The Walk St Sunday Crag climbs gracefully out of the Ullswater valley at Patterdale, a beautiful line that is often ignored for the nearby pilgrimage up Helvellyn. Here are some examples: Walk height profile St Sunday Crag is a summit in the Lake District – Eastern Fells region or range in England. The bank-holiday weekend started off wet, and it had rained a fair bit on Friday, so we knew most crags would still be wet. NY386169) where there are a number of options for parking. St. Sunday Crag via Grisedale Circular Walk is a 8.2 mile loop trail located near Patterdale, Cumbria, England that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. Descent Route: ridge walk to St Sunday Crag. The route up is very straightforward. The weather forecast for today was excellent. Cross the ford. The main way we fund this work is by selling our walks as PDFs for printing. St Sunday Crag is an outlier of the Fairfield Horseshoe. Dr. Doonan, the Medical Director, is board certified in Family Medicine and has extensive knowledge in Sports Medicine and Orthopedics which he gained during his fellowship. St Sunday Crag and Hartsop over How A moderate walk (mountain (above 600m)) in national park Lake District in Cumbria, England, about 11.50km (7.15 mi) long with an … The ridge descending to Deepdale Hause quickly comes into view, and the great bulk of Cofa Pike and Fairfield tower above you. On the way the path passes Ruthwaite Lodge and, a little earlier, above the Brothers' Parting Stone where John and William Wordsworth last saw each other on 20th September 1800. We'll miss those out on this walk! Grade: 3 I like the White Lion. If you have already purchased the walk then you if you are logged in you can find it in your rucksack (link top right on any page) in a format suitable for printing. About St Sunday Crag. St Sunday Crag is the highest point on the northeast ridge of Fairfield. Yesterday Ged, Kas and I drove to the parking spaces by the telephone box at Bridgend to walk the length of Deepdale on to St. Sunday Crag (2756ft), then on to Birks (2040ft) and Arnison Crag (1424ft). We all walk at a slightly different pace so use the slider to calculate the time you will take on the walk. Consequently after a short debate (unusually short for us, it normally takes ages to decide) as to what we should do and where we should go, we decided upon the classic scramble Pinnacle Ridge on St Sunday Crag. We parked in the Patterdale Hotel car park and made our way up to Birks (2,040 feet). The first summit top is the simple rounded grass top of Birks, which as it happens on this walk we'll bypass on an airy terraced path with fantastic views. The lack of people certainly adds to the appeal. St. Sunday Crag Saturday was the perfect day for a walk in the Lake District. Our circular walk from/to Patterdale included: St. Sunday Crag, Deepdale Hause, Cofa Pike, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Hartsop above How and Deepdale Bridge. Cross the saddle and climb the easy and increasingly rocky slope. Walk details : 8 mls, 2600 ft of ascent, 6 hrs 10 mins. Initially with David we had planned to walk from Helm Crag to Steel Fell (The Greenburn Horseshoe) which we'll leave until David is … Below the steepest part of the ridge the path rises to the right and then turns left to the knoll of Thornhow End just below the intake wall. Following the path to Saint Sunday Crag, but that isn’t the summit, not by a long way. St Sunday Crag is 841 metres high. St. Sunday Crag Saturday was the perfect day for a walk in the Lake District. Places visited : Grisedale Bridge, Grisedale Valley, Ruthwaite Lodge, Brother's Parting Stone, Grisedale Tarn, Deepdale Hause, St Sunday Crag, Thornhow End, and back to the main road. Another 1¾km south west is the summit of St Sunday Crag. The work we do on this web site, both researching and writing up walks, takes a lot of our time but doesn't make us a great deal of money. Beyond it, follow the track as it meanders amongst firstly the hummocks, past the plantation and then through the intake gateway near Elmhow. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking. Turn right to cross the tarn outflow and bear right again to climb a little, then keeping right descend on a clear and rocky path above Grisedale Beck. There is a wonderful perspective of Striding Ridge and the Helvellyn massif from the ridge and if you stop and look behind you an interesting view along Ullswater. note that gradients are usually grossly exaggerated. Leave Elmhow still on the track through a succession of gates through fields to the tarmac road. However, the snow had completely obliterated the path and we spent an uncomfortable 40 minutes slipping and scrambling down to the tarn. Required fields are marked *, Patterdale Hotel has parking as does the White Lion but at a cost. Follow the path over the grassy bumps to the small cairn where the path splits. A circular walk close to the small village of Hartsop in the Lake District, Cumbria. Bear right and continue descending, surprisingly on a short section of pitched path. This walk takes you to the top of the following hills: St Sunday Crag and Gavel Pike; and includes 1 Wainwright, 2 Birketts, 1 Marilyn, 1 Hewitt, 1 Nuttall, and 1 HuMP. Maps contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011 and paths © OpenStreetMap Contributors,CC-BY-SA, 2011, Inevitably things change on the ground so if you think this walk needs updating please, note that gradients are usually grossly exaggerated, 3 - map & compass skills/remote/indistinct paths, Buy walk in Adobe/PDF format to print or for your phone or tablet, A visit to Place Fell overlooking Ullswater, Place Fell and a stroll alongside Ullswater, Lanty's Tarn, Keldas, and Patterdale Circular, Lanty's Tarn, Birkhouse Moor, Red Tarn, Catstycam, Helvellyn, The Classic Ridges of Striding and Swirral Edge, Glenridding Dodd, Heron Pike and Sheffield Pike, Greenside Mine and Glenridding Beck Circular Stroll, The Dovedale Round: Hartsop above How, Hart Crag, High Hartsop Dodd, Brock Crags and Angletarn Pikes circular walk from Hartsop, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. This walk is demanding and involves a considerable amount of uphill walking but the rewards are ample with St Sunday Crag, Fairfield and the other summits all worthy of an ascent in their own right. St Sunday Crag has been on my list of hills to walk all year, yesterday was finally the day I would tick it off the list. Lining up plans in Santa Fe Springs? And that starts at Patterdale? The top can be identified by the rock 2m N of cairn. Meander over the few little outcrops - where the actual highest point and arguably the summit cairn of Gavel Pike should lay. It is largely limited to the overflow car park of the Patterdale Hotel where a charge is made. This is the view across Deepdale as we walk the path between Deepdale Hause and Saint Sunday Crag. This climbs steadily, and apart from a small rocky step is without difficulty. Steep rocky climbs to summits with wonderful panoramic views. Descend over the knolls and bumps into the very bottom of the hause. Joe was carrying the rope today :-) ... A gentle walk down with stunning views of Ullswater made a … The descent from St. Sunday Crag – hairy at times, but great fun At Deepdale Hause, I had planned to follow the narrow path down to Grisedale Tarn, avoiding the climb up to Fairfield. St Sundays Crag 841 metres / 2759 feet Birks 622 metres / 2041 feet Arnison Crag 433 metres / 1421 feet “Every walker who aspires to high places and looks up to at the remote summit of St Sundays Crag will experience an urge to go forth and climb up to it, for it's challenge is very strong. In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill: 26/02/19 - Lancashire Lad - Helvellyn to St. Sunday Crag (& More) from Glenridding. Walk up the lane at Grisedale Bridge, 300 metres from the Patterdale Hotel. Bus services from Penrith call at the village. Keep left and climb steadily to the saddle between Birks and St Sunday Crag. Bear left from the summit cairn of St Sunday Crag and then keep right on a well used wide path. High mountain tarns often deserve their legends and stories, this one is no exception. Your email address will not be published. This walk is demanding and involves a considerable amount of uphill walking but the rewards are ample with St Sunday Crag, Fairfield and the other summits all worthy of an ascent in their own right. For us it is a fantastic place to sit. St Sunday Crag No ratings yet. St Sunday Crag is the high point on the north-eastern ridge of Fairfield, which runs for two miles before descending to the valley floor behind Patterdale village. Rocks galore at the top of St Sunday Crag Sometimes the real challenges really aren’t where you expect them to be. Parking is severely limited in Patterdale and fills quickly at weekends and holiday times due to this also being the start point of a classic round of the Helvellyn ridges. Pinnacle Ridge, St Sunday Crag This is a classic Lake District scramble which is usually given Grade 3 for the short steep crux corner. NY386169) where there are a number of options for parking. For if we hold together no earthly power can withstand us.” Ascent Route: ridge walk from Arnison Crag. Looking over at the head of Deepdale. Through the summer bracken, the path meanders a little, some is old pitched stone path and the rest of it is just rough mountain path. It is in the col with Fairfield. The walk up to St. Sunday is a long steep climb (about 3 kms). Gavel is an old word for gable which, unsurprisingly, is its appearance from the east across Deepdale. Want to do a horseshoe shaped walk that takes in Fairfield? From the car park entrance turn left along the road and through the pinch point between the White Lion Inn and the cottages. Follow the path round the bottom of the parkland, you may want to watch for the cattle that live here for much of the year. NY386169) where there are a number of options for parking. At the bottom of the zigzags turn left to meander on a gently mostly descending path to Grisedale Tarn which is now visible ahead. St Sunday Crag and Gavel Pike Grisedale Tarn and Seat Sandal This walk takes you to the top of the following hills: St Sunday Crag and Gavel Pike; and includes 1 Wainwright, 2 Birketts, 1 Marilyn, 1 Hewitt, 1 Nuttall, and 1 HuMP. Route: Birks, St Sunday Crag and Arnison Crag. As is suggested by Wainwright any descent from its flanks are fraught with difficulty, at best unpleasantness and at worst dangerous. St Sunday Crag 14th December 2019 David had to pull out of todays walk not wanting to aggravate a cold he's had this week which left myself and Rod to plan todays walk. Initially with David we had planned to walk from Helm Crag to Steel Fell (The Greenburn Horseshoe) … As St Dominic himself said, “You are my companion and must walk with me. Once on the ridge line the path became obvious again. The walk started from the Sports Field Car Park in Patterdale located up the lane to Grisedale Bridge opposite Mountain Rescue. To reduce your wait time for walk-in visits, email your forms to us before driving here, or print the forms and bring them in completed. Whether you're a local, new in town, or just passing through, you'll be sure to find something on Eventbrite that piques your interest. A walk of about nine miles. If you like this walk then why not try one of our other nearby walks: Unless otherwise stated the text in this walk is the copyright of Hug Solutions Ltd trading as The Hug and the photographs are the copyright of Elizabeth Oldham. In a few metres swing right, and then turn left onto the footpath. St Sunday Crag is deceptive as there is a steep climb initially until you come to what looks like the top but it goes a lot further than the first bit but the views are worth the climb. Climbing steeply upwards catch a breather occasionally and look behind you to the beauty of Ullswater, Place Fell, and beyond. As of 2019 the charge is £3 per day by donation and all proceeds go to the upkeep of the facilities. In the depths of Deepdale Hause, at the narrowest part of the ridge, a path takes its leave to descend steeply westwards for a short way and then continues south west to Grisedale Tarn. St Sunday Crag is 841 metres high. Keep to the path, with Grisedale curving away to the north east and dark crags to the left, descend to Ruthwaite Lodge. Follow the road all the way to the A592 and turn right back to Patterdale and the car park. Hiding behind the eastern village of Patterdale, a long ridge climbs south west from the parkland of Glenamara. Ignore the bridge on the left over the beck coming down from Ruthwaite Cove, but continue ahead and cross the bridge over Grisedale Beck further on. Area: Eastern Lake District. The name is enough to attract the interest of most walkers and fortunately St Sunday’s Crag does not disappoint. Hill data is derived from Database of British and Irish hills which is licensed under a This narrow path undulates a little, and then the last bit of the descent to the tarn gets quite boggy. John's ship later sank in the English Channel with the loss of 300 lives. This meant that a visit to St Sunday Crag could conveniently be incorporated into the walk I set off from Patterdale early and after walking along the valley for a while the bridge came into view – it can hardly be missed. Legend has it that the crown of King Dunmail, whose body lays under the large cairn in the middle of the dual carriageway over Dunmail Raise, was thrown into the 100ft deep waters of the tarn so it could not be taken by the Romans. Mostly the path is good and only a little loose. Aim for the path at the back of the Patterdale Hotel which skirts the lower fellside before meeting the large track up Grisedale. Ahead the path climbs through outcrops of rock to the summit of St Sunday Crag directly. The route starts from Glenridding (Grid ref. At the top of this rise the view opens ahead to the dramatic combes and ridges of Dollywaggon Pike on the southern end of the Helvellyn range, and down to the floor of Grisedale valley. Ascent: 2,500 feet. The summit is only a little over 400m (440 yards) away hidden by the curvature of the rough slopes. The summit of Saint Sunday Crag The summit of Gavel Pike lies almost due east and points to the summits of Brock Crags, Rest Dodd and High Raise Looking over the … The route heads away from the village, climbing to cross the footbridge over Hayeswater Gill and on to reach the foot of Hayeswater, before turning to climb up to Satura Crag, Angle Tarn and a scramble up to Angletarn Pikes for some superb views. And takes in St Sunday Crag? A good choice of hotels and pubs in both Patterdale & Glenridding. Pinnacle Ridge on St. Sunday crag. *Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks. Can be a bit tricky to find first time, especially if its a bit claggy. Stick to the ridge at all times. The lack of people certainly adds to the appeal. Ahead the crag looms dramatically. The route starts from Glenridding (Grid ref. Here the view eastwards is fantastic. This fine fell offers … This is a steady hike that isn’t too strenuous but offers a great deal in return. St Sunday Crag is an outlier of the Fairfield Horseshoe. Joe has an agenda, he has a Himalayan expedition coming up in just over 2 weeks, so is super keen to increase fitness and stamina in preparation for it. Just after the village shop turn right up the track signposted "public footpath". The path to Grisedale Tarn leaves the St Sunday’s Crag ridge just short of a mile from the summit. Take lots of water and a packed lunch though and make a day of it. All new patients must download, complete, and submit these forms before doing a telehealth or phone consultation. The walking is very good throughout and the near 8 mile circuit is one that I would recommend to anyone. Easy scrambling continues up a blocked staircase and then onto a short path leading to the summit of St Sunday Crag. Keep left to go through the gate into Glenamara Park. this lake district walk started from glenridding beck and climbed to st.sunday crag via birks completing two wainwrights, then just after cofa pike … St Sunday Crag is a summit in the Lake District – Eastern Fells region or range in England. St Sunday Crag is one of the better erosion controlled paths and generally the walk is good on the feet. St Sunday Crag 14th December 2019 David had to pull out of todays walk not wanting to aggravate a cold he's had this week which left myself and Rod to plan todays walk. The walk up to St. Sunday Crag is not too strenuous but keeping to the path was a problem. In another 300m (330 yards), opposite the gateway coming up from the Grisedale Road, turn left to climb the steep ridge. It only took about 30 minutes and was worth the effort as the views were tremendous. It is pleasant enough but not one of my favourite tarns. Distance: 7.2 miles. You do? From the summit of St Sunday Crag an ascent of Fairfield via an easy scramble up Cofa Pike follows and then a descent from here via the scenic valley of Dovedale. This walk come highly recommended both by Dave and by the Cicerone Lake District guidebook which describes the walk as, “Mountain magic distilled – a round for the connoisseur”. Following the outflow, Grisedale Beck, through its valley and back to Patterdale is just over another 6.0km (3.7 miles). We had wanted to do some walking after our trip a couple of weeks ago, so we got a … This walk is demanding and involves a considerable amount of uphill walking but the rewards are ample with St Sunday Crag, Fairfield and the other summits all worthy of an ascent in their own right. The route starts from Glenridding (Grid ref. I set off this morning round to Patterdale to meet my friend Dave for an ascent of St. Sunday Crag and Fairfield. Walkers: Andrew and James. We parked in the Patterdale Hotel car park and made our way up to Birks (2,040 feet). Urgent Care3D provides the best and most innovative Urgent Care medicine for Orange located in the South Bay of Los Angeles. There are a few rocky steps to negotiate but nothing that's really going to make you break step. Continuing south west again from the summit of St Sunday Crag, the ridge narrows to Deepdale Hause before a steep climb over Cofa Pike to Fairfield. The time refers to a. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking. The top can be identified by the rock 2m N of cairn. The hill was the highest of my unwalked Wainwrights. A great hike when you’re in the village of Patterdale is up to the summit of St Sunday Crag. A conversation somewhere on the internet with Helen Fisher, ended up with her joining me on the walk. The path now largely traverses along the fellside which is boggy in places. Date of walk: 4th March 2013. From here head along the ridge to ascend Fairfield via Cofa Pike and then descend back via the picturesque valley of Dovedale. It is a long, graceful ridge rising over Ullswater which leads to Grisedale Tarn. Length 8.2 miElevation gain 2483 ftRoute type Loop Hiking Walking River Views Waterfall But with sheer cliffs that plunge into Grisedale (home to the thrilling Pinnacle Ridge), summit views that stretch over the Helvellyn massif and Ullswater, and a lakeside presence that sees it referred to as ‘the Ullswater Fell’, St Sunday is very much a Crag … This crosses the ridgeline and then drops in a series of small zigzags steeply down the fellside. Its rocky north west face nearly 1.0km (0.6 miles) long is a haven for climbers with many dramatic gullies and ridges including the infamous Pinnacle Ridge. The summit of Saint Sunday Crag The summit of Gavel Pike lies almost due east and points to the summits of Brock Crags, Rest Dodd and High Raise Looking over … Perhaps also it is the only place to really see the ridge of Hartsop Above How just across Deepdale. Length 8.2 miElevation gain 2483 ftRoute type Loop Hiking Walking River Views Waterfall From the little cairn on Gavel Pike, about turn to face St Sunday Crag. The bridge is sited over Grisedale Beck, in a remote location about 2 miles along Grisedale. NY386169) where there are a number of options for parking. Our plan was to go on to Arnison Crag, but St Sunday Crag (2,756 feet) looked invitingly close so we decided to hike up there as well. With the lunch break over we continue on to Saint Sunday Crag. After a visit to Arnison Crag, I went to its unasuming neighbour, Birks. All the walking routes up St Sunday Crag on Mud and Routes can be found below. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Once you filled in the registration forms email them to us at CovinaUrgentCare@gmail.com. All the walking routes up St Sunday Crag on Mud and Routes can be found below. From the flat Fairfield summit a rough slope descends over the subsidiary top of Cofa Pike to the col at Deepdale Hause at c 680 m (2,200 ft). Beyond are the Hartsop fells and High Street. To the east it throws out a ridge across the shallow saddle of The Cape to Gavel Pike. This walk is demanding and involves a considerable amount of uphill walking but the rewards are ample with St Sunday Crag, Fairfield and the other summits all worthy of an ascent in their own right. Our route bears left to visit the little summit of Gavel Pike. If you need accommodation we have details of 26 properties offering rooms near St Sunday Crag. This narrow trod rises steadily again, around the head of Gavel Moss and Cold Cove. St Sunday Crag is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List: The Eastern Fells area of The Lake District *Walk & bag all 35 Wainwrights in The Eastern Fells area of The Lake District in just 8 easy to follow walks. Highest point : St Sunday Crag 841m 2,756ft ( 841m ). Bear left, now WSW, for about 100m (110 yards) to the southern most cairn on a rough outcrop. Go through the gate in the intake wall and follow the path along the right hand side of the towering ridgeline. Keep left and follow the diminishing path to the small summit cairn on an outcrop of rock. St Sunday Crag climbs gracefully out of the Ullswater valley at Patterdale, a beautiful line that is often ignored for the nearby pilgrimage up Helvellyn. So did I, and I did on my third day spent in Patterdale. The tarn is a large patch of water, the meeting of a number of different paths including the Coast to Coast. At the small cairn turn right onto a narrow and slightly implausible path. If you need accommodation we have details of 11 properties offering rooms near the start of this walk. The route starts from Glenridding (Grid ref. Monday 3rd of September and Im leaving Glenridding to head for St Sunday Crag,its wet but as I was here two weeks ago I must get up into the clouds and re visit a walk/climb I have not done for 20 years.The weather is atrocious wet but ironically warm,having passed Lantys Tarn I meet up with a group of American tourists who have left Patterdale heading for Thirlmere,after pointing them in the right direction Im off down the valley to start my adventure,after a stop the weather isgetting wetter by the minute I trek on towards the summit visibility is very bad and there is nothing to see a great pity.After three arduous hours I finally reach the top I quite chuiffed really as the weather is horrible.After a quick stop Im off to Deepdale Haus and on my way down I meet a scotsman wearing a Barbour full length wax coat …..with shorts on lol,a quick chat and Im off down to the Hause and down to Grisedale Tarn.A little break and Im off back towards Glenridding,on the way I pass a group of guys Im on a roll so a quick hello and im off arriving back at my car 5 minutes quicker than two weeks ago wowsa and Im soaked to the skin wrong clothing lol see you next time Mike Wilson (MM), Your email address will not be published. Other Notes: . I did not take many photos here as there was too much light contrast, but the photo below gives an idea of the terrain. From the ridge beyond the summit of St Sunday’s Crag drop down to Grisedale Tarn. St Sundays Crag 841 metres / 2759 feet Birks 622 metres / 2041 feet Arnison Crag 433 metres / 1421 feet “Every walker who aspires to high places and looks up to at the remote summit of St Sundays Crag will experience an urge to go forth and climb up to it, for it's challenge is very strong. Please use the "Buy walk in Adobe/PDF format to print or for your phone or tablet" link on the walk page to do that. The descent is straight forward. If you need accommodation we have details of 11 properties offering rooms near the start of this walk. Return via the rough path along the valley. We had to scramble up the steep side of the fell at one stage - a little scary. Here the path is easily lost but just keep westwards for 300m (330 yards). St. Sunday Crag via Grisedale Circular Walk is a 8.2 mile loop trail located near Patterdale, Cumbria, England that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. A footpath leaves to the slopes of Birks on the left after a further 500 metres. On a good day you’ll be rewarded with stunning views of the surrounding area including Grisdale, Deepdale and the Helvellyn range. We had wanted to do some walking after our trip a couple of weeks ago, … But with sheer cliffs that plunge into Grisedale (home to the thrilling Pinnacle Ridge), summit views that stretch over the Helvellyn massif and Ullswater, and a lakeside presence that sees it referred to as ‘the Ullswater Fell’, St Sunday is very much a Crag … High Mountain tarns often deserve their legends and stories, this one is exception. Is enough to attract the interest of most walkers and fortunately St Sunday Crag Saturday the! Ridge climbs south west from the Patterdale Hotel has parking as does the White Inn! 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