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New Year 2021
Our best wishes to everyone for the coming year, though hoping for a better 2021 is setting a depressingly low bar. At least the view of the snowy trees from our window taken yesterday cheers up this...
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Bridgewater Way, Manchester & TP Trail
Another Covid restricted day walk from the door, here are a few pictures from one of our regular walks into Manchester, good for distance but very little ascent to provide any significant training for...
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Bridgewater Way, TP Trail & Carrington Moss
A few pictures from another lockdown restricted day walk from the door, this is a variation on the Bridgewater canal / Carrington Moss theme taking a longer route around the northerly fringes of the...
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Western Arans 2-day backpack
Finally after more than a year of CV lockdown and an 18 months hillwalking layoff, we set off on our first backpack of 2021. Local walks in the flatlands, some over 20 miles, have been fine for...
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South Western Arenigs 4-day backpack
A linear 4-day trek in the South Western Arenigs from Bala to Dolgellau. A weather forecast of several sunny days, including a weekend, and the imminent easing of lockdown restrictions: just the time...
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Taith Ardydwy Way 3-day backpack
The Taith Ardudwy Way is a low-to-mid level waymarked trail that traverses the ancient commote of Ardudwy, a mediaeval administrative area, through the western fringes and foothills of the Rhinogydd....
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Gritstone Trail 2-day backpack
The Gritstone Trail (GT) is a waymarked route that traverses the gritstone ridges on the western edge of the Peak District overlooking the Cheshire plain. A September forecast for two days of late...
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South-West Bleaklow & Kinder 2-day backpack
A 2-day linear trek in the south-western regions of Bleaklow and the Kinder Scout plateau. The ascent to Bleaklow is via Doctor’s Gate and crossing Glead Hill to the Kinder massif via the Pennine Way...
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New Year 2022
New Year greetings for 2022. After a dismal few weeks, the final daylight minutes of 2021 yielded a pleasant sunset from our terrace, giving a colourful timely photo to brighten up this post. It’s...
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Wessenden, Black Hill & Chew 2-day backpack
A 2-day linear trek in the north-western corner of the Dark Peak. The route from Marsden passes the Butterley and Wessenden group of reservoirs, joining the Pennine Way (PW) to ascend to Black Hill,...
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Greenfield to Hebden 3-day backpack
A 3-day trek from Greenfield to Hebden Bridge utilising a large section of the Pennine Way (PW) that includes a few fragments we have not walked before. It includes a section from our previous trip...
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Sandstone Trail 2-day backpack
A 2-day solo trek of the Sandstone Trail (ST) waymarked route that traverses the sandstone ridges of Cheshire between the western Peak District and the far eastern high ground of the Clwydian hills and...
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Bollin Valley Way & Carrington 2-day backpack
A 2-day solo trek of the Bollin Valley Way (BVW) route that shadows the River Bollin from Macclesfield to Partington at the Manchester Ship Canal. I extended the route start from Macclesfield rail...
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West Bleaklow & Kinder North 2-day backpack
A 2-day linear trek taking in the mountain summits of western Bleaklow, the northern edges of Kinder Scout and a traverse of Win Hill above the Hope Valley. The approach from Glossop is via the Yellow...
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Southern Arenigs & Rhinogydd 4-day backpack
A linear 4-day trek from Rhydymain to Barmouth, revisiting the southern Arenigs region and crossing the Afon Mawddach valley via the Coed y Brenin forest park to Cwm Camlan for an unusual eastern...
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Western Arenigs 4-day backpack
A 4-day trek through the western Arenigs from Trawsfynydd to Dolgellau, revisiting some hills and lakes from years ago, some we skirted on more recent trips and picking up one new summit. The route...
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Devisdale and Dunham Massey day walk
A local winter stroll around Devisdale Common and Dunham Massey in sub-zero temperatures and a thin covering of snow. The trees had retained a pleasing amount of colour into early winter and the local...
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Longdendale & West Bleaklow 2-day backpack
An almost circular station-to-station route in the western Dark Peak, starting at Hadfield and ending at nearby Glossop. The Longdendale Trail starts at Hadfield station and follows the course of the...
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The Delamere Way day walk
A few photos from a single day walk of the Delamere Way (DW) waymarked trail that runs south from Frodsham, east through the Delamere Forest and northwards through Cheshire countryside to Stockton...
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Mynydd Mynyllod & North East Arenigs 2-day backpack
A two day trek taking in the high country north of the upper Dee and a new crossing route to a southerly approach to the north eastern Arenigs. The outward section takes a new line to gain the old...
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