INTO THE DALES - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 83

Cottage at Ellers
Go down the road, amid splendid scenery, especially the view northwards
of the upper valley of Marske Beck, and passing on the right the orna-
mental grounds of Marske Hall. Near the river, at a meeting of roads, go
left, over Marske Bridge and uphill to a T-junction.
Turn right at the junction and continue along the road for about 600m,
until by a stile on the right access can be gained to a series of fields
crossed by a narrow path that later drops to cross wooded Clapgate Beck
by a footbridge. A prominent path then slants upwards to a conspicuous
cairn, which turns out to be on an access track leading to West Applegarth
Farm, and passes beneath the limestone cliffs of Applegarth Scar.
Continue to, and around, West Applegarth Farm to a barn ahead and
a little to the right. Drop down, right, slightly towards the barn, and go
through a narrow gate near a wall corner. Keep on past the barn to anoth-
er stile and then across a field to reach the access track to Low Appleg-
arth Farm. Cross straight over this to the next stile, pass close by High
Applegarth, and so gain the road leading to East Applegarth. Before long,