A 5km autumn stroll before the rain set in.Route: leaving the car parked in a 2 hour zone at the town end of Lorton Road, backtracking to Towers Lane and climbing and then descending to turn left on Simonscales Lane. Following this down over the A66 to turn right on a muddy path by the side of the Cocker back to Two Mills. Here the rain starting to get heavy so marching past the outdoor gym to the wooded path to the railway footpath. Turning left and then descending to the west bank of the river and heading to the footbridge to rise to the Swan Inn for a pint and then back to the car.
Conditions: dry to begin with some patches of blue sky but with fairly heavy rain towards the end.
Pub: the Swan Inn, Cockermouth, for Fyne Ales Jarl.
