Walk No.25
Walla Crag and Latrigg
Date: 14th April 2007 Distance: 10.50 miles Ascent: 2070 feet Time: 6h 00m
Weather: Fine and sunny
Route: We left the car at the NT car park in Great Wood and went up Cat Gill to Walla Crag
Great Wood car park on a fine and sunny morning.
The path through Great Wood to Cat Gill
Climbing up Cat Gill Derwentwater and Catbells came into view
Nearing the top of Cat Gill, Walla Crag is not to far away
Edith on Walla Crag. Unfortunately it was a very hazy day and the Skiddaws are barely visible
Dave on Walla Crag
The path along Walla Crag
Looking down on Dewentwater. From here we took the path down to Rakefoot before heading across to the Castlerigg Stone Circle
The path down to Rakefoot
Looking back to Walla Crag from Rakefoot
From the path between Rakefoot and the A591 looking towards the Skiddaw fells and Latrigg
Having crossed over the A591 we went down Castle lane to the stone circle
Castlerigg stone circle....not the biggest in the country but surely no other as such a magnificent backdrop. From here we went along a minor road to cross the busy A66 and then down onto the old Keswick - Penrith railway line, now a popular walk and part of the C2C Cycle path.
Taken just after crossing the A66 we then dropped down the old railway line. Lonscale Fell on the left and Great Calva in the distance
From the same place looking to Blease Fell and Blencathra
One of the old bridges on the path. Just past this bridge we turned right of the path to take the lane you can see on the far right to access Latrigg
The path leading up to Latrigg
The main tourist path up Skiddaw
Only a few hours old at the most
Edith on Latrigg
Dave on Latrigg
There were plenty of people about today
The Skiddaws and Carl Sidefrom Latrigg. From Latrigg we took the path down to Keswick which is part of the Cumbria Way
The way down to Keswick
A busy day at the waterside. We stopped here for a cuppa and cake.
The launches were doing a brisk trade. From here we took a path along the shoreline past Friar's Crag back to the car
The route back with Walla Crag behind
Nearly back...this path runs parallel to the road back to Great Wood
And finally , back to the car
Next Walk: 16th April 2007 -- Beda Fell, Angletarn Pikes and Brock Crags from Cow Bridge
Last Walk: 2nd April 2007 -- Caudale Moor and Hartsop Dodd from the Kirkstone Pass summit