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