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Name: | Ard Crags |
Hill number: | 2460 |
Height: | 581m / 1906ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2372 Grasmoor |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Clem (Hu,Tu,5,Dew,W,B,Sy,Fel,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 20694 19771 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground by stone |
Drop: | 120m |
Col: | 461m NY204199 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | cairn described by Wainwright is no longer present |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1076 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Newlands Hause, via Knott Rigg. With SCM. | IanHHill | 17/03/2024 |
10.4 miles 2856ft walk ,start at Rannerdale carpark, Crummock Water to Ard Crags, Knott Rig and Rannerdale Knotts. | stephenbuda | 18/10/2023 |
Horseshoe. Great weather and sweaty t shirt from Phil H 
Stay over in his van before walk bottom of cat bells. 
Then Im Keswick for 09 night. Watching England rugby against Argentina in World Cup at the pub, and we won. Swim in derwent water. | danwalker1150 | 09/09/2023 |
Buttermere to Braithwaite then down and up to ridge to north on decent paths and on to Outerside | trimarc2 | 07/09/2023 |
lovely ascent along with knott rig from newlands pass. no navigation needed, simple ridge walk. 
 followed by a little swim in the waterfalls to the soyth | BB8_Mountains | 03/09/2023 |
A short walk along the Ard Crags ridge from Newlands Hause visiting Knott Rigg, Ill Crag, and Ard Crags. Returned the same way. 5.6km with 400m ascent in 1h 40m, there and back. | silverwolf_alan | 22/08/2023 |
From Newlands Hause. Out to Ard Crags and back. 
Fantastic weather and great views. | ruthatlast | 29/06/2023 |
Knott Rigg, Ill Crag, Ard Crags | Barns150 | 21/06/2023 |
Bob & Duke Wednesday 10th/5/2023 Z 1506 hrs. | DukeNukem | 10/05/2023 |
Parking at Newland's Hause 
Knott Rigg > Ill Crag (Newlands) (Knott Rigg North Top) > Ard Crags > Ard Crags East Top (Aikin Knott) > Ard Crags > Ill Crag (Newlands) > Knott Rigg 
cracking weather | matty1971b | 07/05/2023 |
Rigg Beck -> High Snab Bank -> Robinson -> High Snockrigg -> Newlands Hause -> Knott Rigg -> Knott Rigg North Top -> Ard Crags -> Aikin Knott -> Rigg Beck | briandiggle | 07/04/2023 |
From Rigg Beck Quarry. 
13.5 km, 1000 m asc. 
Up by Gillbrow and the correctly named Low High Snab to the tops of High Snab Bank and Robinson. Down W and across a soggy Buttermere Moss to High Snockrigg. Down to Newlands Hause and up to the summits Knott Rigg, Ill Crag (Newlands), Ard Crags and Aikin Knott. Leave the ridge NE and finish with long leap across Rigg Beck. 
Cold, dry. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720307029529 | SalmonJoe | 26/03/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 52: Spider (Ard Crags & Knott Rigg) | DavidHiner | 20/03/2023 |
TC, EC. Parked at top of Newlands Hause and went up Ard Crags via the ridge from Knott Rigg. Weather changeable! | TopCat1959 | 17/03/2023 |
Knott Rigg > Ill Crag (Newlands) (Knott Rigg North Top) > Ard Crags > Ard Crags East Top (Aikin Knott) > Ard Crags > Ill Crag (Newlands) > Knott Rigg from GR: NY 19273 17614 | ronaldo333 | 05/03/2023 |
Knott Rigg > Ill Crag (Newlands) (Knott Rigg North Top) > Ard Crags > Ard Crags East Top (Aikin Knott) > Ard Crags > Ill Crag (Newlands) > Knott Rigg from GR: NY 19273 17614 | ronaldo333 | 04/03/2023 |
With: hb; From Newlands Hause up Knott Rigg to Ard Crags and return. | Ian Baines | 04/03/2023 |
Grassy mound on ridge in improving weather-dry, 10% blue and good valley views. From Knott Rigg and onto Barrow with Graham, Andy H, Katie, and Richard. | Denise | 30/12/2022 |
Ridge top path from Knott Rigg, dry but 50mph winds. | RichardM | 30/12/2022 |
Keskadale Round. | Sedge | 16/12/2022 |
R K | Richard Tait | 04/11/2022 |
LERC District weekend - Lanthwaite to Keswick | NumptyDumpty | 23/10/2022 |
Newlands Watershed. Very hot and sunny. Amazing skies and views. Dawn, Pete, Lizzie, Marilyn, Christy, Jack, Tak, Nick and Helen. Anna set off early and we met her and Ruth at the pub. Very long day. Cat bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Robinson, Knott Riggs, Ard Crags, Scar Crags and Causey Pike. | River-Girl | 27/08/2022 |
From Rigg Beck Quarry. 
12.5 km, 940 m asc. 
Head W along the Rigg Beck path and drop down left to cross Rigg Beck and up to join the Ard Crags ridge. W and SW along the ridge to the summits of Aikin Knott, Ard Crags, Ill Crag (Newlands) and Knott Rigg. 
Down to Newlands Hause and up the High Snockrigg path, crossing Buttermere Moss and up E to the summit of Robinson. Down by Blea Crags and the summit of High Snab Bank to the aptly named Low High Snab cottage. Take the Gillbrow path and the road to Rigg Beck. 
Sunny, windy, a few showers. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720300134250 | SalmonJoe | 25/06/2022 |
67km hike over 3 days with GFE from Keswick inc 2 nights camping. Eagle Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Fell, Base Brown, Green Gable, Great Gable, Newlands Pass, Knott Rigg, Ill Crag (Newlands), Ard Crags, Aikin Knott. | Fionalevey | 04/06/2022 |
Completed as part of route from Keswick to buttermere on the great Lakeland 3 dayer | emily | 30/04/2022 |
Bus to Cat Bells, walk over Ard Crags to Buttermere and Rannerdale Knotts and bus back from Little Lowther | trimarc2 | 22/04/2022 |
With Sue from quarry car park on second logged round of Wainwrights. Aikin Knott, Ard Craggs, Ill Crag and Knott Rigg. Return via Keskadale Farm and Newlands Church. | Frank | 16/04/2022 |
Walk up from car park. Amazing views today | holtsd | 19/03/2022 |
Afternoon run. Took in Causey Pike, Scar crags, Ard crag and Knott Rigg. Savagely cold wind on top not helping by slipping over and getting plastered. Good route. 7.1 miles 2513 ft elevation | nell1583 | 16/03/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 20/01/2022 |
with Ceri | Dave Sargent | 04/11/2021 |
with Sarah Evans, parked at Newlands Hause, up and back the same way along ridge, very windy and showery, we were rather soggy, some views but not many as low clouds on surrounding higher fells. | Ruth Mackay | 18/10/2021 |
Great day out if a bit hot in the sun. 24km loop for 8 wainwrights and a very warm swim in Derwant Water at the end. | atreides7887 | 18/07/2021 |
With: hb sb; From car park at Newlands Hause up easy ridge to Knott Rigg, then over Ill Crag to Ard Crags. Returned by same route. | Ian Baines | 12/07/2021 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/415585958 | outlawcatcher | 10/07/2021 |
8.5 mile circular from parking area near Rigg Beck along road than tracks up to Low Snab farm. From there it is a steep pull onto High Snab Bank and a slight scramble up ridge onto Robinsons broad summit. From here we descended across boggy area and up onto High Snockrigg then descending to Moss Force before ascending nice easy ridge over Knott Rigg and Ard Crags descending to and fording Rigg Beck back to car. 996m ascent overall. Cloudy but Robinson seemed to avoid the cloud cover. Only a few people about on a Sunday. Nobody on Robinson at all. Afterwards drove into Keswick to bag Castlehead. | DanTrig | 13/06/2021 |
Nice views nice steady decent back to buttermere from crag hill | Lauralj84 | 29/04/2021 |
From Wandope. Down steep, but grassy east ridge. Up footpath to col at top of Sail Beck. Then up easy path on grass directluy to summit. | KeithByTheC | 21/04/2021 |
Birkrigg - High Snab Bank - Robinson - Newlands Hause - Knott Rigg - Ard Crags - Birkrigg | MountainTerrier | 10/04/2021 |
With Christine | Keith99 | 24/12/2020 |
With Keith | christine99 | 24/12/2020 |
From Knott Rigg. All easy to a top with beautiful views into the Newlands valley and great close up views of the Crag Hill/Eel Crag range towering over. Onto Scar Crags. | James McKnight | 22/11/2020 |
Usual parking spot at the old roadside quarry by Rigg Beck bridge. Up over Aikin Knott.mwith Coel & Alfie. W76 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 18/10/2020 |
With Steve Neile, from Newlands Hause. Very, very windy, but dry & sunny. Continuation along ridge from Knott Rigg. | Gazza1951 | 12/09/2020 |
Everyone went back to school making Betty sad so we went for a walk. 2nd of the after Knott Rigg. | ESkelton | 04/09/2020 |
continued from Knott Rigg. | CDPackham | 08/08/2020 |
With Louise and Chris from Newlands Hause to Braithwaite. Over Knott Rigg, Ill Crag (Newlands), Ard Crag, Sail, Eel Crag (Crag Hill), Grisedale Pike, Kinn. | mavero10 | 08/08/2020 |
From Birkrigg Bridge over Aikin Knott, Ard Crags, Knott Rigg N Top and Knott Rigg. Descent down Keskadale Edge | Wayne Mac | 20/06/2020 |
From Newlands Hause. Knott Rigg and Ard Crags. | PGCE | 11/06/2020 |