The walk has been devised by a small group of friends to celebrate 20 years of walking together. They refer to themselves as the Nuclear Striders as most of them have worked in the nuclear industry. They wished to devise an attractive walk which explores lesser walked paths in West Cumbria. The idea of a walk linking the two major events in the history of atomic physics which occurred in the remote area of West Cumbria emerged at the end of one of their annual dinners.
The walk itself is described in 5 legs in the booklet “Walk the John Dalton Way”. Maps and detailed walking instructions are included in the booklet and extracts from the text (with permission) are in the cache description. The walk begins in the historic market town of Cockermouth and each leg ends in a Cumberland village, Eaglesfield, Mockerkin, Ennerdale Bridge, Calder Bridge and finally Seascale. It passes through beautiful countryside with the Lake District Fells in view for much of the time. For a while it follows the River Calder before passing Calder Hall and finishing on the coast. The whole walk can easily be completed in 2 days by the seasoned walker, but the opportunity is given to proceed at a more leisurely pace.
The cache is on Wellington Farm's (with permission) signposted nature trail towards Dubbs Moss. There are no caches in or close to Dubbs Moss Nature Reserve. Be warned, this is the last opportunity for refreshments until Dean.