Castle Crag from Grange

Thu 27 Dec 2012

Route: Grange in Borrowdale - Broadslack Gill - Castle Crag - River Derwent - Grange in Borrowdale

Distance: 3.75 miles

Ascent: 700ft

Time: 2 hours 20 minutes

With: Anne

Notes:

Mostly dull but no rain.

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River Derwent

The double bridge over the River Derwent to Grange

In Dalt Quarry

Broadslack Gill, that's Skiddaw in the distance in the clouds!

Looking over Rosthwaite to Eagle Crag, and a touch of snow on High Raise beyond

The view south up Borrowdale

Castle Crag summit

Derwent Water with Skiddaw in cloud beyond from Castle Crag's summit

Rock art in the upper quarry

Towards Rosthwaite as we head down

Towards Rosthwaite as we head down

Path through High Hows Wood

Flooded in places

Lots of extra water about, but nowhere near as bad as some other parts of Britain at the moment

A full River Derwent

Previous Walk: Not Helvellyn (Tue 25 Dec 2012)

Next Walk: Latrigg (Sat 29 Dec 2012)

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