Scar Side to Tarn Moor

Stage 17 of our c2c. It was raining so we were unsure about walking but eventually we set off for Orton. We parked and set off but within 1km we had stopped to take off the raincoats. We retraced our steps to Scar Side where the c2c joins. We followed the c2c along lanes and tracks for a while. We passed a stone circle and then started walking through meadows where we passed 2 c2c'ers having a teabreak. At Tarn Moor we were stopped by someone from Natural England who was doing a survey about the area and Open Access land.We walked to the road and then left the c2c and retraced our steps for a km. We followed the bridlepath up over the limestone scars. It was lovely surroundings. We passed on to the nature reserve at Great Ashby Scar. This was a lovely path through limestone pavements. We then followed the bridlepath back to ScarSide, although they must have very agile horses here to get through the sqeezer stiles. We got back at about 5.30pm (18.7km) and went to The George Inn at Orton for dinner - cumberland sausage. There were 2 tents and a pop-up caravan in the field. The campervan had gone.