Castle Crag
290m (952ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Castle Crag is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL4 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Castle Crag is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
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Walk c376 Castle Crag from Grange (Borrowdale)
Small, but perfectly formed
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.5ml (5.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 906ft (276m) | |
| Time: | 2½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Easy) |
Route Summary:
- Grange (Borrowdale), Borrowdale, The Cumbria Way, Holmcrag Wood, River Derwent, The Allerdale Ramble, Castle Crag, River Derwent, Grange (Borrowdale).
Walk c135 Castle Crag and Rosthwaite from Seatoller (Borrowdale)
Wainwright Number 214 (of 214)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5ml (9km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,384ft (422m) | |
| Time: | 3½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Seatoller (Borrowdale), The Allerdale Ramble, Longthwaite, Rosthwaite, The River Derwent, The Cumbria Way, Castle Crag, Seatoller (Borrowdale).
Walk c405 Cat Bells, High Spy and Castle Crag from Hawes End
Popular walk with good views of Derwent Water
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10mls (16km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,349ft (1,082m) | |
| Time: | 7.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Hawes End, Derwent Water, Skelgill Bank, Woodford's Path, Cat Bells (Catbells), Maiden Moor, High Spy (North Top), High Spy, Dale Head Tarn, Rigghead Quarries, The Allerdale Ramble, Castle Crag, River Derwent, Yewdale Knott, Manesty, Manesty Band, Hawes End, Derwent Water.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Castle Crag
Dave Eyes walked up on October 2nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Parked at Rosthwaite NT Car Park. Walked along the path to Castle Crag. Returned via the path and went for a cup of tea in the tea shop. [with] Christine Eyes, John and Martine Power [weather] Lovely Sunny Day - Brilliant Views and a great way to complete our 214 Wainwrights
John Hanlon climbed on August 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] Hotel- Langstrath Inn, walk started from Rosthwaite [with] Gail [weather] Sunny - 2 Wainwright walk, Castle Crag and Grange Fell 2of 2
Jane Wilkinson has bagged [with] SAM JESS AND CLEMMIE [weather] SUNNY
Andy Buxton hiked during August, 1968 [with] Solo [weather] Fine - Short, simple walk
Angela O'neill summited on April 1st, 2018 [weather] Dry & Bright
Adrian Howard conquered on September 18th, 2017 [from/via/route] Grange
Gill Bates scaled on October 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] from Rothwaite
Mike Walker has walked up [with] Theresa
Christina Lander climbed on November 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Rosthwaite - Castle Crag - Low Hows Wood - Rosthwaite [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Partly cloudy but bright - Late afternoon walk at the beginning of the holiday
Charlotte Hill bagged on August 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] From Rosthwaite YHA and back [with] Lewis [weather] Drizzle - Paul and Alex canoed to Grange and Lewis and I walked up Castle Crag
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Castle Crag
Early morning valley mist below Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells (Catbells) with the summit of Castle Crag (front right) lit by a ray of sunshine from Rosthwaite
Derwent Water and Borrowdale with Cat Bells, Maiden Moor and Castle Crag on the right from the northern end of the lake
Castle Crag in the 'Jaws' of Borrowdale taken from the north end of Derwent Water
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