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Walla Crag
A evening stroll onto Walla Crag from Castlerigg |
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| Completed: |
9 June 2007 |
| Distance: |
2 miles approx |
| Weather: |
Overcast, warm with sunny spells |
| Time: |
1½ hrs - all photographs taken between
18:45 & 20:15 |
| Terrain: |
Fell side paths with limited road walking |
| Stiles: |
1 |
| Highest Point: |
558 ft |
| Assent: |
1,182 ft |
| Grade: |
Easy |
| Parking: |
Park in the lay-by on the road to
Rakefoot (GR: NY 282-226) |
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Nearest Towns: |
Keswick |
| Refreshments: |
Various in Keswick |
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Toilets: |
None én route, public toilets in 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 |
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Appeal on behalf of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice |
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Catbells is totally NON-Profit making with ALL
proceeds going to the Earl Mountbatten Hospice
If you've enjoyed your visit and/or found the information on this site
useful, please make a donation to support this worthwhile charity
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| Altitude relief map |
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Paragliders above Walla Crag |
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A paraglider coming into land with
Lesser Man & Little Man on Skiddaw |
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Bassenthwaite Lake, Dodd, Carl Side,
Skiddaw. Little Man, Lesser Man, Lonscale Fell & Latrigg in
the front |
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Carl Side, Skiddaw & Little Man |
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Panoramic view of Bassenthwaite Lake,
Dodd, Carl Side, Skiddaw. Little Man, Lesser Man, Lonscale
Fell & Latrigg |
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Panoramic view of Skiddaw & Blencathra |
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Paragliders above Walla Crag |
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Paragliders above Walla Crag |
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Paragliders above Walla Crag |
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Blencathra with a very full camp site
at Castlerigg Farm |
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Derwent Water, Whinlatter, Lord's Seat,
Bassenthwaite Lake, Dodd & Carl Side |
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Looking over Keswick to Skiddaw |
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Paragliders above Causey Pike, Crah
Hill, Grasmoor & Outerside |
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Passing close along the side of Walla
Crag |
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Panoramic view across Keswick to
Skiddaw & Blencathra |
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Looking into Borrowdale with Kings How,
Castle Crag, Gable, High Spy & Maiden Moor |
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Derwent Water, Bassentwhaite Lake &
Skiddaw |
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Lonscale Fell & Blease Fell |
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Lonscale Fell & Blencathra |
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The North Western Fells behind Derwent
Water |
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Panoramic view across Derwent Water to
the North Western Fells, Bassenthwaite Lake & Skiddaw |
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A paraglider with silhouetted fills in
the background |
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A paraglider against reflections on
Derwent Water |
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A paraglider silhouetted against the
low evening sun |
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