ACROSS LAKELAND - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 20

mined along the valley of Ennerdale. There were also a number of small industries here
related to weaving, and Ennerdale Bridge grew as a result.

Ennerdale Water and Crag Fell

The Church of St Mary was built between 1856 and 1858 on the site of a
medieval chapel, and enlarged in 1885.

Ennerdale Bridge to Black Sail Youth Hostel

Distance 14km (8¾ miles)

Height Gain 190m (625 feet)

The next stage of the walk ventures into the long recess of Ennerdale, going along
the southern shores of its lake until forced to the northern flank for comparatively
easy progress to the isolated, but splendidly set, Black Sail Youth Hostel. Most walkers
starting from Ennerdale Bridge will find this too short a day, and opt to push on to
Seatoller or Rosthwaite. Walkers with relatively little experience of long-distance walk-
ing may, however, detect the wisdom in electing to inject a couple of short days (the
next day, too, to Rosthwaite or Langstrath would be short) into the proceedings at
this early stage to allow body and soul to 'acclimatise', instead of slogging onwards
remorselessly.