Walla Crag
Fri 28 Dec 2007
Route: The Theatre by the Lake, Keswick - Friar's Crag - Derwent Water - Cat Gill - Walla Crag - Rakefoot - Moot Hall - The Theatre by the Lake
Distance: 5.00 miles
Ascent: 1,000ft
Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
Wild, rain heavy at times, very windy and flooded lakeside paths. Special water on lens effect and the flash used for most photos
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Keswick landing stages, Derwent Water - you will need to wade to reach the launches today
Looking out to St Herbert's Island from Friar's Crag
Friar's Crag
Strandshag Bay has expanded and I waded in water about a foot deep along this section of path
The path through The Ings, well under water today
The view up Derwent Water!
Looking across Calfclose Bay to Falcon Crag
Derwent Water shore, it is really wild today
In Great Wood
Cat Gill is in flood
Looking up the path by Cat Gill
Looking back down Cat Gill
The waterlogged path leading up to Walla Crag's summit
Walla Crag's summit
Looking down on Derwent Water from Walla Crag
The path to Rakefoot from Walla Crag, no views of Blencathra today
The Moot Hall, Keswick
It is sale time at George Fisher
Previous Walk: Skiddaw Lesser, Little and High Men (Wed 19 Dec 2007)