I got up late today expecting rain and lots of it, can you imagine my surprise to be greeted by sunshine and scudding cloud, my daughter comes home tomorrow, I've been volunteered to do the airport run, so I took this opportunity to get out for a few hours down Arnside way.

My route followed the disused railway line between Arnside and Sandside now an excellent footpath running parallel to the Sandside Road, on reaching Sandside I crossed the road to enter and follow Green Lane to the center of Storth, the Post Office stands in The Square opposite the war memorial, I passed this to enter Yans Lane, east along Yans Lane to be greeted by a finger post on the top of a small rise, Haverbrack and Cockshot Lane, it was Cockshot Lane for me on a well marked path carved out between limestone cliffs through the quite beautiful Haverbrack Woods, the woodland ended abruptly as I popped out onto Cockshot Lane, a right turn then immediately left saw me ascending the path through Underlaid Wood on route to the Fairy Steps, from the foot of the Fairy Steps a finger post gives directions to Hazelslack along one of Lakeland's many Coffin Routes, I followed the Coffin Route now part of the Limestone Link footpath until reaching Hazelslack, crossed Storth Road to follow the lane that passes through the farm, this soon brought me to the next signpost, another finger post beckoning me to Arnside, I followed this but at the field corner took the left fork (not signposted) leading to Black Dyke via Cold Well Lane, after negotiating the humps and hollows of Black Dyke I ascended through Hagg Wood to reach Silverdale Road followed by a short descent over tarmac back to the Arnside shore.

Storth from Arnside return through Underlaid Wood.	back to list view route map
	Reaching Sandside with views to Whitbarrow Scar.
	The distant hills of Lakeland, the white posts to the right mark the edge of Sandside Road and the beginning of my ascent of Green Lane into Storth.
	Just before leaving the coast I took this picture of Whitbarrow Scar across the Kent Channel.
	Striding through Haverbrack Wood on a well marked path.
	Ascending over the polished limestone of Underlaid Wood on route to the Fairy Steps.
	The Fairy Steps, ascend or descent without touching the sides and the fairies will grant you a wish, I've been here many times over many years, if you have young children bring a picnic it's quite easy to while away a sunny summer afternoon.
	From the top of the Fairy Steps spectacular views over the Kent Estuary to the hills of the Furness Peninsula.
	And to the slopes of Arnside Knott.
	To the south over Arnside Tower the sands of Morecambe Bay.
	Deep in the woods of Underlaid another set of Fairy Steps, no prizes for not touching the sides, but it is said any person with second sight will see the fairies play here.
	Hazelslack Tower, this four storey peal tower appears to have been built in the 14th century as protection from marauding Scots.
	Arnside Knott seen over the humps and hollows of Black Dyke.
	Views to Middlebarrow Wood with Hagg Wood to the right.
	Back at Arnside with views to Hampsfell above Grange.
	The Kent Viaduct backed by Whitbarrow Scar.
	Arnside Pier on a calm summer afternoon, not always so, built in 1860, destroyed by a storm in 1984 then rebuilt, a perfect place to sit and watch the world go by, slowly, everything moves slow in Arnside except the tide.
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