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2 At this corner you’ll see some stone steps over a wall; take them to reach a footpath that heads off L through the trees. After 100m you’ll reach a narrow footbridge to gain access to the open fell. Run up the stepped track SA, and then turn R at the path junction. You’ll climb quickly, and you’ll soon see a gate through the wall ahead. Beyond this, cross a boggy section before arriving at Lily Tarn, with a silver birch tree growing on the island in the middle. Take the track to the R of the tarn, and follow it SA until you reach a wall. Follow this around to the R. Pass through another gate through a wire fence and keep running with the wall on your L until it turns away sharply as you reach a small stream. Cross this and reach the main bridleway track which crosses from Ambleside to Skelwith Bridge.

3 Cross the bridleway and veer slightly R over the marshy ground next to the stream for 200m until you reach a large footpath. Turn L up this path, which climbs directly away from the stream. Follow this obvious trail as it ascends the hillside, gaining 50m of height before the gradient eases and you pass a small valley with three tarns in a row. Just beyond, a wall is visible to your L as you head in a NW direction into a broad, gently rising valley. At its end the path veers slightly L; run up some stone steps to reach the summit of Loughrigg Fell (335m). Take in the panoramic views of the Helvellyn range to the N and the Coniston Fells to the W.