Catbells: The Family Fell Above Derwentwater
North West, England
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Catbells: The Family Fell Above Derwentwater
225 XP
Catbells, only 451m high, is the last fell on the ridge that divides Derwentwater from the Newlands valley, three miles from Keswick. Its shape is so distinctive from Friars' Crag on the far shore that people see it and decide to climb it. Alfred Wainwright called it one of the great favourites, a family fell where grandmothers and infants can climb the heights together, which makes it a classic first fell.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Walk up Catbells from the Derwentwater shore
2
of 4
Pick out Bassenthwaite, Skiddaw and Keswick to the north and Borrowdale to the south
3
of 4
Carry on over Hause Gate along the ridge to Maiden Moor
4
of 4
Take the Derwentwater launch from Hawse End back to Keswick
Walk up Catbells from the Derwentwater shore
Pick out Bassenthwaite, Skiddaw and Keswick to the north and Borrowdale to the south
Carry on over Hause Gate along the ridge to Maiden Moor
Take the Derwentwater launch from Hawse End back to Keswick
Before you go
The Keswick Launch does not run in December or January, and only on some days in November, February and March.
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