Walk c493 St Johns Hill and Caermote Hill from Bothel

This 5 mile, Grade 2 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Bothel & will take you about 2 hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5mls (8km)
Ascent:663ft (202m)
Time:2hrs
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Route outline for walk c493:

Bothel  -  Beck Farm  -  Borrowscale  -  The Battery  -  St. John's Hill (Caermote Hill)  -  Caermote Hill  -  Camp Hill  -  Caermote Roman Fort  -  Borrowscale  -  Bothel


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Walk c493 is on these Interactive Walk Planning Maps (worth a look if you've never seen one of these superb, free-to-access, walk planning maps)


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Wainwrights
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Nuttalls
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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Caermote Hill at 285m (935ft). Caermote Hill is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 77)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of St. John's Hill (Caermote Hill) at 285m (935ft). St. John's Hill (Caermote Hill) is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 78)

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You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c493 St Johns Hill and Caermote Hill from Bothel

In no particular order . . .

The summit of Caermote Hill

The summit of Caermote Hill

Photo: Mike Walker (369)

Binsey from the second boulder on Caermote Hill

Binsey from the second boulder on Caermote Hill

Photo: Christine Shepherd (397)

Earthworks on St. John's Hill

Earthworks on St. John's Hill

Photo: Christine Shepherd (398)

Heading back to Bothel from Borrowscale

Heading back to Bothel from Borrowscale

Photo: Mike Walker (372)

Caermote Hill from St. John's Hill (Caermote Hill)

Caermote Hill from St. John's Hill (Caermote Hill)

Photo: Mike Walker (367)

Llynnau Cregennen

Photo: Mike Walker (374)

Cows blocking the way on St. John's Hill / Caermote Hill

Cows blocking the way on St. John's Hill / Caermote Hill

Photo: Christine Shepherd (399)

Lambing time on Borrowscale

Lambing time on Borrowscale

Photo: Mike Walker (363)

View from the summit of Caermote Hill

View from the summit of Caermote Hill

Photo: Christine Shepherd (396)

The boulder with memorial plaques on Caermote Hill summit

The boulder with memorial plaques on Caermote Hill summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (394)


. . . load all 21 walk photos from Walk c493 St Johns Hill and Caermote Hill from Bothel

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