Snowdonia Slate Trail: Waunfawr to Y Fron
A short but excellent and varied walk on the 83 mile Snowdonia Slate Trail from Waunfawr to Y Fron. Date walked: 20th September 2022 Distance walked: about 4 miles (I know, hardly counts as a walk does it?) Map used: OS Explorer OL 17 -Snowdon/ Yr Wyddfa Guide book: Snowdonia Slate Trail by Aled Jones - OK on route description and facilities, poor on maps **************** Jessica Ann Hawes: 30th August 1927 - 8th October 2022 My Mum died on October 8th 2022; this is my first post since her...
The Cambrian Way Day 21: Commins Coch to Dinas Mawddwy
A long but beautiful walk from Commins Coch through the not so beautiful Mynydd Cemmaes wind power plant, finishing by the River Dovey. Date walked: 4th July 2019 Distance: 13.4 miles according to the guide book Maps used: OS Explorer 215 - Newtown...
A circular walk from Aracena via Linares de la Sierra, Andalucia, Southern Spain
A delightful circular walk from Aracena in Andalucia, Spain via the pretty village of Linares de la Sierra. Date walked: 11th April 2019 Distance: about 8 miles (12.4.km) Guide Used: Cicerone's Walking in Andalucia by Guy Hunter-Watts (2016). I had...
The Llangollen Round: day 3 and 4
One fabulous and one rather awful day on the Llangollen Round walk in North Wales Dates walked: 22nd and 23rd November 2018 Distance: about 8 miles on both days Map Used: OS Explorer 256 Wrexham and Llangollen Guide Used: The Llangollen Round ,...
The Llangollen Round; Day 2
A rather disappointingly dull second day walking on the Llangollen Round , meeting up with the Offa's Dyke Path. Date walked: 21st November 2018 Distance: about 8 miles on the path plus a couple more to get back into Llangollen Maps Used: OS...
The Llangollen Round : day 1
A pretty wet and dull first day of 4 walking the Llangollen Round in North Wales Dates walked: 20th November 2018 Distance: 10.62 miles Maps Used: OS Explorer 255- Llangollen and Berwyn Guide Used: The Llangollen Round , obtainable via the...
Offa’s Dyke Path Day 8: Kington to Knighton
A longish but not too demanding walk along Offa's Dyke National Trail between Knigton and Knighton - much of it either on or near the dyke itself. Date walked: 10th August 2018 Map used: OS Explorer 201- Knighton and Presteigne Distance: about 14...
Offa’s Dyke Path Day 7: Hay-on-Wye to Kington
A very pleasant 15 miles from Hay-on-Wye to Kington on Offa's Dyke on a warm August day. No sign of the Dyke though. Date walked: 9th August 2018 Map used: OS Explorer 201- Knighton and Presteigne Distance: about 15 miles Guide book used: Offa's...
The Howgill Fells: Bowderdale and The Calf
A glorious circular 11 mile walk in the Howgills in Cumbria, climbing up by Bowderdale to the Calf and returning by West Fell. Date Walked: 10th October 2018 Distance: 11 miles Map used: OS Explorer OS 19 - Howgill Fells and Upper Eden...
A little walk in Cumbria via Newbiggin-on-Lune
A fabulous six-and-a half mile circular walk from Ravenstondale in Cumbria. With a beautiful viaduct, a pretty bridge, sheep and cake - a perfect combination. Date Walked: 9th October 2018 Distance: 6.5 miles Map used: OS Explorer OS 19 - Howgill...
Is this the end of Timon Lepidus?
For Sue- wishing her a speedy and complete recovery Date walked: September 14th 2018 It's been two months since my last post and I feel a bit rusty. No, that can't be right, you can't feel rusty; you can be rusty, I suppose, though only...
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