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Name:Ard Crags
Hill number:2460
Height:581m / 1906ft
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:Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Clem
(Hu,Tu,5,Dew,W,B,Sy,Fel,Cm)
Grid ref:NY 20694 19771
Summit feature:no feature: ground by stone
Drop:120m
Col:461m  NY204199  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Observations:cairn described by Wainwright is no longer present
Survey:Abney level
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 1078 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
eyenose15/05/2460
GuyF04/04/2460
Vatsmith24/03/2024
From Newlands Hause, via Knott Rigg. With SCM.IanHHill17/03/2024
jtsnr16/03/2024
hornet16/03/2024
RichardG16/03/2024
Onzy13/03/2024
Em and Si 3rd round03/03/2024
milopodesta06/01/2024
RobintheLakes11/11/2023
TheBoltons29/10/2023
10.4 miles 2856ft walk ,start at Rannerdale carpark, Crummock Water to Ard Crags, Knott Rig and Rannerdale Knotts.stephenbuda18/10/2023
Rachel1010118/10/2023
AidanHarrison22/09/2023
Andrews16/09/2023
Horseshoe. Great weather and sweaty t shirt from Phil H Stay over in his van before walk bottom of cat bells. Then I’m Keswick for 09 night. Watching England rugby against Argentina in World Cup at the pub, and we won. Swim in derwent water.danwalker115009/09/2023
Buttermere to Braithwaite then down and up to ridge to north on decent paths and on to Outersidetrimarc207/09/2023
Paul_142_uk05/09/2023
lovely ascent along with knott rig from newlands pass. no navigation needed, simple ridge walk. followed by a little swim in the waterfalls to the soythBB8_Mountains03/09/2023
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_alan22/08/2023
marksonthetrail04/08/2023
From Newlands Hause. Out to Ard Crags and back. Fantastic weather and great views.ruthatlast29/06/2023
hroper22/06/2023
Knott Rigg, Ill Crag, Ard CragsBarns15021/06/2023
ac7018/06/2023
adriancowl18/06/2023
the55moores11/06/2023
JackMoss9814/05/2023
OR199013/05/2023
Bob & Duke Wednesday 10th/5/2023 Z 1506 hrs.DukeNukem10/05/2023
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 weathermatty1971b07/05/2023
Ben Tindal30/04/2023
granitegirl30/04/2023
Valeriemac809/04/2023
Rigg Beck -> High Snab Bank -> Robinson -> High Snockrigg -> Newlands Hause -> Knott Rigg -> Knott Rigg North Top -> Ard Crags -> Aikin Knott -> Rigg Beckbriandiggle07/04/2023
salen01/04/2023
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/72177720307029529SalmonJoe26/03/2023
Wainwright Walk 52: Spider (Ard Crags & Knott Rigg)DavidHiner20/03/2023
TC, EC. Parked at top of Newlands Hause and went up Ard Crags via the ridge from Knott Rigg. Weather changeable!TopCat195917/03/2023
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 17614ronaldo33305/03/2023
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 17614ronaldo33304/03/2023
With: hb; From Newlands Hause up Knott Rigg to Ard Crags and return.Ian Baines04/03/2023
Tom Mundell12/02/2023
mcbiydw211/02/2023
Grassy mound on ridge in improving weather-dry, 10% blue and good valley views. From Knott Rigg and onto Barrow with Graham, Andy H, Katie, and Richard.Denise 30/12/2022
Ridge top path from Knott Rigg, dry but 50mph winds.RichardM30/12/2022
Keskadale Round.Sedge16/12/2022
NHM15/11/2022
Sprog06/11/2022