2.
Turn rightwards, then walk along the road past two footpath signs
on the left to Haber until you reach a bend in the road: follow
the gated footpath to High Haber.
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3.
Walk along this well marked track, with Haberwain plantation
to your right, ignoring the footpath sign that leads rightwards
beside a water trough. When you reach a yellow signed gate on
your right at a crossroad, turn leftwards on a well worn track,
past a small quarry. You will see the large quarry of Hardendale
Quarry to your right. Keep following this track, going through
a metal gate with a yellow footpath marker on it with a stone
wall and two large trees to its right. You will join a tarmac
road, leading forwards and round the corner to Oddendale.
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4.
There are two options at this point:
Option 1: Go straight down the tarmac lane
in front of you, over a cattle grid, with the plantation on your
right, then through the farm yard. Take the lower metal gate
out of the farm yard, keeping the stone wall to your left. This
will lead straight downhill through Dalebanks on a well trodden
track, which is at first grassed and then turns to tarmac, through
to Crosby Ravensworth. Once the dry ford is passed, go over a
small bridge marked with a footpath sign on your right which
will lead through to the local pub, the Butcher’s Arms. This section of the
walk will take about a further hour. Go to point 5 to read the
description of how to return to Crake Trees from Crosby Ravensworth.
Option 2: Look for the three way wooden footpath
sign as you approach Oddendale on your right. Turn right,
noting the large slab of limestone as you walk up the stone road
that leads past Bield Cairn to your left and a further plantation
and stone wall on your right. Keep going until you spot a
further plantation to your left, you need to walk straight along
the path until you get to the point where you can see the plantation
finishing. At this point, you can cut the corner diagonally
leftwards, marked by a Coast to Coast marker. This fell has
many fine examples of limestone pavement and diversions can
be made along this route to observe it more closely.
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5.
There are many paths at this point, make sure you keep an
eye on the obvious way markers. The top section of the plantation
has a path right beside it, with the stone sheep pens on
your right. This will lead you back to Oddendale and is not
where you want to be. You need to keep the sheep pens to
your left and walk on the path that goes straight ahead,
although there are points where it veers slightly leftwards,
keeping a stone wall, some large trees and an old limestone
kiln to your left side. The path turns to a pink stone path
and then tarmac as it leads down Slack Randy to join the
main road into Crosby Ravensworth.
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6. Both walks lead into
Crosby Ravensworth: turn left as you reach the main road. Carry
on until you reach a ford on your left with some stepping stones
and a green footpath sign which is marked to Witherslack. Follow
this through Crosby Hall (a farm) and follow a gravel track
which leads left and then comes back right to the top of the
hill and a yellow marked gate. Aim for the far left corner
of the field, where it will be necessary to make a double stile
crossing across the angle of the next field. Crake Trees is
straight in front of you across the field.
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