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Castle Crag from Seatoller Trail: The Scenic Route, North Lakes Outdoors
On Castle Crag, Pennines
Next nearby hike: Downstream to Derwent Walk, Borrowdale and Derwent Water 1.1 mi · 1.8 kmExplore Castle Crag →
Castle Crag from Seatoller Trail: The Scenic Route, North Lakes Outdoors other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)
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- F6°1°122
- M8°2°133
- A10°3°97
- M14°6°90
- J16°9°96
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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
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.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 8.0 km · 5.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 7.7 km · 4.8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Castle Crag (hill, 290 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 9.7 km S of Portinscale (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Cumbria
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Seatoller Car Park, Seatoller, Borrowdale, Cumbria, CA12 5XP;NY 24553 13797;54.513839 , -3.1668895 → Seatoller Car Park, Seatoller, Borrowdale, Cumbria, CA12 5XP;NY 24553 13797;54.513839 , -3.1668895
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 54.5261, -3.1617
- Route start
- 54.5139, -3.1665
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17445039
- 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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