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be crossed, and then the turn to the left taken. We 

 are now immediately under Red Pike, which rises very 

 steeply on the right. The foot of Sourmilk Gill and Burt- 

 ness Wood will be reached in about a third of a mile. 

 Shortly after entering the latter, where the path forks, the 

 right-hand one must be taken. The mountain called 

 Robinson is the conspicuous object on the other side of the 

 lake ; while, on looking back from the higher ground in the 

 wood, pretty peeps of Crummock Water may be had. In 

 about two miles from the inn, we reach the head of the lake 

 and the foot of Scarth Gap Pass ; at this point, the beck must 

 be crossed towards Gatesgarth Farm, where we reach the main 

 road and turn to the left towards home by pretty Hassness. 



WALK ROUND CRUMMOCK AND LOWES WATERS. 

 (13 miles). 



As we have said, there is a good carriage-road on the 

 eastern side of ©TTUmmocft "y^SoTater. On the opposite 

 shore, there is a distinct path two-thirds of the way, and 

 then the walker must be content with picking his way by 

 the shore until a small farm called Peel is reached at the 

 point where the lake begins to narrow. 



From this farm there are two roads, — one in the direc- 

 tion of Scale Hill, (a mile distant), which will be taken by 

 those for whom a nine-mile walk is enough : they will refresh 

 themselves at the hotel, and then return home by the west- 

 ern side of the lake. But we propose to take our more hardy 

 pedestrian round ^otaes "^^^M'aitx, which will add rather 

 more than four miles to the excursion. To do this, we turn 

 westward at Peel Farm and in little short of a mile reach the 



