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Walla Crag

Walked on 17/01/2015

Start point: Love the Lakes, Keswick (NY 266 233)

Love the Lakes, Keswick – Springs Road – Springs Wood – Rakefoot – Walla Crag – Derwent Water – Love the Lakes, Keswick

Distance: 4.9 miles     Total Ascent: 322 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours     Start Time: 12:30

Weather: Frequent wintry showers. 3°C

The weather has turned wintry once more with plenty of snow around, especially in the northern lakes. There were lots of snow/sleet/hail showers around today and I decided to to a walk from the convenient base of our shop in Keswick to Walla Crag as the views from there are superb.

Walla Crag

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On the way to Keswick, a view across Windermere from Low Wood to The Langdale Pikes.

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This roadside view across Derwent Water will be familiar to those who have visited Keswick following the A591and looked through the gate when descending Castlerigg Brow. This view was the decider for today's walk!

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Winter wall on the climb to Walla Crag.

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Causey Pike.

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A fabulous panorama across Derwent water emerges during this climb.

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Blencathra.

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Bleaberry Fell.

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Blencathra obscured by one of the many heavy winter showers.

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Clough Head and The Dodds are getting a bit of blue sky.

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Dougal and Fletcher don't seem too sure about the snow!

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Looking along to Bassenthwaite Lake from Lady's Rake.

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Behind you Dougal!

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Brooding fells during a snow shower.

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It's passed now.

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Hello young Fletch.

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Winter panorama.

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All clear again across Derwent Water.

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Sunburst in Borrowdale.

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Bleaberry Fell from the descent.

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...a couple of minutes later, all sunny again.

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From there, the weather turned worse and became constant. Derwent Water was pretty full as this shot of the Millennium Stone and into Borrowdale shows, it was well away from the path today.

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