Walk Information

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Walk route: Keswick, The Theatre by the Lake - Castle Head - Rakefoot - Walla Crag - Cat Gill - Derwent Water - Keswick, The Theatre by the Lake

Distance: 4.75 miles

Ascent: 1,000ft

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Time: 2 hours 25 minutes

With: Anne and Sandra

Conditions: Rain showers, heavy at times! Is it really July?

Photos

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Catbells seen across Derwent Water from Castle HeadDodd behind Keswick with the rest of the Skiddaw fells in cloudWalla Crag from the path up to RakefootThe north western fells from the path to RakefootThe top of Blencathra is also in cloudWalla Crag summitDerwent Water with Bassenthwaite Lake in the distance from Walla Crag's summitFor a change we followed the path to the right of the wall from Walla Crag's summit rather than crossing the wall and descending on the left sideThe north western fells from Cat GillThe Hundred Year Stone, Calfclose Bay, Derwent WaterA Derwent Water launch passes in front of Causey PikeLooking south up Derwent WaterKing's How and Castle Crag to the south from Friar's CragThe Derwent Water landing stages at Keswick

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