Clints Crags

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Route: Blindcrake, Clints Crags, Blindcrake

Date: 05/03/2017
From: Blindcrake

Parking: Blindcrake
Start Point: Blindcrake
Region: Northern Fells

Route length:  1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Time taken : 00:23
Average speed: 3.0 mph
Ascent: 112m
Descent: 102m

Outlying Fells on this walk: Clints Crags (245m)

Additional summits: None

Other Points of Interest: None

Across the Isel Valley is Blindcrake, a small village that gets its name from the nearby Clints Crags; the old Celtic name being Blaen-craig meaning summit (Blaen) of the rocky outcrop (craig).

Blindcrake

Gaining the summit of Clints Crags is as easy as it comes in the Lake District. Firstly, at a height of only 245m, is fairly small and secondly, 100m of climbing along a shallow lane is required. It was, however, very muddy underfoot.

The lane at Allison House Farm

Heading up to Clints Park

Clints Park

Despite its low height, Clints Crags has an excellent view of the northern Lake District, the highlight being the view along Bassenthwaite towards the Helvellyn range. There are the remains of an old limestone quarry near the summit of the hill, this is now an SSSI.

Moota Hill

Skiddaw

Dodd and the Helvellyn range

The summit

The old quarry

The view along the summit

Binsey, the Uldale fells and Skiddaw

Blindcrake

Some very light rain had begun to drift in by the time I had retraced by steps back the car to conclude a very satisfying day of walking. Having completed the Wainwrights in 2016, I had felt in need for a new objective and the Outlying Fells are the perfect challenge. Not as demanding as the traditional Wainwrights but much less trodden and more removed from the main bulk of the Lake District. I'm certainly looking forward to the new areas I'll be exploring.