Thirlmere views

Dai's Slow lejog

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April 5th 2009
Day 24 Grasmere to Carlisle 42 miles (746) A rather grey and misty start to the day busy up Dunmail rise above Grasmere but by the time I reached the top the sun was starting to appear and it opened up into a fine day. A short descent before the cycle route followed the engineers' route around the west of Thirlmere - very pleasant and easy as the five or six miles had been engineere ... read more

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