ACROSS LAKELAND/Title> - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 156

1 ACROSS LAKELAND

Shap to Patterdale

Distance 24km (15 miles)

Height Gain 762m (2500 feet)

The final section of the journey roams across some of the finest landscape in Lakeland,
a fine and fitting conclusion to the east-west walk. Anyone who has been struggling
for the last day or so might well consider having a day's rest in Shap before tacking
what lies ahead. The final few days to St Bees can be arduous at the best of times -
throw in inclement weather and it becomes quite an effort. Of course, there are other
places to take a break, notably Patterdale and Grasmere.

For map, see pages 56-9

There are two ways of continuing from Shap, and one of these further di-
vides.
(a) The longest heads north through this linear village as far as the side
road for Bampton Grange, following this (largely without roadside verges)
to a road bend where a narrow lane shoots off towards Shap Abbey.
(b) The same narrow lane can be reached by a rather more attractive
route, which later divides.
Leave Shap by turning left, just on passing the fire station, into a small
estate. Turn left again a moment later into West Close, and soon locate
a signposted path (for 'Keld') on the right, passing between houses to a
gate giving into a rising, elongated pasture. Go forward up and over the
pasture, descending to a narrow gap-stile in a corner. A brief, narrow path
then leads to another field in which stands the Goggleby Stone (page 70).