WtL5 - Milepost 72 Traditional Cache

This milepost is the halfway point between Whitehaven and Workington, but only a mile from Lowca.

The milepost is one of four designs on the Sustrans network, and was designed by the Scottish sculptor Iain McColl. The design is called the Cockerel, and the influences behind it are Miro's "The Fork" and Branusci's "The Cock".

Walk the Line is a series of caches linking Lowca and High Harrington along the cycleway, which follows the route of the old railway. Locals describe the walk/cycle as "goin' down t'line'. The route is tarmaced and suitable for walking, cycling, horses and pushchairs. It is a bit narrow in places, and can get busy at weekends, especially in good weather.

The railway used to carry coal and bricks (from the Lowca pit and Micklam brick works) between DATES.