Route: Rosthwaite - Castle Crag - Broadslack Gill - River Derwent - Rosthwaite
Distance: 3.50 miles
Ascent: 750ft
Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Windy with drizzle at times, not what I would call July weather.
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Blue sheep below Castle Crag
Looking towards Eagle Crag from the start of the ascent
The view towards Rosthwaite and Eagle Crag
...and from on top of the slag
The upper quarry has become a rock garden
The view south up Borrowdale. Great July weather
The rock garden
The rock garden
Castle Crag summit
North to Derwent Water, the top of Skiddaw in the clouds
Broadslack Gill
Dalt quarry
River Derwent
One of the many old workings under Castle Crag
Hanging slate
Looking back to Castle Crag as we near Rosthwaite
We went in
Previous Walk: Blencathra (Sun 20 May 2012)