Category Archives: 17 North West England

283pm Askam to Kirkby-in-Furness

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

The path is clear and dry… until I come to a point where the bank has been destroyed. Continue reading →

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283am Barrow to Askam-in-Furness

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

Marsh, sticky mud, pillboxes, slag heaps, and then a surprisingly glorious stretch of empty beach. Continue reading →

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282 Walney Island (North)

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

The empty beach stretches out to the distant sea, and beyond that rows of wind turbines wave like ghostly figures on the horizon.
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281 Walney Island (South)

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

DANGER says a nearby sign. SOFT SAND AND INCOMING TIDES Continue reading →

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280 Baycliff to Barrow-in-Furness

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

Progress is slow. Large boulders have to be climbed over, while shifting shingle underfoot makes every step a balancing act. But I make it to the next little headland Continue reading →

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279pm Ulverston Canal to Baycliff

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

Isn’t it funny how you always mull over the route you didn’t take and wonder whether you should have gone that way after all? Continue reading →

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279a Greenodd to Ulverston Canal

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I lose the tip of my walking pole in deep mud, and nearly lose my boots too. Continue reading →

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278 Cark to Greenodd

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

Everything seems wonderful, and effortless, and you could carry on hiking for ever. Continue reading →

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277 Grange-over-Sands to Cark

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I climb up Humphrey Head and discover its panoramic views. Continue reading →

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276 Arnside to Grange-over-Sands

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

The train takes the short route, but I have to go the long way round. Continue reading →

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