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Raven Crag

Height: 461 metres / 1512 feet Grid reference: NY 30346 18757 Category: The Central Fells

The summit of Raven Crag

The summit of Raven Crag

Thirlmere from Raven Crag

Thirlmere from Raven Crag

The classic view of Thirlmere as described by Wainwight

The classic view of Thirlmere as described by Wainwight

Raven Crag

Walked on 16/05/2014

Start Point: Thirlmere (NY 307 190)

Raven Crag from Thirlmere

Distance: 1.2 miles Total Ascent: 255 metres Time Taken: 1 hour Start Time: 17:30

Weather: Warm with sunny spells, 18°C

On to the second walk of the day up Raven Crag and the sun was shining over Thirlmere when I got there to make conditions just about perfect.

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Watson's Dodd above the tree tops.

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Skiddaw, resplendent in the evening sunshine - from the final section of the climb to Raven Crag.

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Looking down on Thirlmere and across to the Dodds.

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Dougal on a lofty perch.

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Helvellyn across Thirlmere.

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That completes my fourth recorded round of the Wainwright's so time for a celebratory selfie!

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Blencathra across High Rigg.

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A panorama of the two giants, The Benn in the foreground.

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Handy of someone to drag this sign up to the summit so I know where I am now.

High Tove

Walked on 13/05/2009

Start point: Armboth (NY 305 170)

Armboth – Fisher Crag – Armboth Fell – High Tove – Raven Crag – Armboth

Distance: 5.9 miles     Total Ascent: 489 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Sunny with cloud coming from the south west later. 16C.

This was another place I haven’t been to for a while, up to the much derided Armboth Fell and then along the central ridge before descending to Raven Crag. Armboth Fell is not a summit as such, being no more than a rock plinth on a hummock in a particularly boggy area. I must say on a day such as this though, the going was easy and the views all round were superb and it turned out to be a pleasant early summer walk.

 

High Tove

High Tove route map.

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Cascades on Fisher Gill. (f/22, 1 sec, 25mm)

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The Dodds across Thirlmere, climbing above the trees alongside Fisher Gill.

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Blencathra from Fisher Crag.

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Helvellyn across Thirlmere.

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The view along Thirlmere makes Fisher Crag well worth a visit.

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Heading for Armboth Fell, the highest point on the ridge ahead.

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Casper finds a rocky outcrop to rest on - but that's not the summit of Armboth Fell.

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Ullscarf.

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High Tove from Armboth Fell.

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A great view to the Scafells, Great Gable and Pillar from Armboth Fell today.

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Looking to Blencathra from the summit plinth of Armboth Fell. Raven Crag is the highest point of the forested area in the foreground of Blencathra.

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High Tove and High Seat ahead from the boggy wasteland on the climb to the central ridge.

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High Seat, Blencathra and Clough Head from High Tove.

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Great Gable and Pillar in the distance across Brandreth from the western side of High Tove.

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The north western fells including Grasmoor to the left and Grisedale Pike to the right.

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Looking back to a decidedly pleasant looking High Tove from the descent.

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A great view of the northern end of the Helvellyn ridge from the descent to Thirlmere Forest.

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Helvellyn on the left, Fisher Crag on the right.

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Crossing Middlesteads Gill.

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Following the Thirlmere Forest track towards Castle Crag alongside Shoulthwaite Gill.

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The summit of Raven Crag.

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Casper on Raven Crag.

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It was very windy up here and the cloud was thickening from the south west now. Casper does 'a Wainwright' on Raven Crag...

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...the aerial prospect of the dam directly below.

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High Rigg and Blencathra from Raven Crag.

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A great view of Skiddaw and Blencathra from the northern edge of Raven Crag.

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Raven Crag from below.

High Seat

Walked on 13/09/2004

Start point: Armboth car park (NY 306 172)

Armboth – Armboth Fell (155) – High Tove (156) – High Seat (157) – Bleaberry Fell (158) – The Benn (159) – Castle Crag (Shoulthwaite) (160) – Raven Crag (161) – Armboth

Weather: Rain with hailstone showers and the odd sunny spell.

Today’s walk felt like it marked the end of summer, I am sad to report. It was a bitterly cold wind blowing on the tops with heavy hailstone showers. The central fells along the High Seat ridge are renowned for being boggy and today was no exception…

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Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Pillar from Armboth Fell.

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High Seat from the summit of High Tove.

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The Coledale Fells from the boggy ascent of High Seat. Grasmoor is in the background sun to the left, Grisedale Pike to the extreme right.

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The summit of High Seat - looking towards the sunlit fells from a fierce hailstone shower.

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Skiddaw in the sunshine from the summit of Bleaberry Fell.

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Two views of Shoulthwaite Gill.

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A rainbow appears in front of Blencathra from The Benn summit.

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Skiddaw, Lonscale Pike and Blencathra along Shoulthwaite from the summit of Castle Crag, an ancient British Hill Fort.

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Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd and Raise from the summit of Raven Crag.

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Thirlmere from Raven Crag.

High Seat

Walked on 22/10/2003

Armboth – Armboth Fell (122) – High Tove (123) – High Seat (124) – Bleaberry Fell (125) – Shoulthwaite – Raven Crag (126) – Castle Crag (Shoulthwaite) – Thirlmere Dam – Armboth

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Thirlmere from the ascent of Armboth Fell.

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Wainwrights " A balanced boulder, 12 feet high, alongside the footpath from Armboth ".

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High Tove from Armboth Fell's summit in the first snow flurry of the winter!

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High Seat from High Tove summit cairn.

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Looking along the fence from High Seat to High Tove

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Robinson shrouded in the mist from High Seat summit.

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Bassenthwaite Lake from Bleaberry Fell summit. Broom Fell is to the left and Skiddaw is in the mist with Dodd visible.

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Cat Bells across Derwent Water from Bleaberry Fell.

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Clough Head, Calfhow Pike and Great Dodd from the descent of Bleaberry Fell.

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Raven Crag summit cairn.

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A half empty Thirlmere from Raven Crag.

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Thirlmere dam from Raven Crag.

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Raven Crag from Thirlmere.

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Thirlmere from the dam.

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View across Thirlmere dam.

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