Sergeant's Crag - Route One

 

Start - Stonethwaite NY 262 137 Distance - 4.6 miles Ascent - 1,840 feet Time - 2 hours : 40 minutes

 

 

There is roadside parking along the lane leading to Stonethwaite
Parking in the village is limited to half a dozen spaces beside the telephone box
Follow the lane past the Langstrath Country Inn
Past the last house the lane continues as a rough track which leads to the Stonethwaite campsite
Looking back to Stonethwaite
Passing the campsite dominated by High Crag on Stonethwaite Fell
Eagle Crag
Passing Alisongrass Hoghouse which has now been converted into holiday barn
Looking back to Alisongrass Crag
Eagle Crag at the head of the valley
Looking back along the Stonethwaite valley
The track rises alongside Langstrath Beck
Cross the footbridge to join the bridleway on the east side of Langstrath Beck which forms part of the Cumbria Way 
Langstrath Beck from the footbridge.  The rough track on the west side of the beck advances on as far as Blackmoss Pot, a footpath from there continues on towards Stake Pass passing Swan Dub and Tray Dub where there is another footbridge
Bowfell at the head of the valley from the Cumbria Way bridleway
Looking back towards High Crag on Stonethwaite Fell.  The ruined building on the other side of the beck is Johnny House
The western flank of Eagle Crag from the bridleway
Sergeant's Crag comes into view shortly after passing through this handgate
Sergeant's Crag
Blea Rock comes into view, centre left of the photo
 Sergeant's Crag slabs from the path below Blea Rock
Approaching Blea Rock
Blea Rock also known as Gash Rock
Looking back towards Eagle Crag from Blea Rock
The path passes Blackmoss Pot where the beck flows through a narrow rock channel
Blackmoss Pot
Blackmoss Pot looking south Blackmoss Pot looking north
Sergeant's Crag from Blackmoss Pot
Beyond Blackmoss Pot the beck takes a wide meandering course along the broad valley floor as the bridleway path climbs gently towards Stake Pass
Looking up to Bull Crag with Blea Crag on the right
Looking across to Woof Gill and Cam Crag ridge on the other side of the valley 
Passing below Blea Crag
The deep pools and waterfalls of Swan Dub and Tray Dub are located in the trees in the centre of the photo
Looking up to Brown Crag
Stake Pass comes into view
Passing below Brown Crag which is the key to this ascent
When the footbridge over Stake Beck comes into view it's time to start the climb to Brown Crag
Rossett Pike, Esk Pike and Allan Crags close in the head of the valley
The route threads around some moraines before making a rising traverse of the fellside towards Brown Crag.  There is no path
Looking across the valley to Cam Crag which provides a very fine grade 2 scrambling route to the Glaramara ridge
Looking down to the footbridge over Langstrath Beck which is sited just above Tray Dub
The head of Langstrath from the lower part of the climb to Brown Crag
Brown Crag from the halfway point on the rising traverse
Looking across to Stake Pass
The slope becomes increasingly stonier on the approach to a series of gills which cut through the upper slope below Brown Crag
The head of Langstrath from below the gills
Brown Crag from the gills.  Their sides are steep so it's easier to climb the grassy riggs between them to find suitable crossing points 
Small waterfall in one of the gills
Looking over to Cam Crag
A walker descending one of the gill riggs.  This route provides an easy and safe descent into Langstrath from the Eagle Crag ~ Sergeant's Crag ridge
Approaching the top of Brown Crag
The Glaramara ~ Rosthwaite Fell ridge from the top of Brown Crag
The head of Langstrath from the top of Brown Crag
High Raise from the top of Brown Crag
Sergeant's Crag from the top of Brown Crag.  Continue on the same line of ascent.  Again there is no path so aim for the prominent rock tor which AW noted in his diagram of this ascent.  A clear path leading to the summit of Sergeant's Crag appears on the ridge beyond the tor
Looking back to the top of Brown Crag from the climb to the tor
Sergeant's Crag from the top of the rock tor
Looking back to the top of the rock tor
Sergeant's Crag from the ridge path
Looking back to High Raise from the ridge path
On the final approach to the summit the path veers left to reach a stile over the sheep exclusion wall encircling the craggy western slopes of Sergeant's Crag and Eagle Crag
Looking over towards Glaramara
The stile over the wall, tall on this side .....
..... and short on the other
The final slope leading up to the summit from the stile
The steep profile of Honister Crag appears over Rosthwaite Cam
Glaramara from the climb to the summit
The summit cairn on Sergeant's Crag
Ullscarf across the valley of Greenup Gill from the summit of Sergeant's Crag
High Raise from the summit of Sergeant's Crag
Looking south-west, Dow Crag, Grey Friar, Cold Pike, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Ill Crag, Scafell Pike and Great End form the skyline
Glaramara from the summit of Sergeant's Crag
The summits of Pillar, High Crag, High Stile, Fleetwith Pike, Blake Fell and Dale Head over the Glaramara ~ Rosthwaite Fell ridge
The North-Western Fells over Rosthwaite Fell
Looking north, Skiddaw and Blencathra on the horizon, Bleaberry Fell and High Seat in the middle distance with the top of Eagle Crag in the foreground 

 

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