Day 5 of LEJOG

We left Haydock in glorious sunshine with a great forecast for the day. The first few miles were through small towns, not far from Wigan and skirting round Bolton. It was busy as it was the first day back to school after the holidays.

We climbed up and then of course had a very long descent more or less to sea level just so we could really feel the benefit of the following 1,400ft hill top. I’m probably exaggerating about the sea level but that’s certainly how it felt as it was a very hot arduous climb. However, the views were of course amazing!

Long descents followed, although there was always a little up to keep the legs working. On one, somewhere near Clitheroe, Fiona was met by friends on holiday in the area. After that we had lunch at Dunsop Bridge which apparently is the exact middle of the UK.

The scenery and sunshine stayed amazing for the rest of the day as we went from Lancashire, briefly into Yorkshire and finally Cumbria. The climbs and descents kept on coming but with them the views. 

We were very tired and after a hard day we arrived in Crossthwaite for the evening. 

95 miles and 7,457ft.