This was my last night and the only
one that was rain free but the wind had got up quite a bit by
morning. I only had a couple of miles to walk to the bus stop in
Threlkeld so didn’t need to be away too soon. I set off at 7:15 to
head off uphill for a while. I was looking for the diagonal path
which crosses Red Screes and goes down into Threlkeld Knotts. I
found one going the right way but it seemed narrower than I
remembered it. It was a fairly straightforward descent but it wasn’t
till I’d reached the bottom that I realised the main path was higher
up. An old track leads down Wanthwaite Bank so I followed it.
Sunrise from the tent
Half way down the
farmer and another worker were coming up on a quad bike. The track
was narrow and cut into the hillside so I stepped to one side to let
them through. There is a wall and high stile at Hilltop Quarries. I
didn’t cross it but turned right to follow a grassy path down to the
old coach road. Here I turned left and followed it down to the point
where the old quarry railway line used to go through. I stopped to
take a couple of pictures before continuing down to the B5322 road.
I turned right and followed it to the Threlkeld Quarry entrance
where I sat on a boulder for a short rest.
Horse and Farrier Inn Threlkeld
Not cyclist friendly
There had been no
footpath on the road so I’d had to dodge the oncoming traffic. At
least the short stretch to Threlkeld now had a narrow path. Crossing
the main A66 road there is a narrow gated road which leads into
Threlkeld and the old road. People were about waiting for the
Keswick bus when I arrived. I turned right and walked to the bus
stop after the Salutation Inn. There was a bench to sit on and
nicely mown grass all around. Across the road seemed to be a rubbish
bin where I could get rid of the rubbish I’d been carrying since
High Raise. It turned out to be for dog muck only and not general
rubbish. A man was walking by with a bag and stick picking up
rubbish. He said there wasn’t a rubbish bin anywhere in the village
as they encouraged people to leave all sorts of inappropriate stuff.
They wanted people to take their litter home. The 10:31 bus arrived
on time and in Penrith I did a bit of shopping before catching the
11:47am train
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