Castle Crag

Grid Reference:	*NY 24934 15937*
Height:	*290 metres/951 feet*

"If a visitor to Lakeland has only two or three hours to spare, poor fellow, yet desperately wants to reach a summit and take back an enduring memory of the beauty and atmosphere of the district....let him climb Castle Crag."

A Wainwright

Castle Crag is the lowest of Wainwright's Lakeland Fells and thee only summit below 1000ft. The summit offers a wonderful view over the Borrowdale Valley and across Derwentwater to Keswick and Skiddaw.

A war memorial on the summit of Castle Crag remembers those from the Borrowdale Valley who died in the First World War and is the setting for a remembrance service every year.

Another claim to fame of Castle Crag is that it was home to Millican Dalton, the self confessed Professor of Adventure who lived in a cave on the fellside during the summer months between the 1920's and 40's and was one of the early guides to the area.

Castle Crag and Borrowdale

£22.00

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A shorter walk over Lakeland's lowest summit, spectacular views over Derwentwater and the Borrowdale Valley as well as a lovely walk back along the river
Distance: 6km / 4 miles	Ascent: 310m / 1000ft
Duration: 4 hours	Maximum Group Ratio: 12:1

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Castle Crag Evening Walk

£22.00

Difficulty:	Exposure:
A shorter walk over Lakeland's lowest summit, spectacular views over Derwentwater and the Borrowdale Valley as well as a lovely walk back along the river
Distance: 6km / 4 miles	Ascent: 310m / 1000ft
Duration: 4 hours	Maximum Group Ratio: 12:1

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Hi, I would be very grateful if you could please pass on our heartfelt thanks to your excellent guide Neville. He very expertly and kindly helped us to manage the walk up to Scarfell Pike yesterday, encouraging and guiding us when necessary. In particular we would like to thank him for the enormous amount of help that he gave to Paul who found that his legs would no longer carry him on the way down. So please pass on a big thank you from us. Apart from Paul's problems on the way down it was a very enjoyable day with a very friendly and helpful group of people and it enabled us to achieve our ambition of climbing Scarfell Pike safely. Many thanks, Heather and Paul

Heather and Paul

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