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Name:Cat Crag
Hill number:8013
Height:369m / 1211ft
Parent (Ma):2359  Scafell Pike
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Esk (Ravenglass)
Class:Synge
(Sy)
Grid ref:NY 20872 03127
Summit feature:outcrop
Drop:24m
Col:345m  NY207032  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
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Survey:Abney level
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w/ Jack, Jonny and Danny on a mega synge bagging expeditionwcroasdell13/08/2023
On a glorious day we dropped Ben in Wasdale for his solo ascent of Scafell Pike and Lingmell and then nipped around the back to Eskdale, parking in the free NT car park at Wha House for the path up to slight side with deviations to pick up Goat Crag Bull Howe and Cat crag. Wonderful walking country here even if you are just wandering around picking up Tumps and other minor summits.ytfckent08/06/2023
Great Lakeland 3 Dayeremily29/04/2023
A round of 8 fells from the parking opposite Wha House Farm. Starting with Goat Crag and walking anti clockwise to the final fell Peelplace Noddle.Alan Caine20/03/2022
Jubilee Bridge -> Goat Crag -> Bull How -> Dawsonground Crags -> Cat Crag -> Slight Side -> Scafell -> Foxes Tarn -> Damas Dubs -> Jubilee Bridgebriandiggle17/01/2022
2/5 Parked at Wha House Farm Car Park. Bull How then Cat Crag both from Slight Side Path, then across moss to Peelplace Noddle above Stony Tarn, past Eel Tarn to Great Barrow and via Gill Bank Farm over to Blea Tarn Hill and back via lovely old pony sledge track from Blea Tarn South corner to Beckfoot. Along railway and road back to car. Nice route with great views.nickywood106/07/2020
9:30am, 6 degrees, light westerlies, broken cloud - base 2000'. From parking spot near disused phone box. On to Brock Crag.Wycombe Wanderer03/12/2019
Revisit with PeteDave Geere03/11/2019
From Eskdale hostel on a circular walk for 10 local hills: Great Barrow -> Peelplace Noddle -> Whin Crag -> Dawsonground Grags -> Eskdale Fell -> Great How -> Cat Crag -> Brock Crag -> Bull How -> Goat Crag. Heavy rain and hail on and off - more on than off. With my nephew, Andrew P.jonglew27/04/2019
A round of Eskdale Synges from Wha House car parkJim.Fothergill18/04/2019
Hard Knott, Pianet Knott, Silverybield, Heron Crag, Brock Crag, Cat Crag, Bull How, Goat Cragkeithouk18/02/2019
Solo.Dangerous Dave20/10/2018
The 5th top of an anticlockwise circuit of 10 Birketts/Synges on W. side of Eskdale, starting with Brock Crag & finishing on Bull How. From High Scarth, skirted the N. edge of the boggy area & then picked up the RoW before heading up to the summit outcrop. Continued to Dawsonground Crags. (PM)gerrybowes02/11/2017
%th of the day and a short detour from the path to the west with GB.bolton02/11/2017
From Wha House Eskdale on the main drag. Back over the beck onto the path for Slight Side and Scafell.Eddie27/10/2017
Birthday bimble with Debs & TaliskerMountain Goat23/10/2017
Bull How - Cat Crag - Slight Side - Long Green Scafell - Cam Spout Crag - Pianet Knott - Round Scar - Heron Crag North Summit - Heron Crag - Brock Crag from GR: NY 20000 00929ronaldo33306/05/2017
Circuit of 5 Synges from Wha House BridgeCrib Goch29/04/2017
From Eskdale on way to Slight Sidebenarbia_815/08/2016
From Jubilee Bridge.Andrew Pearson12/07/2016
From CP above Wha HouseAnduril06/06/2016
From Wha HouseCorbett06/06/2016
From Brock Crag on a backpackmick15/05/2016
From foot of Hardknott.ngthack12/01/2016
A wet crossing from the path descending from Slightside. Good view down Eskdale.Followed sheep paths from High Scarth, which is a fantastic viewpoint for upper Eskdale and looking down the valley. Look out for an ancient cairn that marks a weakness in descending from the crags.Karmakarl14/10/2015
YHA - Goat Crag - Bull How - Whin Crag - Dawsonground Crag - Cat Crag - Whinscales - Great How - Great Scarth Crag - Cam Spout Crag - Silverybield - Heron Crag - Brock Crag - YHAmcbiydw201/08/2015
From Great How. Has several high points, most northerly looked highest. Onwards to Dawsonground.Aye Jimmy14/07/2015
Descent from sca fell to eskdaleemily04/04/2015
W Jenx. From the Woolpack PH, followed path rather than FP, to first plateau area, easy nip up the Synge then traverse out across fell to Goat Crag,Bull How, Whin Crag then to Dawsonground. Dropped into the low ground to pick up the triple topped Cat Crag, then onwards to Whinscales and Great How.nordicstar16/11/2014
R Richard Tait10/11/2014
From Woolpack Inn. Great Barrow - Peelplace Noddle - Whin Crag - Dawsonground Crag - Cat Crag - Round Scar - Heron Crag N Summit - Heron Crag - Brock Crag - Bull How & Goat Crag.David Gradwell14/09/2014
On way to Slight Side.destaylor27/06/2014
On the way up to Scafellbardolph16/06/2014
With Jo, circular walk from Wha House: pass Scale Bridge, Brock Crag, Heron Crag, Cat Crag. Weather; generally sunny with high intermittent cloud, cool breeze, very good visibility.amblerbob11/11/2012
From the small roadside parking area just east of the Brotherilkeld turnoff. Was aiming for Slight Side (as one of the few remaining unconquered 600m plus hills). As I had all day I took in many of the minor hills ..... including this one. Good job I did!moorsman14/05/2012
Jubilee Bridge > Eskdale > Great Moss > Little Narrowcove > PEN, summit cairn > Scafell Pike > Lord's Rake > Symonds Knott > Scafell > Slight Side > Cat Crag Jubliee Bridge.Tony Hartry08/07/2009
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