Castle Crag from Seatoller Trail: The Scenic Route, North Lakes Outdoors
Loop Walk · Lake District
300
XP
about 1 h 51 min walking
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. Steep climbs and uneven paths in places.
268 m
172 m
77 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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3 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
192 m
Drop
199 m
Highest
243 m
Lowest
85 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.7 km, climbs 11% for 450 m midway, comes down 13% for 580 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 13% for 580 m early on, comes down 11% for 450 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.7–6.4, from 90 m to 243 m.
How the 7.7 km splits
Flat
2.0 km
Climbing
2.1 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.8 km
Descending
2.2 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.6 km
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