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Recent Walks
- Berwick to the Border, and beyond
- Lowry Trail: Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Collective Nouns: Holy Island to Berwick.
- Remembrance of Things Past
- The Flowers of the Forest: Flodden Field
- Bamburgh: royal castle, aviation museum and a sycamore gap
- Lindisfarne
- A wee horseshoe from Langholm
- Torr Point and Red Haven in 24 degrees
- O’er Burnswark Hill, we cheerily roam’d
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Author Archives: drow 'n smirr
Limestone Way: 3 – Rakes, Rocks and Roads Unadopted
9.13 miles 6h 19m 378m ascent Youlgreave to Grangemill I remember this walk as being in warm sunshine, but the photos show we started beneath a cloud-filled sky. The route was mostly downhill, though it wasn’t really noticeable and there … Continue reading
Limestone Way: 2 – Soughs, Shafts and Swans
10.01 miles 6h 6m 226m ascent A6 to Youlgreave Our second day of the Limestone Way was in t-shirt weather. The navigation was mostly straightforward and the going was easier. There were two main uphill stints, at Sough Hill and … Continue reading
Limestone Way: 1 – Up Hill and Down Dale
10.48 miles 5h 26m 548m ascent Castleton to the A6 The Limestone Way is a 46 mile walking trail in the Peak District National Park. It begins in the town of Castleton, below Mam Tor, and makes its way … Continue reading
River Ayr Way: 5 – Farewell to the Banks of Ayr
8.19 miles 3h 55m 113m ascent River Ayr Way: Tarholm-Ayr This, our final stage of our River Ayr Way, brought us to the coast. It was a relatively short walk, mostly on riverside paths, but with some mud near the … Continue reading
River Ayr Way: 4 – The Hallow’d Grove
8.4 miles 4h 7m ascent 229m River Ayr Way: Failford to Tarholm It was back to Failford for the next stage of the Way. This time with the luxury of pavement and without rain. A path took us into Ayr … Continue reading
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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