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In need of sustenance? Head to the stone-walled Howtown Hotel tearoom<\/a> (turn right on the road by the pier), serving soup, sandwiches, sausage rolls and cakes. To rejoin the way, take the track opposite the hotel turn-off.<\/p>\n
Follow the signs to Sandwick. If you\u2019ve worked up a sweat, you can jump off the rocks at Kailpot Crag and swim at Sandwick Bay. Follow the narrow, rocky, rooty path into Hallinhag Wood to spot red squirrels<\/a> and three poetry-inscribed stones.<\/p>\n
At Sandwick Bay, turn inland, crossing a beck to skirt Scalehow Wood. The path climbs as Scalehow Force waterfall gushes down, before curving right to the shore.<\/p>\n
This straightish section to Silver Bay, another paddling point, gives expansive lake and islet views. Damselflies<\/a> flicker above the water\u2019s surface, and overhead you may spot nesting peregrine falcons<\/a>.<\/p>\n
One of the UK\u2019s oldest herds of red deer roams the slopes of Place Fell; you\u2019ll hear them bellowing in rutting season.<\/p>\n
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