Routes up
Great Carrs routes: 3 ways to the top
Wrynose Pass via Wet Side EdgeHiking · 2.1 km one way · 391 m ascent · ~1h 5m · from Wrynose Pass summit (roadside parking)Moderate
Walna Scar via Goat's Water and Goats HawseHiking · 6.6 km one way · 780 m ascent · ~2h 35m · from Walna Scar car park, ConistonHard
Wrynose via Wet Side EdgeHiking · 5.8 km one way · from Low Tilberthwaite National Trust car parkHard
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Is it safe to climb Great Carrs today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Great Carrs each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 785m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Great Carrs each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:46
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:59 and starts 15:52. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:51.
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About Great Carrs
Great Carrs rises above Wrynose Pass at the northern end of the Coniston fells. Swirl How, the high point of the group, is 0.4 km to the south-east. Grey Friar lies 1.2 km to the south-west and Wetherlam 1.7 km to the east.
The quickest route starts at the top of Wrynose Pass and climbs south along Wet Side Edge to the summit. The ground is grass and stone. From the Coniston side, walkers reach it over Swirl How after climbing Prison Band or Brim Fell.
Close to the summit, a memorial cross marks the crash site of a Halifax bomber from the Second World War, with wreckage still nearby. Great Carrs is a Wainwright, a Nuttall and a Birkett.
Great Carrs is 785 m (2,575 ft) high with 23 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 64th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Swirl How (0.4 km), Little Carrs (0.6 km) and Hell Gill Pike (0.7 km).
What is the easiest way up Great Carrs?
Start at the top of Wrynose Pass and climb Wet Side Edge to the summit.
What is the memorial on Great Carrs?
A memorial cross near the summit marks where a Halifax bomber crashed during the Second World War.
Can you climb Great Carrs and Swirl How together?
Yes. Swirl How is 0.4 km to the south-east, and most walkers climb the two together.
How high is Great Carrs?
Great Carrs is 785 metres high with 23 metres of prominence.
Where is Great Carrs?
Great Carrs is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Great Carrs?
Peakify lists 3 routes for Great Carrs, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Wrynose Pass via Wet Side Edge (2.1 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Great Carrs today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Great Carrs?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
