The path along the former track bed of the old CK&PR east of Keswick has been dramatically improved since we last walked it. From the old station building, which is now part of the adjacent hotel, there is now an excellent asphalted cycleway all the way to Threlkeld. Some of the old bowstring bridges are still in situ on this most scenic and dramatic former approach to Keswick by train, as the railway crossed and re-crossed the River Greta through a wooded gorge.
One of those bridges had been destroyed by the 2015 floods, curtailing progress on our pre-pandemic visit well before Threlkeld. Today, with the bridge restored, an excellent asphalted cycleway takes us to the edge of the village next to the A66. A splendid modern café, apparently an extension to the local community centre, was there to welcome us.
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