Castle Head Viewpoint, North Lakes Outdoors
Loop Walk · Lake District
200
XP
about 36 min walking
A short linear walk to Castle Head. Views of Derwent Water.
174 m
124 m
74 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
111 m
Drop
116 m
Highest
154 m
Lowest
80 m
Which way round
As mapped: Climbs 19% for 330 m early on, comes down 19% for 320 m midway.
Reversed: Climbs 19% for 320 m midway, comes down 19% for 330 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 0.0–1.1, from 85 m to 150 m.
How the 2.1 km splits
Flat
0.2 km
Climbing
0.6 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
0.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km
Link it with other walks
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Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.5, 1.5…5.17 km
Stargazing Walk at Friars Crag, North Lakes Outdoors
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Derwent Water and Cockshot Wood Accessible Loop, North Lakes Outdoors
Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.2, 1.61.31 km
Lakeside Amble, North Lakes Outdoors
Crosses at km 0.2, 1.64.3 km