Route: from the Close heading uphill past the station and the Station Inn descending eastwards. Taking the first left at Beehive Bridge, along Beehive Lane, beside pretty Beehive Beck, then the first right and over two small but sharp hills to Borrans Farm before bending left to New Hutton and left again to pass the church and then cross the A684. Rising into moorland before descending with views across the wide valley to the Kendal Hills. Turning left to climb in effect round Grey Crag along and descending back towards the A684 on Dickgate Road but, just before it, turning right on a Sustrans route, past Fisher Tarn Reservoir and left at the old Greyhound pub and thence home past the station.
Conditions: a warm sunny evening.
Pub? (C-19) a bottle of San Miguel and half a bottle of Weston (Sainsbury’s) 0.9% cider in the summerhouse.
