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| 1 | A circular walk around Hardley lake |
| 2 | Proceed along the main Swafford to Hardley road and turn left to Burfell just before you reach Hardley . |
| 3 | Continue along this road until you arrive at a car park . |
| 4 | Go through a turnstile at the back of the car park and follow the footpath past Garston Hall . |
| 5 | Continue until you cross over the Burfell road and then take the track that leads up into the wood . |
| 6 | Once you are inside the wood keep the fence on your left . |
| 7 | If you 're lucky , you may see some horses behind the fence . |
| 8 | Coming out of the wood take the footpath which passes by an old ruined house . |
| 9 | Continue for about a mile until you reach a picnic site . |
| 10 | From here you have uninterrupted views over the lake . |
| 11 | Leaving the picnic site take the path which climbs up , keeping Brooks Farm on your left . |
| 12 | Follow the ridge for about two miles . |
| 13 | You will be able to see Garside Fell in the far distance . |
| 14 | The car park is now a few hundred yards away . |