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Recent Walks
- 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)
- The Comedy Way: 3 – bring me sunshine
- The Comedy Way: 2 – the two chimneys
- The Comedy Way: 1 – another nice mess
- Butterhole Hill: Another of Monica’s neighbours
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Tag Archives: Low Level
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
Foot and Ankle 5K
Not a walk, but my first fun run. 5K around the roads and woods of Yorkshire. My intention had been to walk the course, but that proved impossible since it was not a well defined route so I had to … 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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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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St Anns to Lochmaben: AW3
10.1 miles 167m ascent 3h 20mins Weather: excellent We waited, Jo and I, at Lochthorn, then joined the convoy to Lochmaben. Then sardine style to St Anns. A veritable menagerie presented itself during this walk: caterpillars, white sheep, black sheep, … Continue reading
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Black Loch and the Eye
5.6 miles 238m ascent 2h 5mins Having driven in drizzle along the Queen’s Way we parked up opposite the wild goat park on Craigdews Hill. The weather was threatening to rain though it held off for a while. I’ve driven … Continue reading
Moffat to St Ann’s: The Drenching part 2 (AW2)
Rain, heavy rain, rain, heavy rain, drizzle, rain, mizzle, rain, drizzle. Jupiter Pluvius awoke and practised his art. The forecast was an inch of rain. Could we rise to this challenge? Should we? Unfortunately some form of chip-related affliction had … Continue reading
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Mabie – wild cyclists
Our last walk before the big one. I am beginning to believe I could walk this path with my eyes closed, but I’d probably twist an ankle trying it. We need to find an alternative default walk and leave Mabie … Continue reading