Castle Crag & Grange from Seatoller
Introduction to Walk 1245
Nat Park - Lake District - North Western Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
Ascent - 1400 feet / 424 metres
Grade - easy/mod
Castle Crag and the village of Grange feature in this Lake District walk from Seatoller. Visiting many of the most beautiful parts of Borrowdale, this low level walk is a must for anyone visiting the area. Wainwright described the area around Castle Crag as the most beautiful in Lakeland.
Walk Description Map showing start
Maps 
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL4 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL4 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k.
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Other walks nearby
0.3 miles / 0.5 km away
A Combe Gill circuit from Seatoller
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
1.0 miles / 1.6 km away
Grange & Watendlath from Rosthwaite
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.6 miles / 12.4 km
1.1 miles / 1.7 km away
Eagle Crag & Seargeant's Crag from Stonethwaite
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
1.1 miles / 1.7 km away
Ullscarf and Watendlath from Stonethwaite
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
1.1 miles / 1.7 km away
Great Gable from Borrowdale Youth Hostel
Grade - hard
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
1.2 miles / 1.9 km away
Scafell Pike from Seathwaite via Corridor Route
Grade - hard
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
1.2 miles / 1.9 km away
Styhead Tarn and Seathwaite Fell
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
1.2 miles / 1.9 km away
Base Brown & Great Gable from Seathwaite
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
1.2 miles / 1.9 km away
Great End via the north west face from Seathwaite
Grade - very hard
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
1.2 miles / 1.9 km away
Green Gable & Gillercomb Horseshoe from Seathwaite
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
Short Walks in Lakeland Book 3: West Lakeland
This guidebook contains 50 short half to full-day walks in the western Lake District. Walking areas include Duddon Valley and the Coast, Eskdale, Wasdale, Ennerdale, Lorton Vale, Buttermere and the north-west lakes. Part of a three-volume series focusing on low-level walks (with the occasional peak) between 4 and 8 miles, graded for difficulty.
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