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Name: | Stone Arthur |
Hill number: | 2601 |
Height: | 504m / 1654ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2521 Fairfield |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Leven (Ulverston) |
Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 34754 09235 |
Summit feature: | outcrop |
Drop: | 3m |
Col: | 501m NY347092 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S OL7N |
Observations: | ground 25m N at NY 34774 09250 is at least as high |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1136 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Grasmere. On to Heron Pike, descent via Alcock Tarn and Grey Crag. With Zoe | Jim T | 10/03/2024 |
AW’s Stone Arthur 3. | Sedge | 29/02/2024 |
Good and easy from Fairfield and onwards to Grasmere | Adventurers5 | 30/01/2024 |
Up from Grasmere, 1 of 4 loop, back down via Alcock Tarn | jeffpl | 16/11/2023 |
IOG Walk from Grasmere to Ambleside. 
IOG Ambleside Trip Nov-23. | dancingqueen101 | 10/11/2023 |
Quick ascent from Grasmere | trimarc2 | 03/11/2023 |
The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside. 
Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Heron Pike N Top, Heron Pike & Nab Scar. 21km with 1270m ascent in 7h 40m. | silverwolf_alan | 30/10/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 22/10/2023 |
Parked in Ambleside.anti clockwise Fairfield horseshoe with out and back addition of Stone Arthur. 6 hours 9 Wainwrights. Misty morning clearing to give great views. | Longwojo | 08/10/2023 |
From A591, Grasmere. 
11.5 km, 880 m asc. 
To Winterseeds and by Tongue Gill to Grisedale Hause and Grisedale Tarn outflow. 
E up to join the ridge at Deepdale Hause. S to Cofa Pike, Fairfield and Great Rigg summits. 
Down by Stone Arthur. 
Warm and clear then thunderbolts and lighting. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720311194086 | SalmonJoe | 10/09/2023 |
Hot and hazy, slight breeze on this side which helps. | NorfolkPT21 | 08/09/2023 |
An easy walk today with Alma Aurea to visit one unvisited Wainwright. We walked from Grasmere, revisiting Heron Pike, Great Rigg and then back down via Stone Arthur which was the one I needed. Beautiful views on a sunny day. /D | meltdiceburg | 03/09/2023 |
The Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike. | sms.37 | 02/09/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab scar,Heroin pike,Stone arthur,Great rigg,Fairfield,Hart crag,Dove crag,High pike,Low pike. Hike with Si | Nicefish | 02/09/2023 |
Via Birkett route down from Fairfield | CaralynR | 03/08/2023 |
Straight forward up and down from the lay-by below the Swan. With Julia. | ytfckent | 18/06/2023 |
Altered Rydal Horseshoe/Fairfield Round to tick off the remaining Ws in the area. Stone Arthur, Fairfield then down to Ambleside via High & Low Pikes. Ran in 3h to catch the last bus back, great motivation! | Barns150 | 28/05/2023 |
En route to the higher one on the ridge | vegibagger | 15/05/2023 |
With Hannah, Megan, Sammy, Niamh and Matilda. Parked at the Swan at Grasmere. Decent path all the way up. Planned to take in a few more Wainwrights but torrential rain stopped play so only two in the bag. Lovely views from the top of Stone Arthur. Same could not be said for Great Rigg 🌧️ 💨 | benji_willy | 25/04/2023 |
With Carl, Poppy, Dad, Christina, Bear and Milo. From Rydal. Nab scar, Heron Pike, Rydal Heron Pike, Great Rigg and Stone Arthur. 8.4 miles 2880 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 15/04/2023 |
First hill in our 3 Wainwright circular from YHA Grasmere. Sunny conditions. We made hard work of the steep pull up to the 'summit', which didn't bode well for the rest of the walk! Great views of Southern and Central fells. | Ham and Skate | 04/04/2023 |
From Grasmere via Greenhead Gill. Heavy rain throughout and mist at summit | afoster | 13/03/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 08/03/2023 |
Walked alone on a calm, slightly misty day from c10am, followed by Great Rigg | Dave Jones | 04/03/2023 |
Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur | keithouk | 19/02/2023 |
with Anne and Ollie ant--clockwise circuit | Dave Sargent | 09/02/2023 |
From A591, Grasmere. 
4.5 km, 420 m asc. 
E up Greenhead Gill and the forest side then N to the summit of Stone Arthur. 
Return same. 
Raining. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720304794497 | SalmonJoe | 28/12/2022 |
Snarker Pike, Raven Crag, Red Screes, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur | keithouk | 04/12/2022 |
138 | windybilly | 21/11/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 5: Spider (Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Great Rigg, High Pike, Heron Pike, Low Pike, Stone Arthur & Nab Scar) | DavidHiner | 29/09/2022 |
With MarkS. | DaveT | 24/08/2022 |
Grasmere- Nab Scar-Heron Pike-Great Rigg- Fairfield- Great Rigg-Stone Arthur | benarbia no 3 | 02/07/2022 |
Alex, Charlie | Blisco | 01/06/2022 |
Ran | studuncan | 10/05/2022 |
Up and back from our accomodation in Grassmere. With K. | sebastiencale | 01/05/2022 |
Awkward one bagged | Chopperbrown | 05/04/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 07/03/2022 |
Parked at Red Bank Car park in Grasmere. Up via public footpaths. With B. | Danmawr | 27/02/2022 |
R Rupert | Richard Tait | 05/01/2022 |
with Andrew Bex Rob Sharon and kids | petejebb | 01/01/2022 |
https://jimearl6.com/a-walk-up-stone-arthur/#more-4849 | Jimearl6 | 20/12/2021 |
R | Richard Tait | 05/12/2021 |
Walk from Rydal Hall pods with Jo and Philip. Up over the Heron Pike tops and round to Stone Arthur. Pint at Tweedies and bus into Ambleside for fish and chips. | Mark T | 04/09/2021 |
With Dad | M0YDH | 15/08/2021 |
walked from Grasemere up and down again With L&A | stetat | 10/08/2021 |
R | Richard Tait | 30/07/2021 |
From car park in grasmere 4.25 mile done in hour and half. This one had been niggling as the only hill left for miles around. Wainwright no. 67 | The-Z-Man | 29/07/2021 |
From Rydal to Fairfield. Up via Heron Pike and down via Stone Arthur. | LaurieIson21 | 22/07/2021 |
Sunny/cloudy. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 11/07/2021 |
From lay-by north of Swan Inn, steady walk, sunny & warm. Wild camp on summit, surprise visit at 10.40pm group of 5 (one of their friends doing all in 6 days?) | alwaysinshorts | 28/06/2021 |