Helm Route

Key:

é Ahead ç Left è Right ì Half-right ë Half-left
st Stile fp Footpath SP Signpost fb Footbridge X Cross

ç 350 yds ç onto tr. Gate, up hill then ì, 335° across field to st. in fence, same bearing to st. in wall. X field 345° to st and rd. è 40 yds ç (sp Low Park) 550 yds on lane ç (sp Summerlands) for 250 yds, through gate. é 20yds. è at st. Along field, wall on right to gate & st. and walled lane. X yard to lane. ç on lane passing houses é for ½mile.

Sharp è at Halfpenny Farm. é 100 yds. ë at gate. Through field, beck on left to st. ç over foot bridge. Follow path to reach lane. ç over cattle grid. èSecond fp sign (sp Barrows Green)  é to st. by fallen tree é to concrete bridge  ì towards houses to st. in wall corner. é 5yds and è to gate. é on track to cross minor rd. é to gate. G.R. 529 885 è up hill to top of Helm. é on ridge for ¾ mile. ë to rd. and cattle grid. é to rd. ç downhill to railway station. è and on to station platform. ç through underpass to rd. è 60 yds X rd. to X st. é on footpath (wall /fence on right.) é to gate in field corner. ë up field to gate and rd. (A65).

X rd. into Oxenholme Lane é for ½ mile to Natland.  ç and è around village green. é to T. junction. ç passing garden centre. è on lane (s.p. Crowpark Bridge). ç on path before houses to gate. é to lane and follow to disused canal ç and under bridge. In 10 yds è through st. ë down field to gate in field corner. è on lane which bends left to gate and st. é cross field to footbridge. G.R. 509 875 è then ç on rd. é 400 yds. ç to X Force Bridge. é to st. Up field slightly right to k.g. X rd. to k.g. Up field and cross bridge to k.g. Slightly left 115° to top of field and down to k.g. X rd. up field to st. hedge on right. St. é to st. X railway bridge to st. ë to st. in hedge ì to ladder st. ë to ladder st. in field corner. é and è, wall on right. St. é st. and rd.

ç 50yds to gate on right  ì to gate with st. Up field hedge on left. ì to ladder st. é to top of field é and down to gate and bridge. è through farm buildings to X rd. é 2 gates. Up field to st. on right. é on same bearing down field to st. in hedge/wall corner. Up field to wall è 80yds to st. by gate. ç on lane for 500 yds. è then ç at junction. é X A 65.  è 50 yds. ç on minor rd for 80 yds. è (sp Endmoor) X field 165° to st. in wall corner. Same bearing to st. in fence. Same bearing X field to bottom corner. Small gate é to rd. è 350 yds to Endmoor V.H.