Day eighty nine - Spango Bridge to Muirkirk

 28th May.

A sharp frost overnight, I had to scrape the ice off the tent, but when the sun came over the hill the temperature shot up and it stayed hot and sunny all day.

There is an official path from Spango to Muirkirk but the first section appears only on the map.

The interesting thing is that the 1:5000 map shows a different path to the 1:25000 map?

There are some interesting geology information boards along the way but they need a lot of cleaning but unfortunately even the ones I could read wouldn't photograph.

After Fingland the path is very clear, in fact it is a track most of the way.

Across what would be a bleak and desolate boggy moor in normal conditions but was very pleasant today, still a bit wet underfoot in places.

Down from the moor to Muirkirk and a welcome shower at the campsite.

Looking back to the moors.

Muirkirk is associated with a couple of poets who I have never heard of and also the home of an ironworks. More interestingly, to me anyway, is that it was where the McAdam tar works was and where the macadam or tarmac road surface was developed.

17.5 miles walked 700 meters ascent.