High Sweden Bridge Circular

From The Hub - Tourist Information Centre at the top of town, take the lane than runs down the right hand side. This is North Road, climb gently to a junction on the Kirkstone pass road.

Turn left to drop down towards the mini-roundabout at the junction with Rydal Road, the A591, but just before reaching it turn right and then immediately left into Nook Lane.

Follow the narrow Nook Lane past the University of Cumbria building, and into the yard at Nook End Farm. Cross the farmyard and go through the gate onto the track. Follow this and keep bearing left to drop down to Low Sweden Bridge.

Continue on the track as it sweeps right to climb through the field to a gate. Go through the gate and continue on the track ascending through another field.

Ignore the indistinct paths branching off. Going through a gap in a wall, with a sheepfold on your right, Low and High Brock Crags looming large at about 11 o'clock, and some large boulders littering the path: continue another 50m (55 yards) and bear right at the small post with the footpath marker.

Drop down the path and climb the ladder stile. Continue on the path, now stone pitched in places, down to the stone arched High Sweden Bridge.

Cross over the bridge and bear right on to the track, and right again to follow alongside Scandale Beck all the way back to Ambleside.

Along the way the beck cascades over rocks below you mainly being obscured by trees lining the banks. The views open out occasionally.

On the outskirts of Ambleside you will see the folly on a small mound in the private grounds of Eller How.

Reaching the Kirkstone pass road again bear right and then shortly left into North Road. The start point is at the end of the road.