Rest Dodd and The Nab

Continue through the car park and go through the gateway onto the track past the sheep pens. Stay on the metalled track as it climbs to the cattle grid. Cross and immediately bear right to drop down on a rough track to the bridge over Hayeswater Gill. To the right are the remains of stone pillar supports for the water wheel and launder (water chute) of the Myers Head mine.

Over the bridge and swing left to climb steeply around the nose of Gray Crag. Continue on the track above the fell gate to arrive eventually at the dam.

Note: if the footbridge has been installed where the bridleway crosses Hayeswater Gill, then cross here and climb the grass slopes off the end of what remains of the bridleway.

Cross the footbridge below the dam and climb the grass slope above. The old bridleway hardly exists on the ground. Bearing left before the slope steepens further head for the wall to the left and join the gravel path just above the junction of stone walls. Turn left and go through the gap in the wall.

Drop down to the stepping stone across a gill, and then two more very minor beck crossings. Immediately after the third, which is barely 100m (110 yards) from the wall, turn right up grass slopes on a faint path heading between two peat hags. Reaching the broken down wall corner cross it and continue on the path. As the slope gradient eases, keep right and the small summit cairn of Rest Dodd soon appears. Another cairn resides over to the left across a shallow gully.

Continue on from the summit cairn, keeping slightly right heading NNE, as the path starts descending The Nab appears across a peaty hag infested col. Continue over a small bump on the already steep ridge down after which the gradient gets particularly severe. Nearing the bottom cross the step stile at the end of the wall slightly to the right. Beware as it is precarious and poorly built - and reportedly has collapsed entirely now leaving negotiable by dogs without issue.

After the wall the path gradually gets wetter. Encountering the peat hags favour skirting them to the right. Largely it is a case of looking for the ways previous walkers have crossed the nasty bits and follow suit. Follow the path as it finally climbs clear of the hags and takes flight for the summit of The Nab.

Retrace your steps back across the ridge, taking as much care as on the outward crossing! Approaching the wall, just after the last small hag is passed, bear right on a faint path through the grass. Aim for the old stone stile now somewhat broken down, or one of the other broken sections of the wall. Cross it and bear right to follow alongside.

As the gradient steepens bear left away from the wall to steer between two small grassy bumps. Cresting the gap between them a clearer path can be seen bearing right and meandering down to join with the path to Angle Tarn. Reaching it bear right, cross the rough rocky ground to go through the gap in the wall. Continue ahead to Angle Tarn.

Keep to the path on the right hand side of the tarn and at its head swing left under Angletarn Pikes and then right to meander on a lovely, if narrow, terraced path.

Descend to Boredale Hause. The last bit becomes rough with occasional cairns confirming the route as it soon drops into a gully, or during rain the path becomes a beck.

Boredale Hause is unmistakable with its collection of manhole covers - the Hayeswater pipeline runs underneath.

On Boredale Hause turn left, then bear left to descend steeply on a well maintained track. Follow the track as the descent gradient eases and continues left around the fellside on the way back towards Hartsop. The track levels just above the fields of the valley, and eventually reaches the cascades of Angletarn Beck.

Bear left to cross the beck and go through the gate set in the wall. Follow the path next to a wall through Calf Close.

After 300m (330 yards) keep right and follow the narrowing path. Climb gently to a knoll and, continuing, go through another gateway into a narrow lane. At the other end of the lane bear left, then keep left to follow the concrete roadway climbing again gently to above Hartsop village.

Keep right and go through a field gate into the village. Turn left at the road and the car park is soon reached.