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The cycleway off to the left of the A689 at Halton le Gate follows the track of the old "Earl of Carlisle's Railway", a mineral line which ran from Lambley to Brampton.
©Bill Cresswell
Part of the A689 from Brampton to Alston.
©Oliver Dixon
Looking across the valley of Black Burn past the village towards [[214604]] (photo by Andrew Smith).
©Mike Quinn
©Les Hull
©Mike Quinn
Route 72 of the National Cycle Network, which is following the trackbed of the Brampton to Lambley Railway, crosses the A689 at Halton-Lea-Gate.
©Peter McDermott
©Alexander P Kapp
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©Les Hull
Dist:0.1km<br/>This section of "Lord Carlisle's Railway" from Brampton to Lambley dates from 1824 and served the coal mines in the area; it was closed in 1953. This stretch of the line has been upgraded to make a good path for walkers and cyclists. It offers cyclists the opportunity to ride for over 4 km from Halton Lea Gate to Tindale away from the A689 and although inadequately signed has been designated as "National Cycle Route 72". All quite misleading - the path is not connected at either end to signed cycle routes, nor does it make any connection with the main strand of Route 72 (Hadrian's Cycleway) some 7 km to the north.
©Oliver Dixon
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©Les Hull
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©Les Hull
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©Les Hull
Dist:0.3km<br/>The extensive plantation shown on the map to the south of the A689 (beyond the house in the middle distance, right) has been completely felled - see also the satellite image http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=54.91658347731623&lon=-2.534227117806277&gz=15&oz=8&gt=1.
©Mike Quinn
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©Les Hull

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