| The day before starting the Coast to Coast and we opted for a short walk up to Castle Crag. |  |
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| Date: | 13th March 2016 | Distance: | 5.58km (3.47 Miles) | Parking: | National Trust Car Park at Rosthwaite | |
| Start Location: | Binsey Cottage | Ascent (m/ft): | 486m (1594ft) | Weather: | Mostly Cloudy, Rain Later |
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| Time Started: | 09:50 | Highest Point: | Castle Crag (290m/951ft) | Difficulty: | Easy | |
| Duration: | 2 Hours 39 Munites | |||||
| Route: | Rosthwaite - River Derwent - Tongue Gill - Allerdale Ramble - Castle Crag (290m/951ft) - River Derwent - Rosthwaite | |||||
 A view over the meadow to Castle Crag and the sun in shining this morning. |
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 Zooming in on Castle Crag. |
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 High Scawdel and High Spy. |
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 Kings How - Grange Fell. |
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 The eastern side of High Spy. |
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 A view over Borrowdale to Eagle Crag. |
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 Eagle Crag. |
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 Rosthwaite Fell. |
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 Beautiful Borrowdale. |
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 A panorama of Borrowdale. Click for larger version. |
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 Looking through to Derwent Water and Skiddaw. |
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 Beautiful Castle Crag from below. |
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 A view through the trees to Skiddaw. |
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 Old mines on the other side of the valley. |
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 The bench just off the path as you head up to Castle Crag. |
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 The plaque above the bench. |
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 A grand view from just below the summit. |
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 Eagle Crag and High Raise behind. |
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 Castle Crag summit quarry with its many standing stones. |
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 People have made very elaborate sculptures. |
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 Cloud rolling in near Great End and Scafell Pike. |
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 The summit quarry. |
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 The summit of Castle Crag and its war memorial. |
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 We had only moments at the top before the rain started blocking most of the distant views to Skiddaw. |
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 This was the clearest view we got north. |
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