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Name: | Calf Crag |
Hill number: | 2472 |
Height: | 537m / 1762ft |
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: | Catchment Boundaries, Derwent (Workington), Leven (Ulverston) |
Watershed: | St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Morecambe Bay |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (Tu,5,Dew,W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 30162 10411 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 50m |
Col: | 487m NY295102 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL4S OL5S OL6N OL7N |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1422 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Layby on A591-> Steel Fell -> Calf Crag -> Gibson Knott -> Helm Crag -> Layby on A591. Nice loop on a cold but dry day. | Longwojo | 08/03/2024 |
Gentle climb up from North of Grasmere | Adventurers5 | 01/02/2024 |
The Greenburn Horseshoe. Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Steel Fell (Dead Pike) | sms.37 | 06/01/2024 |
Greenburn Horseshoe.Helm crag,Gibson knott,Calf crag,Steel fell. Hike with Si | Nicefish | 06/01/2024 |
On a solo walk from Grasmere: Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Codale Head, Blea Rigg, Castle How, Swinescar Pike, Lang How & Silver How. Quiet day on the fells despite the mainly good weather. | alistairpooler | 26/12/2023 |
Stunning afternoon sunshine after morning session at Rydal with +Rob. Included scramble to summit. | Dave Sargent | 30/11/2023 |
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_alan | 28/10/2023 |
from Gibson Knot. Soggy orrible day out with Dad | M0YDH | 06/10/2023 |
Grasmere-Helm Crag-Gibson Knott-Calf Crag-Steel Fell 
Cracking loop round, in dry and cool conditions | matty1971b | 24/07/2023 |
Walked Helm Crag, Gibson Knott and Calf Crag in the morning then drove to Langdale and did Rossett Pike (from small car park near NT campsite). Just got back to car when huge storm hit Langdale. Solo | River-Girl | 18/06/2023 |
R K BG section | Richard Tait | 21/05/2023 |
13.5 miles 2700ft elevation. 
Thirlmere to Grasmere 
Armboth Fell, High Tove, Middle Crag, Shivery Knott, Watlendeth Fell, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag | nell1583 | 06/05/2023 |
Grasmere - Far Easedale - Greenup Edge - Ullscarf - Greenup Edge - Calf Crag - Steel Fell - Grasmere. Cold but clear. Great day out. | MountainTerrier | 15/04/2023 |
Beautiful day... Very boggy up on top! With all the family. From Steel Fell. Onwards to Gibson Knott | Ham and Skate | 07/04/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 06/04/2023 |
Steel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell) > [Pt. 506] > [Shoots] > Brownrigg Moss > Calf Crag > Moment Crag [Pt. 430.6m] > Gibson Knott > Horn Crag from GR: NY 33509 09644 | ronaldo333 | 04/03/2023 |
Laura Kay and Flo from helm crag quite long this | Lauralj84 | 27/02/2023 |
Grasmere - Easdale Tarn - Sergeant Man - High Raise - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm Crag | MountainTerrier | 25/02/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 43: Spider (Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott & Helm Crag) | DavidHiner | 23/02/2023 |
Horseshoe Helm Crag to Steel Fell | trimarc2 | 08/02/2023 |
With Izzy and Margo. From Steel Fell. An easy enough route across to the top of my 150th Wainwright. From here we decided against a visit to Low White Stones and High Raise as planned, because time was getting on (12:30) and we wanted some time in Grasmere in the light. So, onto Gibson Knott. | James McKnight | 21/01/2023 |
From Grasmere after Helm Crag and Gibson Knott with M,J, M, C and V. | PeterD | 29/12/2022 |
135 | windybilly | 19/11/2022 |
Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag and back down Far Easedale. With Cockermouth walkers. | ytfckent | 12/11/2022 |
From A591 Town Head, Grasmere. 
10.5 km, 675 asc. 
NW up the Cotra Breast ridge to Dead Pike (Steel Fell summit). W following the fence around the head of Greenburn valley to Brownrigg Moss. Then E up the ridge over Calf Crag and Gibson Knott summits to Helm Crag summit (The Howitzer). Down the zig-zag path from Bracken Hause to the Green Burn footbridge. 
Very misty at first but clearing. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303164331 | SalmonJoe | 25/10/2022 |
Along the ridge from Gibson Knott. Wet walk back to Grasmere down Far Easedale. With Edi, Gavin, Darrell & Janine. W7 Rnd7. | Dangerous Dave | 15/10/2022 |
Grasmere-Helm Crag-Gibson Knott-Calf Crag-Ullscarf-Middle How-Steel Fell | benarbia no 3 | 30/08/2022 |
Walked up from Grasmere | billames | 12/08/2022 |
Along the ridge from Gibson Knot. Not a soul around apart from a bloke wearing nothing but a G-string ! 
Other than this excellent views all around! | worldclimbs | 15/06/2022 |
Run with joanna | studuncan | 04/06/2022 |
With Joanne,Reuben, Nicola, Gavin, Natalie & Grace | Daisy Dee | 15/05/2022 |
Grasmere, Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Far Easedale, Grasmere. With Jill. | ijpowell | 11/05/2022 |
08:00 start to get a parking place in the lay-by just N of Grasmere (NY337085). Easdale, Easdale Tarn, Belles Knott, Bllea Rigg, Codale Head, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Low White Stones, Middle How, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag, Ghyll Foot | Isbjorn | 23/04/2022 |
A nice day out bagging 5 Wainwrights from Grasmere. | atreides7887 | 09/04/2022 |
Luke and Lee - lovely and clear | Kenny Morris | 03/04/2022 |
from Grasmere - Helm Crag (not Howitzer), Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Tarn Crag. Glorious sunny day. With Tammy and Fudge. | Hippo | 01/04/2022 |
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 Fell | Barns150 | 19/03/2022 |
Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Eagle Crag | keithouk | 30/01/2022 |
Between Steel Fell and Gibson crag.Thankfully most boggy bits were frozen, which saved wet feet. | Hirta | 21/01/2022 |
Very pleasant loop from Grassmere and returning down Far Easdale. | sebastiencale | 01/01/2022 |
Outcrop and cairn in improving weather with hazy views. From Steel fell and onto Gibson Knott. | Denise | 31/12/2021 |
Climbed with Phoebe from Helm Crag and Gibson Knott, then onto Codale Head and High Raise. | MrD | 28/12/2021 |
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_alan | 05/12/2021 |
With Luna. CW Loop, up Blea Rigg ridge & down Helm Crag ridge. From Red Bank Road car park Grasmere. | masmith | 25/09/2021 |
with bendy | hollisclan | 14/09/2021 |
From Gibson Knott again. A hot, sunny morning. Solo. W165 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 08/09/2021 |
Reached Calf Crag from summit of Steel Fell (Dead Pike). Good path until NY31061121 when ground become very boggy and path difficult to follow or non-existent in places. Low cloud day so very misty and poor visibility, navigation would have been challenging without map/gps. | forsterfamily7 | 18/08/2021 |
With Jon Cocroft | GaynorSeymour | 17/08/2021 |
From High Broadrayne, up Steep Fell, round to Calf Crag and return by Greenburn valley. | milimana | 05/08/2021 |
MQ da cm am sc dn | quartley | 03/07/2021 |