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marked track to the summit of the Pike, in a south-westerly * 

 direction. There are plots of grass, but rough, rocky ground 

 prevails during this mile of the ascent to the highest point 

 in England. At the second grass plateau, the pike itself 

 comes into sight, and there is no more difficulty excepting 

 the physical exertion. 



There is a description of the summit at page 138. Only 

 three lakes are seen, — Windermere, Derwentwater, and 

 Wastwater. The principal heights are Helvellyn Fairfield, 

 High Street, Ingleborough, Langdale Pikes, Bow Fell, 

 Coniston Old Man, Black Combe, Great End, Skiddaw, and 

 Saddleback. Nearer are Grassmoor, Green Gable, Steeple, 

 Pillar, Kirk Fell, and Great Gable. 



The descent may be made either to Langdale or Wast- 

 dale Head. For the former, let the pedestrian return to 

 Esk Hause, and then, by noticing the guiding-stones which 

 mark the way in the direction of Langdale, he will come to 

 Angle Tarn, and shortly after passing this the top of Rosset 

 Gill is reached, down which there is a rough descent to the 

 head of Langdale. (see page 135). 



The descent to Wastdale is generally made down the 

 slopes of Lingmell. See Buttermere Section. 



ASCENT OF GREAT GABLE AND GREEN GABLE. 



( Twenty-five miles. — 19^ of road, and 5f of mountain work. The 

 former can, of course, be done on ponies, or by conveyance). 



It would be easy to point out at least three ways of ascend- 

 ing Great Gable, from Keswick ; but, to the uninitiated, we 

 unhesitatingly say go direct to ^tg 'M.tnti JUartt, as at 

 page 269, from whence it is only a mile and a quarter, on a 



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