Howtown is a hamlet with a small harbour on the south-east bank of Ullswater in the Lake District. Via road, there is only one way in and out and that is the minor road that leads here from Pooley Bridge in the north, and on to dead ends at Dale Head, Boredale Head and Sandwick to the south and west.
The bridleway to the north-east leads uphill towards the stone circle The Cockpit, and is best ridden in the opposite direction as a sweet singletrack downhill section dropping down the flank of Barton Fell. Following the same route to the west leads via Martindale and Sandwick to the Ullswater lakeside path, in our opinion one of the best technical rocky routes in the country, with superb views across the lake itself – eventually leading to Patterdale and Glenridding.
The following routes incorporate Howtown:
