Walk lead by Peter Hitchcock.
For our final seasonal walk, we have a long-ish 12.5 miler but, as a low altitude route, there is hardly any climbing (except the Knott at the end!) so the going is pretty straightforward albeit muddy in parts.
From the town, we cross the railway and head off East along a coastal path in a ‘natural habitat’ area, then traverse a few fields, past an old castle (more later) before entering a lovely ‘inglenook’ wood leading us to the “Fairy Steps”. More on the day. We stay on a wooded escarpment for a while before starting a bit of a road trek south to Yealand Storrs and Leighton Moss bird sanctuary. (Bring binoculars if you want). On our return to Arnside, we pass the 14th C Arnside Tower before climbing the Knott to gain a panoramic vista from the Western Lakes eastwards to the Dales. A literally sea-level trot brings us back to the town and refreshments. There are lots of points of interest today on this varied walk which I hope you will enjoy. Some woodland paths are granite/limestone rocks which will be slippery if wet, so sticks would be a bonus.
