Walking Britain Walla Crag from Great Wood
Introduction to Walk 1356
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Central Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
Ascent - 1250 feet / 379 metres
Time - 2 hours 50 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
A short but energetic Lake District walk near Keswick. Ashness Bridge and the view from the summit of Walla Crag are the highlights of the route. First time visitors to the area will find this walk provides excellent orientation of the fells around Derwentwater and Keswick. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Walla Crag. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL4 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL4 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone. | |||
Other walks nearby
1.0 miles / 1.6 km away
Castlerigg Stone Circle & St John's in the Vale
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
1.0 miles / 1.6 km away
Ashness Bridge & Grange Fell from Borrowdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
Derwentwater & Walla Crag from Keswick
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
High Seat & Bleaberry Fell from Keswick
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
Shores of Derwentwater from Keswick
Grade - easy
Length - 3.5 miles / 5.7 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Catbells from Gutherscale (Route A)
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Catbells from Gutherscale (Route B)
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Catbells, Dale Head & Hindscarth - The Newlands Horseshoe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
2.5 miles / 4.0 km away
Causey Pike from Stoneycroft, nr. Braithwaite
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.3 miles / 10.2 km
2.6 miles / 4.1 km away
Cat Bells & High Spy from Grange
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 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 2: North Lakeland
This guidebook contains 57 short half to full-day walks in the northern Lake District. Walking areas include Borrowdale, Newlands, Bassenthwaite, Thirlmere, Ullswater, Haweswater and the area north of Keswick up to Caldbeck. Part of a three-volume series, and predominantly focusing on low-level walks between 2 to 9 miles, and graded for difficulty.
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