River Lune - Tebay to Beck Foot

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 13:03
Written by Andy Buckle and Scott Rudkin.

GUIDE TO THE RIVER LUNE

(Tebay to Beck Foot)

NAME OF RIVER: Lune.

WATER LEVEL, ACCESS AND HAZARD UPDATES:Here.

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 HASSLES: Latest BCU access advice (Nov 2009) for the Lune can be found here. The current BCU Access Advisor is Mike Sunderland ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as of 4th January 2009)

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.

 

 

Community Forum Comments on this Article
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No subject -- El Pres
Monday, 06 October 2008 16:14
The guide mentions tree hazards above Killington Bridge please see this thread for an update.

http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/foru ... light=lune

I have a place just upstream of Tebay falls, if anyone wants more river information or updates on water levels please feel free to PM me, I will supply my mobile number for updates on water levels etc
Re: RIVER LUNE (Tebay to Beck Foot) -- downriverpete
Wednesday, 04 January 2012 14:36
I have some helmet cam video footage of the first gorge section of the lune if it of use to people wanting to get an idea of water levels. The EA gauge at Killington for this run read ~0.8. http://vimeo.com/34513842 I can also confirm that the tree hazard above Killington Bridge has been removed / washed away. There is a fairly substantial tree trunk gradually working it's way down the river but is currently quite high on the LH bank just after the RH bend above the strid.
Re: RIVER LUNE (Tebay to Beck Foot) -- JonW
Friday, 11 May 2012 10:17
As of today there is a very large tree in the centre of the river facing downstream immediately after the northern M6 Bridge at Tebay.