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  Overbeck Bridge
No. 46.


OVER BECK BRIDGE, IN WASTDALE.

The bridge on Over Beck is about twenty yards from the lake, and a mile from its head; a farm called Bowderdale, the only enclosed land on either side of the water, has for its boundaries on three sides, the lake, with Over Beck and Nether Beck: Bowderdale between these streams is about half a mile over. On the north of Over Beck, in a fine line rises the mountain Yew-barrow, which is the back-ground to the bridge, the bridge may likewise be so viewed as to have Gable or Scho-fell as distances.

  Wast Water
No. 47.


WAST WATER.

Wast Water is seen to the greatest advantage by travelling, first to the
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foot, and then up its western side to the head.
The head of this lake is in a straight line, about fourteen miles north-west of Ambleside; but its approach from Ambleside or Keswick, is either difficult or circuitous.
The best pedestrian road from Ambleside to the foot of Wast Water, is over Hardknott and Wrynose, and through the vale of Esk, by Sandholme bridge to Nether Wastdale; or leaving Eskdale earlier, cross Miterdale, the Screes End, and Latter-barrow at half a mile from the foot of the lake, either to the public house, or to the nearest part of the road leading to the lake: From Nether Wastdale, travel the side of the lake, and by Wastdale Head, up the side of Gable to the Sty; and leaving Sty Head Tarn, Sprinkling Tarn, and Angle Tarn, all on the left hand, drop down into the vale of Langdale, and through it by
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