solway salt marshes open access area...
Solway open access walk...
Starting point: The Kings Arms Inn, Bowness-on-Solway NY223627
Map: OS Explorer 314
Distance: 11km (7 miles)
Ascent: 30m (100ft)
Time: 3 hours
Cycling details: National Cycle Network, route 72
Public transport: Bus - Number 93 - Carlisle - Bowness-on Solway - Anthorn bus, or the Hadrian's Wall
Bus (AD122) summer service bus from Carlisle to Bowness-on-Solway.
This walk takes you over the raised mires in the Cardurnock Peninsula in the Solway Coast AONB. A 1:25000 OS map and navigation ability will be required.
Start: Turn onto the road signed Kirkbride. Walking down this road take a look into the church of St Michael's. The field opposite the church is where the Roman Road entered the fort of Maia.
1. NY 228606 - Turn off the road at the Open Access sign for Bowness Common, opposite Glasson Moss Nature Reserve. Please take care - peat bogs can be dangerous - they can be wet, the surface is often uneven, there are hidden ditches and the risk of summer fires. Continue up to the farm at Rogersceugh.
2. NY 216598 - The farm of Rogersceugh is owned by the RSPB and provides information panels in the barn. Follow the signpost onto Bowness Common and walk towards RSPB North Plain Farm.
3. NY 202602 - Continue until you reach the boardwalk which will take you through the boggy parts of Bowness Common. Continue along the pathway to the birdhide at the beginning of the lane to North Plain Farm.
4. NY 201607 - From the birdhide walk down the track to RSPB North Plain Farm.
5. NY 198615 - From North Plain Farm turn right onto the road back to Bowness on Solway. Look out for the signpost to the "Banks" in the village. Here you will find a ‘Roman Shelter', created by the local community group. This is the start and end of the Hadrian's Wall Path.
The full version of the route description is available at www.diamondsinthelandscape.org.uk
Facilities
Parking: limited parking in Bowness on Solway
Refreshment: The Kings Arms Inn, Bowness on Solway
Toilets: Lindow Hall, Bowness on Solway
Where to start: The Kings Arms Inn, Bowness on Solway
This is grid reference NY 223627 on the OS Explorer 314 map.
