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THIRLSPOT OR DALE HEAD. 

 The King's Head. — A small road-side Inn, useful to these ascending 

 Helvellyn from Keswick or exploring Thirlmere. 

 WYTHBURN. 

 Nag's Head.— An excellent little house at the foot of Helvellyn. 



ABSTRACT OF DIRECt ROUTES. 



*#* Special Conveyances to he had at the Hotels, 



To Ambleside. — i. Coaches several times a-day, by Castle- 

 rigg, Thirlmere (under Helvellyn), Dunmail Raise Pass, 

 Grasmere, and Rydal ; 17 miles. 2. Through the Vale of 

 St. John, and then on the turnpike as in No. i ; 19 miles. 

 3. Pedestrians can take to the fells at Rosthwaite, and cross 

 over by Easedale Tarn to Grasmere ; 19 miles. 4, Or, they 

 may go over the Stake Pass to Langdale ; 20 miles. 5. Or, 

 by Watendlath and Harrop Tarn. 



To Barrow Cascade. — By eastern margin of the lake, or, 

 by boat to the lodge ; 2 miles. 



To Bassenthwaite Lake. — By Portinscale; 4 miles. Or, 

 round the lake, 18 miles. 



To Blacklead Mines. — By east side of Derwentwater, Bor- 

 rowdale, Rosthwaite, and Seathwaite ; 9 miles. 



To Blencathera (Saddleback). — By Penrith road to Threl- 

 keld and Scales, thence by the stream from Scales Tarn ; 

 10 miles. 



To BOWNESS. — By turnpike road, passing Castlerigg, Thirl- 

 mere, Dunmail Raise, Grasmere, Rydal, Ambleside, and 

 the eastern shore of Winandermere ; 22 miles. For moun- 

 tain routes, see Ambleside. 



To BORROWDALE (Bowder Stone). — By eastern margin of 

 Derwentwater, Lodore, and up the valley ; 5 miles. 



