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Carron Crag

Height: 314 metres / 1030 feet Grid reference: SD 32534 94341 Category: The Outlying Fells

Carron Crag summit

Carron Crag summit

Carron Crag

Walked on 12/12/2005

Start point: Grizedale Forest visitor centre (SD 336 945)

Carron Crag (OF) from Grizedale Forest visitor centre

Distance: 3.6 miles     Total Ascent: 243 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: Sunny and clear. 5ºC.

The sun was shining and the skies were blue this afternoon, so I took the opportunity for a short walk up to Carron Crag from the Grizedale Visitors centre near Satterthwaite. It’s a little bit odd this walk as most of it is in the forest, so there are no views until you reach the summit ridge where everything opens up before you. Well worth a visit.

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Carron Crag

Walked on 17/01/2005

Start point: Dodgson Wood car park – east side of Coniston Water (NY 246 016)

Dodgson Wood – Low Parkamoor – The Park – Carron Crag (OF) – The Park – Low Parkamoor – Dodgson Wood

Weather: Mainly clear interspersed with cloud.

Today’s walk is a fairly short walk from Dodgson Wood on the eastern shore of Coniston Water. Due to the bad weather and gale force winds last week Grizedale Forest is shut from the visitor centre due to the amount of trees felled, however it is still accessible from the Coniston side. There was plenty of evidence of the wind damage with trees down in the old woods at the beginning of the walk and quite extensive damage in the forest itself. 

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Carron Crag route map.

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Elevation profile of the route. Key: LP=Low Parkamoor, TP=The Park, CC=Carron Crag

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3D image of the walk route.

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Coniston Water and the Yewdale Fells from The Park.

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Carron Crag summit.

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Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston in cloud.

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The eastern fells from Carron Crag. See below for an annotated version of this photo.

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The eastern fells from Carron Crag.

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The Old Man and Wetherlam.

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There were plenty of trees brought down by last weeks gale force winds.

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Caw and the Walna Scar ridge.

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The deserted - and eerie - Low Parkamoor Farm above Coniston Water.

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Yet another tree blocks the path.

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Beacon Fell across Coniston Water.

Carron Crag

Walked on 03/11/2004

Start point: Grizedale Forest visitor centre (SD 336 945)

Carron Crag (198)(OF) from Grizedale Forest visitor centre

Weather: Grey and overcast.

Today’s walk follows an updated version of Wainwright’s Carron Crag chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 88. Grizedale Hall is now a visitors centre (previously it held German POW’s in WWII and was featured in the film ‘The One That Got Away’) and the Carron Crag route follows the red marker posts. There were no views today with it being so overcast, but nevertheless there were some interesting sculptures along the route…

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A shiny shelter.

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A large ring sculpture close to Carron Crag summit.

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The summit of Carron Crag.

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Carron Crag trig column.

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An autumnal Grizedale Forest.

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Giant woodman.

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The famous Rusland Beeches in full colour on the way home.

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