Sticks Pass is the second highest mountain pass in the Lake District, one of those old ways used in past days to link Glenridding and Patterdale with the areas around St Johns-in-the-Vale and Wythburn. The ancient track takes its name from the sticks used to mark the route – though none survive today. As youContinue reading “Sticks Pass to Raise and White Side”
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Walking the Lowther Estate Tracks
There’s something really interesting in walking the tracks of one of the country estates of the so-called landed gentry. We did it the other day on the Lowther Estate near to Penrith on the edge of the Lake District. What I find fascinating is that so many rights of way continue to exist inContinue reading “Walking the Lowther Estate Tracks”
Walking the Local Paths
If you are a British rambler, you tend to take individual footpaths and bridleways for granted, linking them together to design a longer walk for the day. I know walkers, determined as they are to arrive at their destination, who scarcely see or examine the path they are on. We all do it from timeContinue reading “Walking the Local Paths”
A Lead Miners’ Track in the Pennines
In between our two recent bouts of snow, we walked up from the village of Dufton to reach the edge of the Pennine plateau and Great Rundale Tarn. There were still some patches of snow and it was bitterly cold. What’s interesting about this walk, is that the track up to the edge of theContinue reading “A Lead Miners’ Track in the Pennines”
The Old Tracks
So what are these old tracks? We all see them as we walk in the countryside. Take them for granted as we use them for our present-day walks. But every single path we use tells a story, an episode in our history. They are as vitally important for telling the story of Britain as archaeologicalContinue reading “The Old Tracks”
Walking the Old Ways 