Path to Blencathra from Bannerdale Crags

Bannerdale Crags

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Wainwright Hewitt
Height
684 m · 2,244 ft
Drop
37 m
Grid ref
NY 335 290
Region
Lake District
Range
Lake District N
County
Westmorland and Furness

Summit: Rock 3m NE of pile of stones.

Bannerdale Crags is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 684 m (2,244 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Bowscale Fell, Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell, is 17.1 km with 810 m of ascent and takes 5 to 7 hours.

Routes up Bannerdale Crags

Rounds that include Bannerdale Crags (1)

Map

Summit at NY 335 290 (54.6519, -3.0317). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Bannerdale Crags

How high is Bannerdale Crags?
Bannerdale Crags is 684 m (2,244 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 335 290.
How long does it take to climb Bannerdale Crags?
The quickest route on TRXO, Bowscale Fell, Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell, takes 5 to 7 hours: 17.1 km with 810 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Bannerdale Crags?
The route with the least climbing is Bowscale Fell, Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell, starting from Mungrisdale (NY 339 324): 17.1 km and 810 m of ascent, graded hard.

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