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GUIDE TO THE RIVER LUNE (Tebay to Beck Foot) NAME OF RIVER: Lune. WHERE IS IT?: It flows down from the Pennines and Eastern Lake District towards Lancaster, beside the M6 for some way. PUT-INS/ TAKE-OUTS: The get on is near Tebay next to the M6. The get on is from a disused bridge, where an easy grade 4 starts your trip. This section ends at Beck Foot (620963) in the general vicinity of M6 junction 37. Carrying on is recommended, however. APPROX LENGTH: 5 miles. TIME NEEDED: Unknown. ACCESS SITUATION: Very poor but not hopeless. Contact the Access Officer by e-mail at aclifford@ntlworld.com. There is no access allowed between the start of April and the end of October. This was pointed out to us by a polite gentlement as we started to get changed (25/05/03). WATER LEVEL INDICATORS: Needs reasonable rain to do this section. GRADING: Grade 2 with one 4-. MAJOR HAZARDS/ FALLS: Watch out for low trees in spate. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: There is an easy grade 4 fall below Tebay bridge then it is grade 2 all the way down to the start of the better section at Beck Foot. OTHER NOTES: Best to carry on below Beck Foot. CONTRIBUTED BY: Andy Buckle and Scott Rudkin. |
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