A Rowanburn First for Niall

This 6 mile section of the Canonbie walk was selected for David as it is fairly level but unfortunately he had succumbed to an infection and was unable to be with us. It was only as we headed for Rowanburn that Niall announced he had never done this section of the walk before. This is the lane above Rowanburnhead

The river Esk at Byreburnfoot and one of the nicest views on the river. 

As part of the Langholm walks Group job is to repair and improve the network of 14 way marked walks it was good to see the repairs done the day before with non slip panels on the bridge through the wood at Canonbie.  

On the old railway line from Rowanburn the pathway was white with these seed parachutes that had obviously come from somewhere but we left without solving the problem. 

A closer look at them

The intrepid 3 at Byreburn. At the end of the walk we visited the Community Cafe in Canonbie Kirk and had an excellent afternoon tea, scones, and cake at very reasonable prices.