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| Name: | Ill Crag (Newlands) [Knott Rigg North Top] |
| Hill number: | 3742 |
| Height: | 546m / 1791ft |
| 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: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 19975 19179 |
| Summit feature: | rock covered with grass |
| Drop: | 16m |
| Col: | 530m NY199191  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 606 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| 10.4 miles 2856ft walk ,start at Rannerdale carpark, Crummock Water to Ard Crags, Knott Rig and Rannerdale Knotts. | stephenbuda | 18/10/2023 |
| Buttermere to Braithwaite | trimarc2 | 07/09/2023 |
| 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 |
| Knott Rigg, Ill Crag, Ard Crags | Barns150 | 21/06/2023 |
| Bob & Duke Wednesday 10th/5/2023 Z 1440 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. Went over the North Top on the way to Ard Crags. | 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 |
| windy | Denise | 30/12/2022 |
| Keskadale Round. | Sedge | 16/12/2022 |
| 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 |
| From Cat Bells to Little Lowther over 7 tops | 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 |
| 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 |
| saunders | daviemore | 03/07/2021 |
| Decent from wildcamping at coleman hause | Lauralj84 | 29/04/2021 |
| From Ard Crags | KeithByTheC | 21/04/2021 |
| Birkrigg - High Snab Bank - Robinson - Newlands Hause - Knott Rigg - Ard Crags - Birkrigg | MountainTerrier | 10/04/2021 |
| With Keith | christine99 | 24/12/2020 |
| From Knott Rigg. Just passing through. Onto Ard Crags. | James McKnight | 22/11/2020 |
| With Coel & Alfie. On our way to Knott Rigg. | Dangerous Dave | 18/10/2020 |
| Sam walked, Jacob in carrier | Ibby | 02/10/2020 |
| LAST DAY OF HOLIDAY AND LAST DAY OF FINE SUNNY WEATHER. FROM NEWLANDS HAUSE UP ILL CRAG AND BACK SAME WAY, THEN UP HIGH SNOCKRIGG AND BACK SAME WAY (NOT VIA WATERFALL PATH). FINE VIEWS WITH THE WEATHER CHANGE BRINGING INTERMITTENT CLOUD IN OVER GREAT GABLE. | BURGESS | 21/09/2020 |
| With Steve Neile, from Newlands Hause. Very, very windy, but dry & sunny. Continued along ridge to Knott Rigg & Ard Crags | Gazza1951 | 12/09/2020 |
| 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 |
| From: Little Town, Knott Rigg | RWG | 01/01/2020 |
| date estimated | fellstoby | 01/01/2020 |
| (Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran (Parking/start point) Newelands Hause - Buttermere Moss - Robinson - Littledale Edge - Hindscarth - Scope End - Newlands Church - Gillbrow Farm - Aikin Knott - Ard Crags - Knott Rigg - Newlands Hause. | redbob | 20/09/2019 |
| Backpacking | Adventurers5 | 25/08/2019 |
| With J | GCW | 04/06/2019 |
| From Newlands Hause with DW, DS6, DS4 MYE and Rex dog. Ridge walk of Knott Rigg, Ill Crag, Ard Crags and Aiken Knott. Down to Birk Rigg. Cloudless with no haze. Best day of the year on the fells so far! | nukeboy1 | 12/05/2019 |
| From Buttermere CP - Rannerdale Knotts - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Aikin Knott - Ard Crags - Ill Crag (Newlands) - Knott Rigg - CP | screeleep | 26/04/2019 |
| Knott Rigg, Ill Crag and Ard Crags from Keskerdale Hause. | silveracorn_alan | 05/04/2019 |
| Up from Newlands Hause via Knott Rigg and on to Ard Crags. Lots more folks on higher nearby fells | Hillsidenick | 25/03/2019 |
| Solo. From Newlands Hause. Knott Rigg, Knott Rigg N top & Ard Crags. | ADT | 28/02/2019 |