Distance 16.5 miles
Ascent 220m
Weather: warm and humid
Cows, more cows, jet fighters
We walked back along the busy road and then turned off up farm track to a footpath towards the river that would avoid some road walking. The path was there and the riverside was very nice. At the end of the path where it met the road in Hornby we saw a sign that a permissive path that joins much earlier and we could have avoided the busy road all together but it is not shown on the OS map. In Hornby we passed St Margaret's church with its octagonal tower, which houses the Claughton Bell, allegedly the oldest bell in England. I googled this and it turns out there is fierce competition for this title.
The way went on through fields by the side of the river. There were cows. Lots of cows. Then some more cows.
We said goodbye to the cows and crossed some stiles into an empty field near to the railway bridge over the river Lune by Melling.
There were lots of fallen branches and I fell over one them.
From Melling to Wrayton we walked through more cow fields and through woods.
We called in at the Lunedale Arms for a cold drink and then continued on Tunstall. The main road continues straight on into Kirkby Lonsdale but we turned off up a farm tracks by Cowdber Farm and Collingholme to cross the A65.
We walked along the side of Leck Beck to Cowan Bridge were the footpath on the map that wasn't there wasn't there. So we walked around a lane, where there was a bench so we sat on it.
Crossing some fields, thankfully now sheep fields rather than cows, we crossed the Devil's Bridge into Kirkby Lonsdale. We are staying at the Orange Tree Hotel and are looking forward to a warm wet day on the hills tomorrow.
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