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Recent Walks
- Cumbria Coastal Continued: 1
- Limestone Way: 5 – Dovedale
- Limestone Way: 4 – Drystone Dyke and Hawthorn Hedge
- Limestone Way: 3 – Rakes, Rocks and Roads Unadopted
- Limestone Way: 2 – Soughs, Shafts and Swans
- Limestone Way: 1 – Up Hill and Down Dale
- River Ayr Way: 5 – Farewell to the Banks of Ayr
- River Ayr Way: 4 – The Hallow’d Grove
- River Ayr Way: 3 – Rain, roads and a foundling dog
- River Ayr Way: 2 – The Weir and The Voes
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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
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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
Knockespen – two hills make one
8.05 miles 3h 20m ascent 279m Knockespen 344m When I woke the air was chilled, the sky dry. The car frozen, and as I loaded it hail was falling. As we arrived at Ae the snow was falling and the … Continue reading
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Skerrow Halt Again
8.4 miles 3h 52 min ascent 93m Stroan Loch to a little way past Skerrow Halt, and back We had been heavy rain in the previous days so my planned walk, which would have included a stroll through boggy terrain, was … Continue reading
Wether Hill: a quiet windfarm
8.24 miles 3h 23m ascent 386m Wether Hill (Christy’s first Marilyn) After an unintentional detour, and some uncertainty as to whether I had started the walk in the correct place, the car was parked and i sat looking out at … Continue reading
Nick o’ the Dead Man’s Banes
8.6 miles 4h 9m ascent 302m Cullendoch-Loch Fleet A heron watched us then took flight as we eased our way to the parking spot near Little Cullendoch. This usually has space for a three or four cars, and though it proved a … Continue reading