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With the fine weather continuing and due to last another day or two I decided on another localish walk today. I was by myself as Edith was visiting her brother. We were hoping to visit either the Lakes or Dales the following day so I decided on this walk so as not to push the knee/ankle too much.

Warton Crag from where I left the car.

The car is parked just to the left of the bridge (room for around 7 or 8). My walk would first take me northwards towards Tewitfield.

It's a glorious morning. I had considered walking in shorts but thought better of it. I would only end up with one sunburnt leg and one like a milk bottle as the tubigrip support makes a great sunblock.

There's a few reflections about today.

Tewitfield comes into view behind the trees.

12 miles to Kendal.

Tewitfield Methodist Church.

Approaching the marina development at Tewitfield.

The new marina

The end of the navigable section of the Lancaster Canal at Tewitfield.

I decided to walk along the section of the canal above Tewitfield. There are eight locks in total along this section which raise the canal 85' over 0.75 miles and although they no longer have gates, they are in remarkably fine condition. When the express passenger boats arrived at the foot of the locks, the passengers had to disembark, walk up the locks and get into another packet boat waiting there to continue their journey. This enabled the horse drawn boats to maintain their average speed of 10 miles per hour. The locks were officially closed in 1968 when the M6 was constructed, but had been disused for several years.

Despite its closeness to the M6 which is just over the hedging on the left it is a lovely spot to walk.

All the locks have had the gates removed and replaced by weirs.....

.....which if caught at the right angle give the impression of a series of ornamental waterfalls between the lock walls

Again from the next set of locks.

Looking across the stubble of last years Maize crop towards Hutton Roof Crags.

A youngster comes to meet me.

Sorry sunshine.....you need the boss-lady. She as all the food.

The end of this section finishes about 150 yards past this bridge. I did visit but there is little to see apart from the cars and wagons whizzing by on the M6.

On my way back down and I can't resist another shot.

Almost back to Tewitfield

It had clouded over as I walked up the locks but it was brightening again now and quite warm.

A look back as I return to Borwick. I was feeling OK so decided to carry on a short way.

There were a number of Canada Geese on this stretch of the canal.

I walked a short way towards Capenwray before turning about to make my way back.

I heard this fella coming but was too slow turning the camera on to get a close up of it.

And finally....back to the car.

Next Walk:      24th March 2011 - Lake District - An Elterwater ramble

Last Walk:      22nd March 2011 - NW Lancashire - Seashore & Riverside to a slaves grave.

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