ABSTRACT OF TOURS.

FOR the accommodation of strangers about to pay a visit to the Lake District, and who are in doubt, from the number of routes, which to select, and how to plan their tour, so as to view the best portions of the scenery with as little loss of time as need be, we have drawn up an abstract of four tours, one of which is supposed to commence and terminate at each of the four principal towns lying upon the edge of the district, viz., Ulverston, Kendal, Penrith, and Whitehaven. By consulting the map and charts, the traveller will be able to vary with ease any part of the tours here given according to his convenience; and by reference to the Index, he will find the page of the volume, in which the objects mentioned in the abstract are described at length. Although these Outline Tours have been drawn up mainly with the view of saving the visitor time, and the principal points of attraction have, in consequence, only been included, he will permit us to hint that every part of the district is worth seeing, and that the more leisure he gives to his visit, the better will he be pleased. Besides the mountains named in the abstract, those travellers who can spare time, and are possessed of sufficient corporeal strength, are recommended to ascend the following, as the views obtained from them are extremely fine - FAIRFIELD, WANSFELL PIKE, and LOUGHRIGG FELL, from Ambleside-HELM CRAG, from Grasmere-HIGH STREET, from Troutbeck, Kentmere, or Patterdale-SADDLEBACK and GRISEDALE PIKE from Keswick-GREAT GABLE from Borrowdale-and BLACK COMBE, near Broughton.

ULVERSTON

I. ULVERSTON.

Coniston Lake-Waterhead Inn-ascend the OLD MAN-AMBLESIDE-Circuit of WINDERMERE-TROUTBECK Excursion-LANGDALE Excursion, in which Langdale Pikes may be as

-

cended-Excursion to RYDAL, GRASMERE and Loughrigg TarnGrasmere Wythburn-ascend HELVELLYN-Thirlemere-KESWICK -Circuit of DERWENTWATER-Excursion into the VALE of ST. JOHN -ascend SKIDDAW-Circuit of BASSENTHWAITE LAKE-Excursion through BORROWDALE to BUTTERMERE CRUMMOCK WATERSCALE HILL-ENNERDALE WATER-EGREMONT-Strands-ascend SCAWFELL PIKE-WAST WATER-over Sty head to KESWICK-PENRITH-Excursion to HAWES WATER-Excursion to ULLESWATERPATTERDALE-AMBLESIDE-HAWKSHEAD-ESTHWAITE WATER— ULVERSTON-Excursion by Broughton into DONNERDALE and

SEATHWAITE.

II. KENDAL.

KENDAL-AMBLESIDE-Circuit of WINDERMERE-TROUTBECK EXcursion-CONISTON-ascend the OLD MAN-Circuit of CONISTON LAKE AMBLESIDE LANGDALE Excursion-Excursion round GRASMERE and RYDALMERE-WYTHBURN-ascend HELVELLYNTHIRLEMERE-KESWICK-Circuit of DERWENTWATER-VALE of ST.

JOHN-ascend SKIDDAW-BASSENTHWAITE Excursion-BORROWDALE-BUTTERMERE-SCALE HILL- Excursion to ENNERDALE WATER-EGREMONT-STRANDS at the foot of WAST WATER-ascend Scawfell Pike-KESWICK by way of Sty head-PENRITH-Excursion to HAWES WATER-Excursion to ULLESWATER-PATTERDALEAMBLESIDE, by HAWKSHEAD and ESTHWAITE WATER to BOWNESS— KENDAL.

III. PENRITH.

PENRITH-Excursion to HAWES WATER-ULLESWATER-PATTERDALE-ascend HELVELLYN, by Kirkstone, to AMBLESIDE-TROUTBECK Excursion-Circuit of WINDERMERE-LANGDALE Excursion--ascend LANGDALE PIKES-Coniston-Circuit of CONISTON LAKE— ascend the OLD MAN-return to AMBLESIDE-Excursion round GRASMERE and RYDALMERE THIRLEMERE KESWICK-ascend SKIDDAW-Circuit of DERWENTWATER-Excursion into the Vale of St. John-Circuit of BASSENTHWAITE WATER-BORROWDALEBUTTERMERE-SCALE HILL-Excursion to ENNERDALE WATER— EGREMONT-STRANDS at the foot of WAST WATER-ascend Scawfell Pike-KESWICK by way of Sty Head-PENRITH.

IV. WHITEHAVEN.

WHITEHAVEN-Excursion to ENNERDALE LAKE-EGREMONT-WAST WATER-ascend SCAWFELL PIKE-by Sty Head, and through Borrowdale, to KESWICK-Circuit of Keswick Lake-ascend SKIDDAW— Excursion to the VALE of ST. JOHN-Circuit of BASSENTHWAITE WATER-PENRITH-Excursion to HAWES WATER-ULLESWATER— PATTERDALE—ascend HELVELLYN-AMBLESIDE, by Kirkstone-Circuit of WINDERMERE-TROUTBECK Excursion-CONISTON-ascend the OLD MAN-Circuit of CONISTON LAKE-HAWKSHEAD-BOWNESS -AMBLESIDE-LANGDALE Excursion, in which LANGDALE PIKES may be ascended-Excursion round GRASMERE and RYDALMERE— Grasmere - Wythburn - Thirlemere - KESWICK-BORROWDALE — BUTTERMERE-SCALE HILL-WHITEHAVEN.