Moderate
·
New
High Raise (High Street), Rampsgill Head, High Street and Thornthwaite Crag
Mardale Head
13.5 km · 790 m · 4.5–6 h
Wainwright
Hewitt
- Height
- 784 m · 2,572 ft
- Drop
- 31 m
- Grid ref
- NY 431 100
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District E
- County
- Westmorland and Furness
Summit: Rock 45m N of beacon and 10m E of wall.
Thornthwaite Crag is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 784 m (2,572 ft) high. There are 2 mapped routes up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, High Raise (High Street), Rampsgill Head, High Street and Thornthwaite Crag, is 13.5 km with 790 m of ascent and takes 4.5 to 6 hours.
Routes up Thornthwaite Crag
| Route | Distance | Ascent | Time | Grade | Bog | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Raise (High Street), Rampsgill Head, High Street and Thornthwaite Crag Shortest Least climb | 13.5 km | 790 m | 4.5–6 h | Moderate | 3/5 | Mardale Head |
| The Knott (High Street), Kidsty Pike, Mardale Ill Bell and Froswick | 16.5 km | 1,120 m | 5.5–7.5 h | Hard | 4/5 | Hartsop |
Rounds that include Thornthwaite Crag (2)
Hard
·
New
The Knott (High Street), Kidsty Pike, Mardale Ill Bell and Froswick
Hartsop
16.5 km · 1120 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Map
Summit at NY 431 100 (54.4826, -2.8790). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- Stony Cove PikeWainwright, Hewitt764 m · 1.4 km
- High StreetWainwright, Hewitt829 m · 1.5 km
- FroswickWainwright, Hewitt720 m · 1.6 km
- Mardale Ill BellWainwright761 m · 1.6 km
- Gray CragWainwright698 m · 1.7 km
- Ill BellWainwright, Hewitt757 m · 2.3 km
- Rough Crag (Riggindale)Hewitt628 m · 2.6 km
- The Knott (High Street)Wainwright739 m · 2.7 km
Questions about Thornthwaite Crag
- How high is Thornthwaite Crag?
- Thornthwaite Crag is 784 m (2,572 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 431 100.
- How long does it take to climb Thornthwaite Crag?
- The quickest route on TRXO, High Raise (High Street), Rampsgill Head, High Street and Thornthwaite Crag, takes 4.5 to 6 hours: 13.5 km with 790 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Thornthwaite Crag?
- The route with the least climbing is High Raise (High Street), Rampsgill Head, High Street and Thornthwaite Crag, starting from Mardale Head (NY 469 107): 13.5 km and 790 m of ascent, graded moderate.