Offa’s Dyke Path day 14: Chirk Mill to Panorama Road, Llangollen
A 10 mile walk crossing the Vale of Llangollen by the Pontcysyllete aqueduct and getting a drenching but finishing on the Panorama Road with some great views. Date walked: 30th March 2022 Distance: 10 miles Maps used: OS Explorer 255 Llangollen and Berwyn (downloaded onto my phone) Guide used: Walking Offa’s Dyke Path by Mike Dunn published by Cicerone in 2016 ************ I had finished my last time on the path at Chirk Mill in August 2021, staying at the excellent Swan Inn at Pontfadog....
Cambrian Way Day 9: Crickhowell to Cwr Blaen-dyffryn quarry
Date walked: July 5th 2016 Maps used:OS Explorer OL 13 (Brecon Beacons National Park Eastern Area) and OL 12 (Brecon Beacons National Park Western Area) Distance: around 12 miles Guide book: Cambrian Way by A J. Drake 7th edition...
The Knoydart peninsula, Scotland. Day 3
Date walked: 8th June 2016 Distance: about 12 miles Map used: OS Explorer 413 - Knoydart, Loch Hourn and Loch Duich ****************** I had had quite a decent night in the tent on my level grassy pitch not far from the Inverie River. Decent by...
The Knoydart peninsula, Scotland. Day two
Date walked: 7th June 2016 Distance: about 10 miles including the trip to the pub Map used: OS Explorer 413 - Knoydart, Loch Hourn and Loch Duich ******* I didn't have a great nights sleep. I never do when camping - there's just so many factors...
The Knoydart peninsula, Scotland: Day 1
Date of visit: 6th June 2016 Map used: OS Explorer 413 - Knoydart, Loch Hourn and Loch Duich Distance walked : not many *************** You know when you have that overwhelming desire to escape, to get away from it all. This was one of those...
Corn Du, Pen-y- Fan and Cribyn – a circular walk in the Brecon Beacons
Date Walked: 19th April 2016 Distance: about 9 miles Map used: Ordnance Survey OL 12 - Brecon Beacons National Park (Western Area) *************** Bob had never climbed Pen-y-Fan - the highest hill (it's less than 3,000 feet so I won't claim...
A circular walk around Liverpool
Date walked: 27th January 2016 Map used: OS Explorer 275 - Liverpool Distance: about 8 miles ***** Anne and I were staying in The Town House - a block of apartments (sounds so much posher than a flat) on Waterloo Quay, overlooking the River...
A walk along the Leeds to Liverpool canal from Vauxhall in the city centre to Aintree
Date walked: 29th January 2016 Distance: around 8 miles Map used (but not much): OS Explorer 275: Liverpool ************** Our habit is to take a two-week holiday in the winter somewhere in Britain. Anne doesn't really like leaving the...
Cambrian Way: Day 8 – Lord Hereford’s Knob to Crickhowell
Date walked: 17th May 2016 Distance: 14.25 miles Map used: OS Explorer OL 13 Brecon Beacons National Park (Eastern Area) Guide: Cambrian Way by A.J.Drake (7th edition) and website *************** Sadly,...
Cambrian Way: Day 7 – Forest Coalpit to Lord Hereford’s Knob (or Twmpa for the more delicate reader)
Date walked: 12th April 2016 Distance: nearly 12 miles Map used: OS Explorer OL 13 Brecon Beacons National Park (Eastern Area) Guide: Cambrian Way by A.J.Drake (7th edition) and website *************** Let...
Cambrian Way: Day 5 and 6 – Llanfoist to Forest Coalpit
Date walked: 19th February and 10th March 2016 (see below) Distance: around 9 miles Map used: OS Explorer OL13 - Brecon Beacons National Park (Eastern Area) Guide: Cambrian Way by A.J.Drake (7th edition) and website ****************** OK,...
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