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this wood to a wicket-gate in the wall which may have been 

 noticed from below. The ascent must still be continued, 

 keeping on the right-hand side of the wall until the summit 

 is gained. There is one wall to climb. When on the sum- 

 mit, which is flat and rather boggy, keep in a south-easterly 

 direction until the X^Eleasantiljecft valley is seen. As there is 

 no track here the traveller must make his own, gradually 

 descending the hill-side, until he gets sight of a small 

 wooden bridge across the beck ; this must be crossed, 

 and then a path will be seen leading past more culitvated 

 land towards a ruined farmhouse on the left; near this, 

 and close to a very fine holly tree which is worth while 

 inspecting, is a gate, and from this point he will have no 

 further difficulty, as he will strike the road a few yards 

 further on, and just opposite the junction of Low Water 

 with ;]6iab30Slnater, When our traveller has reached this, let 

 him turn to the right, and in about half-an-hour he will be 

 at X^^tbale ©rem. The view of Haweswater, above the 

 ruined farmhouse which we have just mentioned, is certainly 

 one of the most exquisite we know ; the lake looks so calm 

 and placid, and the mountains rise round it so grandly, that 

 we seem to be gazing on a scene scarcely of this earth. 

 What adds, perhaps, to this feeling is that the hand of man is 

 less discernible about this lake than about many of the others. 



The time taken in this expedition will be nearly four hours ; 

 but this may be considerably shortened by going in the steamer 

 to Howtown landing, whence a track, gradually ascending 

 the valley, can be made out to the summit as above. 



Haweswater may be reached by crossing High Street, as at 

 p. 209 ; but, the great disadvantage of this route is that the 

 lake is first seen from a height whence its beauties are much 

 diminished, and an unfavourable impression created of what 

 is really one of the most lovely lakes of the district. 



