Crook O’Lune – Bentham Footpath Group

Aughton and the River Lune

7.1 miles | 11.4 km | 288 m Ascent | 8.5 Naismith miles | Mary Pickstone & Valerie Eccles
Our last three walks have been further afield – great for exploring areas we might be less familiar with, but not so convenient when we need a walk on the spur of the moment. This week’s route is much closer to home and is in an area that we are all very familiar with – the Lune Valley.
As well as being convenient, this walk has much to offer: We start at a wildflower meadow within the grounds of the Hermitage Estate, and head toward Halton Green before diverting through Higher Wood to get to Halton Park. A path through the edge of Wham Wood takes us to Hawkshead and a path along the top of the ridge to Aughton. This lovely village offers a good place to enjoy lunch, before we press on back down to the riverside at Aughton Barns. From there a riverside path takes us through Aughton Woods Nature Reserve before passing the spectacular waterworks bridge as we head back to our starting point.

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Lune Bridges

7.0 miles | 11.3 km | 140 m Ascent | 7.7 Naismith miles | Graham Cooper
Driving through Caton on the A683 is a frequent occurrence for those of us luck enough to live in or around Bentham, and so it’s easy to forget that Caton is a great place to start a walk.
It offers easy access to the river Lune, and the Millenium Park path, or as our Claughton or Annas Ghyll Walks showed, the moors above Brookhouse.
For this walk, we again start at Bull Beck and then take riverside paths down the Lune to the Crook O’Lune bridge before returning on the other side of the river using the millennium way. The route is a figure of 8 shape so there’s an obvious opportunity to split it into two shorter walks if time is pressing or you want to explore Halton or kill time lazing by the river.