Derwent Water including Friar's Crag, Calfclose Bay & Great Wood

 

A Circular Walk along the shoreline of Derwent Water past Friar's Crag and Calfclose Bay returning through Great Wood

 
Completed:  6 June 2004
Distance: 4½ mile approx
Weather: Cloudy with bright spells
Time: 2½ hours - all photographs taken between 13:00 & 15:30
Terrain: Relatively easy going over prepared paths along Derwent Water with rough uphill path through Great Wood
Stiles: 1
Highest Point: 705 ft
Assent: 817 ft
Grade: Easy
Parking: Park in the car park on the access road to the lake by Crow Park (GR: NY 229 265)
Nearest Towns: Keswick
Refreshments: Cafe at the landing stages on Derwent Water, Keswick
Toilets: Public toilets at the landing stages on Derwent Water, Keswick
Transport: Car
Other Walks: Catbells - Lakeland Walks, Leaney's Lakeland Fells, Lake District Walks & Striding Edge
Maps: Outdoor Leisure No. 4, 5, 6 & 7
 
Photographs

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