Castle Crag from Grange

Sat 14 Dec 2013

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

Distance: 3.75 miles

Ascent: 700ft

Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

With: On own

Notes:

A short morning walk to beat the rain. Very windy on the summit.

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River Derwent at Grange

The double bridge over the River Derwent

So now you know

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

The view south up Borrowdale

Looking over Rosthwaite to Eagle Crag

A very windy Castle Crag summit

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

The upper quarry

Rock art in the upper quarry

Slate abstract

Fallen tree

River Derwent

Previous Walk: Circuit of Buttermere (Sun 24 Nov 2013)

Next Walk: Four Stones Hill and Haweswater (Sun 15 Dec 2013)

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