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Name:Kennel Crag
Hill number:8019
Height:412m / 1352ft
Parent (Ma):2634  The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man]
RHB Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Leven (Ulverston)
Class:Synge
(Sy)
Grid ref:SD 28475 99048
Summit feature:rock outcrop
Drop:5m
Col:407m  SD284990  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 96 97
(1:25k) OL6N
Observations:rock outcrop 7m N is just lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 93 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
with old guys n cloudHardenC16/03/2024
Repeat on descent from main ridge - before wading out into Levers Water to rock pinnacle during heatwave. Glorious mountain scenery all about mixed with intriguing mining scars.Chris Pearson04/09/2023
Wandered up here in search of the geocache. Steep up from the YH by an indirect route. Nice little path to the top though.Walker Dan27/03/2023
The classic Coniston Round, but including a few not previously climbed Birketts and Synges, and including a new ridge down off Wetherlam. Starting point at Fell Gate is now a Pay + Display car park (£8 for the day). 18 summits topped during the day, order of ascent: Walna Scar, White Pike, White Maiden, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Little How Crags, Great How, Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, The Bell. 25.5km with 1500m ascent taking 9 hours.silveracorn_alan21/09/2022
Took a slight diversion on the way down from our route past Levers Water for geocaches.jigglybones28/12/2021
The Bell, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag & Yewdale Crag from ConistonJim.Fothergill12/09/2021
From Kitty Crag.Isbjorn11/10/2020
From Coniston via the Coppermines. Weather not looking good.DanMaisieBex29/12/2019
From Walna Scar CP. Beautiful day. With B and R.jenx03/07/2019
From Kitty Crag via a bit of beelining, a bit of contouring and a bit of careful descending. On to Erin Crag.Wycombe Wanderer14/04/2019
Last hill of the afternoon with Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. Walked down the grassy ridge from Black Sails following a faint track all the way.Dangerous Dave30/10/2018
On Birthday walk, with Cousin Juliette exploring the copper mines valley. Nice view point but certainly not what I would define as a summit - just a shoulder.nickywood103/09/2018
Bleathwaite Pasture, Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Cragkeithouk05/08/2018
From Coniston Old Station (SD 29998 97444) - Walna Scar Road - The Bell - Kennel Crag - Erin Crag - Black Sails - Wetherlam - Birk Fell Man. Hard descent of Wetherlam Edge, steep with loose rocks, would be easier in ascent. Return to Coniston via Crook Beck, Hole Rake & Coppermines Valley.david23020127/05/2018
cj bwchrisj196514/05/2018
With Rick Salter on a pleasant round of 6 hill, mainly Synges. Windy on the tops, otherwise a fine day.jonglew01/11/2017
With Jon Glew using good parking nr Coppermines YH. Up behind the cottages sporting Yourkshire Mountaineering Club logo, steady rising track to col under Kitty Crag, then onwards to Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, via dam and the superb Raven Tor, sadly <P30, track to finish on The Bell. Paths and the fellside back to car. Good round in @4hrs on blustery, scatty cloud and cool day.nordicstar01/11/2017
With Keith after climbing on Sunlight Crag.Dave Geere21/01/2017
From Coniston. Looks fair enough from below but its just a bump on the ridge.. tops like this make a mockery of real hills dont they?. I bet there are boulders and outcrops with as much prominence as this..visited on my way up to Black Sails.stig_nest25/11/2016
Over from Tilberthwaite, caching and peak baggingbardolph23/09/2016
From Walna Scar road parking area on partly cloudy,windy day.Levers Water-up to Levers Hawse-Little How Crags-Great How Crags-Swirl How-down Prison Band-South from Swirl Hawse,then diagonally up fell side to path on top of ridge-Erin Crag and Kennel Crag.With Bridget and Oscar.catman11/09/2016
With Bridget and Catman.oscarrosie11/09/2016
With Oscar and Catman.rosiebridge11/09/2016
Windy as hell. Low clouds.Igor Mincenko07/08/2016
Wetherlam - Black Sails - Erin Crag - Kennel Cragronaldo33306/08/2016
Walna scar car park, Black Sail ridge (recommended) Wetherlam, Swirl How, Old Man Very clear dayNorthender20/04/2016
En route from Erin Crag to last 505 back to Kendal. Escaped in deepening snow down old tramway NE summit.Eddie16/01/2016
From Tilberthwaite Car Park. Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Yewdale Crag and Brackeny Crag. Glorious weather and some incredible views across Coniston Water and of the Old Man :-)AlunRees3125/07/2015
From Tilberthwaite Car Park. Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag, Kennel Crag, Kitty Crag, Long Crag, High Wythow, Low Wythow, Yewdale Crag and Brackeny Crag. Glorious weather and some incredible views across Coniston Water and of the Old Man :-)Alunrees3325/07/2015
On circuit Kennel, Erin, Great How, Little How and The Bell. Warm and sunny.Aye Jimmy22/04/2015
R Rob Trev etc snow Richard Tait03/03/2015
On way down from Great How.ngthack09/02/2015
En route from Coppermines valley to Levers HauseMoorponder30/12/2014
Free parking available at the end of the public section of the road leading to the Coppermines youth hostel (altitude 223ft). From here a solid path leads past the youth hostel and up towards Levers Water. If you follow this as far as its summit (before the weir) a good track leads off on the right which finally reaches the summit. Cutting this off by going directly uphill is no quicker and far more energy sapping.moorsman17/10/2014
From Walna Scar road via The BellAnduril17/09/2014
With Andy + Claire. From Fell gate, Kennel Crag, Erin Crag, Wetherlam, Lad StonesCrib Goch14/06/2014
With Jo, circular walk from Coniston: track to Levers Water, faint path over Kennel Crag and Erin Crag to Black Sails, then onto Wetherlam, returning over Lad Stones. Weather; high cloud, warm on KC and EC, cool breeze thereafter until later in day when sun appeared. Visibility good at first but view from Wetherlam was poor in direction of the Scafells and Langdales.amblerbob31/05/2014
Kitty Crag, Lad Stones, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Erin Crag and Kennel Crag. All with the super Cabe.simon and co27/05/2014
From Coniston. Lad Stones > Wetherlam South Top > Wetherlam (4th visit) > Black Sails (3rd visit) > Erin Crag > Kennel Crag > The Bell (2nd visit). Not a pleasant day. Winds gusting up to 60mph!David Gradwell17/04/2014
Possibly done earlierAlan Moore09/04/2010
Mike F & Lesley. Synge bagging around Coniston. an unusual cross country linking route at mid-level form Tilberthwaite around to The Bell.Chris Pearson20/07/2007
With: hb nr; From Walna Scar CP we walked up to Torver Br then by Goat's Water to Goat's Hause & the Old Man. Then along ridge via Brim Fell to Swirl How. Down and up to Wetherlam then down to Coppermines and across to the car park. Busy up here today!Ian Baines19/04/1987
With: ib nr; Helen Baines19/04/1987
Michael Hood10/11/2023
iainwalton16/01/2023
jamiehighton18/04/2022
davidpettit8404/03/2022
David Bell15/10/2021
Scott Morley 8623/04/2021
conanharrod23/10/2020