Route: Castlerigg Stone Circle
Area: Central Lake District
Date of walk: 9th December 2013
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 9.4 miles
Ascent: 700 feet
Another cloudy day meant another low level walk, but no matter as I decided to pay a long overdue visit to the Castlerigg Stone Circle, one of the earliest British circles, built about 3,000 BC
This gave me a good excuse to plan a walk that included St John’s in The Vale, a beautiful and unfrequented valley
I parked by the busy A591 and headed north in the direction of Keswick. My visit to the Circle involved a small diversion, but it was worth it. Having soaked up the atmosphere of the place, I headed back south into St John’s in the Vale, following the course of St John’s Beck for most of the way
This completed a circuit of High Rigg, which we’d climbed earlier this year. Despite the overcast conditions it had been a great walk
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Wren Crag leading up to High Rigg
Crossing Meethom Dub
Raven Crag
Heading north towards Skiddaw and Blencathra
Further along the track
Looking across to High Rigg
Blencathra with its head in the clouds
Looking back to High Rigg
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Naddle Beck
St John’s in the Vale
St John’s Beck
Further along the vale
Looking across to the crags of Clough Head
Footbridge over St John’s Beck
Trees with fingers on the path along the foot of Wren Crag
Back to the start
