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Meg and Christine explore
Cycle Paths and Muddy Lanes
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Start: Egremont cycle path
Finish: Egremont cycle path
Duration: Up to 2 hours
Terrain: Some road, mainly the cycle path, but a couple of muddy
footpaths too,depending on the time of year and weather.
We start at the cycle path at the top of Egremont where Christie
Bridge and railway line used to be. Continue down the path to the
end, where you come out through the trees onto the Woodend road.
Turn right and follow the road up into the village to the green,
veer right around the corner and turn left past the farm on to the
road to Moor Row. After nearly ten minutes on this road you will see
on your left the foot path sign to Bigrigg. You can usually go
through the gate as long as there are no animals around, or you can
go over the stile. Follow the track straight up and through the
trees and swing gates and keep going until you go through the large
field (sticking to the right). When you go through the final metal
swing gate, walk on past the back of all the houses and turn left at
the end and straight down to the road.
At the Old Captain’s House turn right and walk along the main road
for a little way until you reach the footpath sign to Moor Row on
your right. Follow the path through the three fields or so. These
paths were very muddy and the gates were all open so we didn’t have
to go through the swing gates which are there. You will come out on
Larch Court where you just need to bear left and forward and you
will see the main road. Cross over and veer left and around the
corner past the terraced houses. At the end of the road you should
be on the right hand side where you can walk down the side of the
bridge and turn right onto the cycle path. Just follow the path
(looking out for bicycles if you have dogs) and when you come to the
forks keep to the right. You know you’re on the right track when you
walk over the wooden bridge with the horse mounting blocks in front
of each end.
Keep going for another 15 minutes or so until you reach the end of
the cycle path. When you join the road go left and then retrace your
steps back to the cycle path through Woodend and back to Egremont.
I hope you all have happy wanderings. Be careful, keep any dogs
under control and as always adhere to the Countryside and Highway
codes!
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