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. |