ESSENTIAL INFO HIGH Grade: Easy walk on good paths Distance: 6 miles Allow: 3.5 hours plus any stops Start/Finish: Elterwater National Trust Car Park, OS Grid Ref: GR 328 047 Maps: Explorer OL6 & OL7 Parking: Elterwater National Trust Car Park THE Public transport: Langdale Rambler, Bus Service 516, Ambleside-Dungeon Ghyll LANDSCAPE STORY Facilities: WCs, shops, pubs in Elterwater and Chapel Stile. Several pubs also en-route Equipment: Sturdy footwear, waterproofs and light refreshments

THE THE GREAT LANGDALE LANDSCAPE AUDIO TRAIL LANDSCAPE AUDIO TRAIL

This audio trail is part of Cumbria Contact: Cumbria’s have been shaped by wildlife-rich hay meadows of days Wildlife Trust’s oral history project: Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Plumgarths man for thousands of years, but the gone by. Listen to the memories and High Fell – The Cumbria Landscape Crook Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 8LX period after World War II was a time of stories of the people who remember Story. Visit the High Fell website to find radical change, which influenced the the landscape, its wildlife, and the Tel: 01539 816 300 out about the project. Email: [email protected] landscape we see today. transformations that have taken place www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/ Registered charity no.218711 since the 1940s. highfellstory This audio trail will guide you through the history of the Great Langdale Download the audio trail MP3 files or landscape. You’ll learn about the transcript from the High Fell website: revolution in farming, explore traditional www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/ woodland practices, and discover the highfellstory/walk 4 Designed by www.fluiddesignstudio.com 1 ROUTE DIRECTIONS GREAT LANGDALE

Listen to the audio tracks as you follow the map along the walk route. The walk begins at the National Trust car park in Elterwater.

Point 8 to 9: Point 9 to 10: Point 11 to Finish: Take the stony track on the other side of the car park When the path joins the road, Cross the bridge. along the river. As you walk along, look up at the dark turn right and follow the road for Before the path green stand of juniper on top of Lingmoor Fell to reaches the road, Point 7 to 8: a short distance before taking your right, and also on the left on Silver How above take the walled public Walk on down the path; at Side a footpath again on the right, Chapel Stile. Stop approx 500m along the path signposted to Baysbrown. You footpath to the right, House turn right on the track where it crosses a small stream. Listen to Track 9. signposted Village and continue to meet the main will reach the wooden footbridge that crosses Great Langdale Beck. Centre. After passing Langdale road. Turn right, walk Thrang Farm, continue along the road for a short while Listen to Track 10. Start: 8 straight on the stony The walk begins at the until you come to the car park 9 track, until it descends National Trust car park in on the right. Look up towards to the road. Go right, Elterwater. Listen to Stickle Ghyll, the waterfalls, and Point 10 to 11: pass the Wainwright here. up behind Stickle Turn left after the Inn and take the next Track 1 Barn. Listen to Track 8. 7 bridge towards public footpath on Chapel Stile. the right, crossing the Point 1 to 2: Follow the path beck again on Chapel Turn left out of the car park Point 6 to 7: Point 5 to 6: 6 10 until you come Stile Bridge. Turn left and walk over Elterwater and follow the path Continue until you reach a stream Continue on the path to Oak to the stone arch Bridge. Follow the road along the beck. Where with a small stone bridge, and How. At the barn by Oak How of New Bridge. round to the left. Just the footpath meets then pass through a gate. Stop Farm, turn left, following the Listen to Track 11. after the entrance to the the road, turn left and here to look towards the head of sign to New Dungeon Ghyll. walk back down to Elterwater Inn, turn right, the valley. Listen to Track 7. Walk on approx 300m to the Elterwater. continuing past Eltermere next gate. Listen to Track 6. Hall on your left. After 5 approx 150m take the path on the right. This takes Point 4 to 5: you past Ullet Nest house Walk through Baysbrown Farm. Follow the bridleway 11 and along a walled lane by signed Great Langdale & Dungeon Ghyll, through Sawrey’s Wood. At point 2, Hag Wood. As you come out of Hag Wood, stop by listen to Track 2. the gate that crosses the path. Listen to Track 5. 4 Start/ Point 3 to 4: 3 1 Finish Continue along the track until you come out of Baysbrown Wood. Listen to Track 4. Point 2 to 3: Continue along the path until you reach a junction 2 Bracken Juniper by Crossgates House. Go straight on along the tarmac path into Baysbrown Wood. © Crown copyright, All rights reserved. 2012 Licence number 0100031673 Listen to Track 3. 2 3