Beda Fell from Martindale

From The Hause continue over into Martindale. At the road junction bear left. Pass Martindale 'old church' on your left and cross the bridge over Howgrain Beck.

Immediately over the bridge pass the farm on your right, before the road swings left look up half-right. A stone sign points the way to Sandwick - ignore it. Behind the stone a path rises a little and bears right above a small walled enclosure. Follow the path above the wall as it rises across the fellside to the ridge line.

On the ridge line sits a metal bench with fantastic views.

At the bench turn left to climb along the ridge. This quickly steepens over the rocky Winter Crag which is the first of many knolls of various sizes.

It is a simple matter of keeping to the clear ridgeline path, meandering over and around knolls and boggy depressions. Approaching one such rocky eminence the path clearly splits, tend right to clamber through rocky little gullies and steps. The left fork can be left for the descent.

A prominent cairn is reached, but this is not the summit you are looking for. Bear left across a boggy depression then right to continue climbing a short distance to the next cairn, which is the summit. The cairn is just a few stones sat on a rock at the edge of a small plateau.

Returning is a matter of retracing your steps. By keeping right when the opportunity arises on the descent you can follow faint paths alongside the edge above Allen Crag and Raven Crag. Be sure to remain close to the ridge and not try to descend through the crags.

Arriving back at the path split return back along the ridge. At the bench turn right to drop back to the road, then left to return along the road to The Hause.

Another variation is to bear left as you drop towards the road and follow a short section of bridleway. Reaching the road to Sandwick turn right. There isn't anything special about it, just exploring.