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traces of a road. This he must follow through two 

 or three enclosures, and he will thus find gates or 

 stiles all the way to the top. Wansfell is less steep 

 on this side and the ascent is much less fatiguing 

 than that described as above Stockghyll. There can 

 be no difficulty in finding the way, if the stranger 

 will bear in mind that he need climb no walls. The 

 walls are high and very perplexing, and many per- 

 sons have lost their way, and even been benighted, 

 having got into a hopeless complication of fences. 



XI. The walk to the Dove CragT^, and the next 

 we shall describe, are longer and more fatiguing 

 than those hitherto mentioned; but in neither of 

 them is there any difficulty which need alarm a 

 good walker. The time each occupies is from four 

 to five hours. 



The way to the Dove Crags is perfectly easy to 



find in clear weather, but a fog not only spoils the 



pleasure of the expedition, but renders 



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the route difficult and even dangerous ; 

 and in bad weather fogs are very apt to hang over 

 the ridge of which the Dove Crags form the centre. 

 The tourist starts by the road which takes him to 

 Sweden Bridge (described in Walk IV, p. 62). 

 After leaving the bridge on the left he pursues his 

 way along an uneven grassy road, which is crossed 

 by many streams, till, after a walk of a mile, he 

 arrives at a gate. The road is plainly marked a little 

 further, but ceases at a large sheep-fold which he 

 will see for sometime before he reaches it. After 

 passing the fold, he must proceed in a north-easterly 

 direction, and make his way towards a crag which 

 appears over the centre of the ridge which closes 

 in the valley. The ascent looks easy enough, but 



