HELYELLYN. £13 



must keep the stream to the right, — in other words, 



he must keep on the right bank of the stream for 



some way further. The path crosses and re-crosses 



the beck in climbing the steep ascent 



^v^fjfx.^ to the tarn; but there is no further 

 danger of losing the track. The view 

 of Place Fell behind is fine, as seen through the 

 steep sides of the dale ; and north-westwards, the 

 mountains above the Vale of Newlands are seen 

 peeping between Seat Sandal and Helvellyn. The 

 tarn lies under the east flank of Seat Sandal, in a 

 deep hollow ; and a more sweet and solemn resting- 

 place than Grisedale Tarn is not perhaps to be 

 found among these mountains. A wall runs along 

 the ridge ; and through the gate in that wall the 

 track leads down to Grasmere. The views are gayer 

 and more extensive by far than those presented by 

 the other half of the pass. The mountains seen 

 thence are the Langdale Pikes and Coniston Old 

 Man, with Scawfell and Bowfell predominant. The 

 first part of the descent is steep, and the latter 

 part gradual and pleasant, over grass, and finally 

 between fences and among farmhouses, till the path 

 comes out upon the mailroad, opposite Helm Crag, 

 and some way above the Swan at Grasmere. About 

 half a mile before he reaches the high road, the 

 traveller must look out for Tongue Ghyll Force.. 

 As the path is high above the stream the fall may 

 be missed. It is not one of the finest falls, but is 

 well worth seeing, and is easily reached by descend- 

 ing the bank to the stream. 



If the traveller ascends Helvellyn from Grise- 

 dale, he must take the road to the right, soon after 

 entering the dale, in order to reach Hed Tarn. 

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