Tait23/09/2021
Alone. Overcast & misty & windy on summit. From Gatesgarth via Seat. Continuing along ridge to High Stile & Red Pike…from where I descended.Gazza195130/08/2021
Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Little Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, High Cragg, Seat, Back to the car at Bowness Knott via Ennerdalephilz00802/08/2021
Ennerdale wild camp day 1MrChris198012/07/2021
With Keithchristine9908/07/2021
Great day out. Did the Ennerdale round, anticlockwise.siholden02/07/2021
Set off to do the Ennerdale round with Yvette, who was not feeling well, and had a bad night sleep. We set off to see how far we could get. Not farsiholden26/06/2021
From Buttermere up Fleetwith Pike, along the top to Great Borne and back. Cracking day out!atreides788726/06/2021
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/390587017outlawcatcher12/06/2021
Veryhappybunny26/02/2021
Solo walk. Lamplugh Fell, Gavel Fell, Great Borne Starling Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, Seat and Haystacks before returning through the Ennerdale Valley.meltdiceburg18/10/2020
Buttermere Red Pike ridge with LucyNab Scar13/10/2020