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Castle Head Viewpoint, North Lakes Outdoors

Local route2.1 km · 1.3 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Great Wood Walk, North Lakes Outdoors 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore Cumbria →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 10–18 °C (50–64 °F)

  1. J6°1°134
  2. F6°1°100
  3. M8°2°106
  4. A10°3°76
  5. M14°6°73
  6. J16°9°78
  7. J18°11°88
  8. A17°11°96
  9. S15°9°113
  10. O12°7°155
  11. N8°4°145
  12. D6°1°139

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

A short linear walk to Castle Head. Views of Derwent Water.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
2.1 km · 1.3 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
2.1 km · 1.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At 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
Keswick Lakeside Car Park, Lake Road, Great Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, CA12 5DG;NY265229 → Keswick Lakeside Car Park, Lake Road, Great Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, CA12 5DG;NY265229
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
54.5946, -3.1358
Route start
54.5958, -3.1391
OpenStreetMap
relation 19271443
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Great Wood Walk, North Lakes Outdoors

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Cumbria

Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes Outdoors

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Cumbria

Allerdale Ramble

2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Cumbria

Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes Outdoors

2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Cumbria

Force Crag Mine Accessible Trail, North Lakes Outdoors

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Cumbria

Dodd Summit Trail

3.3 mi · 5.4 km · Cumbria

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