ACROSS LAKELAND - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 36

Press on beyond the lodge, descending a little abruptly for a while until
the path forks. Either path will now take you to Grisedale. The one on the
right is the conventional and rather speedier route down the valley, but
sometimes suffers from the gloom cast upon it by the towering bulk of St
Sunday Crag. The path heads down to cross Grisedale Beck, beyond which
a clear, and later, broad track leads all the way down the valley.
But, by going left at the fork and across a wooden bridge spanning the
stream flowing from Ruthwaite Cove instead, a more satisfying descent
may be made keeping to the north side of the valley, twisting and turn-
ing, and undulating from time to time until, finally, the path meets that
descending (on the left) from Striding Edge, at a wall corner. Take the
right-hand gate of two, dropping across a steep pasture to another gate,
beyond which an access track leads to a bridge spanning Grisedale Beck,
and the main valley route.
St Sunday Crag (left) and the fells at the head of Grisedale
Here a metalled road is reached, and followed easily to meet the A592
at Grisedale Bridge, there turning right into Patterdale village. This is the
easier option. Part way down the metalled road, however, a gate and foot-
path sign on the right mark a minor variant finish to Patterdale village,
through delightful Glenamara Park, as follows.
Variant
Go up through the gate to a step-stile above, and over it bear left on a
clear path that curves round to cross Hag Beck. Beyond, the path contin-
ues clearly to a kissing-gate at the edge of a small birch woodland, after