Arnison Crag walk | aloveofthelakes

Walk : Arnison Crag (1,424 ft) from Patterdale

Date : 21^st may 2015

Weather : Overcast and warm @ 17°C

Distance : 2 miles round trip

Time Taken : 1 hour 20 mins to summit

Terrain Overview

3D view of the walk up to Arnison Crag

Overview

Arnison Crag is the first walk depicted in Book 1 of Wainwrights Fell walking guides. Easily reached from

the main road running through Patterdale and what I would describe as a “filler in” to do if the weather is

too uncertain for a more longer walk

The walk starts outside the White Lion Inn car park in Patterdale. There is space for several cars at the
side of the main road

The walk starts outside the White Lion Inn car park in Patterdale. There is space for several cars at the

side of the main road

Follow the path that runs between the car park and some houses

The path winds its way round to Mill Moss

After about 5 minutes of easy walking the path leads to a gate which gives access to the open fell side

Follow the path round through a line of crags to the Glemara Park boundary wall

Arnison Crag from the path

At the gate stay to the left of the boundary wall and follow the track up to Oxford Crag

Oxford Crag

The path skirts round the base of Oxford Crag and levels off

Looking back to Ullswater

It’s the middle of May and Helvellyn is still snow capped

The path gets squeezed a little between the crags and the boundary wall as it starts to swing round to
the summit approach

The path gets squeezed a little between the crags and the boundary wall as it starts to swing round to

the summit approach

Heading towards the summit

The final approach to the summit

Sue and Ste on the summit of Arnison Crag

A 360 degree view from the summit of Arnison Crag

Looking North towards Ullswater

Looking East towards Angletarn Pikes

Close up on Place Fell

Hartsop Dodd and Caudale Moor from the summit