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Recent Walks
- Yeork-sher: wet boots, mired tyres and abandoned walks
- Mull of Galloway Trail: 5 – moorland, laight, and stane
- Mull of Galloway Trail: 4 – Swans, Gorse and missed turns
- Mull of Galloway Trail: 3 – oh ffs! off piste again
- Mull of Galloway Trail: 2 – trudging over shingle and wading through bracken
- The Mull of Galloway Trail: 1 – overgrown, elusive and unfrequented
- Eden Way: 12 – Water Cut, Ure Force and Ruswarp
- Loch Katrine
- Silver Jubilee Road
- Barlay Hill: another Monica
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Category Archives: Peak District
Limestone Way: 5 – Dovedale
10.13 miles 6h 58m 274m ascent Thorpe to Rocester Our final leg of the Limestone Way took us out of Derbyshire’s White Peak and into Staffordshire. From limestone and dale to river and brick. The weather could not have been … Continue reading
Limestone Way: 4 – Drystone Dyke and Hawthorn Hedge
9.35 miles 6h 44m 376m ascent Grangemill to Thorpe A day of gentle ups and modest downs in pleasant sunshine, taking us from a land of drystone dykes to one of hawthorn hedgerows. My first draft, and second and third, … Continue reading
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