Comments on: Walking the Old Corpse Road ??? Mardale to Shap

By: McEff

McEff — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:29:38 +0000

Hi Chrissie. Glad to be of service and hope you enjoy the wild camp. I didn’t realise the track past Greg’s Hut was a corpse road, but now you’ve mentioned it, it makes sense. I was up there earlier this year but just on a day trip.
All the best, Alen

By: chrissiedixie

chrissiedixie — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:57:23 +0000

You’ve just given me the idea for another spooky wild camp. I love ancient trackways, I love spooky stuff, I love linear routes. I walked the corpse road past Greg’s Hut a couple of months ago – as part of introducing a friend to wild camping on easy routes – and I think this might well fit the bill for the next trip to take her on…

By: McEff

McEff — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:10:34 +0000

Hi Bob. Better late than never. Thanks for your comment and good luck with the degree. It sounds like fun.
Cheers, Alen

By: Robert (bob) Brown

Robert (bob) Brown — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:30:25 +0000

I really enjoyed this, i know i’m late to the party but hey :)
I found it as i am looking into doing expedition for my degree (adventure & media if you can believe there is such a thing) and we take the shap road every day to get to newton rig. Excellent work!

By: McEff

McEff — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:39:12 +0000

Hi Mark. Thank you very much for that. What a nice thing to say.
All the best, Alen.

By: markswalkingblog

markswalkingblog — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:31:02 +0000

Alen an interesting and enjoyable post with plenty of background which puts your posts a cut above your average walking blog. Keep them coming !

By: McEff

McEff — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:56:57 +0000

Hi Sheila. Yes, I must look into the Scottish routes. It’s always interesting to add a bit of colour and history to a walk ??? especially when the mist’s right down to the treetops.
Cheers, Alen.

By: swanscot

swanscot — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:29:29 +0000

Really interesting account of the history of this route. I know there are many places here in the Highlands which make reference to coffin roads, but have not studied them in detail. Great photos and video to accompany the text.

By: McEff

McEff — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:42:25 +0000

Hi Mark. Yes, I’ve not heard about the Arnside to Beetham corpse road so I’d be interested to read about it. Had a laugh over your final comment. If my singing’s raised the bar then it can’t have been very high to start with!
Cheers, Alen

By: beatingthebounds

beatingthebounds — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:07:36 +0000

I’ve walked bits of this route Alen, but never all of it in one go. There’s another Cumbrian coffin route between Arnside and Beetham. Maybe I should post about that one. I can’t promise a film and singing, you’ve raised the bar there!

By: McEff

McEff — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:35:09 +0000

Hey, thanks for that. I’ll take a good look through those later. Like your blog, by the way.
Cheers, Alen

By: straightfromtheden

straightfromtheden — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:10:06 +0000

I’ve read a wee bit about Scottish coffin roads in the north-west Highlands, mainly in a brilliant book by Daphne D.C. Pochin Mold, ‘Roads from the Isles’.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/roads-Isles-North-West-Highland-tracks/dp/B0000CHQE3

There’s some interesting stuff on Peter Kerr’s blog about a ‘body harbour’ on Harris, possibly linked to the coffin roads there:
http://direcleit.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/liceasto-revisited.html

Fascinating post Alen!