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Recent Walks
- 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
- 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
Great Trossachs Path: 3 – Twa Brigs, Forestry and Goats
5.56 miles 2h 31m ascent 178m Trossachs Pier-Glen Finglas Visitor Centre “There is no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing” Alfred Wainwright Wet ground, wet air, wet shoes, wet jacket, and wet hair. Constant rain, heavy to start … Continue reading
Great Trossachs Path: 1 – Glen Arklet, the Garrison and Inversnaid Falls
10.21 miles 5h 7m ascent 359m Stronachlochar-Inversnaid (and back) What would the world be, once bereftOf wet and of wildness? Let them be left,O let them be left, wildness and wet;Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet. Gerard Manley … Continue reading
Ayrshire Coastal Path: 6 – Sandblown beaches, a Brig o’ Doon and Ayr’s Esplanade
9.12 miles 4h 58m ascent 109m Dunure Harbour-The River Ayr Yonder are the heights of Arran towering from the glistening bay; nearer are the Heads of Ayr, and the old Castle of Greenan standing out on the verge of the wave. A … Continue reading
Ayrshire Coastal Path: 5 – castles, cephalopods and country parks
6.99 miles 3h 37min ascent 208m Maidens-Dunure Be ye Man – or Bairn – or Wumman, Be ye gaun – or be ye comin,For Scotland’s Pride – no Scotland’s shame,Gether yer litter – an tak it Hame! The Ayrshire Coastal … Continue reading
Ayrshire Coastal Path: 4 – beaches, burns and bull pens
8.24 miles 4h 46min ascent 68m Girvan Mains – Maidens Much of the 8.24-mile journey from Girvan Mains to Maidens is actual beach walking and offers ample time to soak in the beauty of the Ayrshire coast, with its dramatic cliffs, secluded … Continue reading
Ayrshire Coastal Path: 3 – a very British picnic
7.58 miles 3h 55m ascent 153m Lendalfoot-Girvan Mains Many years ago, a small island was discovered off the south west coast of Scotland by a group of fairies who were on their way to the mainland. The fairies were blown … Continue reading
Ayrshire Coastal Path: 2 – beaches, barriers and braying bovines
7.18 miles 3h 19m ascent 118m Ballantrae-Lendalfoot Trudge: V. (intr) to walk laboriously, wearily or without spirit but steadily and persistently (Orig. obsc) The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary This word accompanied my thoughts as I walked, and re-appeared as I … Continue reading
The Last of the Long Field Hills
2.29 miles 1h 15min ascent 75m Little Auchenfad Hill Auchenfad, achadh fada, means the long field, which I take to be the land bounded by Craigbill and Auchenfad Hills to the north, and Trostan and Little Auchenfad Hills to the … Continue reading