Walk to Castlehead Viewpoint from Keswick

Route Summary:

Very Easy walk from Keswick town centre to the viewpoint of Castlehead.

Distance	Ascent	Time
2.7 km	72 m	1 hour

Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.

Start and Finish: Keswick Moot Hall

Facilities:

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Hazards:

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Walk to Castlehead Viewpoint from Keswick Route Map and GPX Download

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Recommended Maps:

ORDNANCE SURVEY Explorer OL4 The English Lakes – North Western area With Digital Version or Lake District BMC (British Mountain Map) from Harvey.

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Summits and Places on this Route

Castlehead No ratings yet. (162 metres)

Places Nearby

Place Fell Wild Camp15.0km
Lake District National Park15.9km
Great Britain60.4km
Kielder Water and Forest Park Dark Sky Preserve76.6km
Galloway Forest Park Dark Sky Preserve98.3km

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Accommodation Nearby:

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Leonard’s Field House0.3km
The Lakeland Cottage Company17.6km
Willington Hall Hotel160.6km
Tyn Llain B&B161.6km

Campsites Nearby:

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Ardoch House Hotel (5-Star) and West Highland Way Campsite171.9km
Gwern Gôf Isaf Campsite173.0km
Gwern Gôf Uchaf Campsite173.0km

Pubs and Cafes Nearby:

Your Lake District Tourism Business Here for free?0.2km
Your Peak District Tourism Business Here?162.1km
Cynllwyd Cafe – Llyn Crafnant171.1km
The Royal Oak Hotel173.4km
Pen y Gwryd Hotel178.1km

Other Businesses Nearby:

Keswick Boot Co0.1km
Your Lake District Tourism Business Here for free?0.2km
Your Peak District Tourism Business Here?162.1km
Cynllwyd Cafe – Llyn Crafnant171.1km
The Royal Oak Hotel173.4km

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Walk to Castlehead Viewpoint from Keswick Details

If you’ve got an hour, and you want a quick circular walk from Keswick then the viewpoint of Castlehead is perfect. It’s the kind of easy Lake District walk you can fit in on a Friday evening when you arrive in Keswick, allowing you to view all the surrounding mountains that you’ll hopefully walk up tomorrow.

The walk sets off from Moot Hall in the town centre, along a road initially, before you leave tarmac behind and climb the 70m or so up to the summit of Castlehead. There’s even an identification plate on the summit to allow you to identify the nearby summits, ideal for getting your bearings and impressing your mates the next day as you rattle off all the hill names. Mountains aren’t the only landmarks, with Derwentwater, and the only ‘lake’ in the Lake District – Bassenthwaite Lake, and the view across the town of Keswick.

The walk then descends to Derwentwater and the landing stages, and passes the Theatre by the Lake and through Hope Park as you return back to the start in the centre of Keswick.

More information about this circular Keswick walk can be found on the Visit Keswick website with a downloadable pdf route map.