Walks in Silverdale and Arnside: 21 easy walks exploring the AONB

by Brian Evans

Overview

A 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849655439
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	04/13/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Brian Evans began walking in Silverdale with his parents in the 1940s, while living in nearby Morecambe. He has also trekked, climbed, skied, caved, canoed and, more recently, mountain biked all over the world but always enjoys returning to enjoy the landscapes and wildlife of Silverdale. He lives near Preston with his wife Aileen, his companion on most of the adventures.
Brian Evans, now retired after a career in printing and publishing, has enjoyed a lifetime's love of the outdoors. He has climbed, walked, skied and camped in many parts of Europe and North America, yet always returns to the Lake District, which has a special place in his affections. He prefers to explore out-of-the-way places, preferably with the added attraction of rock, to which he has been addicted since childhood. Brian has always enjoyed adventure sports including pot-holing, wild-water canoeing, skiing and alpine mountaineering. He still particularly enjoys rock climbing in all its forms, from long adventurous climbs where route-finding skills are necessary to single-pitch bolted sports climbs in the Mediterranean sun. In recent years Brian has enjoyed multi-day mountain bike trips in Portugal, Spain, France and Morocco, as well as biking in many wild and beautiful parts of Britain. Some of Brian's most memorable trips include multi-day alpine climbs such as the West face routes of the Dru and the Aiguille Noire; walking across the remote interior of Iceland; ski-backpacking in France; canoeing tumultous alpine rivers; and delving deep underground in the Vercors potholes. At home in Lancashire with his wife, Aileen, and collie, Jess, he enjoys drawing and painting, and planning the next adventurous trip.

Table of Contents

Introduction 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