Castle Crag
290m (952ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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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 - Narrow 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.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Castle Crag
Pete George walked up on May 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] Rosthwaite [with] Roco [weather] Warm & clear
Neil Wallbank climbed on May 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Grange [with] Tilly [weather] Cloudy
Kevin Marsden bagged on February 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] Seatoller [weather] Torrential rain & strong wind
Tony Halliday hiked on November 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Circular walk cat bells maiden moor high spy & castle crag [with] My boarder terrier jimmy [weather] The weather was cool no wind & dry decent views - Nice circular roughly 10 miles little gem of a wainwright
Tim Winn summited on October 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Rosthwaite [with] Barry, Roger, Paul, Andy and Dave [weather] Wet ………. Very wet!
Helen Williams conquered on April 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Grange [with] Dad, Paul, Ross, Matthew and Sweep [weather] Cloudy with sunny spells
Claire Murray scaled on August 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] National Trust Car Park was filled so had to park further away. Walked up Maiden Moor High Spy & Castle Crag. [with] Vitor [weather] Lovely day, very hot to start with but better nearer the top - Took around 7hrs to walk! But it was a lovely walk. Hard going up hill but definitely worth it.
Wayne Baxter walked up on August 15th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Rosthwaite car park follow the path passed around the river Derwent up to Castle crag [with] Sue, Steven and Bev [weather] Cloudy
Ian Cox climbed on July 7th, 2021 [from/via/route] Circular from Hawes End Ferry Jetty, taking in 4 Wainrights - ferry over from Keswick [with] Nicola Cox [weather] Beautiful sunshine & 20 degs
Julie Hill bagged on April 15th, 2021 [from/via/route] Keswick [with] Dave Hill & Isla [weather] Sunny , windy,
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Castle Crag
A pair of Scots Pines amongst the old quarry workings on the side of Castle Crag
Castle Crag in the 'Jaws' of Borrowdale taken from the north end of Derwent Water
Derwent Water and Borrowdale with Cat Bells, Maiden Moor and Castle Crag on the right from the northern end of the lake
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
Haweswater Reservoir, The Rigg with Branstree (Artlecrag Pike) beyond from near Castle Crag
The (tall) ladder stile and the Shoulthwaite Beck ravine south of Castle Crag (Ashness Fell)
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