ACROSS LAKELAND/Title> - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 161

short way on, the path rejoins a wall and leads to a gate. Through this,
continue descending beside a wall to a couple of semicircular sheepfolds,
and turn right through a gate, going down-field, past a barn to a surfaced
track. Here the alternative escape from Patterdale is met. Turn left and
follow the track up-valley.
(b) Leave Patterdale heading for Glenridding and pass the church. At the
next bend, leave the main road and go left on a minor road passing Pat-
terdale Hall and climbing steadily. As the gradient eases, so Striding Edge
and the high summits ahead spring into view. Keep forward to a gate (ig-
nore the broad track descending to the right) and go ahead, through the
gate, to be joined by the route from the White Lion.
Now simply press on up the valley. When the track swings round to ac-
cess Braesteads Farm, keep ahead onto a graded track to Elmhow Farm.
After the farm, the path becomes increasingly rugged, as the route penet-
rates to the heart of the high fells and into a harsher, mountain landscape.
Below Nethermostcove Beck, a footbridge crosses Grisedale Beck.
Continue beyond on a rough path that leads on to join a path descending
from nearby Ruthwaite Lodge.
Grisedale Beck
At this turning point, anyone wanting to shorten the walk needs only to
cross a nearby footbridge and begin the return journey. Otherwise, climb
up to Ruthwaite Lodge (page 51), which is dedicated to the memory of two
instructors from Outward Bound Ullswater who were killed on Mount Cook
in New Zealand in 1988.
Past the lodge a clear path leads on, eventually to reach the lip of the
mountain hollow housing Grisedale Tarn (page 50; Brother's Parting, page
50).