Park opposite the Patterdale Hotel in the paid car parking.
(S/E) From the car park join the main road (A592), cross over, and turn left (South-East). Walk in front of the Patterdale Hotel and then past the White Lion Hotel (opposite side of the road) and some house fronts to a tarmac track leading up and past the White Lion beer garden and some cottages.
(1) Take the track which ascends (South) and curves up and to the right behind the cottages. It will eventually lead to the back of the Patterdale Hotel so look out for a path on the left (South-West-West) and take this past a small tarn on your left and then through a gate.
The path leads around the base of Arnison Crag with nice views over Patterdale and the bottom part of Ullswater. It passes through a second gate and contours around to a junction with a path ascending from the Grisedale Road.
(2) Continue contouring the hillside with woodland and a wall on your right, pass through a wall and look out for a ruined barn at the bottom of a field on your right as the wood ends.
(3) There is a gate in the wall on the right, pass through into the field and take the diagonal path down to pass beside the barn and onto the track. Turn right and walk to the road junction.
(4) Turn left and follow the farm road, passing over a bridge, and then at the right hand dog leg in the track go straight ahead through a gate and into a field. Ascend the path through the field to a gate on the right.
(5) Take the right hand gate and continue in a gently rising contour on the left hand path where it splits. The path will take you into woodland and to Lanty's Tarn. Continue past the tarn to a gate on the right and pass through. Follow the path to the top of Keldas, where there are some good views. (6) (Take care as there is a steep drop into an old quarry/crag)
(6) From the top of Keldas retrace your steps back to (4) At the junction, turn left (East) and follow the road to Grisedale Bridge. Then turn right (East) at the junction with the main road and follow the pavement back to the Patterdale Hotel and the car park opposite. (S/E)