After having spent two nights in Shap, we should be able to sleep through today's short 8 mile walk to Orton, which is an undiscovered treasure of a village!
As we leave Shap, we first cross rail then two roads that funnel through north-west England. Thankfully, they'll soon be a forgotten memory as we skirt the isolated, walled village of Oddendale and past some ancient concentric stone circles, most likely an old burial ground. From there, we turn north-east and pass Robin Hood's Grave, which is a large cairn in a shallow fold in the moor. It has nothing to do with a man in tights...
Eventually, the trail drops down past a quarry, traces a road until we drop down again past a well preserverd limekiln above Broadfell Farm. From here we can see the white church steeple (dating back to 1293) of Orton and we'll head on down the hill into the tiny village.
We'll spend the night at the Mostyn House, first grabbing a hot meal and a few pints next door at the New House Farm. The next morning....we're bound for Kirky Stephen!
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