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Sunday, 10 September 2017

Meldon Reservoir, Devon. (Circular walk)

Surrounded by steep sided banks and approximately 900 feet above sea level, Meldon Reservoir offers some of the most breath taking scenery that Dartmoor has to offer. Enjoy a leisurely walk and explore the network of off-road footpaths, bridleways and old tracks that cross the valley. For keen ramblers, navigate open moorland and experience a real adventure in Dartmoor.

If you fancy a bite to eat after the walk you can stop off at The William Bray pub or The White Horse Hotel.

Distance: 4.5 miles
Time: 3 hours
Elevation: 718 foot
Terrain: 
OS Map:
Start Point: Meldon Reservoir Car Park
End Point: Meldon Reservoir Car Park


Route: 

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Saturday, 9 September 2017

Portreath, Cornwall. (Circular Walk)

Portreath is a North coast village nestled in a valley between imposing cliffs. It's fine sandy beach makes it an ideal place to holiday and its harbour is an indicator of its impressive history.

If you fancy a bite to eat after the walk you can stop off at Basset Arms pub or The White Horse Hotel.


Distance: 5 miles
Time: 3 hours
Elevation: 462 foot
Terrain: 
OS Map:
Start Point: Portreath Car Park
End Point: Portreath Car Park


Route: 

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Friday, 8 September 2017

Sallochy, Stirling. (Cicurlar Walk)

Description:
A 2 mile walk on the edge of Loch Lomond..

If you fancy a bite to eat after the walk you can stop off at The Oak Tree Inn. 


Distance: 2 miles
Time: 1 hours
Elevation: 245 foot

Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Cadover, Devon. (Circular walk)

Tranquil moorland by the River Plym with pools. Starting point for walks across open moors and tors, or ancient woodland.

Distance: 3.5 miles
Time: 3 hours
Elevation: 521 foot
Terrain: 
OS Map:
Start Point: Cadover bridge Car Park
End Point: Cadover Bridge Car Park


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Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Mullion, Conwall. (Circular walk)

Mullion is the largest village on the Lizard and has shops, Inns, cafes and restaurants, craft shops and art galleries. In the centre of the village is the 15th century church of St Mellanus. Mullion Cove has a pretty working harbour, protected from the winter gales that rage across Mount's Bay by two large sea walls. The harbour was completed in 1895 and financed by Lord Robartes of Lanhydrock as a recompense to the fishermen for several disastrous pilchard seasons. You can still see the old pilchard cellar and net store.

If you fancy a bite to eat after the walk you can stop off at The William Bray pub.

Distance: 7.7 miles
Time: 3 hours
Elevation: 741 foot
Terrain: 
Map: OS Explorer Map (103) Lizard, Falmouth and Helston
Start Point: Shere Car Park
End Point: Shere Car Park


Route: 

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Monday, 4 September 2017

Steall Falls, Glen Nevis. (Linear Walk)

In Glen Nevis, there are delightful walks to satisfy the low-level hiker and photographer. One such walk is a hike through the gorge in the Glen, where the River Nevis cascades and tumbles down from the surrounding mountains, on its way to the sea.

If you fancy a bite to eat after the walk you can stop off at Glenn Nevis Restaurant or head in to Fort William which hosts a range of eateries. 

Distance: 2.5 miles
Time: 3 hours
Elevation: 739 foot
Start Point: Ben Nevis Car Park
End Point: Ben Nevis Car Park 


Route: 
The walk starts at the end of the car park. The path follows edge of the gorge through a wooded area. You follow that path until you come to an opening of flat land which you are presented with the falls at the far edge.  

Follow the path to end of the meadow and where you meet a footbridge which consists of 3 cables, the walk continues by returning and follow the path from you have just come from. 

Now you can cross the footbridge and extent the walk to bottom of the falls and then following the same route back to the car park. 

Saturday, 2 September 2017

Bigbury, Devon. (Circular walk)

Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bigbury on Sea beach in South Devon is ideal for family holidays. Dusted with sand and lapped by shallow waters, the beach offers safe fun for groups particularly if you’ve got children in tow. In addition, Bigbury on Sea beach is dotted with rock pools, so there’s plenty of entertainment for budding marine biologists who like to explore. 

If you fancy a bite to eat after the walk you can stop off at The William Bray pub or The White Horse Hotel.

Distance: 3.78 miles
Time: 3 hours
Elevation: 561 foot
Terrain: Fields, Footpaths and Coastal paths
OS Map: EXPLORER OL20 
Start Point: Bigbury Car Park
End Point: Bigbury Car Park


Route: 

Mile 1;
– Take Ringmore Drive (off Parker Road). Walk past the Post Office. At the end of the road turn right and take the coastal path down into Challaborough Bay.

Mile 2;
Walk through the bay at the back of the beach and take the signposted coastal path to Ayrmer Cove.

Mile 3;
After descending to Ayrmer Cove, cross the stream and take the inland path that goes up the left-hand side of the valley, which will take you to Ringmore village. Stop at the Journeys’ End pub for a drink or a meal.

From the car park entrance through coastal path signs right, then the left wards the road and right onto the cliffs. Turn left alongside a garden fence, then left to the road. Cross over, go through a kissing gate and turn right uphill, passing through two big gates to reach a path junction near Mount Folly farm.

Turn left along the gritty track. At the field top is a path junction, go through the kissing gate and keep your head down hill, signed ring more, with a fence right. Pass through a metal gate, drop past the kissing gate keeper head to another on a farm track and walk straight up the next field, crossing a style onto A lane.

Crossover, follow signs for ring more, through metal gate. Walk down into the next Combe, keeping the hedge bank right. Go through the gate at the bottom and cross the stream on big boulders, then keep straight ahead, uphill, through a plantation and gate onto a narrow path between the fence and hedge.

Pass through a kissing gate bear right then turn immediately left uphill to have half junction passed through the kissing gate and follow the track to ring more. Turn right at that then then then after the church to find the journey and in on the right.

From the pub turn right down the narrow lane which gives way to a footpath. It winds winds round gardens to meet at Thomas Lane. Turn left down hill walk straight on down the track eventually passing the lower Manor farm, and keep going down past the National Trust Ima cave notice. After a small gate and stream crossing keep straight on a path junction

Asked for a kissing gate and walk towards the cave on a grassy path above the gym. Pass through a gate across the style, a second style gains the beach.

Follow coastal path signs left over a small footbridge then climb Ferry Street uphill to the clifftop and great views over there island. The cliffs are unstable here take care pathways to Charlbury basically want his holiday park.


Turn right along the beach road and pick up the truck up hill along the coast towards Bigbury on C. Go straight on to meet the tarmac road, then bear right on the coastal path to the car park.

Friday, 1 September 2017

Helford, Cornwall. (Circular Walk)

Helford is a pretty hamlet situated on the Helford River, which stretches up from Falmouth Bay to the old port of Gweek.


After the walk iIf you fancy a bite to eat after the walk you can stop off at Shipwright Arms.


Distance: 5.3 miles
Time: 3 hours
Elevation: 365 foot
Terrain: Footpaths and
Map: OS Explorer Map (103) Lizard, Falmouth and Helston
Start Point: Helford Car Park
End Point: Helford Car Park


Mile 1:
As we leave the car park signed coastal path. Go through metal gate and put away some contract. Send steps then turn right along the lane. I sleep right hand bend, better off ahead along a lane. I steep right-hand bend their offer head along the track period delete follow the piss message follow the path through the trees passing some fine little beaches on the way leave the wooded area via metal gate and turn left along the metal field edged

Leave the wooded area by metal gate, then turn left along a field edge to a stone style. Follow the bottom edge of the next two fields. Go through a field gap beside a white pole and a post and a triangle. Follow the field edge ahead. Go for a kissing gate, then follow the field edge. Go for a kissing gate. Go there after the start of a wide grassy track between goals and low trees.

Continue on the main road turn Shappi right at the start of the Whitrock and follow the left-hand field edge and then a path across the open field join a track behind a whole house and go for a kissing gate and the centre Saint Anthony's church follow the road alongside Julian Creek Parkway along there is a National Trust path along the creek edge.

Just passed the way the road curves round the bay go up) for a gate by public footpath sign. For the whiteboard track Fruitree is two houses at Ross Karen. Keep your head along a track too manic and at a T junction of that money can church

Go through the churchyard and then the gate opposite to a road. Keep head to a junction., The new Inn is down to the left and go up right, past the school. Keep Hill, then turn left along in Minster Meadow, go up in style and through a field to a road.

Go diagonally left to the style opposite, crossfield, then go there for long signpost to reach words. Follow the path ahead reach a junction with a track going at that. Go over a style ahead. Reach another junction. The path straightahead is the route of war 34.

Bear right and follow a broad track through trees to some buildings at Helford. Keep your head up a service road and follow the road up hill to the car park.

Thursday, 31 August 2017

Cranleigh North Walk, Surrey. (Circular Walk)

A 7.7 mile walk through the Surrey countryside.


Distance: 7.7 miles
Time: 3 hours
Elevation: 739 foot
Terrain:
Start Point: Shere Car Park
End Point: Shere Car Park

Tilford Walk, Surrey. (Circular Walk)

A 3.4 mile walk through the Surrey countryside south of Elstead.


Distance: 3.4 miles
Time: 1.5 hours
Elevation: 163 foot
Start Point: Tilford Village
End Point: Tilford Village

Fairlands Woods, Guildford, Surrey. (Circular Walk)

Description:
A 2.2 mile walk through the Surrey countryside on the outskirts of Guildford.
Distance: 2.2 miles
Time: 1 hours
Elevation: 50 foot
Terrain: 
OS Map:
Start Point: Fairlands Woods Car Park
End Point: 
Fairlands Woods Car Park


Hurtwood, Surrey. (Circular walk)

A 4.75 mile walk around the Surrey Hills countryside in the area of Hurtwood. 

If you fancy a bite to eat after the walk...... 

This route has a circuit of geocaches all starting with Hurtwood.

Distance: 4.75 miles
Time: 2 hours
Elevation: 465 foot

West Lavington, West Sussex. (Circular Walk)

A lovely a 3.45 mile walk in the South Downs on the outskirts of Midhurst.

Distance: 3.45 miles
Time: 1.5 hours
Elevation: 150 foot
Terrian: Footpaths and Lanes.
Start Point: Grange Centre Car Park
End Point:  Grange Centre Car Park