Ennerdale (Black Sail Youth Hostel) to Ennerdale Bri dge - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 165

Ennerdale (Black Sail Youth Hostel) to Ennerdale
Bri dge

Distance 14km (8.8 miles)

Height Gain 40m (130 feet)

For map, see pages 32-4

From the youth hostel head along a broad track into Ennerdale Forest
(some of which has been cleared in recent times). Press on to High Giller-
thwaite and then Low Gillerthwaite, a short distance beyond which a path
goes left across Irish Bridge to follow a delightful path along the southern
shore of Ennerdale Water, grappling with Angler's Crag before finally ar-
riving at the western end of the lake, and a car park. Follow the lane out
to a T-junction and there turn left to Ennerdale Bridge.

Ennerdale Bridge to Cleator

Distance 8.5km (5¼ miles)

Height Gain 380m (1245 feet)

For map, see pages 28-9

Leave Ennerdale Bridge (page 30) heading west, and at a junction go left
up a fell road for about 1.5km (1 mile) to a track on the right. Turn onto
the track, but soon leave it to go left into a sheltered valley through which
flows Nannycatch Beck - this ultimately runs into the valley of Uldale, a
truly quiet corner of Lakeland.
Follow the obvious path to a gate below Flat Fell (Nannycatch Gate).
Turn left here, following the path for a short distance until, on the far side
of Raven Crag a very steep path rockets upwards on the right to a stile
leading into forest. Go left along a forest trail and shortly branch right,
climbing through the forest to emerge not far from the top of Dent fell.