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OLD RAILWAYS ON HORSEBACK
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path
A three mile long multi-user route (Sustrans 71) was created by the Lake District
National Park Authority between Threlkeld and Keswick though the Greta Gorge.
Three bridges on the footpath were damaged or destroyed in the winter 2015
floods and at the time of writing is still (2019) in the process of being repaired.
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway was 31½ miles long with eight
intermediate stations and opened in 1864. The section from Keswick to
Cockermouth was closed in 1966 leaving Keswick at the end of a single line branch
from Penrith which survived until 6th March, 1972.
Work on the line was completed in December 2020 (see link below). This looks
to be a really nice line to ride now that it is open again. We ended the route near
The Riddings as we regarded crossing the A66 and continuing over Threlkeld
Bridge (another 0.9 miles) more of a dead end to the route. In the video extension
is referred to, though, we cannot verify it.The railway line continues on to
Troutbeck but is not developed as a multi-user path as far as we can ascertain at
time of editing.
Grid ref: NY 314 248 Keswick Car park
nearby.
Grid ref: 314 248 The Riddings
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Keswick to Thelkeld Railway Trail ©
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