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| The long lay-by below Mardale Banks is the starting point for this walk |
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| A short distance to the south of the lay-by a signpost indicates the start of the Old Corpse Road |
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| Haweswater from the start of the Old Corpse Road |
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| The Old Corpse Road was used to carry the dead of the hamlet of Mardale Green and its outlying farms to be buried in consecrated ground at Shap |
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| Kidsty Pike across Haweswater from the Old Corpse Road |
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| Branstree and Harter Fell from the Old Corpse Road |
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| Kidsty Pike, High Raise and Low Raise across Haweswater |
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| Hopgill ravine from the Old Corpse Road |
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| Looking down on The Rigg from the Old Corpse Road |
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| The Old Corpse Road rises zig-zagging steeply beside the deep ravine of Rowantreethwaite Beck, gaining almost 500 feet in a third of a mile, it is the steepest part of the whole walk |
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| Rowantreethwaite Beck ravine |
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| Looking over towards Whelter Crags on Low Raise |
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| The head of Mardale from the Old Corpse Road |
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| The Old Corpse Road climbs up to Resting Howe where tradition has it that the funeral corteges stopped for a final view back to Mardale Green |
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| Hopgill ravine and the north ridge of Branstree |
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| The summit of Selside Pike comes into view |
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| Approaching Resting Howe where there is a viewpoint cairn set on a rock outcrop and two ruined huts which were used for storing peat turves while they dried out |
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| Mardale Head from just below Resting Howe |
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| Selside Pike from Resting Howe |
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| Kidsty Pike from the viewpoint cairn on Resting Howe |
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| The head of Mardale from the viewpoint cairn on Resting Howe |
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| Kidsty Pike from the lower ruined hut on Resting Howe |
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| Branstree from the lower ruined hut |
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| The upper ruined hut on Resting Howe |
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| The north ridge of Branstree from the upper ruined hut |
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| From Resting Howe the Old Corpse Road climbs more gently across Mardale Common bound for Swindale Head. Selside End, the route of ascent, can be seen on the right |
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| Looking back to the upper ruined hut on Resting Howe |
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| Looking over to Branstree and Harter Fell |
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| Looking back to the head of Haweswater from the Old Corpse Road |
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| The Old Corpse Road passes below the minor tops of Brown Howe, Rowantreethwaite Cairn and Ritchie Crag on the left |
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| Selside Pike from Rowantreethwaite Well |
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| A walker descending the Old Corpse Road to Mardale Head |
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| Beyond Rowantreethaite Well there is a long section of fairly level walking |
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| The steep prow of Kidsty Pike over Rowantreethwaite Cairn |
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| Selside End from the Old Corpse Road as it passes to the left of a bog before rising slightly to reach its highest point |
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| Looking back towards Harter Fell from the bog |
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| Selside Pike and Branstree |
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| Approaching the highest point of the Old Corpse Road |
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| Kidsty Pike, High Raise and Low Raise over Ritchie Crag |
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| The Pennines come into view as the Old Corpse Road reaches the highest point before beginning its descent to Swindale Head |
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| From the highest point of the Old Corpse Road an indistinct path turns off to climb the slopes of High Birkin Knott to gain the Selside End ridge |
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| Looking back to the highest point of the Old Corpse Road |
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| Selside Pike from the slopes of High Birkin Knott |
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| Measand End and Loadpot Hill from the lower slopes of High Birkin Knott |
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| Kidsty Pike, High Raise and Low Raise over Ritchie Crag |
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| The path becomes much clearer as it approaches Selside End |
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| The Pennines from the climb to Selside End |
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| Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Low Raise from the climb to Selside End |
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| Looking back along Selside End |
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| The prominent knoll of Low Blake Dodd on the Selside End ridge, seen here on the left, provides a fine viewpoint over Swindale |
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| Swindale from Low Blake Dodd |
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| The crags at the head of Swindale from Low Blake Dodd |
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| The path continuing along the Selside End ridge from Low Blake Dodd |
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| Looking back, a small section of Haweswater is visible below Measand End |
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| Looking over to Castle Crag, the site of an Iron Age fort, surrounded by its 'moat' of Scree |
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| Looking back to Low Blake Dodd |
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| Approaching the summit of Selside Pike |
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| The summit cairn comes into view |
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| Approaching the summit of Selside Pike |
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| The summt cairn on Selside Pike is an early Bronze Age Round Cairn and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument |
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| Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Low Raise from the summit of Selside Pike |
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| Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill over Measand End from the summit of Selside Pike |
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| The Pennines from the summit of Selside Pike |
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| The Howgills from the summit of Selside Pike |
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| Branstree and Harter Fell from the summit of Selside Pike |
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| Mardale Ill Bell and High Street from the summit of Selside Pike |
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