Derwentwater from the road to Grange

autumn colours on Castle Crag

Grange from Grange Crag

Castle Crag from Grange Crag

Derwentwater from Grange Crag

the cliffs of Grange Fell

Wainwright says of this route:
A most beautiful short climb.
.. exquisitely lovely (in autumn, a golden ladder to heaven) and simply must not be missed.
Sacrifice any other walk, if need be, but not this.

we are just a little too late for the best of the colours

this plaque just below the summit explains why this top is King's How

Grange from Grange Fell

.. and a closer look through the zoom lens

King's How summit and Derwentwater (not the highest point of Grange Fell)

Rosthwaite from the descent path

a Borrowdale yew (not one of the famous four) with Castle Crag to the left and High Spy behind

another view of Castle Crag with Millican's cave clearly visible

the Bowder Stone

Grange

only for walkers in wet suits

Skiddaw from the flooded fields

a deer spotted in the lakeside trees