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Loft Crag routes: 2 ways to the top
New Dungeon Ghyll via Stickle TarnHiking · 3.3 km one way · 670 m ascent · ~1h 45m · from New Dungeon Ghyll car parkModerate
Old Dungeon Ghyll and the Langdale PikesHiking · 3.0 km one way · 600 m ascent · ~1h 35m · from Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car parkHard
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Is it safe to climb Loft Crag today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Loft Crag each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 682m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Loft Crag 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 16:45
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 Loft Crag
Loft Crag is one of the Langdale Pikes, the rock peaks above Great Langdale. Pike of Stickle is 0.4 km to the north-west and Harrison Stickle 0.5 km to the north-east. Thunacar Knott lies 0.9 km to the north.
The summit is a rocky knob at the top of steep crags facing Langdale. Gimmer Crag, a famous climbing crag, sits on the slope below. Walkers come up from New Dungeon Ghyll, either beside Stickle Ghyll and over Harrison Stickle or by the steep path beside Dungeon Ghyll. The ground is rocky with some loose scree.
Loft Crag is a Wainwright, a Nuttall and a Birkett. Pike of Stickle next door was the site of a Neolithic stone axe factory, and its scree gully is steep and loose.
Loft Crag is 682 m (2,237 ft) high with 24 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 167th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Thorn Crag (0.2 km), Pike of Stickle (0.4 km) and Harrison Stickle (0.5 km).
Can you climb Loft Crag with the other Langdale Pikes?
Yes. Pike of Stickle and Harrison Stickle are both within 0.5 km, so most walkers do all of them.
Where do you park for Loft Crag?
Park at New Dungeon Ghyll in Great Langdale.
Is Loft Crag hard?
The climb is steep and rocky in places. The summit is a short walk from Harrison Stickle.
How high is Loft Crag?
Loft Crag is 682 metres high with 24 metres of prominence.
Where is Loft Crag?
Loft Crag is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Loft Crag?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Loft Crag, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is New Dungeon Ghyll via Stickle Tarn (3.3 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Loft Crag 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 Loft Crag?
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.
