ACROSS LAKELAND/Title> - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 159

Haweswater Beck
Cross a stile beside a gate, after which a broad grassy track bears away
from the beck for a while to follow a small stream, rejoining Haweswa-
ter Beck at an old dam, beyond which lies Park Bridge. Turn towards the
bridge, but don't cross it. Instead, go on alongside the beck to reach
Thornthwaite Force. A ladder-stile above gives on to an indistinct grassy
path that leads to Naddle Bridge (old and new). Cross the old bridge, and
the ladder-stile on the other side. Then cross the road and a stile opposite
to enter a lovely wooded glade, bright in spring with bluebells and stitch-
wort. Follow a clear path through the woodland, to emerge at a gate on
the edge of Burnbanks (page 62).
Cross the village road onto a signposted path opposite - 'Fellside track
via northwest shore of Haweswater to Upper Mardale'. Before long, the
track climbs through trees and emerges above the intake, then follows a
long and beautiful course above the reservoir as far as the foot of the ridge
rising to Kidsty Pike, and reached just after in-flowing Randale Beck.
The ascent to Kidsty Pike is quite tiring, but the view from the top is in-
spiring, and its summit marks the highest point of the walk. A short way
beyond, it is worth diverting right (in clear conditions) to take a peep down
into Ramps Gill (if you do this, then Rampsgill Head will actually be the
highest point, being 12m higher than Kidsty Pike). Otherwise stick to a
clear track that keeps left of Rampsgill Head to meet the ancient Roman
'High Street' (page 58) on the narrow neck of ground known as the Straits
of Riggindale.
Turn right here and follow a path round to the minor summit called The
Knott, avoiding its summit (other than by way if a diversion), and keep-
ing to the path as it swings round beneath it. The path passes through a