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Outlying Fell — South LakelandAlso a Birkett

Carron Crag

Carron Crag at 314m (1,030ft) is a Birkett top in the Grizedale Forest above the Furness Fells, its summit now partially cleared of conifers and giving views across Esthwaite Water and south to Morecambe Bay.

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314 mOutlying Fell — South Lakeland✓ summit is also a Birkett+0 bonus Birketts within 3 km

Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast

Modelled guidance for the 314 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 18° to 15°C, gusts to 29 mph, 4.3 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
18° / 15°
💨 29 mph
🌧 4.3 mm (82%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
18° / 14°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.1 mm (89%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
15° / 8°
💨 28 mph
🌧 1.2 mm (73%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 3°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (65%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 5°
💨 15 mph
🌧 2.1 mm (41%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
18° / 9°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (27%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
20° / 9°
💨 12 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (16%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 314 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

About the walk

Key information

Carron Crag

Carron Crag, a Lake District fell
Photo: P Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Carron Crag at 314m (1,030ft) is a Birkett top in the Grizedale Forest above the Furness Fells, its summit now partially cleared of conifers and giving views across Esthwaite Water and south to Morecambe Bay. Part of the forest fell country between Windermere and Coniston Water. A popular walk from the Grizedale Forest visitor centre.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
Birkett
Synge
314 m
Height
1,030 ft
In feet
SD 3252 9434
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.

Nearest parking: Coniston village (paid), about 4.0 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Carron Crag (within 3 km)

No bonus Birketts within 3 km — every Birkett near here is already a Wainwright summit, so just enjoy the walk.

Best parking to hike Carron Crag

Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).

Coniston village (paid) — 4.0 km from summit (straight line)
Main village car parks — full Coniston round.
Directions
🚺 Coniston Bridge (50m)🚺 Coniston Ruskin Avenue Car Park (121m)☕ Sara's Indian☕ The Green Housekeeper☕ Steam Bistro🍺 The Yewdale Inn🍺 Crown Inn🍺 Sun Hotel Pub🏪 Coniston Gifts & Sports
Walna Scar Road, Coniston (free, rough track) — 4.4 km from summit (straight line)
High free car park above Coniston — Old Man, Dow Crag, Brown Pike with a head start.
Directions
🚺 Coniston Bridge (1651m)🚺 Coniston Ruskin Avenue Car Park (1811m)

Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

Tip: pan and zoom the interactive map at the top of this page to spot other potential parking near your route.

Buses to Carron Crag from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach 505 “Coniston Rambler”
Windermere – Ambleside – Skelwith Bridge – Hawkshead – Coniston
Catch it from: Windermere · Ambleside
Daily in season (reduced winter service). Best access for the Coniston fells (Old Man, Wetherlam group).

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

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Maps & guidebooks for Carron Crag

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