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Name:Tarn Crag (Easedale)
Hill number:2468
Height:549m / 1801ft
Parent (Ma):2396  High Raise [High White Stones]
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Central Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Leven (Ulverston)
Class:Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger
(W,B,Sy,Fel)
Grid ref:NY 30371 09302
Summit feature:cairn on rocky outcrop
Drop:4m
Col:545m  NY303093  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL4S OL5S OL6N OL7N
Observations:cairn is Wainwright and Birkett; it is c 3m lower than highest point of fell 100m WNW at NY 30277 09335
Survey:Abney level
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Blea Rigg,Silver How, Tarn Crag via Jack's rake Pavey Ark,Thunacar Knott and Sergeant Man. With CraigNicefish03/02/2024
Good gradually downAdventurers501/02/2024
A circular round of Far Easdale from Grasmere, visiting Tarn Crag, Calf Crag, Steel Fell, Gibson Knott, and Helm Crag. Much of the day spent in low cloud with drizzle on and off. Ground quite wet and slippery in places. 20km with 940m ascent, taking me 7h30m.silverwolf_alan28/10/2023
Walk pre-Hodgsonsfmw30/09/2023
157windybilly14/09/2023
From Grasmere, up towards Deer Bields, switch over to Tarn Crag, over to Belles Knott, via Codale Tarn then across to Blea rigg and back down to Easdale Town, good underfoot.matty1971b09/07/2023
Via Eastern ridge from GrasmerePepandJen18/06/2023
The day after me and Carl got married. Solo up from Grasmere. 5.8 miles 1438 ft elevationnell158331/05/2023
From Grasmeregeoffh1230/05/2023
From Grasmere. 12 km, 600 m asc. Up by Easedale Tarn S path to Belles Knott summit. N to Codale Tarn and up to Tarn Crag summit. Down to Stythwaite Steps and Lancrigg. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720307934680SalmonJoe01/05/2023
From Grasmere YHA on a beautiful Spring day. Up the East Ridge and down by the tarn. A really good afternoon out with great views. The YHA is good too. With Philclimbingkershaw25/04/2023
Walked up from easedale through sheep field. Nice walk but got dark quickly on way backmatthewthomas1619/04/2023
R Richard Tait06/04/2023
From Grasmere YHA to the Stythwaite Steps, then East ridge to the top. Back via the Tarn. Beautiful sunny day with fantastic views of the Helvellyn range and Fairfield. With all the family.Ham and Skate03/04/2023
Via Codale Tarntrimarc222/03/2023
from Grasmere, Easedale, Tarn Crag, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag, Grasmerejoseph mitchell04/03/2023
with Ben, Lexi & Ollie (and Anne to the tarn)Dave Sargent02/03/2023
Wainwright Walk 38: Spider (Tarn Crag)DavidHiner13/02/2023
From Grasmere. 15.5 km, 840 m asc/desc. Up by Brimmer Head and Sour Milk Gill and under Belles Knott to join the path NW to Sergeant Man and High Raise summits. Return to Codale Head and E to Tarn Crag summit, To Grasmere by the E ridge and Stythwaite Steps. Misty, wet underfoot. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303623350SalmonJoe12/11/2022
Last three wainwrights from the Central book - some people turned around at 500m but it was fairly calm with little windejjohnstone27/10/2022
With MarkS.DaveT09/09/2022
Walked up from Grasmerebillames12/08/2022
With Joanne,Reuben, Nicola, Gavin, Natalie & GraceDaisy Dee15/05/2022
Anti-clockwise circuit.vegibagger15/05/2022
From Grassmere, up via the east ridge, back via Easedale Tarn. With K.sebastiencale04/05/2022
A nice day out bagging 5 Wainwrights from Grasmere.atreides788709/04/2022
from Grasmere - Helm Crag (not Howitzer), Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Tarn Crag. Glorious sunny day. With Tammy and Fudge.Hippo01/04/2022
Calf Crag Loop from Fairey Glen. Helm Crag via the boulder chute (incl. the scramble to the summit outcrop!), Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, then my partner took my bag and I ran around to Tarn Crag before rejoining him at the foot of Steel FellBarns15019/03/2022
Ran with Joanna from Grasmere to easedale tarnstuduncan19/03/2022
Climbed with Pete, Lizzie, Steve Kitchen, Steve Wood, Sharon, Mark and Liz Tarling. Nice sunny day. Stayed at Lizzie's night before and night after.River-Girl19/03/2022
With ernie, sun shiningstuduncan06/03/2022
Up and down from Easedale Road via the Far Easedale path. Very windy at the highest elevations with smatterings of snow. Lots of rain lately so very wet underfoot from start to finish.forsterfamily722/02/2022
A circuit around the Easdale and Greenburn valleys from Grasmere, visiting Tarn Crag, Belles Knott, Codale Head, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Low White Stones, Calf Crag and Steel Fell. A cold but clear day with snow above 500m. First outing for the crampons this season! 20km with 1350m ascent in 7h 40m. (S)silveracorn_alan05/12/2021
With Luna. CCW Loop around Easedale Tarn, passing Codale Tarn. From Red Bank Road car park Grasmere.masmith26/09/2021
Last hill of the day on the way down to Grasmere. Came down a different way today, down the ridge to the footbridge over Easdale Gill. Solo. W170 Rnd6.Dangerous Dave20/09/2021
2nd new Wainwright of the day coming over from Blea Rigg and back almost the same way on a West Brom Mountaineering Club coach meet. Did both summits and had lunch on the highest.signyred12/09/2021
A long-winded but nice ascent from Grasmere. Followed by a drop to Codale Tarn. Cloudy but clear views. Eastern summit has the best viewJoel45103/09/2021
Grasmere(A591) > Easdale Tarn > Sergeant Man > Codale Head > Tarn Crag > Grasmere(A591). Just me and H. Far too hot for fellwalking if I'm honest but a truly stunning day nevertheless.johnkaysleftleg07/07/2021
From lay-by north of Swan Inn via Goody bridge, track to left of beck, follow Sour Milk Ghyll to Easdale Tarn then route up spur. Hot & sunny. Return via Stythwaite steps. On my own.alwaysinshorts30/06/2021
MQ da scquartley30/06/2021
With Sue from layby outside of Grasmere via Far Easedale, Coledale Head, Sergeants Man, High and Low White Stones return Far Easedale from Green Up Edge. Good visibility but cloudy. Second recorded round Wainwrights.Frank21/06/2021
with FayJamesJolly03/06/2021
Grasmere, helm crag,gibson knott, calf crag, Tarn crag, steel fell, dunmail, Grasmere. 23k.AvidSockWearer22/05/2021
walked with Dave W, Marc & Hannah.jonsutterby7105/04/2021
From Grasmere with GFE. Up via Easedale Tarn and Codale Tarn. Nice views all the way back to Windermere.Fionalevey06/03/2021
Parked in Grasmere. High level round of Easedale tarn in snow. On to Belles Knot, then down the gully to Easedale tarn again on treacherous ice. Spent most of the descent edging down on my bottom.Argentum6630/12/2020
From Calf Crag. Descent to Easedale then Town HeadJim T19/12/2020
3/3 (Revisit) From Grasmere through woodland and up to summit, then on to Easedale road and up beside Easedale tarn an beyond to Belles Knott, then via Codale Tarn to Tarn Crag and descend via nose of hill back to join Far Easedale path back to Grasmere. A nice winter length walk.nickywood128/11/2020
From Codale Head. Tricky route finding in confusing terrain but eventually got there. Nice views down into the valley and across to Helvellyn. A good walk back into Grasmere via a slight dousing fording Sourmilk Gill.James McKnight19/11/2020
Tarn Crag Roundscreeleep11/10/2020