{"id":4391,"date":"2024-12-03T21:37:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T21:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2024-12-03T21:39:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T21:39:41","slug":"241030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/241030\/","title":{"rendered":"241030"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Distance 16.0 Km\u00a0 (9.9 miles)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ascent\u00a0 \u00a0262 m\u00a0 (860 ft)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Average moving speed\u00a0 3.89 Km\/hr\u00a0 (2.40 mph)\u00a0 \u00a0 Start\u00a0 10.36 am\u00a0 \u00a0Finish\u00a0 16.11 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Leaving the coach just before Bramptonfell Gates level crossing, eight of us headed down to Talkin Tarn on a misty morning.\u00a0 From the car park, we made our way anti-clockwise around the tarn, visibility being just enough to see the far side of the tarn.\u00a0 However, the close up views were quite good with some colourful trees and plenty of yellow\/brown leaves on the ground.\u00a0 Pleased to say that the path was quite good with a gravel surface rather than mud.\u00a0 Having circumnavigated the tarn, we arrived back at the picnic tables where we had our morning stop.\u00a0 Leaving the tarn we headed N along an ill- defined path and then WSW along the Brampton station road, continuing in a WNW direction after crossing the B6413.\u00a0 Shortly after Wreay, we turned south to Unity.\u00a0 After some questioning as to the exact route we headed past the east side of the buildings and then headed SW to the top of the Gelt Valley.\u00a0 There followed a pleasant walk through the woods in a NE direction, descending all of the time.\u00a0 Eventually we reached a path off to the left descending to the S.\u00a0 This brought us to the NE bank of the River Gelt.\u00a0 After a fairly short distance we arrived at a wet muddy patch across the path.\u00a0 I decided we should try and circumvent this and Kath led the way, only to fall knee deep in a more boggy area.\u00a0 Suffice to say, it took two of us to pull Kath out, despite her lightweight build.\u00a0 We made it across the original wet path and continued along by the river with some attractive views although the total lack of any sun did not help.\u00a0 Having failed to find a lunch spot, we eventually arrived in Gelt Woods took the higher path and spotted some fallen trees to our left.\u00a0 As these were suitable for sitting, this made a perfect spot, so we sat down and ate a late lunch.\u00a0<\/p>

On our way again, the path dropped to the side of the river and we continued at this lower level until we reached Middle Gelt Bridge.\u00a0 After crossing to the SW bank of the river on the road bridge, we passed under the high arch of the railway bridge and shortly afterwards took a path on the left which after climbing a stile, brought us alongside the river.\u00a0 We continued SE along a mainly grassy path until we reached the hamlet of Greenwell.\u00a0 Shortly afterwards, we took a track to the right\u00a0 and headed towards Castle Carrock.\u00a0 As we approached the village, the track deteriorated and we ended up plodging thro water several inches deep or along the boggy\/muddy side of the track.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

The route intended passing thro the village to head south to Castle Carrock Reservoir, so we left the village, made an anticlockwise circuit of the outside of the reservoir initially on the road and then back N along a road\/track.\u00a0 Unfortunately, on the southern leg a high wall prevented a view of the reservoir and on the northern leg while the taller of us could see the reservoir in places, the mist, while giving an ethereal view , did not help the overall view of the reservoir.\u00a0 Coming back into the village, we stopped to look at several halloween displays before making our way to the coaches and then the crowded pub.<\/p>

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