tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28953533836197398232024-03-16T01:12:39.255+00:00aliwalks aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.comBlogger1067125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-86704617582922567552024-03-03T18:18:00.001+00:002024-03-03T18:18:47.467+00:00Catch up: 25/10/23.Rutland Water Normanton - Manton and back, <p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Wednesday 25th Oct</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrgKZddhCG-9_4Z4zlJsIdWBOJ7vBFnVThARK8D7HJFLZH-qroLDM1MRayW3Xl1SQ_PmlJQqF5oyKEI0vOp4O2uSvWk1_7VhjDNmpphNayF2usRdMfEiOlEQh18uCeJBdRTrj0w4FZ696n16kKxuobbRgXGtVeIVdFX3orUGzV5Sw4DcK6e02cWJ2yG6S/s3804/IMG_3030.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2853" data-original-width="3804" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrgKZddhCG-9_4Z4zlJsIdWBOJ7vBFnVThARK8D7HJFLZH-qroLDM1MRayW3Xl1SQ_PmlJQqF5oyKEI0vOp4O2uSvWk1_7VhjDNmpphNayF2usRdMfEiOlEQh18uCeJBdRTrj0w4FZ696n16kKxuobbRgXGtVeIVdFX3orUGzV5Sw4DcK6e02cWJ2yG6S/s320/IMG_3030.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />After lunch Harry took bike to Rutland Water. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Coffee at the car.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwSmYASmlI5ogAbTPh_K54wZpWTZB5ab1cbiFyk-E3TYU2Y5N72UY5My6S97wuk2tlVg20gnBgXPKsvgCQFpI-GPrvyoP3qSqkwMEojEdgLWhMYfnHd_IB2Z5znaGtTN72Z7KqsdztG2heCP6SuZ8phRXLCyacJGUD3iRJ_9qE84sTIznLHwgGpG-my6V/s828/IMG_4196.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="828" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwSmYASmlI5ogAbTPh_K54wZpWTZB5ab1cbiFyk-E3TYU2Y5N72UY5My6S97wuk2tlVg20gnBgXPKsvgCQFpI-GPrvyoP3qSqkwMEojEdgLWhMYfnHd_IB2Z5znaGtTN72Z7KqsdztG2heCP6SuZ8phRXLCyacJGUD3iRJ_9qE84sTIznLHwgGpG-my6V/s320/IMG_4196.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-4339172456863854392024-03-03T18:07:00.002+00:002024-03-03T18:19:24.934+00:00Catch up . 23 Oct ‘23 Hambleton Peninsula Rutland Water. <p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">1.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Monday 23rd Oct. Walk around Hambleton peninsulawith harry, Kate and Maureen. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Road closures and floods ensured a rather roundabout route! Kate picked us up - it took almost 45 mins to get out there, so we set off at 10.04. The lake was very misty at the start of the walk.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qCJkPgYGjEg3bdCR9bpMaf54y9HYdv3FkkmH9QT94Tsvij_nIvqPGZixhXCkJc5psDS9i8Nl4R3lZ5EyJZq7ylrPGT1jxuxJ2syqsd0EQPR0pt6cfoAHv36IpqrW0u0wejV2wPgYbIyQq3S3PRQwUzUVnwWmgrkg721nPDW4pw9aDFTfuZi-WpnceRJv/s4032/IMG_2994.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qCJkPgYGjEg3bdCR9bpMaf54y9HYdv3FkkmH9QT94Tsvij_nIvqPGZixhXCkJc5psDS9i8Nl4R3lZ5EyJZq7ylrPGT1jxuxJ2syqsd0EQPR0pt6cfoAHv36IpqrW0u0wejV2wPgYbIyQq3S3PRQwUzUVnwWmgrkg721nPDW4pw9aDFTfuZi-WpnceRJv/s320/IMG_2994.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> We walked anti-clockwise to get the hilly part over and done with.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nbY_IfaPO4vdecFR5jWtjsn08YVoFiO1b67U-mEpmZg-NgYQ95UWB1SdamtnlFoOeaFG8Js-5sspvdP7ghTdJJDb2nq4KUjh6zuu4EzhpU3v957ttlUpp1XrogOLTFjsHtSaqh-VfVfXoyTOxmLxJ15p9CukBnVOyXtd3AS6ec5FFHru3DgRTmuS9rk8/s4032/IMG_2998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nbY_IfaPO4vdecFR5jWtjsn08YVoFiO1b67U-mEpmZg-NgYQ95UWB1SdamtnlFoOeaFG8Js-5sspvdP7ghTdJJDb2nq4KUjh6zuu4EzhpU3v957ttlUpp1XrogOLTFjsHtSaqh-VfVfXoyTOxmLxJ15p9CukBnVOyXtd3AS6ec5FFHru3DgRTmuS9rk8/s320/IMG_2998.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTbUduwtJ0D5o2kiJPxXEOLOw2oPW4OatdCHLOeUA6X9_doinGoXjYVRREhzR6k_d1yp-8g3_0qCZCDg0f0ZNIVR4HMsMkPaYGlAXTExdmFq0P1d3hPNF5cMjNtLyFSVJp3EmC3p-QoFn-8Eal6KwAEaPPNsXfZA2P0ejZrydjzoPgrTK4VOW4ECiKkNU/s4032/IMG_3001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTbUduwtJ0D5o2kiJPxXEOLOw2oPW4OatdCHLOeUA6X9_doinGoXjYVRREhzR6k_d1yp-8g3_0qCZCDg0f0ZNIVR4HMsMkPaYGlAXTExdmFq0P1d3hPNF5cMjNtLyFSVJp3EmC3p-QoFn-8Eal6KwAEaPPNsXfZA2P0ejZrydjzoPgrTK4VOW4ECiKkNU/s320/IMG_3001.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEDIYTDzdFOEp2dEOetrV5Y92GbA9xOo8OwLephD-c9llyLqO3kgYZ1vZhE0_TBvLywqwHpFAHTnuYDVzqwHJaJDHBfEST9_rrQW_aCy2fqxAYDXgrWiipGd9f6lNal1xtbRfjRKqRyu6tAYWleTazx-c5rzN2Za9lOBUWe0vd-yyKoCA-JyhjvNCfdfp/s4032/IMG_3002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEDIYTDzdFOEp2dEOetrV5Y92GbA9xOo8OwLephD-c9llyLqO3kgYZ1vZhE0_TBvLywqwHpFAHTnuYDVzqwHJaJDHBfEST9_rrQW_aCy2fqxAYDXgrWiipGd9f6lNal1xtbRfjRKqRyu6tAYWleTazx-c5rzN2Za9lOBUWe0vd-yyKoCA-JyhjvNCfdfp/s320/IMG_3002.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Not too many people on the northern side.<p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We had a break on the southern side, which was sheltered and even slightly sunny. More people walking round by now . <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I had forgotten to put coffee powder in, so a drink of hot water had to do, along with Maureen’s scone.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoEJofAXcVKn3iMVzBRrsbu-YH5Cd0Oxl5KZ5gJCvj53VT7gfL44Ze8oHpOe7YM1gm7lfssXwySxnCRLFaFuCFy0Mrh31x_sJplcopSci0dDp_tgvZs-c6di9Ak55ItussFx5gl0yfS2yr3E-hXO3NzKHHH-k87_Y20mfRqYdMTN9jwcHUtOQzMUHqXJV/s2048/200e8669-4b01-4a94-b516-63b9b1e80e9c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoEJofAXcVKn3iMVzBRrsbu-YH5Cd0Oxl5KZ5gJCvj53VT7gfL44Ze8oHpOe7YM1gm7lfssXwySxnCRLFaFuCFy0Mrh31x_sJplcopSci0dDp_tgvZs-c6di9Ak55ItussFx5gl0yfS2yr3E-hXO3NzKHHH-k87_Y20mfRqYdMTN9jwcHUtOQzMUHqXJV/s320/200e8669-4b01-4a94-b516-63b9b1e80e9c.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We saw. a bird which was either a very pale heron or possibly an egret, along with lots of swans and a few geese.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGCbU7fdZZmpce-quRBkHJrlgBk_FlTaJEbOV1vHsWzYxhZDTnHDG_UMNYxaYbWri6lhbk5IcRg7f8YZGdweDu0nhrpt_1E2ZAaSK8DLmVYUsCdDredZBbWMDjR3rHFGex5Y77d-R_8jc2Toxlrwc5paqh3vwpqtBOObtDcc_253CZsLYOYdvBLq1veKc/s828/IMG_4195.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="828" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGCbU7fdZZmpce-quRBkHJrlgBk_FlTaJEbOV1vHsWzYxhZDTnHDG_UMNYxaYbWri6lhbk5IcRg7f8YZGdweDu0nhrpt_1E2ZAaSK8DLmVYUsCdDredZBbWMDjR3rHFGex5Y77d-R_8jc2Toxlrwc5paqh3vwpqtBOObtDcc_253CZsLYOYdvBLq1veKc/s320/IMG_4195.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-5060510007242342522023-11-07T17:06:00.002+00:002023-11-07T17:06:11.864+00:00The Roaches and Lud’s Church (14th October)<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Saturday 14th October, with Harry.</span></p><p><br /></p><p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Lovely sunrise, swallowed rapidly by mist, which then flowed pink from time to time - all in half an hour or so. Temperature rather colder. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp0iiJXeG3AnT_z_JsLZxs1y8ozDGofubuemFwo7ML5589l6-PREqcaAABxBIdhFS_MCt3eQWk0ZvpOZo_KEtFC0Om7vRapdkNiZcN9KtxVzLWMs4C4dKb7OUKg9C_kfCho4WiZeVKX6B1BETA5gPK-8q73eMIUe4Kpwjd4bKDBnQayandsu_QYEu5pVp/s4032/IMG_2846.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp0iiJXeG3AnT_z_JsLZxs1y8ozDGofubuemFwo7ML5589l6-PREqcaAABxBIdhFS_MCt3eQWk0ZvpOZo_KEtFC0Om7vRapdkNiZcN9KtxVzLWMs4C4dKb7OUKg9C_kfCho4WiZeVKX6B1BETA5gPK-8q73eMIUe4Kpwjd4bKDBnQayandsu_QYEu5pVp/s320/IMG_2846.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">The weather brightened rapidly, so we got ourselves organised and on the road.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hJcEvHONkuMVsiXECc8MCUFq4sbR2cqo8_vJESVAiowhihofGCDKPzEuR3jrTtg-SlK31ToMKphFIyk6AKs37nELYGZILE93Rn7VxivPSs0p_3WcVIhhPkimTNXJw7MDCXFADUswFsArTJActNZhEddnUzMNokU1eiW28Jo3qUtPZTPvuElWkpAo6ck8/s1600/ab84937a-f703-4703-a9ec-c1bf17bdfcba.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hJcEvHONkuMVsiXECc8MCUFq4sbR2cqo8_vJESVAiowhihofGCDKPzEuR3jrTtg-SlK31ToMKphFIyk6AKs37nELYGZILE93Rn7VxivPSs0p_3WcVIhhPkimTNXJw7MDCXFADUswFsArTJActNZhEddnUzMNokU1eiW28Jo3qUtPZTPvuElWkpAo6ck8/s320/ab84937a-f703-4703-a9ec-c1bf17bdfcba.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Great walk from Upper Hulme Paddock Farm Tea room (park in lay-by opposite) We arrived just after 9. and and were walking at 9.16. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1wbYddjxdpi2eww70ys5uZakYOP61wJBTnV-4yrb57RkI7yH0SKR4mV862pY6bFczpUpvNbhTvoBP5U7u-bfefzKoeAhcothRrjpOKIz1bDuP29nnj9u3qJk8bPWsHLjW5HdgsifkTViQHHeu82XgLunA7mfjFD8jWF2JfHbG4Zb83mXw3dOY8bCk619/s4032/IMG_2864.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1wbYddjxdpi2eww70ys5uZakYOP61wJBTnV-4yrb57RkI7yH0SKR4mV862pY6bFczpUpvNbhTvoBP5U7u-bfefzKoeAhcothRrjpOKIz1bDuP29nnj9u3qJk8bPWsHLjW5HdgsifkTViQHHeu82XgLunA7mfjFD8jWF2JfHbG4Zb83mXw3dOY8bCk619/s320/IMG_2864.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXsZ-OMs4hOKZ6bA6miqCUDXioF8RIsRNwi4WU_M1nLWW4Bn-2kg73FIiBlQupwRjWagmz0kRY7PDuIPW-hkFonoEx10HjpX4Qw5E0VnwOKFfeAsKhtHLA28pCLwDDiToFS-yy0WhGNvk26dZRmNe2Qxa1nGVsBrWVuSNZjfYinUY3LrANIaIzTgjOmCg/s4032/IMG_2862.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXsZ-OMs4hOKZ6bA6miqCUDXioF8RIsRNwi4WU_M1nLWW4Bn-2kg73FIiBlQupwRjWagmz0kRY7PDuIPW-hkFonoEx10HjpX4Qw5E0VnwOKFfeAsKhtHLA28pCLwDDiToFS-yy0WhGNvk26dZRmNe2Qxa1nGVsBrWVuSNZjfYinUY3LrANIaIzTgjOmCg/s320/IMG_2862.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Over the Roaches via path from the road, below Hen Cloud. </span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; 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font-size: 23.57px;"><br />then along the ridge following signs to Swythamley.</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4JNPPvcaFk_oJs9rBGrLC_2GXsBh2mp4YxABLZFYU0RG0h2VlQBHc9UMlCUbXjhE3Xo-AIxM4LD5G9zXvKm7RTqppCQg6JO6qa4knUgE9HaxAWO05rpzNvGy3_IbeOMxdP8YFWDAZW8twNyscj9wJAcEpb-s3bueyY8X56eIaMN6uyM69nIv5mHXz-K-/s4032/IMG_2875.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Soon afterwards came a few drops of rain and a rainbow, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CkOH77vW9pOku_XuNphznQHDnLE1ppAbIT1LNS1ONw4_OnQ-SSwYUtFxDXMprNvaD6BzSJetU_F74zLSV8adC-RpFzi32RzGsNoLV_PPZalTQpXef-nKJ8IIw6xtiQFmKGY2IxS6zBn7Xt2vw2JAqhHxtBgmtqUtIzEHoTsJpLkamQo8rihq4E2nKCGH/s4032/IMG_2905.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CkOH77vW9pOku_XuNphznQHDnLE1ppAbIT1LNS1ONw4_OnQ-SSwYUtFxDXMprNvaD6BzSJetU_F74zLSV8adC-RpFzi32RzGsNoLV_PPZalTQpXef-nKJ8IIw6xtiQFmKGY2IxS6zBn7Xt2vw2JAqhHxtBgmtqUtIzEHoTsJpLkamQo8rihq4E2nKCGH/s320/IMG_2905.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjA1sjcQ1SFod2Yi5laDQIfrN-1sdWgYTpcj6A8GF3alzxtpM_yCoTmRy-F9Hpxzq1U-PSmLiSCcRtlq0_5JREkPPQmZjXggVjS6v2WXYlGws_iOLCoRX6k6dS6DitiAvXAVkw_umABsRZa0RqDJzrtLZp2dBQco5-73z9Kqn2wnxCNOPgsM68aGdEP9F4/s4032/IMG_2906.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjA1sjcQ1SFod2Yi5laDQIfrN-1sdWgYTpcj6A8GF3alzxtpM_yCoTmRy-F9Hpxzq1U-PSmLiSCcRtlq0_5JREkPPQmZjXggVjS6v2WXYlGws_iOLCoRX6k6dS6DitiAvXAVkw_umABsRZa0RqDJzrtLZp2dBQco5-73z9Kqn2wnxCNOPgsM68aGdEP9F4/s320/IMG_2906.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUY3sABVZkXx62BBdpAmr-fIBJ0Sgy622ySyhlDHdRPZCHA2k2RM8N8xI5i26qeLLWp9J5gkWVLxyjwvMD54WULXt8lvTUNDuIZYXfRYPFbl-KgsbxzASg62q2rcUGyMcVemwCtUKwyZLOBw23A0F7o498WyBbK5fCEZlSHA293L1w9FI9RR6aAgiIfXVj/s4032/IMG_2908.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUY3sABVZkXx62BBdpAmr-fIBJ0Sgy622ySyhlDHdRPZCHA2k2RM8N8xI5i26qeLLWp9J5gkWVLxyjwvMD54WULXt8lvTUNDuIZYXfRYPFbl-KgsbxzASg62q2rcUGyMcVemwCtUKwyZLOBw23A0F7o498WyBbK5fCEZlSHA293L1w9FI9RR6aAgiIfXVj/s320/IMG_2908.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjw7I-XWoEZHnWtW3ni3YqwYDD9QESYINQEem9skYjis4IgSZ3eEZbtwuIW6_RNozOnWjS8L0kxIymuaUJUnP5G9OoSeP0tnMQ0rYoHn-hQCpY2ZFA55Qt56w3jqF_Hdmqvn3umvLtX2r_hRHAM9rdAOXrC9-s4bGH4tPGaSGVKfo_T3znqfPgFvNpAwGt/s4032/IMG_2909.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjw7I-XWoEZHnWtW3ni3YqwYDD9QESYINQEem9skYjis4IgSZ3eEZbtwuIW6_RNozOnWjS8L0kxIymuaUJUnP5G9OoSeP0tnMQ0rYoHn-hQCpY2ZFA55Qt56w3jqF_Hdmqvn3umvLtX2r_hRHAM9rdAOXrC9-s4bGH4tPGaSGVKfo_T3znqfPgFvNpAwGt/s320/IMG_2909.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Not long after we reached low ground there was a mighty hailstorm.<p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Somewhere between 8 and 9 miles,with around 1200 feet of climbing. Great combo walk. We decided to head ‘home’ rather than to the Tea room, as we were soaking. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8vjWIYjHHtgcAGyOjRlqLwRNNCu4CBBsNo98H1hiIQhrBvlwxeHge0_gYIKdOXbGm2H9aRWas1ZbGDLn0IzysHMmhyphenhyphenp_cA5KmQFH9DtiNz4cohznDqJ9EeKL8T3VYRfOcIsXXk5tbHAwrq1Ft_tGBc64QZALPFnfH1rFMS8AW0AZfceDrnBjoLHk-FA9/s1232/IMG_2912.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8vjWIYjHHtgcAGyOjRlqLwRNNCu4CBBsNo98H1hiIQhrBvlwxeHge0_gYIKdOXbGm2H9aRWas1ZbGDLn0IzysHMmhyphenhyphenp_cA5KmQFH9DtiNz4cohznDqJ9EeKL8T3VYRfOcIsXXk5tbHAwrq1Ft_tGBc64QZALPFnfH1rFMS8AW0AZfceDrnBjoLHk-FA9/s320/IMG_2912.jpeg" width="215" /></a></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJkcCSqWYELkb_m0LBXokU6k1b6YJCnguaqMkcHG9oFxPZ0kP39I8V5rXWDzWQblXTsuhVU4Ik2LAcZwpFjJacJ7Z7E2faB08lS-oN1ZWh9Hw20aDNSflK22PcRRwoNXAFcKlTpjHGFECJSdGUbWGZIglb0rEolEQZ5DxhO54-rR1XAk9nLWCIAtqA16S/s828/IMG_3170.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="828" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJkcCSqWYELkb_m0LBXokU6k1b6YJCnguaqMkcHG9oFxPZ0kP39I8V5rXWDzWQblXTsuhVU4Ik2LAcZwpFjJacJ7Z7E2faB08lS-oN1ZWh9Hw20aDNSflK22PcRRwoNXAFcKlTpjHGFECJSdGUbWGZIglb0rEolEQZ5DxhO54-rR1XAk9nLWCIAtqA16S/s320/IMG_3170.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br />It has hailed again since we got back, so I’ve rinsed out my soaking socks, and stuffed my boots with old newspapers. Tomorrow we head for ‘home home’. Reluctantly. </span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-41956278006892735552023-11-04T22:13:00.002+00:002023-11-05T07:56:06.073+00:00Errwood Reservoir to Shining Tor - 12th October<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Thursday 12th October, with Harry.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We parked in the car park towards the northern end of the reservoir, and walked south towards the ruins of Errwood Hall. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUzbIVvl07-GOraiOW2aDeh7V447j955KWOHNm4b8W12bHSQ9zSus709xVz_b-snwrj7J8JPHwDjmCtzPS4JJA_7bHqZoQ9LeoaWyJZ4viI9bYQuD4Q7RG7N9NH5jpbaZd-izJzNssGJtcxgQHnq_dHiFnnnF8Y1ck3hghQ7iHt-qNb6g-ZIoTmXnhV3H/s4032/IMG_2804.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUzbIVvl07-GOraiOW2aDeh7V447j955KWOHNm4b8W12bHSQ9zSus709xVz_b-snwrj7J8JPHwDjmCtzPS4JJA_7bHqZoQ9LeoaWyJZ4viI9bYQuD4Q7RG7N9NH5jpbaZd-izJzNssGJtcxgQHnq_dHiFnnnF8Y1ck3hghQ7iHt-qNb6g-ZIoTmXnhV3H/s320/IMG_2804.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br />We didn’t visit them on the way up, but followed the path steeply up the shoulder of the hill, until it flattened out a bit, and we came to the signpost for Shining Tor.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MMmufDRtqZRcQeupmtn8Px715X3bbk2tUUfBogcOIj7MswWzquK8o0R66avyIALBfIgNlQdvwg-FWJUVBZemYg0HJhvoK-YlTCAeUIwbQS8juuu6op1OIlwtINg1YO-3U9SVB16pb023gGsP4dcb8Rp4giwVUbjVNhF_JB5T8TK3q15PycGVx0lrPOg2/s2432/IMG_2806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MMmufDRtqZRcQeupmtn8Px715X3bbk2tUUfBogcOIj7MswWzquK8o0R66avyIALBfIgNlQdvwg-FWJUVBZemYg0HJhvoK-YlTCAeUIwbQS8juuu6op1OIlwtINg1YO-3U9SVB16pb023gGsP4dcb8Rp4giwVUbjVNhF_JB5T8TK3q15PycGVx0lrPOg2/s320/IMG_2806.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-tlqTW8ZS_veP0YUD8PTOFq33JXb7A_Z9_aAULi3wB_8XaK9iM2umfDplOUTFvhF9lK_983tWBgisj4aAMLKz_Jk7ZPEAgp9bEYaktoG0QkM-uPsvIK4kNTAW00qCv3f3eSEkWXBgZXc7UIVoRHw-D-zXB5_9gdg_PorEsoP2nDouCbayQD8mK14ianR/s4032/IMG_2807.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-tlqTW8ZS_veP0YUD8PTOFq33JXb7A_Z9_aAULi3wB_8XaK9iM2umfDplOUTFvhF9lK_983tWBgisj4aAMLKz_Jk7ZPEAgp9bEYaktoG0QkM-uPsvIK4kNTAW00qCv3f3eSEkWXBgZXc7UIVoRHw-D-zXB5_9gdg_PorEsoP2nDouCbayQD8mK14ianR/s320/IMG_2807.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shutlingsloe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We chatted to a woman walking, and recommended Chrome Hill. Then at the summit cairn, we met four women from Leeds who were on a walking holiday, and wanted their photo taken together.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxFkL5ACaAwXXryumamjl2-OFSMHOujqfYKEbgHXB84L7qointN6tNfDD82xOlcL70bmaVH-j9UqjUmu1sK1ZEKB8SsBzx9de-dpWeSjLgtmFfJplszUDKA02KuplQHqlgU7vBlR7ZMmvztObCofNwJRUiyBzFvy3Q6vhb7C7-WtP-5Ww7AeMFzB7jkPg/s4032/IMG_2812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxFkL5ACaAwXXryumamjl2-OFSMHOujqfYKEbgHXB84L7qointN6tNfDD82xOlcL70bmaVH-j9UqjUmu1sK1ZEKB8SsBzx9de-dpWeSjLgtmFfJplszUDKA02KuplQHqlgU7vBlR7ZMmvztObCofNwJRUiyBzFvy3Q6vhb7C7-WtP-5Ww7AeMFzB7jkPg/s320/IMG_2812.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnO_XfMdQO6V-vi6GejJr8PUtI0__iIeUkYLpJ6NPhFhkK_E5C1_SHB9TWMD6r7NW3bjB2g_OGW_gBhiBsx6aGM_9jshrIiFjj2tfo9ZjmP77jm4Fk6DaZ5lwP3bTXSBxkamHsS5OQaQHuKD5eo6_-bImScrhtFddBQIcR4Zqm82bsPRj6gJoRMjC-ogWq/s4032/IMG_2811.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnO_XfMdQO6V-vi6GejJr8PUtI0__iIeUkYLpJ6NPhFhkK_E5C1_SHB9TWMD6r7NW3bjB2g_OGW_gBhiBsx6aGM_9jshrIiFjj2tfo9ZjmP77jm4Fk6DaZ5lwP3bTXSBxkamHsS5OQaQHuKD5eo6_-bImScrhtFddBQIcR4Zqm82bsPRj6gJoRMjC-ogWq/s320/IMG_2811.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We had coffee and scone on the benches at top of Shining Tor. This </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">is the highest hill in present day Cheshire at 559 metres (1834 feet). </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We could see Shutlingsloe and Sutton Common Radio Tower to the south (ish). <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8cYImBZ6Xo7viOjmMQRPnnb3p6a4R6tU8Tx7R4on0zOWU13QwSRyao_SjGHLqjlpWnpl5n8ytp3mpQZa_bNgAGk1fhECicl2-NEU4MOCp0K85G4ivfm7HtMCkXpxZfSc0mpXtsQRK62zRyvq6L8QmxYTDaLq-8EgP24Ty5jHiNKgVIDqflF65d7H6TOP/s4032/IMG_2808.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8cYImBZ6Xo7viOjmMQRPnnb3p6a4R6tU8Tx7R4on0zOWU13QwSRyao_SjGHLqjlpWnpl5n8ytp3mpQZa_bNgAGk1fhECicl2-NEU4MOCp0K85G4ivfm7HtMCkXpxZfSc0mpXtsQRK62zRyvq6L8QmxYTDaLq-8EgP24Ty5jHiNKgVIDqflF65d7H6TOP/s320/IMG_2808.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shutlingsloe and the radio tower</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">The path continues along to Cat’s Tor, paved most of the way, and keeping to the ridge. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-z2ZSrFgxJeFM_qfmXm6v_N4aa4kv1_1cq1glwENXlsteT6HLY1BxpRmHoLTzhWoKr3Fm26BqBcHvyhv77q71FDD2i7896L_PagmaUPG89jRp7idYYr1nmV-ixwAkHSPnj_peIN3Ymz0YOlQ2U7rcwKJYkeji83p8gP_wuZkJnlIelMLWUjA8xUBNVMf/s4032/IMG_2814.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-z2ZSrFgxJeFM_qfmXm6v_N4aa4kv1_1cq1glwENXlsteT6HLY1BxpRmHoLTzhWoKr3Fm26BqBcHvyhv77q71FDD2i7896L_PagmaUPG89jRp7idYYr1nmV-ixwAkHSPnj_peIN3Ymz0YOlQ2U7rcwKJYkeji83p8gP_wuZkJnlIelMLWUjA8xUBNVMf/s320/IMG_2814.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br />I wonder if it was an old packhorse trail, though the stones are not as old as that.</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://all-geo.org/metageologist/2014/10/paths-across-the-cheshire-peak/" style="font-size: 23.57px;">https://all-geo.org/metageologist/2014/10/paths-across-the-cheshire-peak/</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">The Cheshire/Derbyshire border is also Alan Garner country. </span> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Folklore, magic and history.</span> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">I had not realised that <i>Thursbitch</i> was a) a real place or b) so close to Shining Tor.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="http://alangarner.atspace.org/votd.html">http://alangarner.atspace.org/votd.html</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 23.6px;">Enough of that for now. We continue via Cat’s Tor and Oldgate Nick to the road, which we follow downhill for a short distance before picking up a path to the right. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 23.6px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps_hWjljJhdiv-0aa9hYzXz_Tz9U49q8WTtNyg4l9pRXYNLw3ICtU3_ah0fS-6TvXbkHzdtl2NRFwFeD6Srw6uKklNrEZG0o3p6uJNpZh3fwL1CqW0W7QRBtdXa3NOgzdQOPiWAmrsX4W1PjhyphenhyphenfZDt1PceOk4cCWaSBt3Tdtp0Ozub4m-0dbNMYqtI4fe/s4032/IMG_2817.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps_hWjljJhdiv-0aa9hYzXz_Tz9U49q8WTtNyg4l9pRXYNLw3ICtU3_ah0fS-6TvXbkHzdtl2NRFwFeD6Srw6uKklNrEZG0o3p6uJNpZh3fwL1CqW0W7QRBtdXa3NOgzdQOPiWAmrsX4W1PjhyphenhyphenfZDt1PceOk4cCWaSBt3Tdtp0Ozub4m-0dbNMYqtI4fe/s320/IMG_2817.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This climbs Foxlow Edge and then goes downhill to a path by woodland, leading down to Shooter’s Clough Bridge</span><span style="font-size: 23.6px;">.</span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdygx10uOpf-ptdajmgdCEHalCdtxWiZaROkoyTYwdwNZppiJDJh5pTNlJ8H-JjCW6uZKj7xd-eV_PcI6KWuUSMoikA_xYeDPVGBcMRKWn6HVOnL0xEr_i_ATjxLpcCNGeynfJGzQvPwRbEh-WhX95w6A8qJnNqq2VrOmjrGQDcDpqmkav0YYJpFTWJWQ6/s4032/IMG_2820.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdygx10uOpf-ptdajmgdCEHalCdtxWiZaROkoyTYwdwNZppiJDJh5pTNlJ8H-JjCW6uZKj7xd-eV_PcI6KWuUSMoikA_xYeDPVGBcMRKWn6HVOnL0xEr_i_ATjxLpcCNGeynfJGzQvPwRbEh-WhX95w6A8qJnNqq2VrOmjrGQDcDpqmkav0YYJpFTWJWQ6/s320/IMG_2820.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwA4hNpy11cPbTcBap1kBoMXPqgCF6Tzi-f3yxbyyEiQLykE1BAg2GFEOjIj29ZIubFkf2p9bE0S_SI1ESyfR1nAYtQTQJEJaxXc63mMlQZbgDNJZM1bZGIzOIdI7w-_NuUjDMi2QR2O4fQUp1V_tp12y5GC5yjDwbATc7nPN6iLlG1GKm1c6m9b_tkA2/s4032/IMG_2821.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwA4hNpy11cPbTcBap1kBoMXPqgCF6Tzi-f3yxbyyEiQLykE1BAg2GFEOjIj29ZIubFkf2p9bE0S_SI1ESyfR1nAYtQTQJEJaxXc63mMlQZbgDNJZM1bZGIzOIdI7w-_NuUjDMi2QR2O4fQUp1V_tp12y5GC5yjDwbATc7nPN6iLlG1GKm1c6m9b_tkA2/s320/IMG_2821.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We decide on a detour to the ruins of Errwood Hall for old times’ sake.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR4nsA-DhZgjJEJAnS_CIhkXxRnNWy57RWnKeXFjQnVJabA6n70jrvhWjjDQOfhPo-UuyoA9u8Cj-HAkeUDFkEnv_cIom-y0rrsHvRrYbcZJDLYOR3iyOrj1GP3IPQYWc0pyNyP79xwCxw-EC83zwFPjKVzaP836rP4oKZITDb72QaxCnj2vJMhVmy4zd/s4032/IMG_2827.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR4nsA-DhZgjJEJAnS_CIhkXxRnNWy57RWnKeXFjQnVJabA6n70jrvhWjjDQOfhPo-UuyoA9u8Cj-HAkeUDFkEnv_cIom-y0rrsHvRrYbcZJDLYOR3iyOrj1GP3IPQYWc0pyNyP79xwCxw-EC83zwFPjKVzaP836rP4oKZITDb72QaxCnj2vJMhVmy4zd/s320/IMG_2827.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">The hall is being repaired - because of ‘anti-social behaviour/ vandalism’, according to the Goyt Valley website. At one time raves were held there.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="http://www.whaleybridge.net/localhistory/errwood.html">http://www.whaleybridge.net/localhistory/errwood.html</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tuN9YKuCXzQBPG7TfqHcAQg_NExBZ8oAMtYo92cq4Ss2w-vNw6_mYZ799MUSa3qLuMvNuKmJLUUcAazGwWQjoCb5skTRbtCOdB3JKoFRBMeVGJNL5fKAUSYZr5YbcS6oiMHIOqOJQgG2GoEZSfJBE1drdDXSi5bpYfdK60XVjq31v4aENk2Da1sjnFj6/s3854/IMG_2828.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3854" data-original-width="2890" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tuN9YKuCXzQBPG7TfqHcAQg_NExBZ8oAMtYo92cq4Ss2w-vNw6_mYZ799MUSa3qLuMvNuKmJLUUcAazGwWQjoCb5skTRbtCOdB3JKoFRBMeVGJNL5fKAUSYZr5YbcS6oiMHIOqOJQgG2GoEZSfJBE1drdDXSi5bpYfdK60XVjq31v4aENk2Da1sjnFj6/s320/IMG_2828.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzG7MIB0wWkl_phNotNsT4epLpLEOYspiBeUpKqhb3thu83diQxz031mfzCd9zvBgjEe22cjHTzA1nEVkNMx3IOCzvZ1cPLClV_tKyCRiW6Z95Qc9KPTQbWmsVQ7aR0oGFCjEoqX6fCuo3TRJ5RtPHmpZlljpZBAvYVNTxXjFuvHYqF7YbDAnwqAHfpVd/s1179/IMG_2831.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzG7MIB0wWkl_phNotNsT4epLpLEOYspiBeUpKqhb3thu83diQxz031mfzCd9zvBgjEe22cjHTzA1nEVkNMx3IOCzvZ1cPLClV_tKyCRiW6Z95Qc9KPTQbWmsVQ7aR0oGFCjEoqX6fCuo3TRJ5RtPHmpZlljpZBAvYVNTxXjFuvHYqF7YbDAnwqAHfpVd/s320/IMG_2831.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqWpriLZdWLK7Z9wba2O0PjipHUmtyzOmlCXwnltyush4r2K9TL8S-qEWSpJ_1TJi9sp7LnyR1ExmIL4eUrU_bMtou-QZvNZoIdMWpsSkrYRFJcZkEa8S7ppO6X-RloWl1XmcVCt8Y6MKGaRYPnG1lchxbvWv_wFWm5XWFtr8QVMLtiYDse86qQen-_TO/s828/IMG_2832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="828" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqWpriLZdWLK7Z9wba2O0PjipHUmtyzOmlCXwnltyush4r2K9TL8S-qEWSpJ_1TJi9sp7LnyR1ExmIL4eUrU_bMtou-QZvNZoIdMWpsSkrYRFJcZkEa8S7ppO6X-RloWl1XmcVCt8Y6MKGaRYPnG1lchxbvWv_wFWm5XWFtr8QVMLtiYDse86qQen-_TO/s320/IMG_2832.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">In total we walked 7.5 miles and climbed a bit over 1100 feet in much better weather than when we were last here in October 2017.</span></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-68025677787926651042023-11-04T13:21:00.000+00:002023-11-04T13:21:03.196+00:00Rudyard Lake (10th October)<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">On a fine morning, after a couple of less than inspiring days, we headed for Rudyard Lake, a place I had seen from the main road many times, but never visited. It is very close to Leek and Macclesfield.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJEy5jH4CdM9Mf4viBs_AWIcyjaGNZJvCrcZWvv07u53SNOU-0AC_QSij9FIaEuo4A02P4THJcrZrAzdZawMAVoPCnZ_4JRiIbOJLhgILgoPgfUazg5WNyOBxnTXNtBe4PqcZ-vMvYTT8xlOBatJCixPSGiIL_rgncDCaWFe0tW3E81Q9ZPVUA4NmidId/s4032/IMG_2727.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJEy5jH4CdM9Mf4viBs_AWIcyjaGNZJvCrcZWvv07u53SNOU-0AC_QSij9FIaEuo4A02P4THJcrZrAzdZawMAVoPCnZ_4JRiIbOJLhgILgoPgfUazg5WNyOBxnTXNtBe4PqcZ-vMvYTT8xlOBatJCixPSGiIL_rgncDCaWFe0tW3E81Q9ZPVUA4NmidId/s320/IMG_2727.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJi7IP5QYNi4lvmd4BFARmDRU2AcY1qV3WNmf9fAQr1RcJI8eNmyuQ3pyqWXyDC1Xz2O8vDEs5THCalT3mOG64AVL0z16muIxBu46H_70BP4di8CrCtdvfxqp3nqk-l5FwsgV95sJYUJSf5bXOl_dlpkWSCZwjR_K4CXyLEkHxJIc2IVh75QcsgH9tSV_/s4032/IMG_2728.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJi7IP5QYNi4lvmd4BFARmDRU2AcY1qV3WNmf9fAQr1RcJI8eNmyuQ3pyqWXyDC1Xz2O8vDEs5THCalT3mOG64AVL0z16muIxBu46H_70BP4di8CrCtdvfxqp3nqk-l5FwsgV95sJYUJSf5bXOl_dlpkWSCZwjR_K4CXyLEkHxJIc2IVh75QcsgH9tSV_/s320/IMG_2728.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Coffee at the visitor centre cafe was our first priority, and it seemed to be a place of pilgrimage for many of the local dog walkers too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We walked round anti-clockwise, following a very pleasant track, with a decent surface. Views of the water are good almost the whole way round.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDg5l5ePkFVoX859uYx5XWeSOHS3mYTpYZSaRse1are9GfRqJoGJxL_8R6EGnjeoQZ_fc7FSYZAlQ7cpin7SNdNqLsHMSVwjsfG3chod63mNraLb5d8SmfnSjObwWLl_3O_6Dgx1QbQtbzeOqWUyX-Qw3xn09_7FuESObgpyDz0QItiSzWyfluG7aORjv/s4032/IMG_2731.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDg5l5ePkFVoX859uYx5XWeSOHS3mYTpYZSaRse1are9GfRqJoGJxL_8R6EGnjeoQZ_fc7FSYZAlQ7cpin7SNdNqLsHMSVwjsfG3chod63mNraLb5d8SmfnSjObwWLl_3O_6Dgx1QbQtbzeOqWUyX-Qw3xn09_7FuESObgpyDz0QItiSzWyfluG7aORjv/s320/IMG_2731.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmMWi-MXFIAj3A0yVzJu8FBVUtnKnOF6kmzoab2UaFiqoWtJiDR4QyKiI8ufBQmroxLLH12wcyjb_m8td5C6Ju_rXm3KZk6UKlj9L2hzEtl5xdzz0t4ODGMETLNFYJE0hzLfsDPbP2cmvn1X1RJzbIGv790mNTy7repzQy0vAtfVxdIdNX0Z0K2y-xhlt/s4032/IMG_2732.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmMWi-MXFIAj3A0yVzJu8FBVUtnKnOF6kmzoab2UaFiqoWtJiDR4QyKiI8ufBQmroxLLH12wcyjb_m8td5C6Ju_rXm3KZk6UKlj9L2hzEtl5xdzz0t4ODGMETLNFYJE0hzLfsDPbP2cmvn1X1RJzbIGv790mNTy7repzQy0vAtfVxdIdNX0Z0K2y-xhlt/s320/IMG_2732.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The first section runs alongside the miniature railway track, and past the sea scouts hut. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At the northern end of the lake, we turned left (west), crossing a bridge. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xKgBQ-eFp4jEI209VM9D0Aqv78MOqKVh5nwmPCmqUqoYBcKSogzNfWPje9L5zIKxXfd4SZjQ5zMHUpIbZ9-WWTaJpXTyiaxqYSGZFAF05bMI3Gy_sPPW4sGFrBs8V7PaCxOImRnIKHMni-I7NnM47DBq5HjP6SjSCTI8rMUJ7Y-yYstOjtvbYChXNc62/s4032/IMG_2737.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xKgBQ-eFp4jEI209VM9D0Aqv78MOqKVh5nwmPCmqUqoYBcKSogzNfWPje9L5zIKxXfd4SZjQ5zMHUpIbZ9-WWTaJpXTyiaxqYSGZFAF05bMI3Gy_sPPW4sGFrBs8V7PaCxOImRnIKHMni-I7NnM47DBq5HjP6SjSCTI8rMUJ7Y-yYstOjtvbYChXNc62/s320/IMG_2737.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOVLmM3HuTVOdxOzqe-538txiJ75oJtYsJjuNu9VOCHyMHq7YAn1ih0DwzAsUkCDya2-XpMjQFAkLPlm0d_7s4dsdRtAZDrtt6v-o2hVYVv6eD1ZloZ2ETNofVcyJn5CnCq17yU402bVbSqUZVauMkmYu5Q4E37ApOCDkoSx7iV7G7SxeqfsGPuPB9yDS/s3784/IMG_2741.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="3784" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOVLmM3HuTVOdxOzqe-538txiJ75oJtYsJjuNu9VOCHyMHq7YAn1ih0DwzAsUkCDya2-XpMjQFAkLPlm0d_7s4dsdRtAZDrtt6v-o2hVYVv6eD1ZloZ2ETNofVcyJn5CnCq17yU402bVbSqUZVauMkmYu5Q4E37ApOCDkoSx7iV7G7SxeqfsGPuPB9yDS/s320/IMG_2741.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZugIGcAWIGyfq1RAEZWwEj-qlg78DwG_pXdhVEC21ft-NuNjvx0FpQmY6s5Vpmf88pfXEzeNyQyz1PiGhyphenhyphenfVoLn24r1r7kNPElxmv5T5v98Eifan7GRUkovN_0E8fu4r23iHBvnOXHYY8VLP7qSXezoaW8JGrNCnaBeS2Cxgum01LBP7Lk9yQR1BBlndk/s4032/IMG_2744.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZugIGcAWIGyfq1RAEZWwEj-qlg78DwG_pXdhVEC21ft-NuNjvx0FpQmY6s5Vpmf88pfXEzeNyQyz1PiGhyphenhyphenfVoLn24r1r7kNPElxmv5T5v98Eifan7GRUkovN_0E8fu4r23iHBvnOXHYY8VLP7qSXezoaW8JGrNCnaBeS2Cxgum01LBP7Lk9yQR1BBlndk/s320/IMG_2744.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />After this the path is tarmac covered for a fair way, before the path branches off to the left, alongside a magnificent row of trees (linden?) and we walk uphill. There are beech trees and at least one sweet chestnut tree further on, with its ridged bark, leaves like open hands, and spiky nut cases.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt_7zDJ43_MBVkYFBGq_mpk5SjOuyyphPxfhmaahTEWtIZ24M6nH_53QwQEe85YKAU41RLVzxVOiCTYSP_vIqvfJQPPdQlEa7VXTTZkxH-I6xwdv8JumowWzFd17InDd6YMdA3TEgtNQaZvxuyopOC5EOQHy-r-MeLwr6FFrpwFW3ZyIiksNZAfdYmXoC/s4032/IMG_2746.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt_7zDJ43_MBVkYFBGq_mpk5SjOuyyphPxfhmaahTEWtIZ24M6nH_53QwQEe85YKAU41RLVzxVOiCTYSP_vIqvfJQPPdQlEa7VXTTZkxH-I6xwdv8JumowWzFd17InDd6YMdA3TEgtNQaZvxuyopOC5EOQHy-r-MeLwr6FFrpwFW3ZyIiksNZAfdYmXoC/s320/IMG_2746.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-N5N3IHNtZ1G5RmHCB67pj-00fAytlw4KEmzvd2MbRRmf9Gn78id5jAKvLPyo-Fp5dhKh1sZ-u66oM2qYal_Z2RUai0ZlZqVwjHcMnzF6rv50WveqodGMPKMRDVsLJlga-YMOWmDS4OVPv2X5ntPgVwA6kO2pjTz2ooOUKwsL38RUqYECB_0yqE634z-/s3678/IMG_2751.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2758" data-original-width="3678" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-N5N3IHNtZ1G5RmHCB67pj-00fAytlw4KEmzvd2MbRRmf9Gn78id5jAKvLPyo-Fp5dhKh1sZ-u66oM2qYal_Z2RUai0ZlZqVwjHcMnzF6rv50WveqodGMPKMRDVsLJlga-YMOWmDS4OVPv2X5ntPgVwA6kO2pjTz2ooOUKwsL38RUqYECB_0yqE634z-/s320/IMG_2751.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J0qwDhxNTr2P-t6F65zCZezoD1FtuwEpJ5SDYcFShlOItv4w2h9KFE7DR0iCfYI9ZWD6zmi15S3buGizTeFARpmRKBQ18t4Idu9gqItOIlXb4zYHsYD9Yw9yACXPH8SIqel_InK2_EdMUx5vUFc7vwSvqdZZMwJmXw-HpfrTVj3ePxQbAG8iZdyyQdz_/s4032/IMG_2755.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J0qwDhxNTr2P-t6F65zCZezoD1FtuwEpJ5SDYcFShlOItv4w2h9KFE7DR0iCfYI9ZWD6zmi15S3buGizTeFARpmRKBQ18t4Idu9gqItOIlXb4zYHsYD9Yw9yACXPH8SIqel_InK2_EdMUx5vUFc7vwSvqdZZMwJmXw-HpfrTVj3ePxQbAG8iZdyyQdz_/s320/IMG_2755.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We saw grebes, a robin, ducks and some other birds, as well as the occasional squirrel. A few cows/ bullocks were grazing near the folly-like building of Cliffe Park Hall. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyzChnuOfTkjC8oDZQt-kulXkbBvCF8Jn4FOlDp6G1aWO2xQaXFr2bvC_KXFDY5si9C5SXkBAxiSIGKcd791QTQFytobhA1fCySvN8ZEU0km2Jg5iupHp0pgAd_nUuE8XxSNlg4lsERuvVAcDx1Kgwelbd9OBG12j5FP35ShhJzFVobgApoNeCgwIzhPA/s4032/IMG_2756.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyzChnuOfTkjC8oDZQt-kulXkbBvCF8Jn4FOlDp6G1aWO2xQaXFr2bvC_KXFDY5si9C5SXkBAxiSIGKcd791QTQFytobhA1fCySvN8ZEU0km2Jg5iupHp0pgAd_nUuE8XxSNlg4lsERuvVAcDx1Kgwelbd9OBG12j5FP35ShhJzFVobgApoNeCgwIzhPA/s320/IMG_2756.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The woodland track emerges on a private road with several houses. Some appear to be holiday lets, others have permanent residents. All have lovely waterside situations. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We soon arrived at Rudyard village, and we picked u0 lunch of a tuna sandwich at the visitor centre where we had parked.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We drove back via Flash and Wildboarclough.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BiTtABscNJg8jTTmM3gdUAXoeKsTIaDJQXznTByuOy-V4L6azniIodxWXOgDMoDD_d5N7dqj4B-PUDuWGLnobt1-VChBBFeB-8GVjQi2CntXqll-mywCx1VqUQ_hcPA9d5nB7h6GE8-vogeMz8obAnBoY4sXugVqmSXVV6pLzH2sT6LxeSgSO3tthKMP/s4032/IMG_2774.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BiTtABscNJg8jTTmM3gdUAXoeKsTIaDJQXznTByuOy-V4L6azniIodxWXOgDMoDD_d5N7dqj4B-PUDuWGLnobt1-VChBBFeB-8GVjQi2CntXqll-mywCx1VqUQ_hcPA9d5nB7h6GE8-vogeMz8obAnBoY4sXugVqmSXVV6pLzH2sT6LxeSgSO3tthKMP/s320/IMG_2774.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKhVlvVuf92fZojCa9HvaG8PL6D5pdViJYkvF562hXKnc4Di8gxTN_8IUZu4G2ZKSuNjhZO5cEoAoIdarSmjzPWpr8xZdFxtFDX3oohTa53sxVWOxLaBTStLDH_6t6h1vCF-TWzQnoDNePm7tRCEMZAMCwhtG9bemF5Ruh5Q7G120rcqG__58tYQep8YG/s4032/IMG_2766.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKhVlvVuf92fZojCa9HvaG8PL6D5pdViJYkvF562hXKnc4Di8gxTN_8IUZu4G2ZKSuNjhZO5cEoAoIdarSmjzPWpr8xZdFxtFDX3oohTa53sxVWOxLaBTStLDH_6t6h1vCF-TWzQnoDNePm7tRCEMZAMCwhtG9bemF5Ruh5Q7G120rcqG__58tYQep8YG/s320/IMG_2766.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsKbBwTieZwTJpg_ATPcfAjlF5PemKpx4EFdD9OeXPI1PlXJahe_cluJb1BiJrMBYKiMe_4_Ol3XAGh7bRlM4poaH1XP3_UT3SWHtewbeEplj_kNJzxu3tUj1yVz_eUA-z9NI5TJ2Ef5I2KqfIM39HXE8gy9IUlnK1bKA6sqbFBo5w2-p75aDnPcnHnZ5/s2836/IMG_2761.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="2836" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsKbBwTieZwTJpg_ATPcfAjlF5PemKpx4EFdD9OeXPI1PlXJahe_cluJb1BiJrMBYKiMe_4_Ol3XAGh7bRlM4poaH1XP3_UT3SWHtewbeEplj_kNJzxu3tUj1yVz_eUA-z9NI5TJ2Ef5I2KqfIM39HXE8gy9IUlnK1bKA6sqbFBo5w2-p75aDnPcnHnZ5/s320/IMG_2761.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifm2_sWI-gGHXHJ-qFotJ8PuFcJ9ImTrc53Ly1I4hFHy6Ry9bN-AvEV62mEqJdcnEk2X9pXY3C-E_Ebq3kZvD_XzJy94eqIe3lWuDnlaC4jPVZtw56kKNf01pwUDhxNQyEHHIhjIBaEOKCYgXIuHS9dfPGhAs1O4GAlC2J7RxCBlWYje4pmxPrreZjPb9/s1258/IMG_2760.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifm2_sWI-gGHXHJ-qFotJ8PuFcJ9ImTrc53Ly1I4hFHy6Ry9bN-AvEV62mEqJdcnEk2X9pXY3C-E_Ebq3kZvD_XzJy94eqIe3lWuDnlaC4jPVZtw56kKNf01pwUDhxNQyEHHIhjIBaEOKCYgXIuHS9dfPGhAs1O4GAlC2J7RxCBlWYje4pmxPrreZjPb9/s320/IMG_2760.jpeg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-10730068019189648462023-11-04T12:31:00.001+00:002023-11-04T12:31:25.773+00:00Tittesworth Reservoir to Ramshaw Rocks<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday 7th October 2023</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">With Harry. Something over 6 miles, with about 750 feet of climbing, and a few muddy patches. Stunning weather, stunning views. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We set off just after 11am, parking at Tittesworth Reservoir. We joined the Churnet Way, turning right along the road and walked past Middle Hulme Farm. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There was a great view of Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebEEF5_zfABtjnBP6eFOir-zC8uWCPFStRBI5WlbvjyPtiQ1xIzSXpRV_gPaKPAvAuTg0WjVksTaRg2CimNMuUP-2pU9g5DAkfnlSJ3UrmS6HH3FcvjCv-0lC7ikxPGz67TxfwBjULY0RbL17xmFzN6do8dhA_mpsjH8mEq35a2KWyPF9y9JtgLWIxnfe/s3024/IMG_2656.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="3024" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebEEF5_zfABtjnBP6eFOir-zC8uWCPFStRBI5WlbvjyPtiQ1xIzSXpRV_gPaKPAvAuTg0WjVksTaRg2CimNMuUP-2pU9g5DAkfnlSJ3UrmS6HH3FcvjCv-0lC7ikxPGz67TxfwBjULY0RbL17xmFzN6do8dhA_mpsjH8mEq35a2KWyPF9y9JtgLWIxnfe/s320/IMG_2656.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">In spite of signs we managed to create a small diversion before reaching Upper Hulme.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27zGy-qFvarWRZD2NbgbsIuMt1HiBtnddV8VXBNLALMoV043Juee1kl6xp07yCQWkYwo48ktEWkbK28cCmdsS7tXFa9GGDpJ2SqShnYEVibssaDM7wUgNhBxUNHa48zvLzuusQAjXFZkzWGHw8PbH9wbs7dLpLpzR0KC4hcMrEoEpTCQenZF3_vvMZ7pj/s4032/IMG_2657.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27zGy-qFvarWRZD2NbgbsIuMt1HiBtnddV8VXBNLALMoV043Juee1kl6xp07yCQWkYwo48ktEWkbK28cCmdsS7tXFa9GGDpJ2SqShnYEVibssaDM7wUgNhBxUNHa48zvLzuusQAjXFZkzWGHw8PbH9wbs7dLpLpzR0KC4hcMrEoEpTCQenZF3_vvMZ7pj/s320/IMG_2657.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStJKtP-UYLDTQ7mfr0phXiLBAHiwYiujYnvxb7y004XapwRtvbH8h8KcH8gusq1oViuYEAYdg-ui8CKKUIArN78l4m_HMYhgCIFjlXnDElFcEYzJpTwZ5MIUp2ND3a4TpXd-gzRcCRLwOrd5f4GasiInSE2NYpy-E5AoXRfWDePRfNOSsfyzvj6yKTm1C/s4032/IMG_2658.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStJKtP-UYLDTQ7mfr0phXiLBAHiwYiujYnvxb7y004XapwRtvbH8h8KcH8gusq1oViuYEAYdg-ui8CKKUIArN78l4m_HMYhgCIFjlXnDElFcEYzJpTwZ5MIUp2ND3a4TpXd-gzRcCRLwOrd5f4GasiInSE2NYpy-E5AoXRfWDePRfNOSsfyzvj6yKTm1C/s320/IMG_2658.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLo995IHQ4vXy0PGT_ybv3u-KIlwat1JPUqZli_N-ir0F_z815lcMMx-VHeq7nBFmVa0eIUNZ3f1KGXm11asd0O9GMkHnLosLUZMFgwZMCeHo62BFBEu7AbUY-GY59AH3d8aiaqWQ_V1gXcAOGxuDAXtE4_umoW7DczzNsxQXNSxpOwYjrZGiiPzHevUd/s3669/IMG_2662.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3669" data-original-width="2752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLo995IHQ4vXy0PGT_ybv3u-KIlwat1JPUqZli_N-ir0F_z815lcMMx-VHeq7nBFmVa0eIUNZ3f1KGXm11asd0O9GMkHnLosLUZMFgwZMCeHo62BFBEu7AbUY-GY59AH3d8aiaqWQ_V1gXcAOGxuDAXtE4_umoW7DczzNsxQXNSxpOwYjrZGiiPzHevUd/s320/IMG_2662.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Time for a quick coffee before tackling a steep section</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7yxJTc5zeMlL8klfcabyxOnXncNYfGTCKEViSxGgiHq5g3Hej0L9cEF6W77f-SNEy3V8v4ye-C8YR9VmBAeBDQ-Ln1su6fvRquvqCdCa-cPAnxAJ9qpjJB4YaKbdfDUgLKhqnkVNjZNVdm-iSmf8srEpOZmMN_fOADjNoWxMyIYef7itzQVbgUTba6MH/s4032/IMG_2660.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7yxJTc5zeMlL8klfcabyxOnXncNYfGTCKEViSxGgiHq5g3Hej0L9cEF6W77f-SNEy3V8v4ye-C8YR9VmBAeBDQ-Ln1su6fvRquvqCdCa-cPAnxAJ9qpjJB4YaKbdfDUgLKhqnkVNjZNVdm-iSmf8srEpOZmMN_fOADjNoWxMyIYef7itzQVbgUTba6MH/s320/IMG_2660.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And we missed the slightly hidden turning from the surfaced road to the narrow footpath along the diminutive Churnet…and climbed a few extra feet, but were soon back on track. This section was quite wet and slippery in parts, but very pretty.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAOorxrHv-0_Bi-Ag1becK3DT-BISD1mB9ODGjN35Fp0V0QBYGY-Dj0jezySu4vDhdc4LCAf1IYnx75VcMWmKE7OkBpj9RLDkr4t4KLU_hmuQd-VRxZIjAt41bg4DgYstCuiDGSzaenrVKuL89YTawNG377nU-1lX_x8zqXJxk5FWihBv3FEqNWe0ZL0Z/s3078/IMG_2666.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3078" data-original-width="2309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAOorxrHv-0_Bi-Ag1becK3DT-BISD1mB9ODGjN35Fp0V0QBYGY-Dj0jezySu4vDhdc4LCAf1IYnx75VcMWmKE7OkBpj9RLDkr4t4KLU_hmuQd-VRxZIjAt41bg4DgYstCuiDGSzaenrVKuL89YTawNG377nU-1lX_x8zqXJxk5FWihBv3FEqNWe0ZL0Z/s320/IMG_2666.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4hWP5Cqh8A4SMz9b7uK2j6TYXRBCU00OC-qb6d_E7WDR8Kjj9tleKAKYYwvibP3lNg2koQ8izn6CyMD0KABJ4TTSaJ3jF7JcYDIEPO41EMGGQHvBJhyphenhyphengi6XRiVHUFDX6LCC_4INQAnaCFnp2eujUpfMGM9bnyjTKuVpWA72nbITc4yFZ8XmVfKp-Ee3q/s3678/IMG_2667.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="2758" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4hWP5Cqh8A4SMz9b7uK2j6TYXRBCU00OC-qb6d_E7WDR8Kjj9tleKAKYYwvibP3lNg2koQ8izn6CyMD0KABJ4TTSaJ3jF7JcYDIEPO41EMGGQHvBJhyphenhyphengi6XRiVHUFDX6LCC_4INQAnaCFnp2eujUpfMGM9bnyjTKuVpWA72nbITc4yFZ8XmVfKp-Ee3q/s320/IMG_2667.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggih1TlzJCxv8-32B2n1R09YWJwxg3wWqTQuAgQnfgBiIevCcO1-rh83iO-ALER6rmI4ZJT0l24ZUhh6ddaKnYoTwx5eiwVJndX3lNnYgMgtR4lpghIVuMC58k5kgnirOqMdBSoWIYqKJnxNpId0IQxN597DQzJQrQYzyuTPiHqBdpok2_G1cvgxafRS6I/s4032/IMG_2668.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggih1TlzJCxv8-32B2n1R09YWJwxg3wWqTQuAgQnfgBiIevCcO1-rh83iO-ALER6rmI4ZJT0l24ZUhh6ddaKnYoTwx5eiwVJndX3lNnYgMgtR4lpghIVuMC58k5kgnirOqMdBSoWIYqKJnxNpId0IQxN597DQzJQrQYzyuTPiHqBdpok2_G1cvgxafRS6I/s320/IMG_2668.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">From then on we took more care and followed the route past the entrance to Naychirch Farm, and across moorland to the minor road near Ramshaw Rocks. We crossed this and made our way to the top, where we found a spot for lunch.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCzf-3XmVWD8r8a1WRAH56fBrgFwJCMvvz3WCr-s6wdYlVhWO_PPD-2T5ja8mOp5kRFcWxWsygYhK59R4EclUEL94UGRr4H233Q2G_Jq0essDPNaKbyE-GSotLC0PLRJ2c2-kjtYWij-zTY6eyTy9XGwBvxedK3YQ1Z946fJMpdtIeL_kcFDzeY89VNp3/s3774/IMG_2671.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="3774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCzf-3XmVWD8r8a1WRAH56fBrgFwJCMvvz3WCr-s6wdYlVhWO_PPD-2T5ja8mOp5kRFcWxWsygYhK59R4EclUEL94UGRr4H233Q2G_Jq0essDPNaKbyE-GSotLC0PLRJ2c2-kjtYWij-zTY6eyTy9XGwBvxedK3YQ1Z946fJMpdtIeL_kcFDzeY89VNp3/s320/IMG_2671.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielL0F80p4F78dc9tZaj9KyfGPfWzPjTcbE5XxMPBuMps-Hk0eGPpwNyUuX-JuGYmp50Ft9PZ5apMCqwCI2oJoyZZMuNK1Bhyphenhyphen2g7USDnkd0fvkhj8n3AMrl6oPvUz1gd_a36jRqHPLexsR6UmAW7f2mdy31RkjgSBpWh-4efMd-Jch1p0G6Wty1c2HHILd/s4032/IMG_2673.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielL0F80p4F78dc9tZaj9KyfGPfWzPjTcbE5XxMPBuMps-Hk0eGPpwNyUuX-JuGYmp50Ft9PZ5apMCqwCI2oJoyZZMuNK1Bhyphenhyphen2g7USDnkd0fvkhj8n3AMrl6oPvUz1gd_a36jRqHPLexsR6UmAW7f2mdy31RkjgSBpWh-4efMd-Jch1p0G6Wty1c2HHILd/s320/IMG_2673.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLApCJIsilyw2Y79pnCTgBavYYlbBBhDnnqzxV05AYuEKcj2lmVWPDDzkA4oqtEseTobNU4NupnLW1u6Hi5OE8HO24E5Ahmo6L80N-Zc7GDQtBOg9CbOWKS3GzZ3Dsl_lTLhFh8i1p6FPGgwPInPziMphmiDA27agHxUz3wG4rG0VG-2nM0xjkqbgCZQvw/s4032/IMG_2677.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLApCJIsilyw2Y79pnCTgBavYYlbBBhDnnqzxV05AYuEKcj2lmVWPDDzkA4oqtEseTobNU4NupnLW1u6Hi5OE8HO24E5Ahmo6L80N-Zc7GDQtBOg9CbOWKS3GzZ3Dsl_lTLhFh8i1p6FPGgwPInPziMphmiDA27agHxUz3wG4rG0VG-2nM0xjkqbgCZQvw/s320/IMG_2677.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We made our way back via the same route, minus diversions. A more rugged six miler than the ones I normally do, and very enjoyable.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTlmXj33eD7Boi5O-cOA08DK7gTU84F_WP5F2Fv8ROfV93J102XGbphjtG8i6CJ_27QInWOb71qayFXMj0PB15pmmJXNl08Xh3YPIilO4RK0jVtUAIoNCKGRSd27i73mR7H89p2jMHoWh6O_rDZwaOZplTsHo072z-jakL3rqLART3vVXEFcAPewG2kOz/s828/IMG_3111.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="828" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTlmXj33eD7Boi5O-cOA08DK7gTU84F_WP5F2Fv8ROfV93J102XGbphjtG8i6CJ_27QInWOb71qayFXMj0PB15pmmJXNl08Xh3YPIilO4RK0jVtUAIoNCKGRSd27i73mR7H89p2jMHoWh6O_rDZwaOZplTsHo072z-jakL3rqLART3vVXEFcAPewG2kOz/s320/IMG_3111.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks impressive. ;-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Oq-2RQ040T2rOekXCe_XxGIYb-lDKRQYbwC1iV1L3q-kNHW5CrGva2NquvNJjcbHKxD9GI2pnq_ba2PPFVmWvvvyC0qVr63mWIp3LjfmjdGQBaxG423KC9747tw3UnFAvBdnl8ukQdJ10HAq_iR1wdTCeOoQrXToJv0lVVszFOz6_-CMXxQx9oa3i2Pb/s1064/IMG_2678.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Oq-2RQ040T2rOekXCe_XxGIYb-lDKRQYbwC1iV1L3q-kNHW5CrGva2NquvNJjcbHKxD9GI2pnq_ba2PPFVmWvvvyC0qVr63mWIp3LjfmjdGQBaxG423KC9747tw3UnFAvBdnl8ukQdJ10HAq_iR1wdTCeOoQrXToJv0lVVszFOz6_-CMXxQx9oa3i2Pb/s320/IMG_2678.jpeg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-22523211626217986702023-10-13T15:18:00.004+01:002023-10-13T15:38:27.646+01:00Corbar Wood, Buxton<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Friday 6th October. A two and a half mile walk.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Another day of uninspiring weather. We took ourselves to the very popular Bookshop cafe for lunch, and then into Buxton.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglANTTGv0xHB4eKqp9pksRjtSOJ8-W59rmWu3rYpC0HPHZiSmO-jg-mZ3GrVqcI-fleZzw_GAEk_RSczoJwO5bX-dpqXcCiwxjdJALgGdnlouBIsUnNSCZ_LbKGA3cF-e287iPJKXmgCGFRQW7HEhQYe4pmcs9aOk-TQdqeJphhUw7SsmluKTrfIIPnBNS/s4032/IMG_2626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglANTTGv0xHB4eKqp9pksRjtSOJ8-W59rmWu3rYpC0HPHZiSmO-jg-mZ3GrVqcI-fleZzw_GAEk_RSczoJwO5bX-dpqXcCiwxjdJALgGdnlouBIsUnNSCZ_LbKGA3cF-e287iPJKXmgCGFRQW7HEhQYe4pmcs9aOk-TQdqeJphhUw7SsmluKTrfIIPnBNS/s320/IMG_2626.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br />We parked in the Pavilion Car Park and walked through the streets to Corbar Wood. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiI6SxTZHdW_CwNBDO6dP4LxPiVLNSyr7ZstpcpGFRGp7mVypwtEOr1r0fFjfLnb3w11zVOpAm0S6U19i2HSwkFVO0hHKJhmONU8cYah0DvYRJ2NQeqN-V_hUbOKSFb7wt6cJYItkVapiShVdUysVWvmk54ocP1kTPcNxXvpXTnHflCWych3FZj06CEth/s4032/IMG_2628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiI6SxTZHdW_CwNBDO6dP4LxPiVLNSyr7ZstpcpGFRGp7mVypwtEOr1r0fFjfLnb3w11zVOpAm0S6U19i2HSwkFVO0hHKJhmONU8cYah0DvYRJ2NQeqN-V_hUbOKSFb7wt6cJYItkVapiShVdUysVWvmk54ocP1kTPcNxXvpXTnHflCWych3FZj06CEth/s320/IMG_2628.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRQ99oYciQqNsPvi8pEK0UG1-3mRXqxhnFjgoIAdsRa1R39BtPo04NBSMdW5dWUMSMRZ0WNsX51X1uOotu6g3NxlBA_BImmmcx0x76_REKyfNa7fhaFMEHO8Ro_WM2s8ByxNYyjqj0UpyuT6luCjUBnk4PbUGVBsBFVHI4h-EX7biWwReFsUDiyJmhP9V/s4032/IMG_2627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRQ99oYciQqNsPvi8pEK0UG1-3mRXqxhnFjgoIAdsRa1R39BtPo04NBSMdW5dWUMSMRZ0WNsX51X1uOotu6g3NxlBA_BImmmcx0x76_REKyfNa7fhaFMEHO8Ro_WM2s8ByxNYyjqj0UpyuT6luCjUBnk4PbUGVBsBFVHI4h-EX7biWwReFsUDiyJmhP9V/s320/IMG_2627.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The path goes into the wood and up to the trig point and a large cross. From <i>Explore Buxton</i> website: “This cross was installed in 1950 to commemorate Holy Year…It was painted pink by pranksters in the 1990s and cut down completely in 2010 as part of a protest”</span><div><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 23.57px;">For more details see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbar_Hill" target="_blank">here</a><br /></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p5eTTX1rk6dm4gCRX2YMOZdTaX9NOm-9lbQA49VKDUnnq4KCHlVFAXF5IQSqHP4yvapMm0Tv3vtK_z7lWTTbTWTFCtWYyynWse9W6XIowthtKqDK3srHzaJVmIcweDZ15VsdZSVBmg_-vB9vEIFRl34UZB4KwxMBVbtdY2B_4KLZgIitgZdN4ByPAp2K/s4032/IMG_2633.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p5eTTX1rk6dm4gCRX2YMOZdTaX9NOm-9lbQA49VKDUnnq4KCHlVFAXF5IQSqHP4yvapMm0Tv3vtK_z7lWTTbTWTFCtWYyynWse9W6XIowthtKqDK3srHzaJVmIcweDZ15VsdZSVBmg_-vB9vEIFRl34UZB4KwxMBVbtdY2B_4KLZgIitgZdN4ByPAp2K/s320/IMG_2633.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span></div></div>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-43090660927149732122023-10-13T13:49:00.005+01:002023-10-13T13:49:42.791+01:00Buxton Country Park and Solomon’s Temple.<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Thursday 5th October</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Four miles, with Harry. We decide to do coffee at The High Peak Bookstore. Then we go into Buxton and walk from the Pavilion car park to Buxton Country Park.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TSUx7CU3atD2oH8th60gN0dkPodGuBsa_z1kuMNqoBZUWyYpbjXtc9FcpRV9ci7zlLzjDsvXsQ6H5tmTGLZbAK9YMG0TKeIqk7s1v1N2qnZWv_wBPwdmptF5Iquly06cf0Qb8JDVNX1kQn6ls4xMiaTJJB6Hnx6hJJYWHOHdRgI3UHEcEsPJuDr24T03/s4032/IMG_2588.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TSUx7CU3atD2oH8th60gN0dkPodGuBsa_z1kuMNqoBZUWyYpbjXtc9FcpRV9ci7zlLzjDsvXsQ6H5tmTGLZbAK9YMG0TKeIqk7s1v1N2qnZWv_wBPwdmptF5Iquly06cf0Qb8JDVNX1kQn6ls4xMiaTJJB6Hnx6hJJYWHOHdRgI3UHEcEsPJuDr24T03/s320/IMG_2588.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr_KP9IaHbLc-oaIfEXhaU0u_dO7-uHJl5glZSY7JDxaD0Y3h18GouK7hAt0tCd1gM8w1la-SEeqvc_PYzm2HFJWqr_HfRzQUsILKufsBMaYqruOy2r8hEM1ZLZig0djklnI_4t4N70mwjRithKVEwOI5wasUNL4EpuGITIatdSPYG57ilIM1AQrQc6lG/s4032/IMG_2587.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2yf4peVm0nskAB0eHE3ffP7JmjpDDBGjFIzFSm0Nej48noKhCBK9tE5UYpYdfgtxqO3RIcu4cIITMcs83O7Oa7X3C7m16_gbctHtvMLczB9GBRyQyvFbUdU4qXOrqevldJ-YYgP3d0SwtE-A1qytqnwOJWMiMBIs2pb7T-IVxQ0mRTJd8ee05hfn2Yai/s4032/IMG_2563.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2yf4peVm0nskAB0eHE3ffP7JmjpDDBGjFIzFSm0Nej48noKhCBK9tE5UYpYdfgtxqO3RIcu4cIITMcs83O7Oa7X3C7m16_gbctHtvMLczB9GBRyQyvFbUdU4qXOrqevldJ-YYgP3d0SwtE-A1qytqnwOJWMiMBIs2pb7T-IVxQ0mRTJd8ee05hfn2Yai/s320/IMG_2563.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramshaw Rocks on our drive to Tittesworth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ1KTi5akG1LhG0mjFML-VLHBXgntudiqzqNTCwriThSoCevrSB29_mIAJM3zvRJbABw_eDqVxdX4FUyDQ0qCM28Jw6Fj0FWaL6RZSeW7Wv-Mri6SQV4SG-oY9KZB_6DD4baF5c_3PVLMP4pf4E3W1phNcCIJy2_usF82UpTcacndGjkEt9NTYsh-V7jG/s4032/IMG_2567.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ1KTi5akG1LhG0mjFML-VLHBXgntudiqzqNTCwriThSoCevrSB29_mIAJM3zvRJbABw_eDqVxdX4FUyDQ0qCM28Jw6Fj0FWaL6RZSeW7Wv-Mri6SQV4SG-oY9KZB_6DD4baF5c_3PVLMP4pf4E3W1phNcCIJy2_usF82UpTcacndGjkEt9NTYsh-V7jG/s320/IMG_2567.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Iron Green Man, by Jason Turpin-Thomson</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A trip out to Tittesworth Reservoir, a couple of miles north of Leek. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70WjivEixj93-kk7ZTRARZLYSXcIA0sr1zSt-X2B4oggjoLG8FySE0X8Y60e-raKAgmreARkBGokNRU7osH_SGArPxd14zD0NErRdXGD6ylBP1Fd1sUsPCPapzbEMOjXm7Ah-kdrU4CeEfnWmpUaysziYOjWHzeTGhgNPGTiL_z78Tp5o0jLMzYgsWGGw/s4032/IMG_2576.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70WjivEixj93-kk7ZTRARZLYSXcIA0sr1zSt-X2B4oggjoLG8FySE0X8Y60e-raKAgmreARkBGokNRU7osH_SGArPxd14zD0NErRdXGD6ylBP1Fd1sUsPCPapzbEMOjXm7Ah-kdrU4CeEfnWmpUaysziYOjWHzeTGhgNPGTiL_z78Tp5o0jLMzYgsWGGw/s320/IMG_2576.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbs-QkJZQx2dzq9LhnktfEtyxN19v5ZHIfr0n8YV6Hn8VKoXDBibrNfl-iRMNIqMBXLiVIQ4xF8iIBSfntt78xUFHEQkiN-Y6CPa5XOkdf8zuZVIlgLFyxqbkML4JH6DPkr1H4z6BLNQiMOtw4hTssdUCfmfvVLGmkNNSKHnKGejUtRUFC2Vr8SvsKinX/s4032/IMG_2579.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We took a gentle stroll clockwise round the reservoir. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1eU1Z1-77FJ-7UFRlU96IcrWYIMYdjVPKu2v2Z4QLrymUWXbVgRYM35aX49_KPDrhQT_hDMQIfarSiUVdRaBPZNdgj0q2Y1_AkI0uErSSPo_JcUKscaK8mSZMrTW8FrkarpsJanmEgfjnhJDft_wh2ikSFkPqdZJMLcOW7qCw8nI0LHUfpJ2iEFJywXA/s4032/IMG_2574.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1eU1Z1-77FJ-7UFRlU96IcrWYIMYdjVPKu2v2Z4QLrymUWXbVgRYM35aX49_KPDrhQT_hDMQIfarSiUVdRaBPZNdgj0q2Y1_AkI0uErSSPo_JcUKscaK8mSZMrTW8FrkarpsJanmEgfjnhJDft_wh2ikSFkPqdZJMLcOW7qCw8nI0LHUfpJ2iEFJywXA/s320/IMG_2574.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPKUDWnPYc8xazhvMtdHr5gJWbdlOJTVK8lnkkoHOEH9mRcVQa6Ut6cGjNdsoVaKhzEBA2GZr0sO20O_XzhQw0018UK7FrIDPStHD6IS3tUdd7_ZEIae49-d8ufsc-y8E-MKTQNrA-65XvyDyJdXmiwmgzxdxrdmME8_itLd-GhDDg4_pTdLIbYip3Y_g/s3607/IMG_2572.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="2705" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPKUDWnPYc8xazhvMtdHr5gJWbdlOJTVK8lnkkoHOEH9mRcVQa6Ut6cGjNdsoVaKhzEBA2GZr0sO20O_XzhQw0018UK7FrIDPStHD6IS3tUdd7_ZEIae49-d8ufsc-y8E-MKTQNrA-65XvyDyJdXmiwmgzxdxrdmME8_itLd-GhDDg4_pTdLIbYip3Y_g/s320/IMG_2572.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0qdAjWgadKhFW1u0nYkdVwMjOgc3WoyawIHfzSTKuEAXCFwu09eI-Y5hkFlB-ohAx_LA0I1Mv8yAUrBvHJTY34xez4_WQ13-x5q_ixueQFAEYM6gOdMo9rWzPovaA-tClSwNgL6i7JUdrVgV6XX1tk7BBBjjtBz5NgPSiwYen3e1V3Mpn02iPXmQ3QVY/s4032/IMG_2571.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0qdAjWgadKhFW1u0nYkdVwMjOgc3WoyawIHfzSTKuEAXCFwu09eI-Y5hkFlB-ohAx_LA0I1Mv8yAUrBvHJTY34xez4_WQ13-x5q_ixueQFAEYM6gOdMo9rWzPovaA-tClSwNgL6i7JUdrVgV6XX1tk7BBBjjtBz5NgPSiwYen3e1V3Mpn02iPXmQ3QVY/s320/IMG_2571.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Gentle, but not entirely flat, mainly through woodland. Four and a half miles, with some good views back to Ramshaw Rocks and the Roaches, which made a dramatic serrated backdrop to the water. We decided to return to our base for lunch and a large cup of tea.</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccro_ipev46jLocGz_qE2rf2_r9WMPG0UKF7Z2aLoOueZc_nYB0V8yw5W1KpovE8WVEbNTg37XT-ma71E-84hLTqJ1sZn32iRFCyqdLH0FLJ4klf7wUybBVMcwT_gGvWGEUApMoSNRUeIhvphFi4Gu2qjz0wyPiDcrDuTPGuEqbSvtT2KE7dUPFtgdsbf/s4032/IMG_2581.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccro_ipev46jLocGz_qE2rf2_r9WMPG0UKF7Z2aLoOueZc_nYB0V8yw5W1KpovE8WVEbNTg37XT-ma71E-84hLTqJ1sZn32iRFCyqdLH0FLJ4klf7wUybBVMcwT_gGvWGEUApMoSNRUeIhvphFi4Gu2qjz0wyPiDcrDuTPGuEqbSvtT2KE7dUPFtgdsbf/s320/IMG_2581.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Weather mainly dull and dry, with some warm sunshine and a very few spots of rain.<p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI42PbP7TrLe_EnCU5GpZrgWrpYa5LTt4DfEgJ4_LFpSUeDgwZ83lp4N4MWSic5Ge-ioNsB-e9ZeWQS1U3tRw8UIcHTGCesvdHEeua7Rf_t6Ug6leoGUm38xxY1O93i4wtzyJpHtu4ItITAH5ISkqyx5bkIPIB_rtr7q66lkk4czv1EouKMmNfqelOXUIw/s1792/IMG_2836.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI42PbP7TrLe_EnCU5GpZrgWrpYa5LTt4DfEgJ4_LFpSUeDgwZ83lp4N4MWSic5Ge-ioNsB-e9ZeWQS1U3tRw8UIcHTGCesvdHEeua7Rf_t6Ug6leoGUm38xxY1O93i4wtzyJpHtu4ItITAH5ISkqyx5bkIPIB_rtr7q66lkk4czv1EouKMmNfqelOXUIw/s320/IMG_2836.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-53054253016519473912023-10-13T12:54:00.005+01:002023-10-13T12:55:35.430+01:00Thor’s Cave from Wetton.<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Lair of the White Worm.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Thursday 28th September. With Harry.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> </span> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Between five and a half and six miles.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpNaV_H5BBRRZpnJxT6yIMEAmhaJPtylxAeG1buuxJ4iCJtFyxG4Pk-6lcMRC_oF9xSh-cyN3pVNhnLzPF2Sdb5x8KDveH2SMkW3yK4iCMuainI49HX92qgQTgz6TXlArM3gi902JQc1lsbdlIUTrLtT6aFr_whqql4FdspV0lYESczhyMGmy4JEIllxk/s4032/IMG_2449.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpNaV_H5BBRRZpnJxT6yIMEAmhaJPtylxAeG1buuxJ4iCJtFyxG4Pk-6lcMRC_oF9xSh-cyN3pVNhnLzPF2Sdb5x8KDveH2SMkW3yK4iCMuainI49HX92qgQTgz6TXlArM3gi902JQc1lsbdlIUTrLtT6aFr_whqql4FdspV0lYESczhyMGmy4JEIllxk/s320/IMG_2449.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We set off from Wetton free car park at 10.45. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We walked back into the village and up past the church. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AUNEoJgOD0cB3sddjuE5ivhLSMiq7Y54xBKksTEcFgUsV69nmSr1LHgMCne5prt5kA28nOpEIVtHVSsXZPF2UYJCNXTRyqNsfAMHSTgDJBWQQYU5tU1icVK_7Y3WOOe3BTAkLkQBQB6Vib_VlvL_H9u7w8eSdHXREOCcHrmJAXLu5J-Kz6fMwRaNVcBr/s4032/IMG_2453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AUNEoJgOD0cB3sddjuE5ivhLSMiq7Y54xBKksTEcFgUsV69nmSr1LHgMCne5prt5kA28nOpEIVtHVSsXZPF2UYJCNXTRyqNsfAMHSTgDJBWQQYU5tU1icVK_7Y3WOOe3BTAkLkQBQB6Vib_VlvL_H9u7w8eSdHXREOCcHrmJAXLu5J-Kz6fMwRaNVcBr/s320/IMG_2453.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfdpP5rEX6gUcNNuhDrpysKkiymUMVeVJ6om9cb-Xnduyku3wlFs5PRHNVYFm8aqFLcMjOMWixaCw8a9f-iod6EcLP6oRMK0MjwyUwMhFq2zRxBwMJJCb552rZn7L_CUPs1GlAM9j7aGbVCjUEZ8087UqYLdMgrIydbUdqtT_La2sgjL8CX1jJs_vDp7J/s4032/IMG_2450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfdpP5rEX6gUcNNuhDrpysKkiymUMVeVJ6om9cb-Xnduyku3wlFs5PRHNVYFm8aqFLcMjOMWixaCw8a9f-iod6EcLP6oRMK0MjwyUwMhFq2zRxBwMJJCb552rZn7L_CUPs1GlAM9j7aGbVCjUEZ8087UqYLdMgrIydbUdqtT_La2sgjL8CX1jJs_vDp7J/s320/IMG_2450.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>When the road turned left we continued straight ahead, following a footpath sign to Back of Ecton. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The track took us past a covered reservoir, the we squeezed through a stone stile close to a very small disused quarry. The path heads slightly west of north to a field boundary below Wetton Hill. Over to the west the spire of Butterton church is visible.<p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We follow the path diagonally across the field, to another stile, then along the wall for a short section before taking the right hand path heading uphill. Another stile, where we turn right and walk along a muddy path until we reach the road. Someone has a jam stall there, but we resist the temptation.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2Niyh5h_Q3T6wlBi4pVGNSpdlXPKQKoFms7ImvWHqgkHzNmwqgeOB79Y-eWGcGXzYIgnCR7Y59ofo8W4Zt6QYYcU2ralcXb_picY_7TwdNDZsmRBy5hiZWQhmFpv1wF5AuDuQFKdRenKdJ_yyqSeIgdzfF8OyodkfuaPX4NbHdhTLaXP5676jqsXELMG/s4032/IMG_2454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2Niyh5h_Q3T6wlBi4pVGNSpdlXPKQKoFms7ImvWHqgkHzNmwqgeOB79Y-eWGcGXzYIgnCR7Y59ofo8W4Zt6QYYcU2ralcXb_picY_7TwdNDZsmRBy5hiZWQhmFpv1wF5AuDuQFKdRenKdJ_yyqSeIgdzfF8OyodkfuaPX4NbHdhTLaXP5676jqsXELMG/s320/IMG_2454.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We turn left along the road, walk uphill , follow it as it turns right then bends left. When the track takes another right turn, we turn left along a footpath, which leads downhill through a dry valley. The hill to our right is the Sugar Loaf.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0exH1s6NIxmdI_0dx_R5eTbMqor6sXPflOnGeWB3MNlCUL5gzVj0PQlEJO-_TLbprhxZ24_MnmDwIQFiKzB7b1GU7Wx7gbWc8tKYIMzIaOOWIulfcK1JAdtcOB6uS1zqNm8Vl2bT8TT-zA9gv1qmsdwNPB82zXxN-inicoqxKqjoCh08NA7i-VOox4tbj/s4032/IMG_2457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0exH1s6NIxmdI_0dx_R5eTbMqor6sXPflOnGeWB3MNlCUL5gzVj0PQlEJO-_TLbprhxZ24_MnmDwIQFiKzB7b1GU7Wx7gbWc8tKYIMzIaOOWIulfcK1JAdtcOB6uS1zqNm8Vl2bT8TT-zA9gv1qmsdwNPB82zXxN-inicoqxKqjoCh08NA7i-VOox4tbj/s320/IMG_2457.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> The hawthorn trees are laden with berries. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmD2IwkU7t1FaQy7ygAtmkw2bycUVuBvaQY0d5ZKzPYytkoTAXdzD6kqqYlvBMOGQ42ml-HZHvV6NcG-H_0jAAhkzHfJKCUkYxZPf2_VYQS-jQ1yiC2jg6Y4db0L674QoHFTtoN0uaT0jiU2B4j90Gkk_XkPRkmaxek3Bdh2w1tGN11QJQ-F4Uj2TnZGu/s4032/IMG_2456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmD2IwkU7t1FaQy7ygAtmkw2bycUVuBvaQY0d5ZKzPYytkoTAXdzD6kqqYlvBMOGQ42ml-HZHvV6NcG-H_0jAAhkzHfJKCUkYxZPf2_VYQS-jQ1yiC2jg6Y4db0L674QoHFTtoN0uaT0jiU2B4j90Gkk_XkPRkmaxek3Bdh2w1tGN11QJQ-F4Uj2TnZGu/s320/IMG_2456.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">At the point where the path goes through another tight stile to the right (Dale Farm National Trust land here), we decide to have a short coffee break, watching some unusual clouds.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WSy-XM-z3JW0QJQZ7gp2v_ks5PnUBAMB3_7wlgwePNrWBZz1Ya9mWwum3ul8FVgSse8v4RPTsVLbLk4KHi3qe8pqyfIVSuTD_AceqGNg4yCJGKoPqGXL-s1kFbh7L9U4Gcj2cX97tsd-SjakjidBYn6KOis70sA8qP6Zi2neUieL13YV3jnebOp0Q9ka/s4032/IMG_2459.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WSy-XM-z3JW0QJQZ7gp2v_ks5PnUBAMB3_7wlgwePNrWBZz1Ya9mWwum3ul8FVgSse8v4RPTsVLbLk4KHi3qe8pqyfIVSuTD_AceqGNg4yCJGKoPqGXL-s1kFbh7L9U4Gcj2cX97tsd-SjakjidBYn6KOis70sA8qP6Zi2neUieL13YV3jnebOp0Q9ka/s320/IMG_2459.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Underfoot is sometimes grassy, sometimes stony. <p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We walk through Dale Farm, and on to Wetton Mill, where we justify indulging another cup of coffee and a piece of Bakewell tart. “We have to support places like this!” </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSis1dMYM1I09n9_BQ4tmfbuvmyU13k6PxvAw9F7ePpehyphenhyphen3_L1miMFkv5e3o2wwJrN9u2yGVoRugstPlqYn8CLcpGUlFUw6rWBFGmi2l2KlPWetfsfkE4CxSS-zX82x-yYXH5rbLyn1iuQCFMYdP6FwlGsA5hH_Mb5zafNvNNLC5Y2GoyDAkaO9vjVUhjz/s4032/IMG_2471.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSis1dMYM1I09n9_BQ4tmfbuvmyU13k6PxvAw9F7ePpehyphenhyphen3_L1miMFkv5e3o2wwJrN9u2yGVoRugstPlqYn8CLcpGUlFUw6rWBFGmi2l2KlPWetfsfkE4CxSS-zX82x-yYXH5rbLyn1iuQCFMYdP6FwlGsA5hH_Mb5zafNvNNLC5Y2GoyDAkaO9vjVUhjz/s320/IMG_2471.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xtKRayxaU841PVQBFn-W3f-nXSvnNbK9eayVM3Uxwj3_Y3oKxeEUqjLf3pKbeF9nykmMv_tTiiuibYeJrT_MWzGNWiwIbgGEcTq7Wz5TOm6SukBt48hZfQ3aA394AbU4DO_FjQBJB9LwyM-ZAw9rP-8JYEKojJst1tNLOSDhQehox-jlJAdMlInEVjsf/s4032/IMG_2466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xtKRayxaU841PVQBFn-W3f-nXSvnNbK9eayVM3Uxwj3_Y3oKxeEUqjLf3pKbeF9nykmMv_tTiiuibYeJrT_MWzGNWiwIbgGEcTq7Wz5TOm6SukBt48hZfQ3aA394AbU4DO_FjQBJB9LwyM-ZAw9rP-8JYEKojJst1tNLOSDhQehox-jlJAdMlInEVjsf/s320/IMG_2466.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">time to move again, so we cross the bridge over the Manifold river and follow the Manifold trail south, crossing at the Dafar Bridge and getting our first sight of Thor’s Cave, </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3kp8BT93sOBgmAKcVnySL0VIDKyTKO_ZODfFj7FQAqUyPIG_oOprB4a4_KVPpod-d-v2LL8t8Y51zpzYUz0mWNsRKOaWUfLHo95_wZ4e9rVH4JOZ_e_3StHvqBBVLTjIgaOe6KTH9BTGXYPe96VueH4ZOQRL_SrSapcvTacz5t4aSxZeBvwn-h555g0_/s4032/IMG_2476.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3kp8BT93sOBgmAKcVnySL0VIDKyTKO_ZODfFj7FQAqUyPIG_oOprB4a4_KVPpod-d-v2LL8t8Y51zpzYUz0mWNsRKOaWUfLHo95_wZ4e9rVH4JOZ_e_3StHvqBBVLTjIgaOe6KTH9BTGXYPe96VueH4ZOQRL_SrSapcvTacz5t4aSxZeBvwn-h555g0_/s320/IMG_2476.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />continuing until we reach the footbridge which takes us on to the steep route up to the Cave, at first a paved path with a few steps, then lots of steps, up and up…<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuMak8vBs5hjBF6I_XtySlpFGgFk-D20WZneK7Rzw0e8drDgnF_Yn2bBCxnq1HQhsM6VTDLAHAwkpAg82ozFURAmBHyW4cU1EqiCQYnpr36NCfVRVPXQoJscDnBJupwxfPkyc9rZud9hMN7_MGGYdoKK9yxjzXh5W6REhhyphenhyphen8r5o7ajhSmga5m_M5iqENn/s4032/IMG_2480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuMak8vBs5hjBF6I_XtySlpFGgFk-D20WZneK7Rzw0e8drDgnF_Yn2bBCxnq1HQhsM6VTDLAHAwkpAg82ozFURAmBHyW4cU1EqiCQYnpr36NCfVRVPXQoJscDnBJupwxfPkyc9rZud9hMN7_MGGYdoKK9yxjzXh5W6REhhyphenhyphen8r5o7ajhSmga5m_M5iqENn/s320/IMG_2480.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Worth every step though, for the rock formations inside and the views over the countryside through the arched entrance.<p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We walked the path up to the top of the cliff,</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Tuesday 26th September, with Harry. Three and a half miles wander with 480 feet of ascent mainly on woodland </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">paths, some of which were a tad muddy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We followed signs from the car park at Gradbach, which was busy at lunch time on a September Tuesday. We walked along the road to our right coming from the car park, and turn to go past the Mill, whose cafe is open only at weekends, close to the scout camping area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">No detailed directions here as we meandered a little, but the place is well worth a visit with its dramatic walls covered in mosses and ferns, lush green and damp at the moment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Lud’s Church is 18 metres deep and 100 metres long. it was used as a secret place for worship by the Lollards, followers of John Wycliffe who were persecuted in the fifteenth century. There is also the story that Robin Hood and Friar Tuck once used it as a hiding place from the authorities.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">It has been suggested as the location inspiring the medieval poem </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; 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font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Monday 25th September 2023, with Harry.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> </span> </p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">A circular route of just over 6 miles, involving 1050 feet of ups and downs. Steep climbs at that and slightly slippery in places. Muddier underfoot than when we were last in the area.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">The weather was fine, so we seized the day. It was pretty gusty on the tops.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We set off at 10.30 and took the path just after the Quiet Woman. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvFkvjISFJgmLtPHaotBIIXll1kf6KoblzaHJSQpZcpvEtlBEGtuKWfIp_xeTr90Z_fIFZ_6pEgQDqYSnhq_ACtKHzuPbJ3-mK3l1QL8FxDThTOv91d6lyVhhlE2LDmpx4zRvQg4EMbxFfYTJVo6XWkzKYaBz8l1apif-uA4H5zM0AYW66p8mbBN457Vh/s4032/IMG_2339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvFkvjISFJgmLtPHaotBIIXll1kf6KoblzaHJSQpZcpvEtlBEGtuKWfIp_xeTr90Z_fIFZ_6pEgQDqYSnhq_ACtKHzuPbJ3-mK3l1QL8FxDThTOv91d6lyVhhlE2LDmpx4zRvQg4EMbxFfYTJVo6XWkzKYaBz8l1apif-uA4H5zM0AYW66p8mbBN457Vh/s320/IMG_2339.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />The pub is being renovated, with plans for some holiday accommodation, and the path has been diverted slightly.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We followed the route behind houses and across the shoulder of Hitter Hill, heading northwest, then west, with good views of the Dragons Back</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHgUOWe2_zMOtC4cN6WU3Q7-9G6PZtnvdWRrxEant0wnHFMnExM94Xl7Ovg0G3VHkC9wORmY42LQQ5k2lUudJvFWfnvfqstu0lEh-gOiEyQvz0clu9cbSy-ONUgGvl-NrzsN0H8pVFys6RxZS0mhjuVsld6yrTqEZdxzD_nItGZAB9gIr4sambrwrE7Lk/s4032/IMG_2340.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHgUOWe2_zMOtC4cN6WU3Q7-9G6PZtnvdWRrxEant0wnHFMnExM94Xl7Ovg0G3VHkC9wORmY42LQQ5k2lUudJvFWfnvfqstu0lEh-gOiEyQvz0clu9cbSy-ONUgGvl-NrzsN0H8pVFys6RxZS0mhjuVsld6yrTqEZdxzD_nItGZAB9gIr4sambrwrE7Lk/s320/IMG_2340.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The path swings southwest to cross the road between Glutton Bridge and Glutton Dale. Glutton Farm is on the right. Today we didn’t climb Parkhouse Hill, but followed the lower level path.</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSrPTOlFWBWcpb7wb9LB96HAKhO_Q9oSBWUT4s_3fz1n3QQVC4fIaiOCz6Z7LwbNLIu601VRlVWTjotEDzHUDYQtHFADhSvrERrsXkDx1YuD1w7roJQ3CnqMVJgEaQAaHTyoRkRERN6j3z6WfiPJE236Jb7oeq79Tj7Bid2Ibrw0PTlIjZ8XBSg9FUH5H/s3024/IMG_2343.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="3024" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSrPTOlFWBWcpb7wb9LB96HAKhO_Q9oSBWUT4s_3fz1n3QQVC4fIaiOCz6Z7LwbNLIu601VRlVWTjotEDzHUDYQtHFADhSvrERrsXkDx1YuD1w7roJQ3CnqMVJgEaQAaHTyoRkRERN6j3z6WfiPJE236Jb7oeq79Tj7Bid2Ibrw0PTlIjZ8XBSg9FUH5H/s320/IMG_2343.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This goes more or less west, and turns right (north) along the minor road at the point where a bridleway/track heads west.</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaXEtTqr9Lkckl6vn0YifUqJmqNreE6O7iC5qjZ5f4sZ8AfvODdt7DWUxolOIazPz3DjIZPT0jUCIHuYMxOEIf8u5vSEmIt7kGJ-DzIeUKRaC3voIA9kFZYW0NWXQ2i2B1wg7utmgHZW0WrEIVEO-piEZ8W68fSBOCpgksNnhNs3_98dxSpXFfiKq6yjW/s4032/IMG_2348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaXEtTqr9Lkckl6vn0YifUqJmqNreE6O7iC5qjZ5f4sZ8AfvODdt7DWUxolOIazPz3DjIZPT0jUCIHuYMxOEIf8u5vSEmIt7kGJ-DzIeUKRaC3voIA9kFZYW0NWXQ2i2B1wg7utmgHZW0WrEIVEO-piEZ8W68fSBOCpgksNnhNs3_98dxSpXFfiKq6yjW/s320/IMG_2348.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">The footpath for Chrome Hill (1394 feet) goes off to the left, and we followed it directly up the hill, through a wooded section, then open grass and rocks.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBlID4QwQHJ0HcTMSj3jD5_gv3aaFLjISZIuydkWxV9ns7P614Kwg60SjVHzmL2geouCbci5oOr3SafbKUGGOkjSTDoRg7jdzzns0ztNtxmmmFk99jqyvCPrjU9nwPhFBdUbd3yQ4b-bg7uktD7T6gn_9kjaD1O17DNIIgHoDrT468RCAUSsJNCPc0bW8/s4032/IMG_2349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBlID4QwQHJ0HcTMSj3jD5_gv3aaFLjISZIuydkWxV9ns7P614Kwg60SjVHzmL2geouCbci5oOr3SafbKUGGOkjSTDoRg7jdzzns0ztNtxmmmFk99jqyvCPrjU9nwPhFBdUbd3yQ4b-bg7uktD7T6gn_9kjaD1O17DNIIgHoDrT468RCAUSsJNCPc0bW8/s320/IMG_2349.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At one point we saw a kestrel hovering. Lots of flowers still, harebells, hawksbit, yarrow, gorse…Views back to Parkhouse Hill are dramatic.</span><div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe1cYRTNVX87dMbFlSAfLtmAJB4JBMa7vpGVMBVIu5CgnEIw6n5-WhqdE0kLAnZd7gJkET2y4H4l3jWbQ74lvPWRtQobX6Kzuk2FVSID3Qp50Q8uka_3Ra9DJaJrvRSk8ciztAxSawAsFofhA7sHekkVy_MYknABgov2vi7N-wFEMJos15x2jPmXwDrFB/s2048/5d826709-fcfd-4415-aee0-866f74fb7f6a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe1cYRTNVX87dMbFlSAfLtmAJB4JBMa7vpGVMBVIu5CgnEIw6n5-WhqdE0kLAnZd7gJkET2y4H4l3jWbQ74lvPWRtQobX6Kzuk2FVSID3Qp50Q8uka_3Ra9DJaJrvRSk8ciztAxSawAsFofhA7sHekkVy_MYknABgov2vi7N-wFEMJos15x2jPmXwDrFB/s320/5d826709-fcfd-4415-aee0-866f74fb7f6a.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3W8TaYoPeJ1hIVYovlSI-icKWmTZxqTeuGbV5MwmMK5vklzU-fpSPQn-IhhSP6RIZEDdoEM03xuAmiNpkOYLx3mEkxoSSh70EDyGyeKupF6T6XxZFl4p3CPkCfDe5qrDd0AaRqI_OkSvIX5NxP8jJqgezvOLH-Dxjs17fv4D-KLyUtyLm9_8pe_aWKhVg/s4032/IMG_2352.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3W8TaYoPeJ1hIVYovlSI-icKWmTZxqTeuGbV5MwmMK5vklzU-fpSPQn-IhhSP6RIZEDdoEM03xuAmiNpkOYLx3mEkxoSSh70EDyGyeKupF6T6XxZFl4p3CPkCfDe5qrDd0AaRqI_OkSvIX5NxP8jJqgezvOLH-Dxjs17fv4D-KLyUtyLm9_8pe_aWKhVg/s320/IMG_2352.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The wind was noticeable at the top but we found a sheltered grassy patch to indulge in a coffee.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_dSkzM4bODpxhKs5z8GaBA4GXNmOy6k3-T0xl2M0nitx44CCXf3EgIre5AYcMA8sTLg_gdL0pek838wInyo2gq5eh229yJ5Wg6buqv8nwgqVVZAjT_HrR9xV0keILi1Eesy_NMwQW76CQtszAbGQh-Ud7ARxCX9z9_Ql7CLl7a9Ie8Bni-LtDKMJ9qmq/s4032/IMG_2355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_dSkzM4bODpxhKs5z8GaBA4GXNmOy6k3-T0xl2M0nitx44CCXf3EgIre5AYcMA8sTLg_gdL0pek838wInyo2gq5eh229yJ5Wg6buqv8nwgqVVZAjT_HrR9xV0keILi1Eesy_NMwQW76CQtszAbGQh-Ud7ARxCX9z9_Ql7CLl7a9Ie8Bni-LtDKMJ9qmq/s320/IMG_2355.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">The way down was slightly tricky in one or two places, mainly because of dampness underfoot.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">We took the path through a gate and headed north alongside a wall, going quite steeply uphill. The path turns left and and goes gently downwards, curving west then south. We turned left after passing Booth Farm and the entrance to a track (labelled ‘No access to Booth Farm’. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz1QAYF2TzbmjFS_Rz43RNvXT0RoAb6zH7Zgwq81xkmWfkM4ba3hd29Ymr-BG_oNh291wUcYsXRJNzxrzgo7tdwYO-b1QJg9P-m70eKUz0w57Htn4SbDR9QXTtvF-syYzi6v8oxI9jeivTz_i0H83F7KnjaQGorDm5yXjTIPb6BmP2dI-10Po03G_4-BT/s1792/IMG_2361.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">A short steep climb to the top of Hollins Hill, a tumulus, at 1480 feet, and a long gentle slope downhill, with a drystone wall on our right. </span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfyZVkxIIAOGsdRje80hu7e4xIiCkWlE07skal-Ni4JksOocy73sBjjrQqrWV5mICLIo3j7cOZdku9mhPvtic10Ev-CYbGQP-LaLSqoOrigZ0HTgA1nFF_pPpxAC-1O9ftz00qen1yncT25oQkregG6YZfz_av6IWOAcpGTHNVCv3nhBAXAhlk1x5J8yy/s4032/IMG_2364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVABxIi1s3CM8nrx6b3X199kQwh4JZn_vVgj1tO__Gi1-5Yfep5nUONolNH6Vm9rPxzgOuXswY19aOeszgnBNVN3k1Ihgrkmh469fxXD64TweWHAsDRzMGlpNLxrVpFLVYVC04JZannnomVrvM0tjXoVWSycXJDbMpND0i36GLQubtFQ7mwN9XA0cs1MDY/s4032/IMG_2368.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVABxIi1s3CM8nrx6b3X199kQwh4JZn_vVgj1tO__Gi1-5Yfep5nUONolNH6Vm9rPxzgOuXswY19aOeszgnBNVN3k1Ihgrkmh469fxXD64TweWHAsDRzMGlpNLxrVpFLVYVC04JZannnomVrvM0tjXoVWSycXJDbMpND0i36GLQubtFQ7mwN9XA0cs1MDY/s320/IMG_2368.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This took us down to join a track to the footbridge over a brook and into the village of Hollinsclough.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"> The cafe is not open on Mondays, but we sat on a bench nearby to eat our sandwiches. We’d done 4 miles by now, though it felt more. Definitely not my usual Northants terrain, nor yet the New Forest.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">Along the road towards Longnor for a short distance. We passed some vociferous ducks in the brook, and saw lots of house martins flying around, feeding for the long flight south.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q0BODQq7OlWRUtJXjDk8QY45eYztfGDlQ8zLo1rq1Y8gnyUbLGgouyfMNAQRodaoVTiszpSbgPZRwtHHUtASGFY0gAu0SyYxvqfzvMW_pAKTfku7c6hexkIb0Qemo3jtMfZqCiV-Gb_qXOrHWWGVj1SG89zRsf7K2G_TjfQzjSV5FLOgbJM1D8-4eOTC/s4032/IMG_2372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q0BODQq7OlWRUtJXjDk8QY45eYztfGDlQ8zLo1rq1Y8gnyUbLGgouyfMNAQRodaoVTiszpSbgPZRwtHHUtASGFY0gAu0SyYxvqfzvMW_pAKTfku7c6hexkIb0Qemo3jtMfZqCiV-Gb_qXOrHWWGVj1SG89zRsf7K2G_TjfQzjSV5FLOgbJM1D8-4eOTC/s320/IMG_2372.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29.2px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">To return we decided to follow the bridleway/ track back to the track round the bottom of Parkhouse Hill, and retrace the footpath back to base. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpt-TP5H003IkkwOk_gMumhFmWl-DqEQiZJQpNu7XEa6HGC7v3eD1XfKgMYUWdLVYUqtuflKCk3yZzar5aGNaptnXeyzK6ur8eo94kCD0LkTvxw_S0kkpMHv1sKXOn5Eh_1K1aGRMSEERzO5UGi3HNX-RzZCPm2TEZaZtOOg2SvpU3NO0WYzTUmgU870v/s2987/IMG_2374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2987" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpt-TP5H003IkkwOk_gMumhFmWl-DqEQiZJQpNu7XEa6HGC7v3eD1XfKgMYUWdLVYUqtuflKCk3yZzar5aGNaptnXeyzK6ur8eo94kCD0LkTvxw_S0kkpMHv1sKXOn5Eh_1K1aGRMSEERzO5UGi3HNX-RzZCPm2TEZaZtOOg2SvpU3NO0WYzTUmgU870v/s320/IMG_2374.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />At the start of this track is Hollinsclough Honesty shop, where we bought some Staffordshire honey and a piece of cake each.<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23.57px;">A surprisingly strenuous walk.</span></p></div></div></div>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-9098925878816732972023-09-18T17:34:00.004+01:002023-09-19T15:27:36.615+01:00Corby Kingswood to East Carlton Park<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Monday 18th September, with Norma and Maureen. Just over 7 and a half miles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We chose this walk because the weather forecast was not good, and none of us had walked huge distances for the last week or so.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">In th]e event the weather held out apart from a five minute hail shower just as we emerged from a tree lined path.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The usual route, through Kings Wood, then along Danesholme Road to the junction with the A6003. Crossing with care to reach the footpath sign on the west side of the road.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The first field has been ploughed and prepared for the next crop - hard dried soil makes for an unpleasant surface. We head north west to a wooden footbridge on the field boundary. This is in a shallow dip and can’t be seen from.the start of the path. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We head for a small low concrete platform and leave it slightly to our left and aim for the trees ahead, until we catch sight of the bridge and adjust our route if necessary.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdgcp9_qkFTAWKTO5nePOWbexuyDOUBKa2qlWzshRTHE4sl0BoqhH2CLGPyyDendrqMpHSvGUsG7sjcPh7YnJ4Izx4OChD5dIqQMpdZNwrr3QOCpnHbG1HthYPId_zwRECmfd6PB_dpuW_CYgd3xUvZP1CCHe-MphTWUMCvDcCjwkYsl1FtX1q6cuq4pF/s4032/IMG_2290.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdgcp9_qkFTAWKTO5nePOWbexuyDOUBKa2qlWzshRTHE4sl0BoqhH2CLGPyyDendrqMpHSvGUsG7sjcPh7YnJ4Izx4OChD5dIqQMpdZNwrr3QOCpnHbG1HthYPId_zwRECmfd6PB_dpuW_CYgd3xUvZP1CCHe-MphTWUMCvDcCjwkYsl1FtX1q6cuq4pF/s320/IMG_2290.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">From there we have another similar field to cross, this time aiming for an oak tree on the right hand edge of a copse. We are still going north west.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzCCnAWV4BKssIfqu64GFihKOENIDL-KTsM516WnqnlpLUtZSfyRz5lokPwYemxBfzWAidNLoaAM4ufKxRRCAtim34d3H03-f0b9QepjVTaTB6L4imFN_tvmKGxaTfBBoiy7_t75gNNzs9I5BXdfVqf6YTV26IglgdSKst-riRIa7VKTxmYrBYXfHjMNH/s4032/IMG_2292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzCCnAWV4BKssIfqu64GFihKOENIDL-KTsM516WnqnlpLUtZSfyRz5lokPwYemxBfzWAidNLoaAM4ufKxRRCAtim34d3H03-f0b9QepjVTaTB6L4imFN_tvmKGxaTfBBoiy7_t75gNNzs9I5BXdfVqf6YTV26IglgdSKst-riRIa7VKTxmYrBYXfHjMNH/s320/IMG_2292.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The water towers on the 6003 are visible over to the east.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMduSV2DiKjP9P6c2MPpANa0SHe2ypdHoBp_CgkCaepgQjjHsJcRyZ-InReqgYwjgAeSjcLrRaTyTUOzEmPIOg5CzKeeoMz6DOypQusyHJmgTrpd7AzhlGVNJtThRtDtHev0_gMxbXAqbbZLnBLk1rks27VUgqgTJzyWh0ErzNrNpP8EaTTXfCCtVk8fmz/s4032/IMG_2291.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMduSV2DiKjP9P6c2MPpANa0SHe2ypdHoBp_CgkCaepgQjjHsJcRyZ-InReqgYwjgAeSjcLrRaTyTUOzEmPIOg5CzKeeoMz6DOypQusyHJmgTrpd7AzhlGVNJtThRtDtHev0_gMxbXAqbbZLnBLk1rks27VUgqgTJzyWh0ErzNrNpP8EaTTXfCCtVk8fmz/s320/IMG_2291.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We walk through the corner of the copse, and turn slightly right to follow the field edge then follow the route of the path to cross over the farm track from Middleton Lodge Farm, continuing until we enter a somewhat overgrown tree covered section, where I attacked a few recalcitrant brambles. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWKr2SCc774ZF9FQYR1CfxZpms3oiN56nRPFff6JQwHcB2t6MvT5hN-kXByroEWLWjhEdvnMdJIRm3FWoZa11J0bZrX8GYKp9eXA8-XgreQHhMbFNM9rw9rEjd6AAPfQbYfAamvvko0EgIm0M2f2b9PrycmK5OOE4Z2cnYZsLcKdsAMtCNAXd2xUC3AxY/s4032/IMG_2297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWKr2SCc774ZF9FQYR1CfxZpms3oiN56nRPFff6JQwHcB2t6MvT5hN-kXByroEWLWjhEdvnMdJIRm3FWoZa11J0bZrX8GYKp9eXA8-XgreQHhMbFNM9rw9rEjd6AAPfQbYfAamvvko0EgIm0M2f2b9PrycmK5OOE4Z2cnYZsLcKdsAMtCNAXd2xUC3AxY/s320/IMG_2297.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTnoUgJCFv-ggykpozgmfrHcZefJPcl2rzxFP54a3k2epecdxdgQZFy6UTZC213RjM9FWhWLWbOMf9vvRQoqnDYid438gffZ1jGVkvm0CtE7Vxwmw9uiUB3iPciWANR0aOevRGjk-vcUwIZomFs7JPHUDQTxHpEj2z_mS4-pFDDuKbR0XDvF3kgDh-TCS/s4032/IMG_2295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTnoUgJCFv-ggykpozgmfrHcZefJPcl2rzxFP54a3k2epecdxdgQZFy6UTZC213RjM9FWhWLWbOMf9vvRQoqnDYid438gffZ1jGVkvm0CtE7Vxwmw9uiUB3iPciWANR0aOevRGjk-vcUwIZomFs7JPHUDQTxHpEj2z_mS4-pFDDuKbR0XDvF3kgDh-TCS/s320/IMG_2295.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOUytkETu28jzjhX4EZzScPkAq_GX-Qef-uPoucj-jNtcdP0Q3JUI5dBr79BzEaF7CzXdkAvf_6Bjey0cGVOJWCqye-gaEVwDmjY3jpnofPNycSnP5uwEAqtvQrFfqYjSz6rTydZEXZIKHkilyamGFYrjGE8lQXofylE4yTjTtqhAhsLEl4L3eJ0CbrPN/s4032/IMG_2293.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOUytkETu28jzjhX4EZzScPkAq_GX-Qef-uPoucj-jNtcdP0Q3JUI5dBr79BzEaF7CzXdkAvf_6Bjey0cGVOJWCqye-gaEVwDmjY3jpnofPNycSnP5uwEAqtvQrFfqYjSz6rTydZEXZIKHkilyamGFYrjGE8lQXofylE4yTjTtqhAhsLEl4L3eJ0CbrPN/s320/IMG_2293.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This emerges on to a bridleway, where we turned right and then followed it round to the left until we reached the A427. The traffic along here can be fast.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We crossed and then followed the track, avoiding the left hand fork to the mushroom farm. This is another overgrown section and brings us to the old road from Corby to Harborough, now much quieter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We crossed this , and negotiated three stiles to cross the fields and reach the back road into Middleton, we turn left when we reach the last stile, and head west to the main road.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wtfXUWEShjyHyoNFZt_6QctYlG_gQfxBwfr-j-YMWKB9WpE25ItNB5AYB08nAoEsL2tnrw2Rkxoo2o4tlVvXVhOQvU-WTJ8Kz4hfJIfDafmqEeh7jqIWiZkhZr3aG6VL1mQyS4Okgq25whdihpnn2nG0RS0utT559gWroKmK0ClwJgHxgvZ2e9Rk1QdS/s4032/IMG_2300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wtfXUWEShjyHyoNFZt_6QctYlG_gQfxBwfr-j-YMWKB9WpE25ItNB5AYB08nAoEsL2tnrw2Rkxoo2o4tlVvXVhOQvU-WTJ8Kz4hfJIfDafmqEeh7jqIWiZkhZr3aG6VL1mQyS4Okgq25whdihpnn2nG0RS0utT559gWroKmK0ClwJgHxgvZ2e9Rk1QdS/s320/IMG_2300.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />Here we turn right, then take the footpath between two houses, which takes us to the bottom edge of East Carlton Park. We go into the park and walk uphill to the cafe.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">For the return lag we use a slightly different route, down to the footpath below the park, then straight up the hill to the old Corby Road, joining our route out and returning.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDe6Iqie-Fa5OXhN3HHLr3JhFt1PjIJhLootA4FG8uag-QAcmeTKq1qdYAyMt-xYGJaEFsgk-4S2N2DR8sAxnRGL0W-vfUx3vo_XcjOkDL1roxmC1mfU1v98K59S2NTMEjpEzXwlHh8dBCombsEk_EUxc3Nl8IyEFYAPJm76FDX8ZobZzemc89x9KL3_E/s1355/IMG_2308.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDe6Iqie-Fa5OXhN3HHLr3JhFt1PjIJhLootA4FG8uag-QAcmeTKq1qdYAyMt-xYGJaEFsgk-4S2N2DR8sAxnRGL0W-vfUx3vo_XcjOkDL1roxmC1mfU1v98K59S2NTMEjpEzXwlHh8dBCombsEk_EUxc3Nl8IyEFYAPJm76FDX8ZobZzemc89x9KL3_E/s320/IMG_2308.jpeg" width="196" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-84376863092179520192023-09-06T15:38:00.003+01:002023-09-06T15:39:13.483+01:00Kettering (Weekley Glebe Road to Fox and Peony)<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Tuesday 5th September 2023. Just under four and a half miles</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> mainly in the shade of woodland areas. Chosen because of the hot weather. With Marta.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NYxWsC2jwhTbkBFyylrcN8WKZNbCa_TeaoNZHAd_RcsVvDG9Ad00FRRGMWAP2tVf3yhj_hypQHXbqDbLuipQ1PqHx8SkYOHwhxCo_cGmrvqvHfCe-qCaXuZaKNHSOBR5QwfkAQSe-uAARCSsZh62F4bVsjhNnyZpxeUNlq0N8rkaFNTivpmv1l07UGEP/s4032/IMG_2228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NYxWsC2jwhTbkBFyylrcN8WKZNbCa_TeaoNZHAd_RcsVvDG9Ad00FRRGMWAP2tVf3yhj_hypQHXbqDbLuipQ1PqHx8SkYOHwhxCo_cGmrvqvHfCe-qCaXuZaKNHSOBR5QwfkAQSe-uAARCSsZh62F4bVsjhNnyZpxeUNlq0N8rkaFNTivpmv1l07UGEP/s320/IMG_2228.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4A54SOlQgc_hFpswuFJEiJoRYTHBKpHTAe-cE7wKRtS1QGEFBt-YG8Wg8DrDNsjxXP_np3UZHcfWwxs00OKZBYYTOOOdqGNiORHubfUew0FMcJK5m_HPWgVddn3jIEJ4XFB4elQNdGQuk8DO6ivIvotVqFXfYUTysKrAiOUk3_9jWASz6JUFzr8EPKT6/s4032/IMG_2229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="828" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7ezITPxb4BjJFCv-5_odlnpSjFC6EbD_W99poJJjGnbP2yJJN6o1TEXrjuPv44jx_yfjlQZPmRqvfELGDHWKegJ_iETflbt00y-hZ1Smibfml-DHP_bqZug4qwG2Mys2J0aPZq5omCWQzvF_EQS6yOcMaTcS2enlFfXQLGbSJTful21gJ8iVuHDpIdVi/s320/IMG_2232.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-92146053574303731322023-08-29T18:23:00.004+01:002023-08-29T21:15:36.680+01:00Gretton, Thorpe by Water, Seaton, Bisbrooke, Uppingham, Stoke Dry, Lyddington, <p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Monday 28th August, with Harry, 14 miles approx.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV20z-yboMAXM2_T4b_fSqftIlkf8dc_KUTKv7op7g9ODnGeEUM_AGRaU4ZNJkjiSdtZhYHBuOA06iS2xofOZ46TifTYGYa1_jBx3DQ_dIBBG1t9PdziwhlAb_Sh9Y1SwPBqdJ5PjMM342m_C5sJIrEfre8R_ssyiGx5en0oueuE0qdRYBj2p6PHOfS9N7/s4032/IMG_2155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV20z-yboMAXM2_T4b_fSqftIlkf8dc_KUTKv7op7g9ODnGeEUM_AGRaU4ZNJkjiSdtZhYHBuOA06iS2xofOZ46TifTYGYa1_jBx3DQ_dIBBG1t9PdziwhlAb_Sh9Y1SwPBqdJ5PjMM342m_C5sJIrEfre8R_ssyiGx5en0oueuE0qdRYBj2p6PHOfS9N7/s320/IMG_2155.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />From Gretton we took the public footpath from Church Gap, crossing the field </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyRJWmO0F9FJp8mxWwQWEq9mmVYp9ZnOWds7O-6hrN-dMgJdN9S2YgUZB8cpZu5xYxfZjK8_1SR_jtp5gewcGM5smq2vmh_dI-VDot3oD0TLrU-7eLSP4eMeA18bvxjgd8UQ471VJYasHgYRsHhKAx8ZeKWg5ZDmiIpzCyMCYhEIL2zM-t29t7GuMVaGR/s4032/IMG_2156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyRJWmO0F9FJp8mxWwQWEq9mmVYp9ZnOWds7O-6hrN-dMgJdN9S2YgUZB8cpZu5xYxfZjK8_1SR_jtp5gewcGM5smq2vmh_dI-VDot3oD0TLrU-7eLSP4eMeA18bvxjgd8UQ471VJYasHgYRsHhKAx8ZeKWg5ZDmiIpzCyMCYhEIL2zM-t29t7GuMVaGR/s320/IMG_2156.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and making for the gate to the enclosed path to the railway line.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemh2F_JJ-2d-taSdGghvZ_tm2zJ0lNjAR60foCL1xYP9yU1Wv9kquDNyn92Dz-mq5MqBIinY8sieYJqI8Ft0Ea9fJaKTHz9Nvjm4BjXrFLdrUGs5nMLuP6p3C2gIxoK1DmwRYQtDddp52naVkBKlvbZLbiy8Ny09sB9aBl7AxqVdb39mtdEz1J214hb3f/s4032/IMG_2157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemh2F_JJ-2d-taSdGghvZ_tm2zJ0lNjAR60foCL1xYP9yU1Wv9kquDNyn92Dz-mq5MqBIinY8sieYJqI8Ft0Ea9fJaKTHz9Nvjm4BjXrFLdrUGs5nMLuP6p3C2gIxoK1DmwRYQtDddp52naVkBKlvbZLbiy8Ny09sB9aBl7AxqVdb39mtdEz1J214hb3f/s320/IMG_2157.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We crossed the railway and walked down over the next field where the path is clear - the crop has been harvested. At the bottom we turned right and followed the hedge to the footbridge through the hedge.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The bushes were resplendent with blackberries - and nightshade flowers.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42dxPLlRANKcLQhkjksOMiYLqgEMfCtZxdhtK5lCAtob2tgWzxSJJLRECkoMJKb7DJ5J3FJ9brbetKC_sIoScQ942SdB2cg5E-uqRleLFTFNAIKlXMeLtamuUH7CgY-4bMNcXIWof0Ygyfk-oBo1ZN5l_qTWfmArAcNe8yQNFHmCAD9y2kPDPYlzS3YtW/s4032/IMG_2158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42dxPLlRANKcLQhkjksOMiYLqgEMfCtZxdhtK5lCAtob2tgWzxSJJLRECkoMJKb7DJ5J3FJ9brbetKC_sIoScQ942SdB2cg5E-uqRleLFTFNAIKlXMeLtamuUH7CgY-4bMNcXIWof0Ygyfk-oBo1ZN5l_qTWfmArAcNe8yQNFHmCAD9y2kPDPYlzS3YtW/s320/IMG_2158.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We turned right after this and followed the way marked route with the river on our left.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW_PMQ7EYgKixnCPZf0QTHAJZ5lGq8axdPCV_3lxX8sNKnpQQtWzsDCJR13OAzBdxLaKFSqPr-nwWMUp85HqYg4E92P21VmqF2DECnAu9RvoedODNIqbrX8ibFXecRZXu5grEs4U2COMd3qk-A6rxLA1fTg5j3ogiyBaufNIR2IFoMl5Hoe4v9dMAVykQ/s4032/IMG_2159.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW_PMQ7EYgKixnCPZf0QTHAJZ5lGq8axdPCV_3lxX8sNKnpQQtWzsDCJR13OAzBdxLaKFSqPr-nwWMUp85HqYg4E92P21VmqF2DECnAu9RvoedODNIqbrX8ibFXecRZXu5grEs4U2COMd3qk-A6rxLA1fTg5j3ogiyBaufNIR2IFoMl5Hoe4v9dMAVykQ/s320/IMG_2159.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards Gretton</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79Nlej3-PLtj1bS9ROrno9959xpJxci5k4tNQQjQaZBeV_Ennka8AbAfzOLrDZHxdUJy5Sq90PiqTtfZHW46InmSao4TyfeTk-jmIZOiVD28BLXSOBVlX6ABrYc-aFNaXUUKsQPP6afuJA-sIFzzgsZnjBXJbfQyQAF-J-gAYfszTTFX6AmXJ0zKEG8pR/s4032/IMG_2160.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79Nlej3-PLtj1bS9ROrno9959xpJxci5k4tNQQjQaZBeV_Ennka8AbAfzOLrDZHxdUJy5Sq90PiqTtfZHW46InmSao4TyfeTk-jmIZOiVD28BLXSOBVlX6ABrYc-aFNaXUUKsQPP6afuJA-sIFzzgsZnjBXJbfQyQAF-J-gAYfszTTFX6AmXJ0zKEG8pR/s320/IMG_2160.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another footbridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> We crossed a couple of large fields, some with rolls of hay. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLfHUGCZqIQ0lOCf-eMJyBUo7i7o9UjzNKKVi6OHJuHOBlv7mltcwIbnRJrBwHDhJFTGcNjNWojXYQu-h8KVl6Y3ZhL7zgLI-AOHfc4Ns5ZQeEgYc7rp3TX-_hy8Zp2pDrRx52TdBiGKhGl1TtmICbDWBZULzUbLu2dqMzelQOvvnlagQwVq1iM1dk9D7/s4032/IMG_2161.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLfHUGCZqIQ0lOCf-eMJyBUo7i7o9UjzNKKVi6OHJuHOBlv7mltcwIbnRJrBwHDhJFTGcNjNWojXYQu-h8KVl6Y3ZhL7zgLI-AOHfc4Ns5ZQeEgYc7rp3TX-_hy8Zp2pDrRx52TdBiGKhGl1TtmICbDWBZULzUbLu2dqMzelQOvvnlagQwVq1iM1dk9D7/s320/IMG_2161.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Across the river a cow observed our progress.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmiWQ2awAOeEBHrTon3sh3AHZRFqR7Q2r-XWfadng80b_rTioDOhO7EA6wdIpP0uc__j-ukaswJw5q-uicBSkYOcYPVAVUG1djPpTeXUVig91Y9ZBvwYKFs1sQr6vL04PeuGKZ4IwNbKdE_BgBlXu4sJox_RdL6N5TqiUmR9HJIARGV78LeEHw5Zf_uIp/s4032/IMG_2162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">We crossed the river at the large footbridge, just before the track goes under the disused railway .</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKdWiTRT2p2z0v_e24lGSSAznVL9ppntaPE4WemXlVbthkFFz5ChG6_fPsww512hHU3XcApIfr9wXoldLHHvk9mEb89OxBHpgi_ay8GjRy5z3bovNOJSpSgj-aEoqjOKuyClGeCPfZDBL1aqpROWUt6VdwxGYN6DR7wPTaeAjHIYveVcTuP7czCf2HKma/s4032/IMG_2164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKdWiTRT2p2z0v_e24lGSSAznVL9ppntaPE4WemXlVbthkFFz5ChG6_fPsww512hHU3XcApIfr9wXoldLHHvk9mEb89OxBHpgi_ay8GjRy5z3bovNOJSpSgj-aEoqjOKuyClGeCPfZDBL1aqpROWUt6VdwxGYN6DR7wPTaeAjHIYveVcTuP7czCf2HKma/s320/IMG_2164.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Over a stile into the next field, and very soon turning right through a gateway to a path between hedges and fences which leads into Thorpe by Water itself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We walked through to the B672, and turned right, walking for half a mile or so along the road, which wasn’t too busy, as far as the turn to Seaton.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The sunlit village was straight ahead.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EKNygXvSZuJqHX8jAFHM4CLdbyx2OrZ7FSEFiAIpSG32kfBnnXbKwJ1-A95_A04RtQJPqdrNivpZPAE2SD46rt2GxS-M6qSKJDi7TUn_EC2hcjr_kScV_4hMadC7iRVwIrMgP0DkqnWRqiVPmRXpQmcScUkaPkyUiehVIvn8DCeDAeIn924i4UoKqLVz/s4032/IMG_2166.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EKNygXvSZuJqHX8jAFHM4CLdbyx2OrZ7FSEFiAIpSG32kfBnnXbKwJ1-A95_A04RtQJPqdrNivpZPAE2SD46rt2GxS-M6qSKJDi7TUn_EC2hcjr_kScV_4hMadC7iRVwIrMgP0DkqnWRqiVPmRXpQmcScUkaPkyUiehVIvn8DCeDAeIn924i4UoKqLVz/s320/IMG_2166.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We made for our favourite seat in the sun in the churchyard, perfectly timed for eleven o’clock coffee and a biscuit.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBfmjqfSCpBYzPASLRHLpCbsEtJRKovz9hHOO3fFfcOuBXcy7wDaMECyDm6Jho7Sf7_lNHyVRdMN27oEHJzb9Jky0T_9ulUNnuUCDRMT_F0pqr3qWC4Gvz9NFLJ0dwGRrW2Vv8j-qnBeTOBw6_ILdlKLxV8YMaz509GxGCHQT0guPnbN58pex9z_tTyXy/s2048/97052cda-7855-40cc-ab72-8082b16abfce.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBfmjqfSCpBYzPASLRHLpCbsEtJRKovz9hHOO3fFfcOuBXcy7wDaMECyDm6Jho7Sf7_lNHyVRdMN27oEHJzb9Jky0T_9ulUNnuUCDRMT_F0pqr3qWC4Gvz9NFLJ0dwGRrW2Vv8j-qnBeTOBw6_ILdlKLxV8YMaz509GxGCHQT0guPnbN58pex9z_tTyXy/s320/97052cda-7855-40cc-ab72-8082b16abfce.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAcFFzSNnQ1CX1x4C3WkZ4RoDFjqg9haNY2sekFAhNGRh1SG3q1YhdwFjM_t6S3MH2g4CmpkiyoDromHwAyKMQzaDK54iYODRMygKsAedQTBGIFAWjX5WQvMPWjVbhNDwsbBSKnXO1DECpjCN_O-rEx-qzKjuJUf0E29_AUNQjBUirgmorx9Z7gxyCRac/s4032/IMG_2169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAcFFzSNnQ1CX1x4C3WkZ4RoDFjqg9haNY2sekFAhNGRh1SG3q1YhdwFjM_t6S3MH2g4CmpkiyoDromHwAyKMQzaDK54iYODRMygKsAedQTBGIFAWjX5WQvMPWjVbhNDwsbBSKnXO1DECpjCN_O-rEx-qzKjuJUf0E29_AUNQjBUirgmorx9Z7gxyCRac/s320/IMG_2169.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">From the church we turned left, then left again at the main road, continuing until we reached the path up four steep steps and heading north before crossing a disused railway and heading north west towards Bisbrooke.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxjlcTFgbJ1mlIWMAe3QqUQo7wjsAf1dY5xIha_M37qSkYJ6eV0IXNPgPPFz8MWXFODOesj4TSko1-mcSaKcWG9koGokFp8-SgfolDQ0r7MtacPbTd1FKS0nKbroBzf77Pn0XVly89rl7phGDxsQEXRhKj7Ff465nhyluRQKpms-vFQT8s41Hs-wokbRY/s4032/IMG_2171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxjlcTFgbJ1mlIWMAe3QqUQo7wjsAf1dY5xIha_M37qSkYJ6eV0IXNPgPPFz8MWXFODOesj4TSko1-mcSaKcWG9koGokFp8-SgfolDQ0r7MtacPbTd1FKS0nKbroBzf77Pn0XVly89rl7phGDxsQEXRhKj7Ff465nhyluRQKpms-vFQT8s41Hs-wokbRY/s320/IMG_2171.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We resisted the temptation to help ourselves to a marrow, </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ojpkDb9EsU27SwBeygMuoj8wqq0TkCXkvIk2qaiTS8UsiTpMwEbiBWwk83W1ZmIIXhfbUmCynHjJlwOZ5w1KGtUIfNUMEqdBgva2W0t7FNouy-rc3yObenNsObECW9Us3VvzgJVKLvYQhb9HlOANoGOzNXZqEF6mVHctXac_p1FTtSndS_-0rlAc4dBg/s4032/IMG_2172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ojpkDb9EsU27SwBeygMuoj8wqq0TkCXkvIk2qaiTS8UsiTpMwEbiBWwk83W1ZmIIXhfbUmCynHjJlwOZ5w1KGtUIfNUMEqdBgva2W0t7FNouy-rc3yObenNsObECW9Us3VvzgJVKLvYQhb9HlOANoGOzNXZqEF6mVHctXac_p1FTtSndS_-0rlAc4dBg/s320/IMG_2172.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">or to have another contemplative pause at the church.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeKGgKDKPI7gqJ_1NRdbmL2_Bde-Gg3hjuJ17QaCd20OIygqoBa7KKVOWU-qoJqmb9JvZHF5FbUah5n7e6jQ0Kno2oti760DaWCQiNPVR3HLA-RtZML01TY75x1B9Fv8LLn1fCpk6SifjU72Vzb4fmEW_M3B7yaYfeHpjw3O0QOKlveIIHFs02Q4g8R-j/s4032/IMG_2173.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeKGgKDKPI7gqJ_1NRdbmL2_Bde-Gg3hjuJ17QaCd20OIygqoBa7KKVOWU-qoJqmb9JvZHF5FbUah5n7e6jQ0Kno2oti760DaWCQiNPVR3HLA-RtZML01TY75x1B9Fv8LLn1fCpk6SifjU72Vzb4fmEW_M3B7yaYfeHpjw3O0QOKlveIIHFs02Q4g8R-j/s320/IMG_2173.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We took the high level footpath into Uppingham, where we sat down for a few minutes among the flowers in tubs opposite the market place.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We left Uppingham along the Stockerston Road (B664). and shortly after the town sign took the Rutland Round footpath, over a stile through a hedge and across a field where the hay was being collected on to trucks. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The path soon goes along an enclosed section between fences. Another field leads to views over Wardley Wood. We turn left after a stile and head towards Beaumont Chase Farm and back to the B664 road.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Another left turn and a short distance further on we took the bridle way on our right (Rutland Round again) past Stoke Dry Wood. We had to outpace a couple we’d passed earlier, so that we could bag our favourite lunch spot on this walk.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtpr_ovyLmUT_LdFjzvjLlq3649VCihrtw7Sr8fNJqqPHkAVEc49q2XpqMowxm2e5hwgZBbGza0Ve0nqZIQrzTdrtUtJYlT_O0xDmyQsZCeIHDWVbDau-742HyMff74NXoZkfQ6lBc6WuEm_Okcsv-o1mrTvZ9ezwAj6kbojPrS02xJxwsNbQKKspPj9f/s2048/0337f510-bade-432f-99be-aff0e0964f81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtpr_ovyLmUT_LdFjzvjLlq3649VCihrtw7Sr8fNJqqPHkAVEc49q2XpqMowxm2e5hwgZBbGza0Ve0nqZIQrzTdrtUtJYlT_O0xDmyQsZCeIHDWVbDau-742HyMff74NXoZkfQ6lBc6WuEm_Okcsv-o1mrTvZ9ezwAj6kbojPrS02xJxwsNbQKKspPj9f/s320/0337f510-bade-432f-99be-aff0e0964f81.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3kt5FXGpqFfJ-t0QgjgvivFUdMCSenq2Du6xIUgzc2splIoHtN35XNgbx1ZrltaDSiWIpX1zUeZdLaHwiTM6jwoF7fVvMVbl_d6ARWDcwLFF1W26aqKp_vCwO6IXUo6cXgvqDdg46XT0u7wVQRNYe_aLj1fnQ8UUgvYuJDKDtv8W6zW3gwzOcp0_8cka/s4032/IMG_2176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3kt5FXGpqFfJ-t0QgjgvivFUdMCSenq2Du6xIUgzc2splIoHtN35XNgbx1ZrltaDSiWIpX1zUeZdLaHwiTM6jwoF7fVvMVbl_d6ARWDcwLFF1W26aqKp_vCwO6IXUo6cXgvqDdg46XT0u7wVQRNYe_aLj1fnQ8UUgvYuJDKDtv8W6zW3gwzOcp0_8cka/s320/IMG_2176.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Rested and fed, we continued along the Rutland Round as far as Manor Farm above Stoke Dry.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We crossed the A6003 and took the path slightly to the right through the fields down hill towards Lyddington.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfhVDUKroYJnL5U12xhHPnklmNqf2emZHF6zbSjN9YNbGe3tNiYznwYfcZXiXCfhm9DheM86SerFaOJY6-fVRGduamQwH3DCAXnIoEV1Q1xr055_xZg7Srl09gftmxBaWEai-VPPXdTbFV-nYdkpIDE-OS92CC73zS80kLqrGf5tKcGPms9lfleEmpmHD/s4032/IMG_2178.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfhVDUKroYJnL5U12xhHPnklmNqf2emZHF6zbSjN9YNbGe3tNiYznwYfcZXiXCfhm9DheM86SerFaOJY6-fVRGduamQwH3DCAXnIoEV1Q1xr055_xZg7Srl09gftmxBaWEai-VPPXdTbFV-nYdkpIDE-OS92CC73zS80kLqrGf5tKcGPms9lfleEmpmHD/s320/IMG_2178.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyddington church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">On the other side of Lyddington we walked along Thorpe Road, and crossed the B627 to join the path back to Gretton completing the circle, and then returning home.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9UdR-RjG86xGpZIYyf3pMn5_8yCRDNckKOtdfinifPL2smLjbMqWBk7fEN-VEEqlW-GTOWPfGyheca3JXK1qffGsvQSKxoFsQjg6e5W5VHE6Uw1B-RyRX36jjktxai0AUu97VquZS5SaYxzbcBW2QIKU-lX_frwQaDmpTk-zAcGJI8Bqq-JXkmR0kxcs/s4032/IMG_2179.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9UdR-RjG86xGpZIYyf3pMn5_8yCRDNckKOtdfinifPL2smLjbMqWBk7fEN-VEEqlW-GTOWPfGyheca3JXK1qffGsvQSKxoFsQjg6e5W5VHE6Uw1B-RyRX36jjktxai0AUu97VquZS5SaYxzbcBW2QIKU-lX_frwQaDmpTk-zAcGJI8Bqq-JXkmR0kxcs/s320/IMG_2179.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat on a cool thatched roof</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkY1f7xXk408iT8Mhujbl0M6XSr6WjU8OvgxvLkf5bO6pdHNyrkarLXPM3HPAotRfu32tajKhSxR4AL-ptBP7xizqAgYdW11hiR5JFPkpBoCsY9C1ftbZocEdug6Tlyq7bNM169Lul3s_0dZEuiZKuuIShL-KprWn4GTh2g2txn0m5CD6ShMYzwMmXtjT/s4032/IMG_2181.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkY1f7xXk408iT8Mhujbl0M6XSr6WjU8OvgxvLkf5bO6pdHNyrkarLXPM3HPAotRfu32tajKhSxR4AL-ptBP7xizqAgYdW11hiR5JFPkpBoCsY9C1ftbZocEdug6Tlyq7bNM169Lul3s_0dZEuiZKuuIShL-KprWn4GTh2g2txn0m5CD6ShMYzwMmXtjT/s320/IMG_2181.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Welland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiaT96maI5x_7YtgOs_VaZVIZlt0LLwVlghsv49GQOQ2KJdHlguYrMe6kcpzYQgls-4IVFANKGV-Ch25tI_yc_rOIOV_YWw0QEsgetkvgLgDB8D4-DmqIQx7a-W675Sg_BrizKJG-rx2CSB52KkZRmgwNdiNjONacQA4F7Bmz_7LH2osxeIXtMqWLcU5e/s4032/IMG_2182.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiaT96maI5x_7YtgOs_VaZVIZlt0LLwVlghsv49GQOQ2KJdHlguYrMe6kcpzYQgls-4IVFANKGV-Ch25tI_yc_rOIOV_YWw0QEsgetkvgLgDB8D4-DmqIQx7a-W675Sg_BrizKJG-rx2CSB52KkZRmgwNdiNjONacQA4F7Bmz_7LH2osxeIXtMqWLcU5e/s320/IMG_2182.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gretton church peeping through</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxrICevEHy1KEo1vQcS17iiwD9oiRSEh5uYij_hIJUgHg_X6dJvHVZ4JbKTDW_oq30qoh70cwfKNDYhQa9D_4w0HTrY3dI6_lmGcRbKxgkD2ReSQKntRyz7sv1XZJ5NKhG0JnovFskkJOOmSbmhf6gBe_VetxzkMKj4nha8-A-SnOH-pstg5cEwroE_ia/s1019/IMG_2183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxrICevEHy1KEo1vQcS17iiwD9oiRSEh5uYij_hIJUgHg_X6dJvHVZ4JbKTDW_oq30qoh70cwfKNDYhQa9D_4w0HTrY3dI6_lmGcRbKxgkD2ReSQKntRyz7sv1XZJ5NKhG0JnovFskkJOOmSbmhf6gBe_VetxzkMKj4nha8-A-SnOH-pstg5cEwroE_ia/s320/IMG_2183.jpeg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Slightly further than our recent walk near Lyndhurst , rougher terrain, but nowhere near as hot.</span></div>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-20996206530905521912023-08-24T16:04:00.005+01:002023-08-29T19:09:09.291+01:00Walk to Ashurst and Lyndhurst circular<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Wednesday 23rd August</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">With Harry. 12 miles and some more. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">To Ashurst co-op, then along the Lyndhurst Road, turning left just before the station . </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Follow the path close to the railway line, until it joins a cycle track just after a bridge leading to Ashurst camp site and Ashurst Lodge.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXT6vX-fSKndEjhfXK5ZcW1eyjHxH8uV5vtXJCk-QNPJYeWWbFy5oSWOGmNnDhtc4zp4zf6JhTj1RjI7IIWJ6a4bXmb9Sqo0nroYksymOANw7SiSQUm7v9dw4Mw-da-eghFLuW-mJBK2AYKnKwnSNpfK0jjF7BmLW6THaWTLh3t-Nrwna09coApF9cm8Cp/s4032/IMG_2109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXT6vX-fSKndEjhfXK5ZcW1eyjHxH8uV5vtXJCk-QNPJYeWWbFy5oSWOGmNnDhtc4zp4zf6JhTj1RjI7IIWJ6a4bXmb9Sqo0nroYksymOANw7SiSQUm7v9dw4Mw-da-eghFLuW-mJBK2AYKnKwnSNpfK0jjF7BmLW6THaWTLh3t-Nrwna09coApF9cm8Cp/s320/IMG_2109.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lSUYxw4p_jZEWUbX_JOvCX314LITUaRV2AYSz2ectQD9K-9BW8Oqfn1bQriP-0XwG0dg5D5OS4DtVjKUfs_Km-4RsrR11iPvQ77ShXPxtmNA8l9P_F0iJIRSXIWh0PJXHhWvyZmovOlDpiCqK04gFPBXGnhQy5oL9a5M0cdri2HSIqQSotSksfDZGkC9/s4032/IMG_2110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lSUYxw4p_jZEWUbX_JOvCX314LITUaRV2AYSz2ectQD9K-9BW8Oqfn1bQriP-0XwG0dg5D5OS4DtVjKUfs_Km-4RsrR11iPvQ77ShXPxtmNA8l9P_F0iJIRSXIWh0PJXHhWvyZmovOlDpiCqK04gFPBXGnhQy5oL9a5M0cdri2HSIqQSotSksfDZGkC9/s320/IMG_2110.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The bridge is on the right, but our path goes through a gate into the woods.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wPAIYnhLY5Hfd9wJrX4HI03ELOYDyQ0Zyr2NfbGs5TWJMbRFifb3oZXOJ3f2qNZ8mCbaJ1UeOkP6LXw1vnyR7ZJiPwQUNAI4EEHJfmKgyCHctbQ1N49Eaq6vw-WvBF244HbZMNB-NMvnkjPAP8wQUU0-9AlB1S7wPViwrnf9672avuFnVssoCBODTHvn/s4032/IMG_2111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wPAIYnhLY5Hfd9wJrX4HI03ELOYDyQ0Zyr2NfbGs5TWJMbRFifb3oZXOJ3f2qNZ8mCbaJ1UeOkP6LXw1vnyR7ZJiPwQUNAI4EEHJfmKgyCHctbQ1N49Eaq6vw-WvBF244HbZMNB-NMvnkjPAP8wQUU0-9AlB1S7wPViwrnf9672avuFnVssoCBODTHvn/s320/IMG_2111.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Turn right, crossing the bridge over the railway and then the infant Beaulieu River, and continue south west, across open heathland. Where tracks fork, take the right hand fork leading towards Matley Wood and the campsite, with its welcome shade.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At the road we take the track alongside for a while, heading slightly north of west towards Lyndhurst. Very little shade for a good mile and a half - noticeable in the hot weather.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhdvG8r5ZHs546hZUSaRiCx4a7okRHfnOpTbD7wBLiYPg74mTKd6GwRxvJXgB50B11KWxQKLe_nOLv6tP2cNF29lio-b9SKrIZuUQP_udv-J1NPmYYlXThfh6RgYxtnrvnDlm6TsHtwPp66DvrBys9Eoa-F-9yIaD3UBTjW0sJx_T9mQ-F6pC-ZruaJ78/s2048/2738228b-a0ef-4343-93aa-adf6b51612b4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhdvG8r5ZHs546hZUSaRiCx4a7okRHfnOpTbD7wBLiYPg74mTKd6GwRxvJXgB50B11KWxQKLe_nOLv6tP2cNF29lio-b9SKrIZuUQP_udv-J1NPmYYlXThfh6RgYxtnrvnDlm6TsHtwPp66DvrBys9Eoa-F-9yIaD3UBTjW0sJx_T9mQ-F6pC-ZruaJ78/s320/2738228b-a0ef-4343-93aa-adf6b51612b4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: medium;">We made our way back following paths, through the edge of the golf course and into the woods to then north of Lyndhurst towards Woodlands. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">North as far as the highest point at Redbridge Hill, and a bit further, then east.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmz-ShrSdSpBXjqGiV7N848Ez0TaeyNguo-nKgh31K_biyW0A_IGO7W53CFLWPHuEReMTSc8OmFF5DXj4zsMVK5uICDis8c9w_j5sO6NzOqetU4i_FJaX26IFixr6NSQWLiw8HcysY8rsKGejYOndUMSErioAZPmu0N_1llkZAZGYLnmLM4daXl5GYART/s2732/IMG_0560.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmz-ShrSdSpBXjqGiV7N848Ez0TaeyNguo-nKgh31K_biyW0A_IGO7W53CFLWPHuEReMTSc8OmFF5DXj4zsMVK5uICDis8c9w_j5sO6NzOqetU4i_FJaX26IFixr6NSQWLiw8HcysY8rsKGejYOndUMSErioAZPmu0N_1llkZAZGYLnmLM4daXl5GYART/s320/IMG_0560.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Much easier to navigate with the OS map app showing our exact position!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K8jnkq3HzkvJmQzdN2kBF_NBovoVvZ4OjioNptcdnxxqoyzwsF-NtcAgToOGRjKSnm6OcgoHJQj2gSdTQtxHe18GQDONQmX09vj7jabc4DUlzqzCZw_XlaL3TxWQ6xrhQo_6vwBdlsiLbrV4Oq_82IbJA8wzaV3bBLMn3mybKOASY69Jqs32O9FFzoTD/s4032/IMG_2119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K8jnkq3HzkvJmQzdN2kBF_NBovoVvZ4OjioNptcdnxxqoyzwsF-NtcAgToOGRjKSnm6OcgoHJQj2gSdTQtxHe18GQDONQmX09vj7jabc4DUlzqzCZw_XlaL3TxWQ6xrhQo_6vwBdlsiLbrV4Oq_82IbJA8wzaV3bBLMn3mybKOASY69Jqs32O9FFzoTD/s320/IMG_2119.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Essential ice cream stop at the Co-op before the last mile or so home.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We decided we had earned a lazy next day. </span></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-87771072455033034432023-08-22T16:29:00.002+01:002023-08-29T18:33:12.085+01:00Bike ride from Totton to Beaulieu and Lyndhurst <p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Tuesday 22nd August with Harry.</span></p><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;">Another beautiful day, sunny not too hot, with a noticeable breeze in places. After coffee we took the bikes out for a leisurely ride to Beaulieu and back via Lyndhurst . Mocha swirl ice cream at Beaulieu, and a dried up orange near the lake.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1Ki_v9brjv0KL4xXuLhLHUetDZJYRNFmFiyJVO03by1vNwgsIrsrakDvzqryBxdR70gixH6O7BBuCMW3VUr1DsswauNYVOry9DBFl4pSj-aLZqvkve6B3fwCH-C-zbliWAJ2_5dEB1E8E9pdlq9HhW5HsxAs3_eoHi_w3_OfUSMIGNmNbgRG59tPD7_J/s2048/0df2c23e-72ee-4dbf-8786-6a77eeee9256.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1Ki_v9brjv0KL4xXuLhLHUetDZJYRNFmFiyJVO03by1vNwgsIrsrakDvzqryBxdR70gixH6O7BBuCMW3VUr1DsswauNYVOry9DBFl4pSj-aLZqvkve6B3fwCH-C-zbliWAJ2_5dEB1E8E9pdlq9HhW5HsxAs3_eoHi_w3_OfUSMIGNmNbgRG59tPD7_J/s320/0df2c23e-72ee-4dbf-8786-6a77eeee9256.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;">After lunch I decided to walk along Pound Lane and the path to Colbury Church. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBOeFS4dALKhuERtjbQ4Z-GO9POD7tnX6PQaSZ7u7Q1g67ssLvRcowsmwok2n4k-Ydqy2UffHBD9iHCqTbafY2qLe7OvPDp6x47B-70qT0aJNp1cIp5FPj6HK1ht9w5z4I2JrhZUY7m-VJjYv5NSd_wyPl5imdG5ZMES9AakN1QQajkM-yuOorWckIIP9/s4032/IMG_2034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBOeFS4dALKhuERtjbQ4Z-GO9POD7tnX6PQaSZ7u7Q1g67ssLvRcowsmwok2n4k-Ydqy2UffHBD9iHCqTbafY2qLe7OvPDp6x47B-70qT0aJNp1cIp5FPj6HK1ht9w5z4I2JrhZUY7m-VJjYv5NSd_wyPl5imdG5ZMES9AakN1QQajkM-yuOorWckIIP9/s320/IMG_2034.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYfgZpY4ENGw-_wm53tCs54NXtBkeBvDXuA5gOp8XF1BjuUpz4CuAkb5q4UNNzV0gXkLyGCQagIuscoWKFpfBUlZSWolvMyi113jsO3GPRcmBeZl15HPC03R7PjpZJ0lOr3l0JPW7RyDRH37SnFFCEqBCkOTzjb4YFB4qSXG6gcHvJB03xMzq3cHS6HKr/s4032/IMG_2032.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYfgZpY4ENGw-_wm53tCs54NXtBkeBvDXuA5gOp8XF1BjuUpz4CuAkb5q4UNNzV0gXkLyGCQagIuscoWKFpfBUlZSWolvMyi113jsO3GPRcmBeZl15HPC03R7PjpZJ0lOr3l0JPW7RyDRH37SnFFCEqBCkOTzjb4YFB4qSXG6gcHvJB03xMzq3cHS6HKr/s320/IMG_2032.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Harry came along, and we decided to walk through Deerleap Inclosure to Ashurst.<p></p><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift_v6T-Z16IhzBlTkAITyuuIE_cB6HWmvCa-N5kBmMcdqRWdr4XuOpNBwWiC1GT3I9LLuGotyTZv1SGqaROeTvjYp3hYErhQSLIR9swn8s8qyvOHPJF-c4MO6PTWiYzF_tZuZS26l3_HzzADwoaUygbJsIeYKxOtBb-A35VigYwzlotqZBR25-08Tf-vh/s4032/IMG_2035.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift_v6T-Z16IhzBlTkAITyuuIE_cB6HWmvCa-N5kBmMcdqRWdr4XuOpNBwWiC1GT3I9LLuGotyTZv1SGqaROeTvjYp3hYErhQSLIR9swn8s8qyvOHPJF-c4MO6PTWiYzF_tZuZS26l3_HzzADwoaUygbJsIeYKxOtBb-A35VigYwzlotqZBR25-08Tf-vh/s320/IMG_2035.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Walking app was accidentally stopped there, so not all perfectly recorded!The feeling of walking back in time from new houses and major roads.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;">From the church we walked to our left along the road for half a mile or so, taking the first cycle track to the right, close to Deerleap Farm. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDN6tH3ldowyRtQsQ4NPbn0BcgUA6z1uZPsTKYbxxQ9ViUwl3eMQTaVfn0z5mQd621nysFckx73ynGgTqm3pp0Ew-5XlsuLHFINPlqDtEqpqO6oNjnEKKyUsstHhPJngPgCn2PBCsetFn1ahRe9-jEJBHzO457bWLUb0sPmtRGSgtu-pP3x3zxSlBkVKIa/s1792/IMG_2046.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDN6tH3ldowyRtQsQ4NPbn0BcgUA6z1uZPsTKYbxxQ9ViUwl3eMQTaVfn0z5mQd621nysFckx73ynGgTqm3pp0Ew-5XlsuLHFINPlqDtEqpqO6oNjnEKKyUsstHhPJngPgCn2PBCsetFn1ahRe9-jEJBHzO457bWLUb0sPmtRGSgtu-pP3x3zxSlBkVKIa/s320/IMG_2046.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><br />A left turn along the main cycle route, through Churchplace Inclosure,</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;">coming out eventually close to Ashurst Station. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3g6ki2VhU7iocmyPHv5u_rqGT6V-WxEGEiFOJF-uIPmPp04f39eqiYn6gcgv7MPCmmlDDTOFXXXDEzf8VMBASnCIKalegTs7AsXAFhb8Kp4XiaVXL8hdtl0nqirtAPmyHYIIKGPh69jVv98ryg0rvyDJPJAazBdJDS-6I-IvLxaFkiPZ8w95_ntsCsNz/s1792/IMG_2045.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3g6ki2VhU7iocmyPHv5u_rqGT6V-WxEGEiFOJF-uIPmPp04f39eqiYn6gcgv7MPCmmlDDTOFXXXDEzf8VMBASnCIKalegTs7AsXAFhb8Kp4XiaVXL8hdtl0nqirtAPmyHYIIKGPh69jVv98ryg0rvyDJPJAazBdJDS-6I-IvLxaFkiPZ8w95_ntsCsNz/s320/IMG_2045.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1vyD6h9jqrNgDcJLmEr_Mc0nGQo2tGaDiqu8GyHapVtkmD15XovkNq5sWZ3hmV4IuLvmou2XBwKHOKzI7TGQXISBzCytIvPbvd4AU4pviEqrE73ECfmwThn6P5tGHhzC7QDuw5T-7JE9oNNMNlV-bq7nFFmLaQRps2JUx5aW52DStbNDAbAxtg_pNjWf/s4032/IMG_2040.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Ice cream again, before the last mile home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wNPDKuzIHdH51QIWOlHnhr5dcBwV8zZ_5eLIDO4HWOZw8N9mcbhr1tFYNcFI8t9nkvZxQHZx0mKjRkMNwrp2n_F-9dSL8sA8H4wfBpWU5ZCCMtay8CFxVAlll7pzyakQ6b7YX7QIpyv37vUAOLUAU3-R49W4RtgxRG-QeTLAfWzcOqfW_CUKa6Jyp6c9/s1792/IMG_2047.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wNPDKuzIHdH51QIWOlHnhr5dcBwV8zZ_5eLIDO4HWOZw8N9mcbhr1tFYNcFI8t9nkvZxQHZx0mKjRkMNwrp2n_F-9dSL8sA8H4wfBpWU5ZCCMtay8CFxVAlll7pzyakQ6b7YX7QIpyv37vUAOLUAU3-R49W4RtgxRG-QeTLAfWzcOqfW_CUKa6Jyp6c9/s320/IMG_2047.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;"><br /></div>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-52956637997803345362023-08-16T17:15:00.005+01:002023-08-16T17:15:52.755+01:00Short cycle ride to Hangers Farm and Calmore Road<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Four miles with Harry. Partly to check our route from yesterday’s walk, partly to test drive my new padded inner shorts. Satisfactory on both counts, especially since we had the ice cream we missed yesterday. A gentle pootle, bimble or bike stroll. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDivSGEkCn_M8ocWlL4Fzd5iKA_WU9Bt6uTERGq4XF7CSKXKsA8oJc7z7KkW_OCD3n2hdgZ-8jf8ZSQAFO3qoMQJdMcLap4VmpQBNvzFsvAcsgrd40I5wNKocP8TsKMwB_WLlayVFRJ_Vvm4JcpU4UHyApo4xiwHmD2clu_dWzzVceuWckf0LqMFAdrDe/s1230/IMG_2028.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDivSGEkCn_M8ocWlL4Fzd5iKA_WU9Bt6uTERGq4XF7CSKXKsA8oJc7z7KkW_OCD3n2hdgZ-8jf8ZSQAFO3qoMQJdMcLap4VmpQBNvzFsvAcsgrd40I5wNKocP8TsKMwB_WLlayVFRJ_Vvm4JcpU4UHyApo4xiwHmD2clu_dWzzVceuWckf0LqMFAdrDe/s320/IMG_2028.jpeg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-76077545967781453382023-08-16T08:44:00.001+01:002023-08-16T08:46:08.574+01:00Totton, Eling and Testwood<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Tuesday 15th August 2023. With Harry. Just over 10 miles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A mix of suburban streets, wooded walkways, mini seaside, reed-beds, and rural surroundings .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The original plan was a stroll to Eling for coffee at The Anchor, with its views over Bartley Water, and across to St Mary’s church.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fFiB7IVe3bQa3AAVFQxrAsCD_V1xROeb-kkoJWpuP6q13V6i8QrRH6WudWObsktaZrD-3L0fQ7g41SCU1qrda2Q8jVxhHXhns0_wD1kLQ8HXcMPEs3-T0K6y_joGKn0RGijfHgH7zY12AdDtjdpMHBeexi2X7FzaoAGt2XSSAKcz-VP1j-iwWe-LVvD7/s3840/6BF37239-4743-4525-B405-2EDBE2D8DB83.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fFiB7IVe3bQa3AAVFQxrAsCD_V1xROeb-kkoJWpuP6q13V6i8QrRH6WudWObsktaZrD-3L0fQ7g41SCU1qrda2Q8jVxhHXhns0_wD1kLQ8HXcMPEs3-T0K6y_joGKn0RGijfHgH7zY12AdDtjdpMHBeexi2X7FzaoAGt2XSSAKcz-VP1j-iwWe-LVvD7/s320/6BF37239-4743-4525-B405-2EDBE2D8DB83.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhf3HEwZnHAJ_cy2J-3DWsF4GwZltJRcydnsm4b4TgUq86fpeKVBU4_ISVx3mq1rb53NHdJ0PBsPWxT_cmHhTo5gEsXd-AxPcL5QhViAxQsc7s332kqdtHmbKKbE2NJlQE3uWjkTvEC3NIPopzukjDD-NU2iapTF3Ahf1E4A6029hhBshZIRwPgeVuceQf/s2048/95d8c6ac-dabd-49b9-98e6-bb75cb789089.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhf3HEwZnHAJ_cy2J-3DWsF4GwZltJRcydnsm4b4TgUq86fpeKVBU4_ISVx3mq1rb53NHdJ0PBsPWxT_cmHhTo5gEsXd-AxPcL5QhViAxQsc7s332kqdtHmbKKbE2NJlQE3uWjkTvEC3NIPopzukjDD-NU2iapTF3Ahf1E4A6029hhBshZIRwPgeVuceQf/s320/95d8c6ac-dabd-49b9-98e6-bb75cb789089.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVXFB4dS5lya7RLBkCLPfj1N9ZlFEU7fL67adFX0EPno_waW62av3X7DYUYJVil3-ZhiKc2pr1RV5ffJRwYezCFq7mzwyYLVhfBP5XtYAkHHbz1XnvfiYTatf68L5Z0uHn9gaghyc_rfr8xBLeqS7kWTCC2T0F7azPYta6M8ClABgNZhs6f1uKE_vQRDw/s4032/IMG_1983.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVXFB4dS5lya7RLBkCLPfj1N9ZlFEU7fL67adFX0EPno_waW62av3X7DYUYJVil3-ZhiKc2pr1RV5ffJRwYezCFq7mzwyYLVhfBP5XtYAkHHbz1XnvfiYTatf68L5Z0uHn9gaghyc_rfr8xBLeqS7kWTCC2T0F7azPYta6M8ClABgNZhs6f1uKE_vQRDw/s320/IMG_1983.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHRBWJfk_D--TZO0-WR7xme9a3eGtaWfEAYTgr-yGbA6ysz6N_chNSgUnUuS1ODgoJc2u2rmtL-axtL3PAyqvYS4a30RUrQ2gzffvzt8saYXpdAfnSDZIb2u0pn-RTfRCwGlDdLZsoHmwWqh7vx_0ciI8L1bXjZWhbCVIIU1TsH8hTkUdxuBGE0Ncn-cK/s2950/IMG_1989.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="2950" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHRBWJfk_D--TZO0-WR7xme9a3eGtaWfEAYTgr-yGbA6ysz6N_chNSgUnUuS1ODgoJc2u2rmtL-axtL3PAyqvYS4a30RUrQ2gzffvzt8saYXpdAfnSDZIb2u0pn-RTfRCwGlDdLZsoHmwWqh7vx_0ciI8L1bXjZWhbCVIIU1TsH8hTkUdxuBGE0Ncn-cK/s320/IMG_1989.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Along the boardwalks through the reed beds and wooded paths. Lots of white butterflies and a speckled wood or two.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6YZadm5defzruhuqs-21XAAw-tyr6dC8dUFKwR-47MhFrQQF-fjLcJuegGhgILN7MZZs8bAVnY_2-1-IpyqCcfgkfECn9IoxBYzl4xOZ_vfYGxgqpmxctNUMJxi51Ee5Fxwxw5eHVi-WRMolVYZphJfIiI3F2Apx1SVUgv0lsLxMRd0tnYunWqeireUg/s4032/IMG_1991.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6YZadm5defzruhuqs-21XAAw-tyr6dC8dUFKwR-47MhFrQQF-fjLcJuegGhgILN7MZZs8bAVnY_2-1-IpyqCcfgkfECn9IoxBYzl4xOZ_vfYGxgqpmxctNUMJxi51Ee5Fxwxw5eHVi-WRMolVYZphJfIiI3F2Apx1SVUgv0lsLxMRd0tnYunWqeireUg/s320/IMG_1991.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck3-qBb0ylOkudAbi-skj0t7mFDs7AJgOjCJIUQ7UjnAzmG8PBEgXSmrcDmBqfadyTfFiO4sEVkzQ7QFr__kpWwD6klLz2tT2SbzRBmjGQ3Fe6hg2L2khQkkVsEU7BZx9dqZ3TZ7lw9Kf7si15Z0FFRCSvoJ-jGPG5xo9MDsVMny2plnCNvSYgGFQSzpd/s4032/IMG_1995.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB1068BUJ3hTcUe-IEIdIGUWOUF5OaUHyZgFzM8d6T8ClFNxwLc0UaIxWv4dHZdm-rjHKag29P_gtMkDPa2P_dfjvGkwyfi_HI-Lyhyg1Syb51xYyawP-rC1UENxdGWFPrE6HgDADJNS2K0JUIkcAQBElmeeGv9gMF_l6HYfzg_qDeuRg-oK1RLpQIFeo/s320/IMG_2005.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We retraced our steps through Eling and across the park, over the main road to Rum Walk, following Bartley Water and the Test Way into Totton Town Centre. It was time for another coffee and a decent tuna sandwich and salad at Aroma Cafe to set us up for the afternoon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As the weather was so good we decided to walk through the park, past the Great Testwood Gatehouse</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhO90wkkiovCUKZsGw1Xd4TDsAe8xsp9lCvbgPyDQEfXI0dOJcGG3dnoAzkansh77t7EtzV7XF8H3f-eP2qprhg-duR3tZTcSyQ69TijIHuZJDHKUctKoVLB_1V8eiKXT7A9IE4Dr6VneTGysUvRksy-LOtTkQdpi0kh5mgJy2bRX6eZK-5vgB6Y7MRJ2/s4032/IMG_1974.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhO90wkkiovCUKZsGw1Xd4TDsAe8xsp9lCvbgPyDQEfXI0dOJcGG3dnoAzkansh77t7EtzV7XF8H3f-eP2qprhg-duR3tZTcSyQ69TijIHuZJDHKUctKoVLB_1V8eiKXT7A9IE4Dr6VneTGysUvRksy-LOtTkQdpi0kh5mgJy2bRX6eZK-5vgB6Y7MRJ2/s320/IMG_1974.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and the Salmon Leap pub to join the Test Way boardwalk across the marshland. We had a fleeting glimpse of the orange of a tiger moth, which played its disappearing trick so effectively we couldn’t identify it (garden or Jersey). Blackberries are ripening well.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV3XCYlbIcRhYH44-wCMByYgNseRQkIZX1cDSzuvxLqdB1OMETcPHJKyfWOrc3ZMlUJKalK1gKU_tgpJLTxDm6kd7fXnhhAtQeDSukaE_rEGso9uCrD7-F7QsoozBFBb2pnbLzEr8ielOzGQ-X9vY66vmWwokDXlnzGyR_O88ePr0y77fJzQUwpBa9JTB/s4032/IMG_2006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV3XCYlbIcRhYH44-wCMByYgNseRQkIZX1cDSzuvxLqdB1OMETcPHJKyfWOrc3ZMlUJKalK1gKU_tgpJLTxDm6kd7fXnhhAtQeDSukaE_rEGso9uCrD7-F7QsoozBFBb2pnbLzEr8ielOzGQ-X9vY66vmWwokDXlnzGyR_O88ePr0y77fJzQUwpBa9JTB/s320/IMG_2006.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JUZXsEV1XaMiVs1Enm5Aeo8-WsjXoFTHmLkl1XF9Tyjzi-nSmrzhIBo0BpW44tv5vv7AAMDfV2rcgiewgX2yYd3NLjGsy54gz4dc6EJzaxYiAdkwyQ149apJBC-ITlBmzbNPbB6973dhQGAfLHzcHDH7-cct3tz8mbcLPIvNOx8ilrApt46rSpHLaxkH/s4032/IMG_2007.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJygKjoQkgMOWa4KDR-Wi4mgUZ_1-glF-edwp4YUQOzerPKDwTdwQJh3RWVEYn1g8FibhtwLuSOZt1D434ktq312GZNbyq2jcjoRLohuvzHxAgI511xr29WiGWzLQl2JCradLk-yx5YAv-F9Umjm5pbw3AxqHJiKGWUyzrtY35GR6NSE-WL2aUMiZnpOV0/s4032/IMG_2011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJygKjoQkgMOWa4KDR-Wi4mgUZ_1-glF-edwp4YUQOzerPKDwTdwQJh3RWVEYn1g8FibhtwLuSOZt1D434ktq312GZNbyq2jcjoRLohuvzHxAgI511xr29WiGWzLQl2JCradLk-yx5YAv-F9Umjm5pbw3AxqHJiKGWUyzrtY35GR6NSE-WL2aUMiZnpOV0/s320/IMG_2011.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We followed the Test Way as far as Mill Lane, where we turned left towards Nursling Mill.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4zt05Xm1297XfwPCoBLkK8OcoiMmlqxSD1UWuxj5CXFFd-LVhZtwyMgft8Xg_Ryuy8JFTRfoPdrCclwk_TOi5-VK125rEUb4UWdnRBVZcLH5SvJvW7XSHmSbsSaao5L-GUXmxxeFJ2YaeqsqqgvdfAHN8Xwht4k7-b91_x6C3S9VkHrfZegzEjKrqgXj/s3735/IMG_2015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>By now phone batteries were running low, so there are few photographs, as we made our way to the southern end of Testwood Lakes, where we paused for a rest and thought of ice-cream. We had to make do with snacking on blackberries though.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2SdQaW4iiUr_7TSqN1UDdJUBG2iZugG2GpxlcfE2JB8b9k4Fq9AiaTgti7YYIWoe_BWNY-dp83jA_j7DZF9E4eC5qmyHaJwDd9r2ANPpoiJfx6ab8z0p316KayJ0gok5G5n2c4P5C9F081oKv-ABwZypmJIA-4eANDml5StIIN3zKXIQXau59j4SMFnc/s1600/bf1db01a-7a67-4f39-9ff4-cc6b125b5fd2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2SdQaW4iiUr_7TSqN1UDdJUBG2iZugG2GpxlcfE2JB8b9k4Fq9AiaTgti7YYIWoe_BWNY-dp83jA_j7DZF9E4eC5qmyHaJwDd9r2ANPpoiJfx6ab8z0p316KayJ0gok5G5n2c4P5C9F081oKv-ABwZypmJIA-4eANDml5StIIN3zKXIQXau59j4SMFnc/s320/bf1db01a-7a67-4f39-9ff4-cc6b125b5fd2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8sq_OwUOGZHGPf8eZlN18cwg91lGGVonieZr53rRJ9asslal0iiw6MU1cFsCf2ArbN4Vt5Emx71AyEPtF5adh9FCtGjRPmYlO-FUXDv0zl9fh1FAw3T2-zVLOz0sMNqOZqpiWwJG8umnyihTCX1busUkbeLC5NHiZsNOxhoh3IQIvn2TN_0kJA2XZ_Xc/s4032/IMG_2016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8sq_OwUOGZHGPf8eZlN18cwg91lGGVonieZr53rRJ9asslal0iiw6MU1cFsCf2ArbN4Vt5Emx71AyEPtF5adh9FCtGjRPmYlO-FUXDv0zl9fh1FAw3T2-zVLOz0sMNqOZqpiWwJG8umnyihTCX1busUkbeLC5NHiZsNOxhoh3IQIvn2TN_0kJA2XZ_Xc/s320/IMG_2016.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Then back to base along the pathways.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tjACOiPy-sAq51G0ATqzTGjXI32QFFxyZjwEzrayIVEuEiuRkI3hT0vyRhVDSmB7_ghRW_o95YAU3iiGRv2eewj7kEwWO_CxcQLvFIAJiJLWxHnKEmmteoyWNs-b7mSwurJFrroO5naYrvSz7fIObsObRX3VUEtGHVzn_re5P4ljRfBr_MXefoby2dhf/s828/IMG_2020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="828" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tjACOiPy-sAq51G0ATqzTGjXI32QFFxyZjwEzrayIVEuEiuRkI3hT0vyRhVDSmB7_ghRW_o95YAU3iiGRv2eewj7kEwWO_CxcQLvFIAJiJLWxHnKEmmteoyWNs-b7mSwurJFrroO5naYrvSz7fIObsObRX3VUEtGHVzn_re5P4ljRfBr_MXefoby2dhf/s320/IMG_2020.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-87708778868194322023-08-09T18:25:00.001+01:002023-08-09T18:26:08.543+01:00Cycle ride round Rutland Water<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Wednesday 9th August 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">With Harry. Glorious weather for an afternoon’s ride of 14 miles. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuF0Dn9Bmq8c21158vSFARBHiLFp98uVwGpY9xlUgbvzkthiW9zA24z0WbuKNQOluhtoyww2XuzoHbw0Z5Mpxi8w9y_c_dD8em48Lbzhl-YoF9Dm2SSlfsqwFakpSOptJemnk4YPsvIYs_s7MckV2hykUGCcEhiIMP7_ucRGiwLFNeIE7c2zddSrpMZwX/s828/IMG_1942.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="828" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuF0Dn9Bmq8c21158vSFARBHiLFp98uVwGpY9xlUgbvzkthiW9zA24z0WbuKNQOluhtoyww2XuzoHbw0Z5Mpxi8w9y_c_dD8em48Lbzhl-YoF9Dm2SSlfsqwFakpSOptJemnk4YPsvIYs_s7MckV2hykUGCcEhiIMP7_ucRGiwLFNeIE7c2zddSrpMZwX/s320/IMG_1942.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a walk…</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQUyHCOrDEVTPCYIQDIRIY8LpgS9783Y0_V7h7qjhpY4OrDKwcNUk_S5_MPFpjXloWbiCneTOksvfvKj9-eEWdDxJJgd1K5zhniPHHaQ9D4I5WuRmmiFhEZNQ7ZTRDxtFziccvKrwE_-iwUmfwPqQL2_cgBk8yrouI_1YPf4XdwpjH_8AE0Cuout_UbvL/s828/IMG_1943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="828" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQUyHCOrDEVTPCYIQDIRIY8LpgS9783Y0_V7h7qjhpY4OrDKwcNUk_S5_MPFpjXloWbiCneTOksvfvKj9-eEWdDxJJgd1K5zhniPHHaQ9D4I5WuRmmiFhEZNQ7ZTRDxtFziccvKrwE_-iwUmfwPqQL2_cgBk8yrouI_1YPf4XdwpjH_8AE0Cuout_UbvL/s320/IMG_1943.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-38840201155616045412023-08-08T14:35:00.003+01:002023-08-09T18:33:59.165+01:00Stroll round East Carlton Park<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Tuesday 8th August, with Marta. She has a knee problem at present which is cramping her style!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WRzIw2iks6jTSaXQ_hj7b1oMpcQg9MHAAEGU5JoEvw-NThmb9h-RtreJvuVtx1yWm7HcVic69lJPI0L5B4HL7MgySRsAbOxbwrHlREIXQp9gFSW1slji4OWVi5K7N_iwS_N09DJ_9MJsEFnBW0VMYiNvWWy2iLz9s28v575n_KnZ_aNm78VAwkPPm878/s4032/IMG_1927.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WRzIw2iks6jTSaXQ_hj7b1oMpcQg9MHAAEGU5JoEvw-NThmb9h-RtreJvuVtx1yWm7HcVic69lJPI0L5B4HL7MgySRsAbOxbwrHlREIXQp9gFSW1slji4OWVi5K7N_iwS_N09DJ_9MJsEFnBW0VMYiNvWWy2iLz9s28v575n_KnZ_aNm78VAwkPPm878/s320/IMG_1927.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Carlton Hall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwEBJTWVGH5mh0ZWjqRPPxpb2zWqd_Sh22R8DtsxJZHsMKFsIuj7qiHUnKBtoFPuIRi0uHeLtgaKGfMPp8Wi-goYuNZ-jsmaXbc2rfANUuR_OT2t9oElLyZ4c-lIBIeWL_OB4ulz1j9Ffhk9kcptIuCbYfKa5gxjYg6U7nMfyY8tglD4lLmg2JHrF5LRK/s4032/IMG_1928.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwEBJTWVGH5mh0ZWjqRPPxpb2zWqd_Sh22R8DtsxJZHsMKFsIuj7qiHUnKBtoFPuIRi0uHeLtgaKGfMPp8Wi-goYuNZ-jsmaXbc2rfANUuR_OT2t9oElLyZ4c-lIBIeWL_OB4ulz1j9Ffhk9kcptIuCbYfKa5gxjYg6U7nMfyY8tglD4lLmg2JHrF5LRK/s320/IMG_1928.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A foretaste of autumn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We wandered around the park, and along the Jurassic Way path to the northwest, returning via the road. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Then we paused for the usual coffee and teacakes, before strolling round again via the pond.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwGYXHn-F32gQe5gkDB5DBmNCi_G0sH0YTifNLfvMe5LFOnRkBC4g9_Mj-4-LxhniQbYwb6ORFAcyaF45Tf2Xb8lKCR-wYVAUHji1h6bJmwUOfQfty0hy9s5ds-qVOwEkU0swOaWbe_eu0AlZiBwKb2-hfvSOkeyA7VGED4O9brM8IcERK1nhSUgUYKg5/s4032/IMG_1926.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwGYXHn-F32gQe5gkDB5DBmNCi_G0sH0YTifNLfvMe5LFOnRkBC4g9_Mj-4-LxhniQbYwb6ORFAcyaF45Tf2Xb8lKCR-wYVAUHji1h6bJmwUOfQfty0hy9s5ds-qVOwEkU0swOaWbe_eu0AlZiBwKb2-hfvSOkeyA7VGED4O9brM8IcERK1nhSUgUYKg5/s320/IMG_1926.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the ducks are visible, fish kept coming up to grab fish food someone threw in</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Just over 2 miles in all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-42887221792720116862023-08-07T15:28:00.002+01:002023-08-08T14:37:46.661+01:00Stroll from Foxton Locks top car park, Debdale Wharf and a bit along GU Canal<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sunday 6th August 2023, with Harry and Jack Parry. Three miles or so.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Walk down to the bottom of the flight of locks, pause for a sandwich or soup at the Bridge 61 pub/shop, cross the Rainbow Bridge (Bridge 62) turn left and head towards Leicester on the towpath. Continue as far as you wish, then return.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Lots of dragonflies today, plenty of yellow water lilies, and a family swans, mum, dad and two ‘teenagers’ swimming in strict formation.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKlf85JB3L27h0drgEWV1vdAjMHlHCFqMa3M6PqfUOlrqfCcviPgC683XBBWSDqWaAggh_vVJN4OKdXJfbVKuDiJSb3dxNP-xNH3Ii1pAwQ0_JV9GD1q8lvVgT6w3ivitFpfVrOIP7nr4L4k6kwTn2mivqIELTwDJ-vtiY2cr2YbnO76joeDI91Mu3nop/s2048/933dca0d-822a-4c67-9c8f-fdb93caec82d.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKlf85JB3L27h0drgEWV1vdAjMHlHCFqMa3M6PqfUOlrqfCcviPgC683XBBWSDqWaAggh_vVJN4OKdXJfbVKuDiJSb3dxNP-xNH3Ii1pAwQ0_JV9GD1q8lvVgT6w3ivitFpfVrOIP7nr4L4k6kwTn2mivqIELTwDJ-vtiY2cr2YbnO76joeDI91Mu3nop/s320/933dca0d-822a-4c67-9c8f-fdb93caec82d.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the top of the locks</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhXAbz9vMMwZtPLvItxMCjf79b_rdtrrsqM_tuJjAA3mPc30I8HBAOQqzCGRd9KElklq72EzXUcg3pJkZPfCErFHPB6ZPMXSXBBh4jv0UrewoXqjnQL7D1OHzh2sh5rmSkBPrtuRaCSiUMO1SyLc16Du5u3F1cHNVJkYeA7Fj575QSS13zRZVpaZpyieW/s4032/IMG_1905.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhXAbz9vMMwZtPLvItxMCjf79b_rdtrrsqM_tuJjAA3mPc30I8HBAOQqzCGRd9KElklq72EzXUcg3pJkZPfCErFHPB6ZPMXSXBBh4jv0UrewoXqjnQL7D1OHzh2sh5rmSkBPrtuRaCSiUMO1SyLc16Du5u3F1cHNVJkYeA7Fj575QSS13zRZVpaZpyieW/s320/IMG_1905.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple loosestrife</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlZi4oHnFWmii8ztG4CW27kzzKM-OIwk6Y5vqoTZgq9b4O2-4MtxjqIQ-k95kx90HntEPQlPq664YFTqisjixoDdNQ4-4nAOvc3Ebp8psKmgYt8Rye6h96_fQUpnkhYu39FBLEijv0aKFLVjtyWz6QpH91BxOUono_xiryubB4SwBH5Cr4UsvHQL66GLG/s4032/IMG_1908.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlZi4oHnFWmii8ztG4CW27kzzKM-OIwk6Y5vqoTZgq9b4O2-4MtxjqIQ-k95kx90HntEPQlPq664YFTqisjixoDdNQ4-4nAOvc3Ebp8psKmgYt8Rye6h96_fQUpnkhYu39FBLEijv0aKFLVjtyWz6QpH91BxOUono_xiryubB4SwBH5Cr4UsvHQL66GLG/s320/IMG_1908.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat trips</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadzcobL02Pl5ScNZrdB9q2gZOOlYuRR2kmWKFZQVSt0NMAfFB8KKbFKWh2qzU8TvwU6hxzSuRuI33tIyXQLEuMtUM8UjIPqJnPzvz3K7RIx3UFLQ94cQRb7Y2vyHm_EmJHkLMaAO4rnErYHIaHRBbVmzUqnfGoiwX6_YUDcMa7kz4gqSbz84kFR7j_2px/s4032/IMG_1909.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadzcobL02Pl5ScNZrdB9q2gZOOlYuRR2kmWKFZQVSt0NMAfFB8KKbFKWh2qzU8TvwU6hxzSuRuI33tIyXQLEuMtUM8UjIPqJnPzvz3K7RIx3UFLQ94cQRb7Y2vyHm_EmJHkLMaAO4rnErYHIaHRBbVmzUqnfGoiwX6_YUDcMa7kz4gqSbz84kFR7j_2px/s320/IMG_1909.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few ducks and boats at the bottom of the locks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg91EAsAfbm5y_WwNyx4spDMZO4SZBcdP5J7SPF8ouVM3rIxiQqz-ydMcW5WbuYSQhmDvyiUMJ2lh1Hk4QGv9evYdqE-LmE6T8VKGA9cogguSy7WzViSV_-d_RE5SkiO77uLmTB6VD49u8RbLD_xhnNjLFojGYKYVI7Kz1VHBXVB-pQZV-X_lR2TohzWsR/s4032/IMG_1910.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg91EAsAfbm5y_WwNyx4spDMZO4SZBcdP5J7SPF8ouVM3rIxiQqz-ydMcW5WbuYSQhmDvyiUMJ2lh1Hk4QGv9evYdqE-LmE6T8VKGA9cogguSy7WzViSV_-d_RE5SkiO77uLmTB6VD49u8RbLD_xhnNjLFojGYKYVI7Kz1VHBXVB-pQZV-X_lR2TohzWsR/s320/IMG_1910.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack proceeding along the towpath</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUz9V0S53TzI9F9rJtSOxdWl5XzPQUjS9o5Tdc_nggxarbkThTp8S2dzkUlCgVRz1xvamGIfjwQyVuDMrfqmc3bBwCBKr288WRhEEZKPb1-R2lL5YmHxpX_DJFm29-XUevs1iwCpcTVMIMxmQKgkR6poRgHj1cA3r0uFiGQgX8C8IzQBNGat6OIArU97zJ/s4032/IMG_1916.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUz9V0S53TzI9F9rJtSOxdWl5XzPQUjS9o5Tdc_nggxarbkThTp8S2dzkUlCgVRz1xvamGIfjwQyVuDMrfqmc3bBwCBKr288WRhEEZKPb1-R2lL5YmHxpX_DJFm29-XUevs1iwCpcTVMIMxmQKgkR6poRgHj1cA3r0uFiGQgX8C8IzQBNGat6OIArU97zJ/s320/IMG_1916.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look closely - the windmill at Kibworth Harcourt is almost centre back.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_EwUN0yzfLCr12zBOH1Aplj9ksVdLtdPAq2nhEPOMAkDPNN2lxxYGBJT-fsVrz4yFdt4uf0YGfDsrsyWMGpykbgv4Dy3hg6DaYwosttIqB8zmPH0ShjcL-3HmXDZ4WUmYmoMANxAczAqJimbmpkJB80toXom8nj5up9ko5jvwOOErIAPK81-O_Y2Bw_j/s4032/IMG_1917.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_EwUN0yzfLCr12zBOH1Aplj9ksVdLtdPAq2nhEPOMAkDPNN2lxxYGBJT-fsVrz4yFdt4uf0YGfDsrsyWMGpykbgv4Dy3hg6DaYwosttIqB8zmPH0ShjcL-3HmXDZ4WUmYmoMANxAczAqJimbmpkJB80toXom8nj5up9ko5jvwOOErIAPK81-O_Y2Bw_j/s320/IMG_1917.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge 61 itself</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-77208189434837903532023-07-31T17:00:00.003+01:002023-08-01T07:33:35.617+01:00Wakerley Woods to Laxton and back.<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Monday 31st July with Norma, Maureen and Kate.</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">From Wakerley Wood we took the main path, then followed the Jurassic Way until it crossed the path heading north east to Fineshade and south west to Laxton. We took the right-hand (south west) turn towards Laxton Hall which we could see clearly ahead of us.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ5rkNBRr55VbHorTsz_tPQ4WKUQXRsxwuZtwfFC9f1ASK4qR1PRxeQzUSgtHGfu6MOAriagoCkIx_dX_gHnve-GPDyTKtjvDQFBqwMbuEC5MGfF3Y4rYmfFARyKlbqFhf8NAxVwlfM8HBgLnk6RqKXHMJ9115rkI6YKz6h8wLnsdXdFGwqpa9gdOS2Kb/s4032/IMG_1877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ5rkNBRr55VbHorTsz_tPQ4WKUQXRsxwuZtwfFC9f1ASK4qR1PRxeQzUSgtHGfu6MOAriagoCkIx_dX_gHnve-GPDyTKtjvDQFBqwMbuEC5MGfF3Y4rYmfFARyKlbqFhf8NAxVwlfM8HBgLnk6RqKXHMJ9115rkI6YKz6h8wLnsdXdFGwqpa9gdOS2Kb/s320/IMG_1877.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG60_thULuZV1B-fxGEL5BXExDq4rK-Fy0LoksV864aUC3zn2in7eaL7QBYnGoV7tih4HpR8_RxjcFuT3swzZmvBLpPpdxyN5FloXD1NpJAsj9nRu0C1PrN6keCVtf0Sv4Tshii5LOMj8UvXZkrnX0y-bpUa66K8jaqBrdvajlZ9CpMbcl0BQPQifmWA34/s4032/IMG_1876.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG60_thULuZV1B-fxGEL5BXExDq4rK-Fy0LoksV864aUC3zn2in7eaL7QBYnGoV7tih4HpR8_RxjcFuT3swzZmvBLpPpdxyN5FloXD1NpJAsj9nRu0C1PrN6keCVtf0Sv4Tshii5LOMj8UvXZkrnX0y-bpUa66K8jaqBrdvajlZ9CpMbcl0BQPQifmWA34/s320/IMG_1876.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicory</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TKTKcQhlbdUCGmiq5LT4_cLwrcFIJcXJbXFUM0fA_amSrILvJ55B7jQrdq5W_PAqaUwzMRCAGBEhnPfQM6Vx1ETBzhhkXSj5Cy6cOTQRPN0FoEjp_PJ34B5rEL1C2O_sKpW5GXkdaLj6nSj08mpoxgzaNntBGKUtRdjcZPX5cAqzXB_kU3wPtHlei7P9/s4032/IMG_1878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TKTKcQhlbdUCGmiq5LT4_cLwrcFIJcXJbXFUM0fA_amSrILvJ55B7jQrdq5W_PAqaUwzMRCAGBEhnPfQM6Vx1ETBzhhkXSj5Cy6cOTQRPN0FoEjp_PJ34B5rEL1C2O_sKpW5GXkdaLj6nSj08mpoxgzaNntBGKUtRdjcZPX5cAqzXB_kU3wPtHlei7P9/s320/IMG_1878.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLy6bSctSgHkgx0UL-n1SoM9YOOUNDZQJ526O4L6ZEwElZoXAekpP3WEVv1Fqk1pG9tyLqqL7H4fCJJyZW7ERCNhPMmeiDrQay2XJHq6lAlUm2geG6zIoiJgoRBjsOE4MOFt2cMeL9bgqbxu_V6qzod2bGV4b-G4xuGlcb-KND9_PIl4p14DEx2UTZ4OYc/s4032/IMG_1880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLy6bSctSgHkgx0UL-n1SoM9YOOUNDZQJ526O4L6ZEwElZoXAekpP3WEVv1Fqk1pG9tyLqqL7H4fCJJyZW7ERCNhPMmeiDrQay2XJHq6lAlUm2geG6zIoiJgoRBjsOE4MOFt2cMeL9bgqbxu_V6qzod2bGV4b-G4xuGlcb-KND9_PIl4p14DEx2UTZ4OYc/s320/IMG_1880.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAGMLjoq584d7j5S6_lea-7v9lARs8raqbFklbshc6nPPeSFwsEWvO1hx9jggEfXjvR4KvgLjpR7rAu8rXb-XC5bWg4WTUsjzFjIWpAfLHMOx0ceKJJvWm1eH-OHzP0eBLp66r1ND7lx-TfVwvwPLjfp5VhxPRQcZKab_bg7jgEiaN5h3HPs5HfWZmWEp/s4032/IMG_1882.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAGMLjoq584d7j5S6_lea-7v9lARs8raqbFklbshc6nPPeSFwsEWvO1hx9jggEfXjvR4KvgLjpR7rAu8rXb-XC5bWg4WTUsjzFjIWpAfLHMOx0ceKJJvWm1eH-OHzP0eBLp66r1ND7lx-TfVwvwPLjfp5VhxPRQcZKab_bg7jgEiaN5h3HPs5HfWZmWEp/s320/IMG_1882.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laxton Hall</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This path is pretty clear, though a little more signage near the hall would help. It was easy enough with the OS app on my phone.<p></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">From there our path continued in more or less the same direction into the woods (Town Wood on the map).</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">As we emerged from the wood out route turned slightly south east, and we went on by a series of dog leg bends.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsg4Yq-PdRFfuywGaVN-T6Ordx1nwDd8NnfNpvvddbrfo_KfRpzGWZaOE3yXOWuQXr7vSMbRNsUIGP4j-aeCU-eiJpNJflaXy89VC1A3MWVWkjDSh5uufdPbqatr8O5xME1rTcdk3ggpXWkQL981R35Fofse8t7ZNsFUJfb60ZFxc7KaxRe0njMl_VTNo7/s4032/IMG_1883.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsg4Yq-PdRFfuywGaVN-T6Ordx1nwDd8NnfNpvvddbrfo_KfRpzGWZaOE3yXOWuQXr7vSMbRNsUIGP4j-aeCU-eiJpNJflaXy89VC1A3MWVWkjDSh5uufdPbqatr8O5xME1rTcdk3ggpXWkQL981R35Fofse8t7ZNsFUJfb60ZFxc7KaxRe0njMl_VTNo7/s320/IMG_1883.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great sign when you find it…not much use from across the field.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The signage was either not clear, or overgrown, so we had to correct our route slightly, before going through a short wooded section. After this we kept a hedge to our right and arrived at the eastern end of Laxton, through an overgrown section between houses.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-x51jCyvDfMN1NL1pLMZOJWZa6Np7THF4Aum8axw0w5S0DjTD9MeUN8Eh1CW7O_nm5_u8OdPr0pU7l1Ih7WW_Hx58_Lf7sT1UvFVrdlKIiw8TL5NlvjhRHS9fmWLRUz44Citn4Ir-tCKJDF5IcpQ1TcbcV9cS7nSx2bx5zAmM3xsMMjzG3G6I2KJquTb/s4032/IMG_1884.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-x51jCyvDfMN1NL1pLMZOJWZa6Np7THF4Aum8axw0w5S0DjTD9MeUN8Eh1CW7O_nm5_u8OdPr0pU7l1Ih7WW_Hx58_Lf7sT1UvFVrdlKIiw8TL5NlvjhRHS9fmWLRUz44Citn4Ir-tCKJDF5IcpQ1TcbcV9cS7nSx2bx5zAmM3xsMMjzG3G6I2KJquTb/s320/IMG_1884.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">overgrown?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">We turned right along the road and walked another three quarters of a mile to Spanhoe Lodge, where we indulged in welcome coffee and teacakes. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">Our route back was slightly different and shorter. We walked back to Laxton village to the western end, where we took the footpath just inside the gate to Laxton Park. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVysqiP8TDo_4kFviItuig4krQyI-ozxqsA-3ay_tTHO_PDeJ2kHpsIyFMydOKdJWTCCrgth1hYlZITxmD-2--SAdGGDiPf0RpjcYtUIW4LvYHrA5G-PSf3wHmmO5FknoXa7S3kcFa-6YMdlQoBjWowCl8OgYfR8J5QHYcSV6Mz_I-fcE-XMWtU6Y_tHPT/s4032/IMG_1886.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVysqiP8TDo_4kFviItuig4krQyI-ozxqsA-3ay_tTHO_PDeJ2kHpsIyFMydOKdJWTCCrgth1hYlZITxmD-2--SAdGGDiPf0RpjcYtUIW4LvYHrA5G-PSf3wHmmO5FknoXa7S3kcFa-6YMdlQoBjWowCl8OgYfR8J5QHYcSV6Mz_I-fcE-XMWtU6Y_tHPT/s320/IMG_1886.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBL3hOVoo565WADh7ZCuB07XxauQtKxcXR745-L1Kqy-Iwsay8awIzH-MGT4VKUKCHWP5_wPfvqWehs-hL4DuWy8QB5oJq5ablugkFuswyfLezTl72T3VCC12As3-AQXd_TJGeXgCFFN_P1mSUQP75at1rbejHmfv4xozovDX3j2GAzYoOnbY2iAkUI8l2/s4032/IMG_1885.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBL3hOVoo565WADh7ZCuB07XxauQtKxcXR745-L1Kqy-Iwsay8awIzH-MGT4VKUKCHWP5_wPfvqWehs-hL4DuWy8QB5oJq5ablugkFuswyfLezTl72T3VCC12As3-AQXd_TJGeXgCFFN_P1mSUQP75at1rbejHmfv4xozovDX3j2GAzYoOnbY2iAkUI8l2/s320/IMG_1885.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This heads north into Town Wood and joins the main path. We turned right, and followed the clear track, east then roughly north east and back to the car park.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzufFMIQQ2RGZPSerB6p_9MkD9rCEc0XTJGzwrxINyZLQ0lAVew9ASr8jnrjVRF0UcNN4Vs7fA3---3HcXJx8q-5mzSwH6_B917u0So8g5NuAP0RAMuEo7m_E_YI5GrtThTP5R_ihz4GNzJQoXQ-jDMqTcrUU3IHFUob7sCxa7vEu6bT3a--9ElgMs2v6e/s4032/IMG_1888.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzufFMIQQ2RGZPSerB6p_9MkD9rCEc0XTJGzwrxINyZLQ0lAVew9ASr8jnrjVRF0UcNN4Vs7fA3---3HcXJx8q-5mzSwH6_B917u0So8g5NuAP0RAMuEo7m_E_YI5GrtThTP5R_ihz4GNzJQoXQ-jDMqTcrUU3IHFUob7sCxa7vEu6bT3a--9ElgMs2v6e/s320/IMG_1888.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">unknown fungi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4G-wSHZ_zM-wagoPwIGrOLUkyM0_nIvXkebUY9sOTskM4Azh2ErQsJi1XLucajYXIECxnYZXkyNoQRDeTmBdp9MzrUUdEHMwTYmXNTNi8xidyoJ3pWzpbnYNeGL36huQKsd1wpkvbgYv4ZaputaP1M2fO-jBKNAYK6smsEX6pYCAAxWstYFQS-WQ6Lbx/s4032/IMG_1887.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4G-wSHZ_zM-wagoPwIGrOLUkyM0_nIvXkebUY9sOTskM4Azh2ErQsJi1XLucajYXIECxnYZXkyNoQRDeTmBdp9MzrUUdEHMwTYmXNTNi8xidyoJ3pWzpbnYNeGL36huQKsd1wpkvbgYv4ZaputaP1M2fO-jBKNAYK6smsEX6pYCAAxWstYFQS-WQ6Lbx/s320/IMG_1887.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hemp agrimony</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">A lot of meadow brown butterflies around, but nothing much else. Lots of flowers including chicory, hemp agrimony and evening primrose. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">A very satisfying walk - around 7 miles in all, and no rain until we got back to the car.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76pF_RfY9JjA1o6TI00zbHbnpkdbMFZP0P2Tn8-26sMqLvj6VRVQ-wl6ylypizJ8Mx9TCzo3nhzUXTJyVS0SBqo3MAgDIo6dvFE-ICDt51__SpgQWIsDnzIp3NxmnCyy2ohNeGLU-NAJCpwQyUwqTM2RX0wsUXwlSJSsI7fsfRm5h4b3vck0YVi1Fw1St/s991/IMG_1889.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76pF_RfY9JjA1o6TI00zbHbnpkdbMFZP0P2Tn8-26sMqLvj6VRVQ-wl6ylypizJ8Mx9TCzo3nhzUXTJyVS0SBqo3MAgDIo6dvFE-ICDt51__SpgQWIsDnzIp3NxmnCyy2ohNeGLU-NAJCpwQyUwqTM2RX0wsUXwlSJSsI7fsfRm5h4b3vck0YVi1Fw1St/s320/IMG_1889.jpeg" width="267" /></a></div><br /></div>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895353383619739823.post-77951444744321046342023-07-18T12:54:00.002+01:002023-07-18T12:54:35.044+01:00NORTHANTS - JULY 2023 Irthlingborough Church to Rushden Lakes and back<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">M<b>onday 17th July 2023.</b></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">With Maureen and Norma. We drove to Irthlingborough, parked near church, and walked via the Greenway to Rushden Lakes in time for coffee at Bewi*ched. </span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbQ9IvtlVwnexQA8AZDjRxFh5w_zGhKhGfwagqn4KbcrCtROBa_v6s9C899asPywm285SlIs19tstEqBjF53x1ySRKSPUbOEeFpT62aAvyQ6AVly6ji4nG8sCPQClcZTO3CeVtv8tZ-yiUzi-KAONNiQXqfkd_WsomwHN10_0fgvOwrA1Hb0IydccFEB0/s4032/IMG_1783.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbQ9IvtlVwnexQA8AZDjRxFh5w_zGhKhGfwagqn4KbcrCtROBa_v6s9C899asPywm285SlIs19tstEqBjF53x1ySRKSPUbOEeFpT62aAvyQ6AVly6ji4nG8sCPQClcZTO3CeVtv8tZ-yiUzi-KAONNiQXqfkd_WsomwHN10_0fgvOwrA1Hb0IydccFEB0/s320/IMG_1783.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21px;">A 5.4 miles saunter…with a very long coffee stop in the warm sun.</div>aliqothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.com2