Route: Leaving the car at Crosby Garret and taking a bridleway heading south west rising across the moorland before detouring to the summit of Nettle Hill. Thence back to the path until it reached a return path over Begin Hill, the site of ancient settlements, and eventually down onto the disused railway over Smardale Gill Viaduct and through Demesne Wood. Then back along a narrow road to the starting point.
Conditions: Cool and cloudy with few views.
Pubs: The King’s Head at Ravenstonedale for Hawkshead Windermere Pale and Marstons Diamond (jubilee) as well as lunch.
