Near Sawrey Cumbria

outing with a wilderness feel. that makes for an enjoyable and remote feeling moorland way is over elevated ground Wardle hill but much of the route is the summit of Brown area. The highest point on this country for walkers in this Reservoir is an oasis of wild surrounding Watergrove Manchester, the moorland 1 around reservoir staying ahead gate. Follow track curving on track. Pass through kissing R along dam wall continuing through gate. L up steps going

metres Middle Hill. Heading towards Exit car park going R Exit car park going R Start km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0

Rochdale and North Although close to STEVE GOODIER CHOSEN BY… 17 u Distance: 6¾ miles/10.9km u miles/10.9km 6¾ Distance: 2

BROWN WARDLE HILL GTR MANCHESTER/LANCS 4

6 stile. Follow path continuing wall. Continue above it crossing path (un-signed) rising to join to junction. Take upper R-hand gate posts. Pass through trees/ following wall R. Curve R after (Pennine Bridleway sign) Continue to go L at junction gate climbing path up cutting. junction. Cut L at junction L of track through gate going R at bridge/track junction. Climb past pond L. Cross bridge R at Pass through gate continuing 2 ahead through gates. gate. At track junction go L. Continue to pass through stile. Follow track passing ruins R at track ‘T’ junction crossing at all times to pass toilets L. Go GR ADIENT PROFILE Follow descending track. 1 mile/1.6km 8 Time: 3½ hours u hours 3½ Time: 10

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STEVE GOODIER STEVE PHOTO: cross quarry road to marker. odd marker posts. Climb to overgrown ground following workings. Stay ahead through of spoil heaps and pass quarry ahead when wall ends. Curve R 14 Landranger 109 Maps OS Explorer OL21; transportPublic None toiletsPublic On route Whitworth/Rochdale R Nearest town Whitworth PLANNING Stiles 3 Brown Wardle Hill to head for col under – follow markers if unsure Hill Quarries may change mist. Way through Middle route finding. Avoid in remote ground. Difficult lane walking. Rough/ Is it for me? Paths/tracks/ grid ref SD911176 Reservoir car park, Start/parking Watergrove ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN efreshments

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ON PAGE 54 Tarn, across the water and up panorama above Wise Een – and a classic Lake District known to have loved painting Water – a vista that Potter was lovely views across Esthwaite way, you’ll also come across around the lily-pads. Along the Mr. Jeremy Fisher leaping Tarn, where you can imagine have known to Moss Eccles treading the paths she would lived at Hill Top Farm and where Beatrix Potter once alike, starting from the village for little and big children countryside will be a delight of the Langdale Pikes. to the distinctive crags FEATURE

metres Water to Coniston. Looking over Esthwaite km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 gorgeous Cumbrian This short walk in JENNY WALTERS CHOSEN BY… 18 u Distance: 2¾ miles/4.5km u miles/4.5km 2¾ Distance: 2 NEAR SAWREY CUMBRIA

6 to reach broad track and spot. Continue beyond rocks end which makes a lovely lunch a rocky outcrop at the eastern water on your L) and up to along the shore (keep the 2 1 Eccles Tarn. reach the shore of Moss (east) across the turf to a woodland to L, swing R as the track fades and with Esthwaite Water. After 1km, track with lovely views across phone box. It soon turns into a metres, turn R on a lane by a times) and after a few hundred and can get quite busy at peak B5285 (take care – it’s narrow GR ADIENT PROFILE Walk west out of village on Start Turn R to follow the path 1 mile/1.5km

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TOM BAILEY TOM PHOTO: to the Langdale Pikes. view across Wise Een Tarn a gate with a gorgeous follow it north to reach 14 ROUTE Landranger 97 Maps OS Explorer OL7; per day, seasonal Mar-Oct and Bowness (ferry), 10 Goat 525 to Hawkshead transportPublic Mountain toiletsPublic None in Near Sawrey Sawrey House Hotel Tower Bank Arms and Refreshments Nearest town Bowness PLANNING Stiles None inclines fainter section; gentle except for one short, Is it for me? Good tracks by bus is recommended SD369956) and coming visitors (grid ref car parking for Hill Top Start/parking Very limited PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 16

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START ID: 1 2 TZID30098 TRAILZILLA © Country Walking June 2016 Walking © Country Download OS maps Use the TZID to download the walk from www.lfto.com/routes or search for it in the Country Walking Best Walks in Britain App u for PC, iPhone, iPad and £12.50 from Android junction/bend. Cut back Cut junction/bend. gate. the kissing L through ahead going Continue R at the tarmac lane. at under dam wall. junction the car park. Back to

3 5 4 crossroads after dam wall. dam wall. after crossroads continuing gate Rise through house. to Descend on track. track tarmac end follow At gate/ curving half R. Before L taking track opening leave stile. crossing path stoned L cutting track sunken Follow bridge. higher up climbing over sunken on/above Continue bearing R over Descend track. R rising on Cut footbridge. R down fence Follow track. Walk track. to gate through buildings passing farm past the track At gate. through track. go R following junction lane at surfaced to Continue Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapshop

GTR MANCHESTER/LANCS GTR HILL WARDLE BROWN 4 miles/6.5km ahead L of track Take Continue ahead cutting Continue 4⅔ miles/7.5km Here go R taking track go R taking track Here 3 miles/4.75km OS Explorer map OL21 u car park. Cross two tracks tracks two car park. Cross down on track continuing to dam wall/reservoir. to L following markers across across markers L following Cross SW). moor (roughly markers leaving quarry road and heading R of quarry to Pick another quarry road. cross cairn going by up quarry road major quarry ahead on this. At go L/R taking quarry road quarry rising past track fence/ before Just workings. cut R of fence quarry entrance half R down descending col slopes. Head for trackless picking up descending below col to drop going R to track junction/bridge and going L. At proper. col to cut R on path 3 4 5 back half L (gate posts) at posts) back half L (gate up Brown Wardle Hill. Cross Hill. Cross Wardle up Brown to continuing track traversing cairn on summit. Follow reach descending south west track As angle eases follow steeply. to Continue moor. over track passing muddy hollow cross path Cross boundary stone. going L of boundary stone. ahead. parking area Head for Cross junction. at track Reach going R on second. track first leave elevated As this becomes half L. Go ahead it descending car park. to on another track u 17

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ID: 3 TRAILZILLA TZID30099 © Country Walking June 2016 Walking © Country Download OS maps u for PC, iPhone, iPad and £12.50 from Android Use the TZID to download the walk from www.lfto.com/routes or search for it in the Country Walking Best Walks in Britain App 2 1 START Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapshop

CUMBRIA NEAR SAWREY Farm (www. Farm nationaltrust. Hill Top Hill Top DON’T MISS... DON’T 1½ miles/2.5km along steps your Retrace org.uk/hill-top). org.uk/hill-top). Now owned by the by owned Now it was Trust National author place the first bought Potter Beatrix District in the Lake owned – she later in the 15 farms over will – and fans area the it from recognise in her illustrations tales. famous OS Explorer map OL7 u

u 3 R to return to start. start. to return R to it to reach a fork. Go R here Go R here a fork. reach it to along the broad and walk another of passing path, Castle homes at Potter’s reaching before just Cottage in Near Sawrey. the B5285 Hill Top to entrance The to is a short walk Farm the L. Otherwise turn the track to Moss Eccles Tarn Tarn Eccles Moss to the track ahead with and then keep

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