Tag Archives: marsh

303 Dumfries to New Abbey

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

I stomp through a marsh, startle a deer, hear a woodpecker, and arrive at a sweetheart abbey. Continue reading →

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301 Brow Well to Glencaple

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

Road, road, and yet more boring old road. But the trip up Ward Law hill makes it all worthwhile. Continue reading →

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300 Annan to Clarencefield

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

I discover Core Paths, and the perils of Scottish pronunciation. Continue reading →

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297 Glasson to Carlisle

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

I follow an invisible Hadrian’s Wall, scramble through marshes and reach the banks of Eden. Continue reading →

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296 am Whitrigg to Bowness-on-Solway

Posted on March 27, 2017 by

I walk along the edge of a marsh, past arrays of both modern and ancient defence systems. Continue reading →

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294 pm Silloth to Abbeytown

Posted on February 27, 2017 by

Obstructed stiles, barbed wire, and deep mud. Not an easy walk! Continue reading →

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294 am Silloth to Abbeytown

Posted on February 25, 2017 by

I reach Grune Point, and discover a mysterious path across the marsh. Continue reading →

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285 pm Broughton to Haverigg

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

When I look out across the marsh I get a shock! The muddy channels are filling with water. Continue reading →

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284 Kirkby-in Furness to Broughton-

Posted on November 2, 2016 by

This is the sort of day – and the type of scenery – which makes for joyful walking. I could walk for ever… Continue reading →

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283pm Askam to Kirkby-in-Furness

Posted on November 1, 2016 by

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

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