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Wednesday, 22nd
August 2012
| Walk: |
From pub, canal bank to 2nd bridge, Crawstone wood,
Mount Pleasant, nr. Barker’s Bridge, Through Bolton-le-Sands village
to The Old Mill, Red Bank Farm, Morecambe Lodge, A5105, then canal
bank to The Royal. |
| Start Point: |
The Royal, Bolton-le-Sands |
Grid Ref: |
SD 486 684 |
| Distance: |
5.3 miles |
Ascent: |
300 feet |
| Time: |
3 hours |
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| Weather: |
Surprisingly dry and warm! |
| Comments: |
Pleasant walk, Woodland tracks, shore,
fields and canal. Rather a long stretch on the canal but that is
unavoidable and it is a very pleasant and well-maintained section.
There are two tea shops on the shore though we didn’t call in. |
Scroll down to see photos of the walk
The locality of the walk
The gathering
Leaving the Royal Hotel to join . . .
the Lancaster Canal
A fern above the arch of a canal bridge
The brilliant blue summer sky over Morecambe
Bay - Ha, ha, ha
The height of summer at Bolton-le-Sands - note
the beach apparel
Returning to the Royal Hotel . . .
which is just around the next corner
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