Castle Crag
290m (952ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
You can find Castle Crag & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
See Castle Crag and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
See Castle Crag and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
*Walk & bag all 29 Wainwrights in The North Western Fells area of The Lake District in just 7 easy-to-follow circular walks.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks. Click here for more information.
NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Castle Crag
Kate Peacock walked up Castle Crag on January 28th, 2024 [from/via/route] Via Grange [with] Sheila & Amber [weather] Dry & cloudy - Lush walk! Didn't expect it to be that nice!
Paul Macey climbed Castle Crag on July 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using walk c405 in reverse not doing Cat Bells as did that in June [weather] Cloudy about 14degrees very strong winds with light to heavy rainfall
John Ramsbottom bagged Castle Crag on May 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] walk c405 parked at roadside layby [with] Lola [weather] mixture of mist & sunshine - good walk rigghead quarry was interesting
Michael Lewis hiked Castle Crag on September 1st, 2016 [from/via/route] With Tara when we stayed near Keswick [with] Tara [weather] Dry cold with snow on the ground from the previous 48 hourse
Angeline Grieveson summited Castle Crag on February 22nd, 2023 [with] Dotty
James Hughes conquered Castle Crag on February 6th, 2023 [from/via/route] Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Castle Crag [with] Solo [weather] Generally Clear, Cold - Frosty morning, beautiful vistas. Completed within 5 hours, quicker than 8 hour suggestion.
Christine Shepherd scaled Castle Crag on July 16th, 2006 [from/via/route] Used walk c135 from Seatoller Climbed again from Grange on 30.04.2021 3rd ascent from Seatoller on 25.10.22 [with] A group from St George's Church, Leeds [weather] Very, very hot & sunny.
Pete George walked up Castle Crag on May 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] Rosthwaite [with] Roco [weather] Warm & clear
Neil Wallbank climbed Castle Crag on May 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Grange [with] Tilly [weather] Cloudy
Kevin Marsden bagged Castle Crag on February 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] Seatoller [weather] Torrential rain & strong wind
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