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there are. Though most of them are visible from 

 the valley, it may be as well to point out how to 

 get at them. 



I. Of the routes elsewhere described, it is only 

 necessary to say which are within pedestrian com- 

 pass. For instance, the circuit of the 



Talmt^ Brathay valley, the leading features of 

 which are delineated at the commence- 

 ment of the Third Tour, in the following section, 

 forms a charming walk of seven miles. It is the 

 place for the earliest flowers in spring, and dis- 

 tinguished by the broom growing thickly on the 

 bank of the river, and the yellow globe-ranunculus 

 flourishing on the rocks at the brink, or in the 

 midst of the stream. In the autumn the side of 

 Loughrigg which overhangs that valley is splendid 

 with flowering heather. The opposite character of 

 this and the sister valley is striking, and led to 

 the remark of a resident of Ambleside that if one 

 wants a meditative walk in mid- winter, one goes 

 round the Brathay valley, — sure to meet nobody 

 but the postman ; whereas, if one needs recreation 

 after a morning of study, the walk should be 

 round the Rothay valley, where one is sure to 

 meet all one's acquaintance. The finest view in 

 this valley, and indeed one of the finest in the 

 whole district is from Skelwith Fold, mentioned 

 in the next tour. 



II. There is no missing the way round the 

 Rothay valley either. The circuit, from bridge to 



bridge at each end, is about three 

 BOTHXT TALtKT, j^^gg . ^^^ thcrc is & path through 



the middle which divides it into two short walks, 

 — the northern occupying about three-quarters. 



