Castle Crag From Seatoller Trail The Scenic Route Walking

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Castle Crag from Seatoller trail: the scenic route
Scaling Castle Crag from Seatoller starts with a bit of a climb, then follows a rolling contour route giving you great views right across the
valley. This is definitely the civilized way to climb Castle Crag.
Information Total steps: 8

Address: Seatoller National Trust car park, Seatoller, Start point: Seatoller National Trust car park, CA12 5XN
Borrowdale, Keswick, CA12 5XN
1. Leave the car park, turning right onto the road. Follow the road through the hamlet .
OS map: OL4 Explorer Map, the English Lakes north- Take your first right through the gate onto a wide track. Follow the track as it goes up
western area and turns to the left up towards a gate. Go through the gate and continue following
Activity: Walking the wide track with the wall to your left.
Moderate: Surface can be uneven in places. For further 2. After going through a coppice of trees, the path crosses a small stream. At the stream,
details, please see Terrain section. turn hard right and walk straight up the hill towards a gate in the wall above you. Go
Dog friendly through the gate and turn right along the wall. This path hugs the contours high up on
the flank of the fell. You'll stay on this track now all the way to Castle Crag.
Full trail: Miles: 5 (km: 8)
Access: Challenging 3. The footbridge across Tongue Gill is a big landmark on the way – this is the biggest gill
the path crosses before Castle Crag. If you need to, there is an option just before and
Duration: 3 hours - 4 hours 15 mins
just after the gill to take a shortcut down to the hamlet of Rosthwaite (the huddle of
white houses round a small green hill). However, if you're keen to carry on to Castle
Terrain
Crag, simply continue along the track until at the cusp of the brow you get your first
glimpse of the lake of Derwent Water.
After a short climb at the start, the path follows rolling
paths along the contours, and returns on the riverside 4. Just over the brow when you get your first sight of Derwent Water, take a little 'sheep
path. The route follows well-established bridleways and track' path that forks off to the right. It skirts round the base of a crag then follows the
public footpaths. The surface is either rough stone or fence to a ladder stile. Climb the ladder stile and turn right to join the main path up to
pitched stone on some steep sections. The final ascent the top of Castle Crag. You don't have to use the 'sheep track' path, but it avoids losing
to Castle Crag includes a zig-zag path across the loose height.
spoil tip from the 19th-century quarry. Path material
5. Retrace your steps to descend Castle Crag, but don't go back over the ladder stile.
can move beneath your boots, but don't worry, the
Instead, follow the main path down the hill. Once you're into the woods, take the right-
spoil tip itself is stable. There's a single very short
hand fork over the footbridge. Where the path reaches the river, follow the path
rocky 'scramble' on the return path beside the river,
signposted 'Rosthwaite 1¾ miles'. You're now on the return leg of the walk, heading
where a chain has been fixed to the rock to help walkers
back towards the car park.
negotiate this trickier bit.
6. As the path meanders away from the river and into the woodland, you'll come across a
fork in the path heading up to the right. This will take you up to to Millican Dalton's
Cave. You can add this in and return to this point (it's not far and it's well worth a
look), or you can continue straight on, following the signpost to Rosthwaite.
7. When you get to the packhorse bridge over the river, ignore the stone bridge (unless
your feet have had enough and you want to catch the bus back to the car from
Rosthwaite). Continue straight ahead over the wooden footbridge, and keep on the
path beside the river, past the stepping stones until you get to the YHA hostel at
Longthwaite.
8. From the hostel at Longthwaite, follow the path along the river back towards Seatoller.
There's a scrambly bit where a chain's been attached to the rock to give you a helping
hand, but if you take it steady it's less daunting than it looks. The path then leads you
round the bottom of Johnny Wood, along the wall and all the way back to the car park at
Seatoller.
End point: Seatoller National Trust car park, CA12 5XN

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