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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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Category Archives: Dumfries & Galloway
Lost in Almorness
8.3 miles 3h 10m Ascent 295m Mike’s evil twin, the one who takes over his body and mind when choosing routes, surpassed himself with this easy, flat stroll in the solway riviera. A short walk, on OS paths, so no … Continue reading
Walking in the Dark
0.2 miles 5 hours A walk unlike our usual hikes. We assembled at an unusual meeting place, the cafe of DGone, where we found David babysitting a young lady from Finland. Elaine and Lynn, bedecked in dancescottishforpudsey.org were spirited into … Continue reading
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The Rhinns of Hell
15.9 miles 1332m ascent 8h 40m Well, what can I say? We met, fed, bursting with energy, wagging tails (those that had them), and ready for a day forecast with sunshine, to feast our eyes on the views from the … Continue reading
Seeking the Grey Man
9.9 miles 848m ascent 5h 41m It was excellent walking weather; dry, cool, blue sky and occasional clouds. Indeed the sunshine was more than we expected judging by our red faces by the afternoon. We set off along the tourist … Continue reading
Law and Ordure
7.2 miles 609m ascent 3h 40min An alternative walk to that planned, due to illness and forecast low cloud. The illness wasn’t mine but once on the hills I joined the club and foreshortened the walk. The plan had been … Continue reading
Annandale Way, Terminus Est: AW5
10.9 miles 3h 27min 200m ascent Congratulations to all on completing the Annandale way. Tags for this walk: Bulls, quicksand, meadows, riverbanks, bridges, heiland coos, Criffel, Skiddaw, cairns, Nessie, signs where not needed, none when required, herons, totems, cornfields, graveyards, … Continue reading
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The Roaring Linn
6.2 miles 730m ascent 3h 27m I wasn’t sure where to walk this weekend. I had originally planned to visit Loch Enoch and Craignaw, but didn’t fancy doing it in the rain, so Plan B was Hart Fell (shorter option). … Continue reading
Crooked Road and Rowan Tree: AW2.2
8.3 miles 2h 30min 297m ascent Good weather Waiting at Lochthorn the weather was beautiful, blue sky and distinct shadows. But as we headed north in convoy the sky became greyer and looked like rain. I began to think I … Continue reading
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