Location Cumbria, England Parent peak Loughrigg Fell | Elevation 224 m Parent range North Western Fells | |
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Listing Satellite Peak of Loughrigg Fell Topo map OS Landrangers 89, 90, Explorer OL4 Mountain range Lake District, North Western Fells Similar Loughrigg Fell, Wansfell, Fairfield, Red Screes, Silver How | ||
Todd Crag is a hill and a satellite peak of Loughrigg Fell at 224 m (735 ft) it is not classed as a fell but is a vantage point near Ambleside
Contents
- Map of Todd Crag Ambleside UK
- TopographyEdit
- AmblesideEdit
- Clappersgate A593Edit
- Wrey Castle and the B5286Edit
- GeologyEdit
- AscentEdit
- SummitEdit
- References
Map of Todd Crag, Ambleside, UK
TopographyEdit
The hill is surrounded with other mountains to the north and north west and to the south Windermere water. To the East is Ambleside and other eastern fells.
AmblesideEdit
A very sinister looking hill with its Eastern and Souther flanks covered by trees leading into a grasslands towards the rocky outcrop on top with its sharp and spiky rocks that look like teeth or fangs. After the summit there is a slight depression as the ridge continues towards Loughrigg Fell.
Clappersgate (A593)Edit
There is not much of a view apart from trees leading up from the A593 past the grand houses and just sticking up is The Tarn Tor Crags.
Wrey Castle and the B5286Edit
The entire South Flank, including the summit and the rest of the tarn tor crags, can be viewed here.
GeologyEdit
The geology on the hill is made up of dacitic welded lapilli-tuff and volcaniclastic sandstone and other Lakeland rocks that surround the area.
AscentEdit
The ascent starts at Rothey Park the route then follows the road over the bridge. When you get to the cattlerids take a sharp left up the steep road. The route then follows this road until it gets to a wall with slate stear where the woods start. The route turns left going through the wood and over the bridge. It follows the path up to the style where the route get the first glips of the rocky outcrop that is sean from Ambleside, This means the start of the Tarn Tor Crags.
SummitEdit
At the summit are impressive views of Windemere and the other valleys. The summit is the second Crag it is marked by a small cairn which will be replaced with a better marker in the near future.