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- Bamburgh: royal castle, aviation museum and a sycamore gap
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- A wee horseshoe from Langholm
- Torr Point and Red Haven in 24 degrees
- O’er Burnswark Hill, we cheerily roam’d
- Quintinshill and the River Sark
- The Debatable Lands on the King Charles III England Coast Path
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 2)
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 1)
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Author Archives: drow 'n smirr
River Ayr Way: 3 – Rain, roads and a foundling dog
7.05 miles 3h 5m ascent 139m River Ayr Way: Catrine to Failford This short section is a walk along riverside paths, woodland wynds, wooden walkways, fenced and mown farmland tracks, un-named and little used tarmac, quiet residential streets and unpleasantly … Continue reading
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River Ayr Way: 2 – The Weir and The Voes
8.68 miles 4h 28m ascent 111m River Ayr Way: Greenock Water Bridge-Catrine This stage starts at Greenock Water Bridge. We parked on the old bridge then headed down a steep stone stairway and along Greenock Water’s grassy riverbank. Greenock Water … Continue reading
River Ayr Way: 1 – The Railway and the River
10.55 miles 5h 32 m ascent 82m Glenbuck-Greenock Water Bridge The River Ayr Way follows the River Ayr from its source at Glenbuck Loch to the sea at Ayr, a 44 mile route. We had talked of walking it for … Continue reading
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Frae the big brig tae the auld halt
10.12 miles 5h 2 m 178m ascent Big Water of Fleet Viaduct-Skerrow Halt The drive to the viaduct was a little slower than expected because we came to a “temporary obstruction, 15 minute delay” sign. I turned off the ignition, … Continue reading
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Skerrow Halt (yet) Again
9.65 miles 4h 15m 161m ascent Stroan Loch-Skerrow Halt-Little Water of Fleet-and back It’s a year since I blogged a walk. The last few months can be put down to lockdown, and the last couple of weeks due to a … Continue reading
Locked-in
[Post-walk shennanigans] I started the car, reversed out and headed home, my mind relaxing into auto-pilot mode. I passed a few walkers. We waved and shared smiles. In a film this would have been accompanied with relaxing music, soft focus … Continue reading
The Forest My Friend
The forest. My friend these many long days. Happy, I wandered her green dappled ways. My spirits she raised, my soul was reborn. With a lightness of touch her gifts did transform. Her offering I bore, unseen, and unknown. … Continue reading