Grisedale Pike looking towards Hobcarton Crag

Hobcarton Crag

Hobcarton Head

i Emma Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hewitt
Height
738 m · 2,420 ft
Drop
36 m
Grid ref
NY 193 220
Region
Lake District
Range
Lake District C&W
County
Cumberland

Summit: Rock 4m NW of cairn.

Hobcarton Crag (Hobcarton Head) is a Hewitt in Lake District, 738 m (2,420 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Grasmoor, Wandope, Crag Hill and Grisedale Pike, is 12.4 km with 1,010 m of ascent and takes 4.5 to 6 hours.

Routes up Hobcarton Crag

Rounds that include Hobcarton Crag (1)

Map

Summit at NY 193 220 (54.5872, -3.2490). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Hobcarton Crag

How high is Hobcarton Crag?
Hobcarton Crag is 738 m (2,420 ft) high, a Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 193 220.
How long does it take to climb Hobcarton Crag?
The quickest route on TRXO, Grasmoor, Wandope, Crag Hill and Grisedale Pike, takes 4.5 to 6 hours: 12.4 km with 1,010 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Hobcarton Crag?
The route with the least climbing is Grasmoor, Wandope, Crag Hill and Grisedale Pike, starting from Buttermere, B5289 (NY 158 208): 12.4 km and 1,010 m of ascent, graded hard.

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