Good place to cool off by the ford on a hot day after cycling on the old coach road, especially if you have come over from St John's in the Vale! This is on the off-road alternative of the C2C and National Cycle Route 71. You can also can walk or drive to it (rough and usually very muddy track with few turning places - observe the 4x4 code as posted on the gatepost). There is a small parking area by the cross roads near High Row.
The ford is usually crossable but there is a footbridge for walkers which is useful when the beck is in spate - however if approaching from High Row you won't need to cross it. Cache is upstream PAST the big rock outcrop which sheep use as a shelter. Please tuck the cache into the moss but not too far in!
On the northern side of the stream (the side of the sheep fold) a bridlepath leaves the track and heads west towards the summit of Great Dodd. If you continue along the track there are expansive views of Blencathra across the wilderness of Threlkeld Common. Now you've come this far, you may as well visit Barbary Rigg as well!