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Name: | Heck Crag |
Hill number: | 7868 |
Height: | 560m / 1837ft |
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: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Synge, Subdodd (Sy,s5) |
Grid ref: | NY 41837 14955 |
Summit feature: | small pile of stones on small rock outcrop |
Drop: | 21m |
Col: | 539m NY417148 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 174 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Angle tarn pikes round | emily | 25/11/2023 |
Cj bw | chrisj1965 | 22/08/2023 |
Martindale Fells from Martindale Church. Visiting Sleet Moss, High Dodd, The Knight, Place Fell, Round How, Stony Rigg, Satura Crag, Rest Dodd, The Nab, Brock Crags (both summits), Heck Crag, Angletarn Pikes (both summits), Beda Fell, Winter Crag. A lengthy 28km with 1450m ascent but generally easy walking, taking 9.5 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 15/08/2023 |
A circular walk on the fells above Hartsop, visiting Satura Crag, Brock Crags (both summits), Buck Crag, Angletarn Pikes (both summits), Heck Crag, Stony Rigg, stayed dry, great scenery. | matty1971b | 29/07/2023 |
Beda Fell - Heck Crag- Angletarn Pikes- Place Fell from The Hause near Hallin Fell | benarbia_8 | 07/07/2023 |
Theoretically an easy up and down from Patterdale to bag the odd Birkett Angletarn Pikes S Top but lovely weather so extended the walk to take in 5 Synges: Stony Rigg, Heck Crag, Buck Crag, Satura Crag and (foolishly) Round How (puffed out). | BURGESS | 03/07/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 22: Spider (High Raise, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, The Knott, Rest Dodd, The Nab, Angletarn Pikes, Brock Crags & Beda Fell) | DavidHiner | 29/11/2022 |
Way up to Angletarn pike | ejjohnstone | 29/10/2022 |
A circular walk on the fells above Hartsop, visiting Rest Dodd, The Nab, Satura Crag, Brock Crags (both summits), Buck Crag, Heck Crag, Angletarn Pikes (both summits), Stony Rigg, Gale Crag, and Hartsop Above How. 23km with 1500m ascent in 7h 50m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 21/12/2021 |
Parked at Patterdale for a circuit of Boredale Beck over 14 summits. 5/14 | PGCE | 17/11/2021 |
Boredale Round from St Peters Church with Jim, Jus & Cat. Mizzle. Bog all visibility & damp. Shame. | wheresthepath | 25/09/2021 |
3 of 8 on 7 mile hike from patterdale. From angletarn | The-Z-Man | 10/08/2021 |
Start/Finish Patterdale. 2 day wild camp. Ascent via Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywagon Pike. Descent to Grisedale Tarn where we camped. Day 2 ascent of Fairfield and descent via Cofa Pike, St Sunday Crag, Gavel Pike and Birks. | lindslow | 08/05/2021 |
Incredible day with GFE in the snow with perfect sunshine, no wind and views for miles. Can't believe our luck! The Knott, Rest Dodd, Angeltarn Pikes and Brock Crag | Fionalevey | 28/12/2020 |
26km loop for the western Martindale Fells - conditions were grim! | atreides7887 | 25/10/2020 |
Lovely filling in day. Parked at Boredale Head and climbed Round How, Stony Rigg, Angletarn Pikes x 2, Brock Crags x 2, Satura Crag, Buck Crag, Heck Crag and then a great ridge walk to finish off with Beda Head and Winter Crag. | clivevilla | 29/07/2020 |
See Sleet Fell entry | Neil Midgley | 08/07/2020 |
Debs & Tali, enroute to Howtown picking up unbagged tops (incl wainwright Wether Hill) Then ferry back to Glenridding. | Mountain Goat | 22/10/2019 |
From Martindale, Winter Crag - Beda Fell - Heck Crag - Buck Crag - Satura Crag - Rest Dodd - The Nab | Wayne Mac | 11/05/2019 |
Would probably never have found it without a GPS waypoint :-) | Jhimmy | 25/03/2019 |
From Patterdale with FR 
Stony Rigg, Angletarn Pike North,Angletarn Pike South, Heck Crag. | Bheinn | 05/03/2019 |
From Patterdale with NB after waiting for heavy rain to pass. Stony Rigg, Angletarn Pike North,Angletarn Pike South, and finally Heck Crag after ignoring it for years. | Frank | 05/03/2019 |
On LDWA walk with Ian, Tony and Ian and Jaz. Lovely clarity in the air today on our high street and Angle Tarn Pikes walk. Heck it was steep at the end of the long day. | nickywood1 | 23/09/2018 |
Round from Hartsop on Lakes 5 day 'rest' day with Lynn. | nix_snilloc | 01/08/2018 |
From Patterdale. Round How>Place Fell>The Knight>High Dodd>Sleet Fell>Winter Crag>Beda Fell>Heck Crag>Angletarn Pikes>Stony Rigg. 
Then back to Patterdale. 12 miles roughly. 3500+ft ascent. | RichieRambler | 23/06/2018 |
Snowy and misty, thank goodness for GPS | DC11main | 31/03/2018 |
Rest Dodd round with PeteN and KG. | screeleep | 30/03/2018 |
From Dale Head via Stony Rigg with Anne Milligan. Rough ground from previous hill. Intended carrying on round head of the valley but lack of light meant a retreat back to the car, so dropped down Heck Cove and a low-level walk back. | jonglew | 22/12/2017 |
With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 02/11/2017 |
St Raven's Edge, Hart Crag, Pike How, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Satura Crag, Buck Crag, Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes South Top, Heck Crag, Angletarn Pikes, Stony Rigg | keithouk | 08/10/2017 |
Grey skies clearing to nice afternoon, very atmospheric. Beautiful round of Martindale tops from Martindale Church. Could see over 200 red deer in valley bottoms and high up in valley heads of each of Boredale, Bannerdale and Rampsgill. | mavero10 | 02/07/2017 |
With G. Glenridding > Stony Rigg > Angletarn Pikes > Heck Crag > Buck Crag > Satura Crag > Rest Dodd > Brock Crags > Glenridding | RT1970 | 12/06/2017 |
Car park north of Brothers Water. Stony Rigg, Angle Tarn Pikes (both) Heck Crag, Buck Crag, Brock Crags, Satura Crag, Hayeswater. With Jill & Gary. | ijpowell | 02/06/2017 |
Martindale Horseshoe: The Hause - Steel Knotts - Gowk Hill - Wether Hill - Low Raise - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Angletarn Pikes - Heck Crag - Beda Fell - The Hause. With FJ. | Mark Jackson | 11/04/2017 |
After Beda Fell | Andrew Pearson | 06/04/2017 |
Hartsop-Brock Crags-Angletarn Pikes South-Angletarn Pikes North-Heck Crag-Buck Crag-Satura Crag-Calf Gate Gill-Hayeswater Gill-Hartsop. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 15/03/2017 |
From Angletarn Pikes S top. Impressive drop into Bannerdale. On to Buck Crag. | Wycombe Wanderer | 03/01/2017 |
5th of the day with GB. | bolton | 27/05/2016 |
Parked on wide grass verge (Space for 5 or 6 cars) just beyond Martindale ‘Old’ Church at NY43397 18375 – Over Christy Bridge & then up track & path to Winter Crag – Included in an anticlockwise circuit of Bannerdale, finishing on the Nab – Descended path & then ATV track down north ridge, joining the access road to The Bungalow (See moorsman’s log 13/5/14) at NY4374 1647. (PM) | gerrybowes | 27/05/2016 |
winter crag, beda fell,heck crag,angletarn pikes north top, angletarn pikes south top,brock crags,satura crags, buck crag, from martindale old church. | robertphillips | 14/02/2016 |
R | Richard Tait | 08/10/2015 |
From Brothers water. Satura Crag, Brock Crags, Buck Crag, Heck Crag, Angletarn Pikes south top, Angletarn Pikes and Stony Rig. Beautiful day :-) | AlunRees31 | 17/09/2015 |
From Brothers water. Satura Crag, Brock Crags, Buck Crag, Heck Crag, Angletarn Pikes south top, Angletarn Pikes and Stony Rig. Beautiful day :-) | Alunrees33 | 17/09/2015 |
my completion week, with Martin and Frank on a clear day from the old church. | Lou | 05/09/2015 |
Stony Rigg West Top - Stony Rigg - Angletarn Pikes North Top - Angletarn Pikes South Top - Heck Crag - Buck Crag - Brock Crags - Satura Crag | ronaldo333 | 03/09/2015 |
Two day trip over the Hayeswater fells with a camp on Rest Dodd. Had a swim in Angle Tarn then walked up the eastern of the two streams coming down from the Pikes, dropped the bag and had a short out and back to Heck Crag. | Jake994 | 12/08/2015 |
walked from the White Lion car park in Patterdale, cost £4.50 but deducted from any purchases on return | Jacqdaw | 11/08/2015 |
Grand circular walk from Patterdale on pleasant,but not overly sunny, summer's day to four splendid viewpoints-Stony Rigg-Angletarn Pikes North(revisit)-Angletarn Pikes South-Heck Crag.With Oscar. | catman | 07/08/2015 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 07/08/2015 |
Patterdale Circular - Round How, Place Fell, High Dodd, Sleat Fell, Winter Crag, Beda Fell, Heck Crag, Angletarn Pike S & N Tops, Stony Rigg and back to Patterdale. Warm sunny November day - saw a butterfly on High Dodd! | nosdrahcir | 29/11/2014 |