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Name: | Thornthwaite Crag |
Hill number: | 2535 |
Height: | 784m / 2572ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2528 High Street |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Triples, Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Kent, Leven (Ulverston) |
Watershed: | Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth |
Class: | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | NY 43150 10050 |
Summit feature: | rock 45m N of beacon and 10m E of wall |
Drop: | 30.6m |
Col: | 753.4m NY 4358 1008 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S OL7N |
Observations: | beacon (Wainwright/Birkett) 45m S at NY 43138 10008 is lower. Ground in wall 10m W is of similar height |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1882 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
11.5 km loop in 3 hrs 30 mins from Hartsop. Small car park so get there early! Very beautiful hike taking in Hartsop Dodd, Raven Crag, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Moor, Thornthwaite Crag, incl north top, Gray Crag. So very lucky with excellent weather. The hills were full. | Nicky C | 07/01/2024 |
From Mardale Head, Rough Crag, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Stony Cove Pike, Hartsop Dodd and down to Hartsop. In the clag and rain almost from the outset - only a view of Brothers Water on the descent from Hartsop Dodd. Slushy snow on High Street. With Gillian. Many thanks to Harriet for the drop off at Mardale and the wet pickup from Hartsop. | richard69 | 02/01/2024 |
The Kentmere Horseshoe from Kentmere in an anticlockwise direction visiting 9 Wainwrights: Shipman Knots, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick. Ill Bell, and Yoke. A fine and partially sunny Boxing Day, with very fine snow showers. Certainly a nice change from heavy rain and storm force winds of recent days! 22km with 1200m ascent, taking 7h 40m. | silverwolf_alan | 26/12/2023 |
With dad | AJScourfield | 27/10/2023 |
Lunch halt (brief today in the cold blowing cloud). Good wall and the mighty pillar offering shelter. I had 2 small pieces of cardboard as sit mats which worked well as everything damp - what a difference from a month ago when we were up here in the heatwave. Today around the Kentmere Horseshoe with L- who had been in bed with flu a week ago so a good recovery! | Chris Pearson | 02/10/2023 |
From Hartsop. 
14.5 km, 930 m asc. 
Across Pasture Beck and S up the ridge to Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike and Caudale Moor summits. 
E down to Threshwaite Mouth and up the scree path to Thornthwaite Crag. Out and back to Mardale Ill Bell. 
Down the Gray Crag ridge and back by the Hayeswater track. 
Mist and rain, clearing. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720311203928 | SalmonJoe | 12/09/2023 |
From Froswick with L after a sweltering ascent in the heatwave of our favourite climb - 500m straight up the steep lonely east ridge of Ill Bell from Kentmere Reservoir. Lunch in the calm still sun here was delightful then High Street before wonderfully off-piste straight down through the crags at the Head of Kentmere to visit the source of the R Kent and its upper course where we skinny dipped to cool off in one of its many pools -delightful in this rare Sept heatwave. | Chris Pearson | 05/09/2023 |
Hartsop Horseshoe. 
Summer Holiday with Simon to Ambleside August 2023. | dancingqueen101 | 11/08/2023 |
19 mile walk of Kentmere Horseshoe with a couple of out and back diversions. From Kentmere church, Sallows, Sour Howes, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornythwaite Beacon, High Street, Rough Crag, reascend to High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts. Last couple of hills with Doug and Jen from Wigan, lovely couple. | Longwojo | 17/06/2023 |
kentmere horseshoe ending with camping at small water. Stunning view looking west into the lakes. Very quiet only seeing 5 people over the day. | NCurtis | 13/06/2023 |
A walk with Alma Aurea to try and visit some unfound Wainwrights, a few revisits and a couple of other summits on a warm sunny day. Parked at Haweswater Mardale, up via Mardale Ill Bell (revisit), Thornthwaite Crag (revisit), out to Gray Crag (new), back around to High Street (revisit), The Knott (new), Rampsgill Head (new), High Raise (new) and Low Raise (new), finishing with Kidsty Pike (new). 27km and some good views. /D | meltdiceburg | 10/06/2023 |
Ascended with the kids on a clockwise circular of the Kentmere Horseshoe | thecoopers | 28/05/2023 |
Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag, Thornthwaite Crag North Top, Gray Crag | keithouk | 23/04/2023 |
Hartsop Horseshoe with K | sebastiencale | 07/04/2023 |
with Wayne. Dry and clear with no wind. it cold up top tho | Kenny Morris | 05/03/2023 |
R K | Richard Tait | 23/02/2023 |
The Western High Street Fells from the Hartsop: Visiting Hartsop Dodd, Raven Crag, Caudale Moor (both Stony Cove Pike and John Bells Banner), Thornthwaite Crag N Top, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Rampsgilll Head, Kidsty Pike, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Satura Crag, Buck Crag, and Brock Crags (both Summits). 22km with 1600m ascent taking 8h 20m. | silverwolf_alan | 14/02/2023 |
The Kentmere Horseshoe. Shipman Knotts - Kentmere Pike - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Mardale III Bell - Thornthwaite Crag - Froswick - III Bell - Yoke. | sms.37 | 05/02/2023 |
Hartsop CP to Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Gray Crag. Superb sunny, snowy conditions. | sclater | 15/01/2023 |
Circular hike around the head of Mardale. From the car park at the head of Haweswater, up to Gatesgarth Pass, then past Little Harter Fell to Harter Fell, down to Nan Bield Pass, and up to Mardale Ill Bell. Then across to Thornthwaite Crag, and back along the broad track to the trig on High Street, before dropping down to the Straits of Riggindale. From here visiting The Knott, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, and High Raise in quick succession. Found a new way down via Low Raise, and the SE Ridge to Haweswater, taking in Castle Crag for the first time with its fine view along the way. A perfect day with sun, frozen ground, and many walkers out. 19.7km with 1100m ascent taking 7 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 02/01/2023 |
High Street via Hayeswater Gill & The Knott. On to Thornthwaite Crag and descend via Pasture Bottom. Overcast clouds, 6°C, Feels like 2°C, Wind 20mph from SSW, gusting 35mph, visibility 100m in cloud, good below. | higlett | 27/11/2022 |
13.3 miles 4228ft walk, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, III Bell, Yoke and Gray Crag from Sykeside Camping Park. | stephenbuda | 13/10/2022 |
Parked in Hartsop, Straight up Grey crag, Thornthwaite crag, 
Stoney cove pike, Caudale moor and Hartsop dodd (112/214 
Wainrights) wa with John Herbert | george_herbert_ | 18/09/2022 |
South to North traverse of the High Street tops. After Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick. Squalls approaching | Colin Crawford | 18/09/2022 |
From Hartsop. 
11 km, 840 m asc. 
S up the steep ridge to Hartsop Dodd summit and continuing up the ridge wall to Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor). 
Down E to Threshthwaite Mouth and up the scree path to Thornthwaite Beacon. N down the Gray Crag ridge to join the Hayeswater BW back to Hartsop. 
Mild, clear and sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720302253327 | SalmonJoe | 14/09/2022 |
Hartsop - Hayeswater-Gray Crag-Thornthwaite Crag-Stony Cove Pike – Hartsop Dodd | Benarbia_4 | 11/09/2022 |
Walked up from top of kirkstone pass | billames | 06/08/2022 |
Sunny/Hot/Clear. 
Part of the Kentmere Horseshoe. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 10/07/2022 |
Kentmere horse shoe with Joanne. | Daisy Dee | 05/07/2022 |
Kentmere Church - Yoke - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag - High Street - Mardale Ill Bell - Harter Fell - Kentmere Pike - Shipman Knotts - Kentmere Church | JHes | 23/06/2022 |
Latest of several previous climbs as part of Hayeswater Round. | worldclimbs | 21/06/2022 |
Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor (W)) - Gray Crag (W) Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Rampsgill Head - the Knott - Hartsop | Ranger101 | 28/04/2022 |
Kentmere Horseshoe | rachelcawley | 08/04/2022 |
long day with Anthony 8th of 10 hills today. | colinfielding | 28/03/2022 |
Extended Kentmere Round with MK | Nab Scar | 26/03/2022 |
5/8 All repeats Orrest Head, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornythwaite Beacon, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Moor, St Raven's Edge (Ian also did Sour Howes and Sallows) all recce walk for LDWA 50 Wainrights in 5 Days for 50th Anniversary of LDWA we are leading in May and June 2022. hillwalker@ldwa.org.uk if you fancy a day out with us all. | nickywood1 | 25/03/2022 |
113 | windybilly | 20/03/2022 |
Nuttall walk 7.3 Hartsop Horseshoe + out and back to High Street (So R could Trig bag). | Dan Baddeley | 11/03/2022 |
With Catherine. Brock crags, Angletarn pikes, The Nab, Rest Dodd, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, High Street, Thorneywaite Crag, Gray Crag. 16.5 miles 5200ft elevation. | nell1583 | 22/01/2022 |
with FRCC. Snow on the tops. | Cumbrianexile | 05/12/2021 |
plus AC on very wintry day | HardenC | 28/11/2021 |
solo walk (with Jess). | jonsutterby71 | 23/11/2021 |
8 miler with Simon Stainer (NE land management survey). Starting from Hartsop - KNOTT / HIGH STREET / THORNTHWAITE CRAG / STONY COVE PIKE - Hartsop | richoakes | 11/10/2021 |
Circular from grey crag to brock crag | emily | 10/09/2021 |
With Sue, David, Linda, Don and Liz on a clockwise Kentmere round on a perfect day. | Phreerunner | 08/09/2021 |
Perfect conditions. Walked up from Hartsop | SiHolden8371 | 08/09/2021 |
Perfect Conditions, set off from Hartsop. Over Angle Tarn Pikes, Brock, The Knott, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Stoney Cove Pike, down past the mine workings below Caudale Head | siholden | 08/09/2021 |
(Age 11). Seventh summit on a 22km Kentmere Round as far as High Street. | Mollyb | 14/08/2021 |
Up the ridge from Gray Crag. Solo. No-one about. W157 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 13/08/2021 |
Kentmere Round - clockwise | philz008 | 09/07/2021 |