Place Fell and a stroll alongside Ullswater

From the Patterdale Hotel overflow car park return to the road and turn right. Turn right into the lane beside the George Starkey Hut following it to Side Farm. Whilst walking along the gravel roadway note the paths above Rooking climbing steadily to the right across the fellside to a pass. This is Boredale Hause.

Reaching Side Farm go through the yard and turn right, through a gate onto a track where at the end in Rooking is another gate. Immediately through the gate turn left to yet another gate, this is the last one for quite a while. Now out on the fellside, take the track going left for only a few metres then take the path on the right. This is the upper of the two paths seen earlier. Follow it to Boredale Hause, noting the drain covers and pipeline markers - under your feet there's an aqueduct from what was Hayeswater reservoir.

Boredale Hause is a complicated junction of paths going off in all directions. It is important to select the correct path or you can end up significantly lost. On the hause keep left, leave it by a set of easily dismissed steps beside an iron manhole cover. Keep left to swing north and enter a series of zigzags on a gravelled path.

Nearing the top a short gully scramble provides a little entertainment bringing you out onto the excellent viewpoint of Round How. The view is of High Street, Angletarn Pikes, the Helvellyn Range, and many others.

Continue along the path as it first bears left (with respect to the direction of approach) and then swings right to the trig point at the summit of Place Fell.

Continue over the summit area, dropping down slightly to the left and then swing right on a clear path to head north east on the short ridge of Hart Crag. Glimpses of Ullswater can be seen ahead. Pass the sheepfold on Low Moss and at the boggy junction of paths turn left onto a narrower path. This descends steeply in places between Low Moss Gill and High Dodd. Low Moss Gill soon joins up with Scalehow Beck, tumbles over a number of cascades. Lower down is Scalehow Force.

A small disused quarry working and building remains are soon reached. 200m (220 yards) beyond the quarry the path splits, take the left fork.

Continue descending to join the track above the intake wall. About 100m (110 yards) to your right is Beckside Farm's cafe - summer opening only.

Reaching the track, which forms part of the Ullswater Way, turn left. Heading roughly south west, this now meanders and undulates all the way back to Side Farm.

Nearing Silver Crag bear left up a stone pitched path climbing quite steeply. On a still, warm day you can smell the juniper bushes which inhabit the fell side. It doesn't climb for long, and then you get fantastic views over Ullswater to Glenridding and Patterdale.

Continue over the pass and down the other side. As you make your way towards Side Farm pick one of the grass paths on your right down to the track below you. The nearer the farm you get, the steeper the paths become and the more hidden they become once the summer bracken is over a foot or so tall.

If you pass above the farm and get as far as the quarry, turn sharply right and descend to the farm alongside the wall. Return back to the main road along the farm driveway.