Day 9, the Last Day 

Carnforth to  Carlisle Walk

Wetheral to Carlisle, like last week's walk today's walk was completed in reverse ie Carlisle to Wetheral 10.5miles 600ft

Setting off to walk back to Wetheral from Carlisle station having just caught the train there.

Carlisle citadel stands just outside the station from where I continued to....

.....the Market Square

The tourist information centre hadn't yet opened

Next came the Cathedral. The old archway here is all that remains of the Augustinian Priory cloisters which preceded the cathedral on this site

Another view of the cathedral

Just beyond the cathedral I joined the Hadrian's Wall path for a few miles....

The path took me past Carlisle castle ramparts....

....into Bitt park....

.....and onto the banks of the river Eden.....

.....where I crossed the Memorial suspension bridge

The suspension in the bridge could be felt underfoot as I crossed

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A few miles further along the river bank the path departed the riverside and crossed the M6 motorway....

....and continued to the village of Scotby where I found a comfortable bench in the village churchyard for morning coffee

Several miles of muddy paths later I arrived back on the banks of the river Eden looking up to Corby castle on the outskirts of Wetheral

The Corby viaduct connects trains and pedestrians between the villages of Corby and Wetheral....

....which is all the more impressive when standing beneath it....

....and looking up as a train crosses....

.....also when looking down as I walked across....

....to Wetheral station where I'd left my car early this morning.

My Carnforth to Carlisle walk was now completed. It had been 9 days, 116 miles and total of 14,750ft ascent.

Overall a very enjoyable walk offering an alternative to the high fells when the weather forecast wasn't looking good. I'd also visited some interesting places where I'd never been before.