Castle Crag
290m (952ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.5ml (5.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 906ft (276m) |
| Time: | 2½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Grange (Borrowdale) - Borrowdale - The Cumbria Way - Holmcrag Wood - River Derwent - The Allerdale Ramble - Castle Crag - River Derwent - Grange (Borrowdale)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5ml (9km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,384ft (422m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - The Allerdale Ramble - Longthwaite - Rosthwaite - New Bridge - The River Derwent - The Cumbria Way - Castle Crag - Seatoller
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10mls (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,349ft (1,082m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Hawes End - Derwent Water - Skelgill Bank - Woodford's Path - Cat Bells (Catbells) - Maiden Moor - Narrow Moor - High Spy (North Top) - High Spy - Dale Head Tarn - Rigghead Quarries - The Allerdale Ramble - Castle Crag - River Derwent - Yewdale Knott - Manesty - Manesty Band - Hawes End - Derwent Water.
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The North Western Fells of The Lake District National Park
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*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Castle Crag
Caroline Winter walked up Castle Crag on January 5th, 2026 [from/via/route] Rosthwaite, C2C path, Doat, Castle Crag [with] Becky [weather] Chilly - Wonderful views. Robin hungry & following us on return path, so fed him nuts which he took from our hand.
Neil Walker climbed it on August 20th, 2025 [from/via/route] Grange [with] Hannah and Molly [weather] Cloudy. - Harder & longer than thought from guidebook descriptions. 8k walk
Sarah Gunn bagged it on February 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] From Littletown [with] Martin Gunn, Dan Gunn and Shannon Worton
Claire Kirk hiked Castle Crag on February 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] Portinscale [with] Gareth [weather] Dry, cold
Geoff Hand summited on February 11th, 2025 [from/via/route] parking at Rosthwaite, we walked North along the river & climbed Castle Crag then continued to Grange.crossed the road & climbed upto Brund Fell Grange Fell [with] With Richard Macillwaine [weather] High cloud & cold! A few light flurries of snow. - 6m walk with two steep climbs. Stunning Borrowdale.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Castle Crag
Castle Crag in the 'Jaws' of Borrowdale taken from the north end of Derwent Water
Haweswater Reservoir, The Rigg with Branstree (Artlecrag Pike) beyond from near Castle Crag
Derwent Water and Borrowdale with Cat Bells, Maiden Moor and Castle Crag on the right from the northern end of the lake
Early morning valley mist below Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells (Catbells) with the summit of Castle Crag (front right) lit by a ray of sunshine from Rosthwaite
A pair of Scots Pines amongst the old quarry workings on the side of Castle Crag
The (tall) ladder stile and the Shoulthwaite Beck ravine south of Castle Crag (Ashness Fell)
. . . see just 10 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Castle Crag
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