Cautley Spout and the Calf from Sedbergh

This 13 mile circular walk from Sedbergh gives a classic day out in the Howgill Fells.
Sedbergh lies 10 miles to the east of Kendal and nestles beneath Winder (1500ft) which Wainright described (with perhaps a little exaggeration!) as Sedbergh’s Matterhorn.
The Howgill Fells are Cumbria’s hidden gem and lie within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Although not as high as their Lake District neighbours to the west, they have a character of their own with steeper valleys than the adjacent Yorkshire Dales and are perhaps more reminiscent of the Cheviots.
The walk starts and finishes in the Joss Lane car park (alternative car park on Loftus Hill). After leaving the town centre, a footpath heads northeast across pasture, eventually leading to a clear track across the side of the fell until, after about 4 miles, Cautley Holme Beck is reached. At this point the low-levellers have the option of a diversion to the Cross Keys at Cautley, but for the more determined the route now veers northwest along the beck towards the waterfall of Cautley Spout, which although not in the same league as High Force, can still be quite impressive after a wet spell.
From here the easy walking ends and the steepest part of the walk begins as the route ascends alongside the Spout. Upon reaching the top some careful map and compass work is needed if the mist is down in order to reach the col below The Calf (2230ft). A short climb then leads to its summit with superb views (assuming the mist has gone) of the Lakeland Hills to the west, Great Dunn Fell and Cross Fell to the north and Whernside and Pen-y-Gent to the south.
We now retrace our route to the col and then continue south with a ridge walk taking in Calders (2200ft), Arant Haw (1996ft) and finally Winder from which Sedbergh can be seen in the valley below. A clear path now leads down to Lockbank Farm from where the road back to Sedbergh is joined.
(For those not wishing to do the full route there are many lower level alternatives, including riverside walks along the Dales Way. Anyone wanting suggestions for these should contact Mike Morrison).