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Borger Dalr Geology Walk, North Lakes Outdoors

Local route6.4 km · 4.0 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Castle Crag from Seatoller Trail: The Scenic Route, North Lakes Outdoors 1.1 mi · 1.7 km Explore Pennines →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)

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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Explore the origins of Borrowdale as you walk from Bowder Stone car park to Castle Crag, including the poignant war memorial Peace Howe, and amazing views of the flat valley bed that was formerly the bottom of an Ice Age lake. A steep but gradual climb.

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Trail facts

Length (signed): 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length: 5.9 km · 3.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range: Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town: 6.6 km S of Keswick (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
Best months: Apr–Oct
Country: United Kingdom
Region: Cumbria
Continent: Europe
Route type: Local route
Operator (OSM): National Trust
From / to: Bowder Stone Car Park, Kings How, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale, Cumberland, CA12 5XA;NY 25360 16828;54.541190 , -3.1551951; → Bowder Stone Car Park, Kings How, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale, Cumberland, CA12 5XA;NY 25360 16828;54.541190 , -3.1551951;
Shape: Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre: 54.5386, -3.1584
Route start: 54.5413, -3.1548
OpenStreetMap: relation 17444903
Official info: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/borrowd

How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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