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Walla Crag

Walked on 21/10/2009

Start point: Surprise View (NY 268 189)

Surprise View – Ashness Bridge – Falcon Crag – Walla Crag – Cat Gill – Calfclose Bay – Barrow Bay – Ashness Bridge – Surprise View

Distance: 4.3 miles     Total Ascent: 392 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours

Weather: Sunny spells. 14C.

Today’s quest was to get Dougal out on the fells for a bit longer, not do a walk that was too tough and begin to get his stamina up a little. The walk to Walla Crag from Surprise View offered this plus plenty of different options depending on how we got on. I had intended going up onto High Seat but it seemed further than I remembered so I decided to drop down to Derwent Water and walk along the shore for a change.

Walla-Crag

Walla Crag route map.

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Sunrise over Derwent Water from Surprise View.

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Ashness Bridge.

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An alternative view.

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Barrow Beck and Ashness Bridge from below the road.

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Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake from the climb towards Falcon Crag.

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Looking back towards Borrowdale.

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Autumn at Manesty Park beneath Maiden Moor, Robinson in the distance.

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A zoom into Borrowdale looking at King's How and Castle Crag.

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The islands of Derwent Water - St Herbert's Island, Lord's Island and Derwent Isle. Beyond Portinscale is Bassenthwaite Lake.

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Walla Crag gets some sunshine ahead.

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The view down Cat Gill.

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Bleaberry Fell in a sunburst from the summit of Walla Crag.

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Keswick and the Skiddaw massif.

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It looks like the 'lake' on the top of Walla Crag is joined to Derwent Water here!

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The Newlands Valley and the north western fells.

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Dougal looks a bit lost on Walla Crag.

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That's better - Dougal and Casper on Walla Crag. What a good lad that Doogs is.

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Derwent Bay - Eel Crag and Grisedale Pike are the two highest fells in view.

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Sunshine over Catbells.

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The descent into autumn at Cat Gill.

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There is a steep descent through the woods, not that Dougal seems bothered.

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Catbells reflections from Calfclose Bay.

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Looking along Derwent Water.

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Roots.

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Looking into Borrowdale.

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Landing stage, Barrow Bay.

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Skiddaw.

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More reflections.

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Skiddaw in the opposite direction.

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Last one before the climb back up past Ashness Bridge.

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