| Name: | Crag Hill [Eel Crag] |
| Hill number: | 2374 |
| Height: | 839.2m / 2753ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2372 Grasmoor |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Topographical area: | EL02 Gable-grasmoor |
| SMC/RHB section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
| Class: | Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, High Hills of Britain, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,HHB,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | NY 19274 20333 |
| Summit feature: | no feature 35m S of trig point |
| Drop: | 116.7m |
| Col: | 722.5m NY 1860 2015  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
| Observations: | 30cm higher than trig point at NY 19270 20365. Note trig point is Wainwright summit. |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 1802 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Coledale Horseshoe | Sedge | 01/10/2024 |
| Coledale Horseshoe with S&B | rossdrummond | 19/08/2024 |
| Big day out! George Fisher round. Absolutely great weekend with Helen, Tracy, Netty, Pete, Ian and Mac. Cloudy and humid, windy on tops but perfect running weather. Skelgill Bank, Catbells, High snap bank, Robinson, High Stile, Red Pike, Whiteless Pike, Saddle Gate, Thirdgill Head Man, Hobcarton Crag, Grisedale Pike, Eel Crag, Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Rowling End & Barrow. 30 miles 11800 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 17/08/2024 |
| WBMC | DARRENG | 21/07/2024 |
| With Denise | andrea.lyons | 19/07/2024 |
| Coledale round from Braithwaite | deurgar | 15/07/2024 |
| Bus from Keswick to Buttermere and then walked back to Braithwaite over 6 hills 3/6. This my last English and Welsh HHB. | NormanW | 15/07/2024 |
| From Newlands Pass, Knott Rigg, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandope, Whiteless Pike | davepeel | 10/07/2024 |
| Stair-Causey Pike – Scar Crags – Sail – Eel Crag- Outerside - Barrow | benarbia no 3 | 05/07/2024 |
| With: hb; From Braithwaite, over Kinn, then Hobcarton Crag, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Outerside and descent over Stile End. | Ian Baines | 20/06/2024 |
| From Lanefoot campsite, up Coledale Beck then up Crag Hill and then to Sail. Back down the south side of the valley to Braithwaite. | SootAndShale | 08/06/2024 |
| climbed with zoe & martha. | neilblair353 | 08/05/2024 |
| Braithwaite How, Swinside, Ladyside Pike, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Rowling End | keithouk | 28/04/2024 |
| From Sail, down via Coledale Hause and on to Outerside | jeffpl | 26/04/2024 |
| Bus to Buttermere and then walked back to Keswick over various tops from Whiteless Pike to Eel Crag/Crag Hill to Causey Pike. | benalder284 | 24/03/2024 |
| https://www.komoot.com/tour/1476174975 | Modestas | 23/03/2024 |
| Coledale Horseshoe. From car park near Braithwaite, Grisedale Pike Hopegill Head, Eel Crag, Sale, Scar Crag and Outerside. Low cloud all day so no view except from Outerside. Drizzle to start off. With Ben. | Victor | 16/02/2024 |
| R Superb winter ascent - up scramble with spikes | Richard Tait | 15/01/2024 |
| Epic day out to usher in 2024....Barrow, Outerside, Sail, Crag Hill, Grasmoor, Handover, Scar Crags and Causey Pike. 8x summits, the Hound of the Baskervilles, a fox and rain, fog and sun!! Great solo day | Winter Round | 02/01/2024 |
| 12 miles 4613ft walk ,start at Noble Knott carpark to Grisedale Pike, Hobcarton End, Hobcarton Crag, Sail, Crag Hill, Outside, Stile End and Barrow. | stephenbuda | 17/10/2023 |
| Coledale Round | ianwkitson | 21/07/2023 |
| TC, Pete C, Duncan H, Mark C - Team MEH. Peak No. 3 in the 10 in 10 | TopCat1959 | 17/06/2023 |
| From Sail as part of 10in10 | cjwilliams | 17/06/2023 |
| From Braithwaite - followed Coledale Beck to edge of access land - slow along a faint path but worth the struggle then uphill to summit of Outerside (568) the zagged towards Causy pike taking theridge over the summit of Scar Crags (672) then Sail (773) then Crag Hill and trig (839) before the final push to Grasmoor (852) down via Wandhope Moss - Coldale Hause past Force Crag Mine (NT) then along the base of Kinn back to Braithwaite in the still warm fading evening light. | briandavies | 28/05/2023 |
| The Coledale Horseshoe. Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Wandope - Eel Crag (Crag Hill) - Sail - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Outerside - Barrow. | sms.37 | 27/05/2023 |
| The Coledale Horseshoe. Grisedale pike - Hopegill head - Wandope - Eel crag - Sail - Scar crags - Causey pike - Outerside - Barrow | Nicefish | 27/05/2023 |
| R | Richard Tait | 19/05/2023 |
| On the Abraham’s tea round | emily | 17/05/2023 |
| The Classic Grisedale Pike and Eel Crags ridges, all of them visiting 11 Wainwrights, along with 4 minor peaks. Parked in Braithwaite, then up Grisedale Pike via Kinn, and along the ridge visiting Hobcarton Crag, Hopegill Head, Gasgale Crags, and both Whiteside summits. Back to Hopegill Head and over Sand Hill and down to Coledale Hause. Then up Grasmoor, and back along the ridge to Wandope, and up to the impressive Eel Crag. Then down the Causey Pike ridge via Sail and Scar Crags, before cutting across to Outerside. Finally, over Stile End and along the curving Barrow back to Braithwaite. 24km with 1800m ascent in 9h 20m. | silverwolf_alan | 13/05/2023 |
| Arranged transport so could walk the ridge from Rowling End to Whiteless Pike via Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Grag Hill, Wandope, Thirdgill Hind Man. | Arbie | 06/05/2023 |
| Coledale Horseshoe with R. | Dan Baddeley | 07/04/2023 |
| Circuit of Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Crag Hill, Coledale Hause, fell race in progress in driving hail. | Cumbrianexile | 25/03/2023 |
| R | Richard Tait | 24/01/2023 |
| Wainwright Walk 35: Spider (Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Outerside & Barrow) | DavidHiner | 20/01/2023 |
| CK and RMC | SheilaS | 20/11/2022 |
| With Emlyn | PeteF | 24/09/2022 |
| Bob & Duke Saturday 17th/9/2022 Z 1632 hrs. | DukeNukem | 17/09/2022 |
| From Braithwaite. 14.5 km, 950 m asc. Up by Braithwaite Lodge and the ridge to the summit of Barrow. W over Stile End and Outerside summits. Cross High Moss to join the path to Sail Pass and the zig-zag path up to Sail summit and across The Scar to Crag Fell summit trig point. Down to Coledale Hause and back by the Force Crag Mine track. Warm, still, a little cloud on the tops. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720301005511 | SalmonJoe | 31/07/2022 |
| Extended Coledale Horseshoe - Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Whiteside, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Outerside, Barrow | Barns150 | 10/06/2022 |
| Clear visibility with a light snow covering on N slopes. Isle of Man, Southern Uplands near Moffat, Pennines plus most Lake District hills- all visible | trimarc2 | 01/04/2022 |
| R Coledale FR | Richard Tait | 26/03/2022 |
| Parked at Thornthwaite. Nuttall 2.3. Grisedale Pike -> Hobcarton Crag -> Crag Hill -> Sail -> Scar Crags -> Causey Pike | Peter_W_Mitchell | 15/03/2022 |
| Veryhappybunny | 01/03/2022 | |
| R K superb winter conds v windy | Richard Tait | 04/01/2022 |
| Whiteless Pike, Thirdgill Head Man, Wandope, Eel Crag, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Rowling End, while supervising the Explorer Scouts on the third day of their Queen's Scout Award expedition from Buttermere to Borrowdale. 18km with 1100m ascent in 7h 30m. | silveracorn_alan | 08/09/2021 |
| Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Eel Crag, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, while supervising the Explorer Scouts on the third day of their Queen's Scout Award expedition from Buttermere to Causey Pike. Then returned to Buttermere. 14km with 900m ascent in 6 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 04/09/2021 |
| solo walk (with Jess). | jonsutterby71 | 30/08/2021 |
| From Eel Crag. | Andrew Pearson | 23/08/2021 |
| NT carpark, Rannerdale Knotts,Whitless Pike, Wandope, Crag hill, Sail, Grasmoor then down the North face. With Greg | AvidSockWearer | 22/08/2021 |
| NT carpark, Rannerdale Knotts, Whitless Pike, Wandope, Crag hill, Sail, Grasmoor then down the North face. With AvidSockWearer. Cloud on summits but views a little lower. | meltdiceburg | 22/08/2021 |