In reply to Rog Wilko:
> It’s just occurred to me that the reason people get confused trying to find the crag is that it faces up the hill.
And because it's The Rakes, not just The Rake - at least 3 of them, and from the route you describe, there's no clue that there's a crag just over there round the corner. I've always walked up the path from the end of Crag Lane straight from the village, and even from that path you don't actually see the rock until you've started to go past it.
I've usually parked in that bay in front of the new-build houses (or considerately on the roadside) at the south end of the village, never had a problem - maybe I've just avoided crowded times.
For a real navigation test - just make your way from The Rakes to the trig point - it's only just over a kilometre, a doddle, there are even several paths ☹. Up there, and the similar territory under Warton Upper would make ideal orienteering areas - complete "I know it's only just over there, so where the f**k is it?" terrain.