The View from Walla Crag

At the camp-site entrance turn LEFT and walk up the lane towards Rakefoot Farm, when the "Y" junction is reached take the Right fork (signed Walla Crag).

After a short distance the road ends at the footbridge, cross this and follow the track which leads up the hill to reach a dry stone wall with a stile next to a locked gate.

Cross the stile and follow the path for aprox 50yds, behind you is one of the best views of the camp-site. Also in this area you may notice metal strips buried in the path, these are left over from World War 2 when the fells around Walla Crag and Bleaberry Fell were used as a training area for tank crews, the strips were laid to strengthen the track.

Keep following the path which at first is near the wall and then diverted away from it (in the interest of erosion control), the path re-joins the wall higher up the hill.

There are a number of gates and stiles in the wall which lead into the wooded area and up to the top of the crag. If you keep the wall on your right until you reach the highest point on the hill, where a stile gives access to the summit in a few minutes, you will save the best view of the lake until you reach the summit and can sit down to enjoy it.

The view from the summit in clear weather includes most of the main tops in the northern part of the Lake District with the exception of those to the east, this view being blocked by Blaeberry Fell.

If you have had enough for the day then your route back to the camp-site is to reverse your ascent route.

If you have time and energy left why not go to Ashness Bridge, its only 1.2 miles away (remember though once there it is a further 2.6 miles back to the camp-site making an all-round trip of just under five miles with 900 feet of ascent).

View of Derwent Water from Walla Crag