Description
Book SynopsisA guidebook to 21 walks in the Silverdale and Arnside National Landscape, on the edge of Morecambe Bay, straddling the county boundary between Cumbria and Lancashire. The easy routes explore the area’s limestone crags, deer parks and beautiful coastline.
The walks range in length from 3 to 16km (2–10 miles) and can be enjoyed in 1–5 hours, perfect for either a short stroll or a longer day.
- Clear step-by-step route description illustrated with sketch mapping
- Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
- Information on refreshments, parking and toilets for each walk
- Local points of interest and historic buildings
- Suggestions for longer linear routes
Table of ContentsIntroduction Geology Industry through the ages Wildlife Walking seasons Walking on the shore Walking in the woods and hills Rock climbing Getting there Using this guide THE WALKS Silverdale/Arnside area Walk 1 South from Silverdale: Jack Scout, Jenny Brown's Point and Heald Brow Walk 2 North from Silverdale: White Creek, Heathwaite and Arnside Tower Walk 3 Crag Foot, Leighton Hall, Leighton Moss, Woodwell and Heald Brow Walk 4 Warton Crag and the Three Brothers Walk 5 The Pepperpot and Eaves Wood Walk 6 Eaves Wood, Middlebarrow Quarry, Arnside Tower and the Pepperpot Walk 7 Hawes Water and Gait Barrows NNR Walk 8 Gait Barrows NNR, Hawes Water, Hazelslack and Leighton Beck Walk 9 Cringlebarrow, Deepdale, Leighton Moss and Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside Walk 10 Around the shore: Arnside, Far Arnside and Arnside Knott Walk 11 Arnside Knott from the Silverdale road Walk 12 Arnside Moss, Hazelslack Tower, Fairy Steps and Sandside Cutting Walk 13 Dallam Park, Beetham, Fairy Steps and Haverbrack Fell Walk 14 Beetham, Hale Fell, Slack Head, Fairy Steps and Dallam Park Farleton Knott, Holme Park Fell and Hutton Roof Crags Walk 15 Farleton Knott and Holme Park Fell Walk 16 Hutton Roof Crags Walk 17 Clawthorpe Fell, Lancelot Clark Storth and Uberash Breast Cairns Walk 18 Dalton Crags and Hutton Roof Crags The Lancaster to Kendal Canal Walk 19 Farleton Fell, Clawthorpe and the Lancaster Canal Walk 20 Levens Park and the River Kent Walk 21 Tewitfield Locks, Warton Crag, River Keer and the Lancaster Canal APPENDIX A Route summary table APPENDIX B Linear Walks APPENDIX C Suggested Strolls APPENDIX D The Cross Sands Walk APPENDIX E Historic Buildings in the Area APPENDIX F Recommended further reading APPENDIX G Useful contacts
