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 - New Bridge - 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
Michael Lewis walked up 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 climbed Castle Crag on February 22nd, 2023 [with] Dotty
James Hughes bagged 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 hiked 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 summited Castle Crag on May 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] Rosthwaite [with] Roco [weather] Warm & clear
Neil Wallbank conquered Castle Crag on May 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Grange [with] Tilly [weather] Cloudy
Kevin Marsden scaled Castle Crag on February 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] Seatoller [weather] Torrential rain & strong wind
Tony Halliday walked up Castle Crag 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 climbed Castle Crag on October 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Rosthwaite [with] Barry, Roger, Paul, Andy and Dave [weather] Wet ………. Very wet!
Helen Williams bagged Castle Crag on April 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Grange [with] Dad, Paul, Ross, Matthew and Sweep [weather] Cloudy with sunny spells
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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
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)
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
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
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