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Recent Walks
- Ayrshire Coastal Path: 6 – Sandblown beaches, a Brig o’ Doon and Ayr’s Esplanade
- Ayrshire Coastal Path: 5 – castles, cephalopods and country parks
- Ayrshire Coastal Path: 4 – beaches, burns and bull pens
- Ayrshire Coastal Path: 3 – a very British picnic
- Ayrshire Coastal Path: 2 – beaches, barriers and braying bovines
- The Last of the Long Field Hills
- Auchengray Hill – one of Monica’s neighbours
- Ayrshire Coastal Path: 1 – fairy foxgloves and standing stones
- Three Peaks: Day 3 – Whernside, viaduct, aqueduct and bolting rhubarb
- Three Peaks: Day 2 – Ingleborough, limestone pavements and powdery primulas
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Category Archives: Lake District
Beyond the Shibboleth: Cumbria Way – Sethera
10.8 miles 6h 14m ascent 490m Swineside-High Pike-Caldbeck-Sebergham-Churchtown Pronunciation of Sebergham….SEBrum (source: Cumbrian friend). Rain was forecast and the forecast was on the mark. While driving down to Cumbria, though, the sky was blue and the sun was shining. A … Continue reading
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Cumbria Way: Pimp – the glyndwr of terra and the cold river
9.8 miles 5h 21m 456m ascent Keswick-Glenderaterra-Caldew Valley Miles 46-56 of the Cumbria way. This was the first section where we used two cars, leaving one in Keswick and the other close to the Cumbria Way near Mosedale. The weather … Continue reading
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Cumbria Way: Methera – the valley of the fortress to the oaken river
8.3 mikes 4h 44min 192m ascent Rosthwaite-Keswick It might sound a little more like a journey in the Lord of the Rings than the Cumbria Way, but we were neither beset by orcs nor tempted by an accursèd ring, and … Continue reading
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Cumbria Way: Tethera – Langdale and Langstrath
8.5 miles 5h 59m ascent 410m Old Dungeon Ghyll- Stake Pass-Rosthwaite This was our third Cumbria Way walk. The official third stage runs from Dungeon Ghyll to Keswick but we decided to split the walk and end this day … Continue reading
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Cumbria Way: Yan – long miles and bog rosemary
17 miles 560m ascent 8h 31m Cumbria Way: Ulverston-Coniston This was our first section of the Cumbria Way, from Ulverston to Coniston. We drove to Coniston, parked the car near the Crown Inn, and caught the X12 bus to Ulvertson, but … Continue reading
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Cumbria Way
The Cumbria Way is a 74 mile trail from Ulverston to Carlisle passing through the Lake District. We walked the Way in seven sections varying in length from 8.3 to 17 miles. Yan: Ulverston to Coniston Tyan: Coniston to Old … Continue reading