tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86200630776034425922024-03-18T14:41:49.309+00:00A Redeye ViewA short description with photo's & videos of day's out in the hills, mountains, and valleys of the UK. (and beyond)Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-79412827969680147372021-07-03T16:48:00.000+01:002021-07-03T16:48:41.357+01:00Carrington, Timperley & Sale Circular<p>This is a walk that takes in quite a lot of whats on offer locally to me and one that I have done in bits and pieces over the years tied in with other paths around the area. For this walk, I decided to join a few together to make a good circular route of around 12.5 miles (20klms), and done at a leisurley pace in around 4.5 hours. A very flat walk that takes in wooded paths along farm fields, a dissused train line, canal path, the River Mersey and parts of the <a href="https://www.transpenninetrail.org.uk/cyclists/traffic-free-cycling/west/">(TRANS PENNINE TRAIL click here)</a>. There are options to add on a few more miles or even take a few off as some of the paths I took join up with others so the options are there if prefered to make a longer or shorter route.</p><p>The start of the walk is from the Mersey Farm/Premier Inn which is on the A6144 close to the Junction of the Carrington Spur road to the the M60. It's at the traffic light junction where there is a path that goes through Dainwell Woods. It's on the TPT and the National Cycle Network, No. 62, it also caters for horse riders so some days can be quite busy but today was a quiet one with only the occasional local dog walker. An easy path to follow and there are signs for the TPT and cycle path so it's just a case of following those for a bit as you come out of the woods and in to more open land. As you follow the straight path, there are other paths that venture off to the left and right but as I said earlier, they can all be joined up as seperate walks around the area to make different routes. The way I'm going will pass the Manchester United FC training complex, that is hidden behind a security fence and trees although the main service road that I go over will take you to the main entrance. For all the Trig Baggers out there, you have the opportunity to visit the local Carrington Moss Trig which is partially hidden in the undergrowth. This is found by going over the main service road, Isherwood Road, and turning right on to a track where the Trig Point is.</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/AVvXsEhJ4K0-ixFvuhFVqzD7JbfJejwvGXGob8_aGrdWZzParKnx5kZVEcx6Ce3tbyhsponVnZ3qV4X8Fd6z_luEhdEwx4ko4wbNelsIsD-UsnG6oX9QXdVL1NZlldRAckP7GBavn_ut-59b3MYK/s2543/20210702_113047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4K0-ixFvuhFVqzD7JbfJejwvGXGob8_aGrdWZzParKnx5kZVEcx6Ce3tbyhsponVnZ3qV4X8Fd6z_luEhdEwx4ko4wbNelsIsD-UsnG6oX9QXdVL1NZlldRAckP7GBavn_ut-59b3MYK/w640-h312/20210702_113047.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Premier Inn starting point<br /></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/AVvXsEjM2kFkXUm5fYC7LisNxX608eE4S0jkyXpnkQX6zG4TvRb5ORsyTUMkrrniAgVXU11UMKAuoJIhO1qeJuaVTUoJzBkWDEkWHY0ojqSdprPnkj1SS_SWkf_bcjSTKHiaGpgJ3EREHwTcowIl/s2543/20210702_113351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2kFkXUm5fYC7LisNxX608eE4S0jkyXpnkQX6zG4TvRb5ORsyTUMkrrniAgVXU11UMKAuoJIhO1qeJuaVTUoJzBkWDEkWHY0ojqSdprPnkj1SS_SWkf_bcjSTKHiaGpgJ3EREHwTcowIl/w640-h312/20210702_113351.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of the path through the woods<br /></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/AVvXsEjgnJc1UcKzEbjvfwqNYGwvVNOZzgo74cgUw32T2jRdIOb7HUBMz0DjCNWaXdWhhrpI7TcFgmRFyLf9vHZMY__6nLTl71PccZbJGclE11RR2wP3uVjkXDhMED9czi1Um629tc8zGCvVNQdx/s2543/20210702_114045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnJc1UcKzEbjvfwqNYGwvVNOZzgo74cgUw32T2jRdIOb7HUBMz0DjCNWaXdWhhrpI7TcFgmRFyLf9vHZMY__6nLTl71PccZbJGclE11RR2wP3uVjkXDhMED9czi1Um629tc8zGCvVNQdx/w640-h312/20210702_114045.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the TPT<br /></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/AVvXsEg9Y77tr1zLZAidgEfKfjcjk14syaqyV3NS-TU8RhQonC7d-aYak_bh_-MPsn9aqi5dDolm_-21SZrqR0a1J4cWG0jC7G5m65owTefIWp_a-Jqkm5ThXaMFe6MaE8G1x9tVovD_gQ2z9MWK/s2543/20210702_114150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y77tr1zLZAidgEfKfjcjk14syaqyV3NS-TU8RhQonC7d-aYak_bh_-MPsn9aqi5dDolm_-21SZrqR0a1J4cWG0jC7G5m65owTefIWp_a-Jqkm5ThXaMFe6MaE8G1x9tVovD_gQ2z9MWK/w640-h312/20210702_114150.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the woods<br /></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/AVvXsEjI-xWszcKQ2eEzJZsGhFEnr2TfEJQZJonrFNVAYgo3oEGU6Ln2-zvC-FRMIaooqKhXEoI8bcjY0y2m8UwLN8MtBjQGAAIL3a0zpVWkFIkt3PolGsZxYoyrj9C4AGeW4CI3ZhdNYwrqPnqt/s2543/20210702_114655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-xWszcKQ2eEzJZsGhFEnr2TfEJQZJonrFNVAYgo3oEGU6Ln2-zvC-FRMIaooqKhXEoI8bcjY0y2m8UwLN8MtBjQGAAIL3a0zpVWkFIkt3PolGsZxYoyrj9C4AGeW4CI3ZhdNYwrqPnqt/w640-h312/20210702_114655.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right at the top<br /></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/AVvXsEiyHjIcMPTmd6w7bHGO94ADg0cqfFy7eO8f6rnmMb0AJku6MlNjOsDFNrX6gpQwj-NI0e2wloGf1FPqytn7HeNkeCL6QMUYKhxyN6JPB-q-bJBL35jxrKTHyTpnIT_qN5G6Wcg-h2cfWitP/s2543/20210702_115147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHjIcMPTmd6w7bHGO94ADg0cqfFy7eO8f6rnmMb0AJku6MlNjOsDFNrX6gpQwj-NI0e2wloGf1FPqytn7HeNkeCL6QMUYKhxyN6JPB-q-bJBL35jxrKTHyTpnIT_qN5G6Wcg-h2cfWitP/w640-h312/20210702_115147.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The long straight path<br /></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/AVvXsEgMdkGdVbkSoGW29Yrwm6l6DVlXxVLsFNur-04AzVTs-s0o1vXzr_Gw7Qh3XkkLoxljf6ls5i_1Z1NmhhbjxF4wB451TtGKTH191GT_6qMir4l1JkKKGPbtWCQKlS3WNdcD0uXw073ePvye/s2543/20210702_115829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdkGdVbkSoGW29Yrwm6l6DVlXxVLsFNur-04AzVTs-s0o1vXzr_Gw7Qh3XkkLoxljf6ls5i_1Z1NmhhbjxF4wB451TtGKTH191GT_6qMir4l1JkKKGPbtWCQKlS3WNdcD0uXw073ePvye/w640-h312/20210702_115829.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the farm<br /></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/AVvXsEgEidNg6s-EMW38PgTRkbwW-V9oxOv9O0_-wYcAtOU68XYraj5Cl62a0ikP2eoyOXaUqgoNaYVi15dYjC-Z2mYatZBwxyp8EDNhiCdsbtNVj8Fy9OfyOIED7eXA_Pho0ECjlL2f4Dw1oslF/s2543/20210702_120051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEidNg6s-EMW38PgTRkbwW-V9oxOv9O0_-wYcAtOU68XYraj5Cl62a0ikP2eoyOXaUqgoNaYVi15dYjC-Z2mYatZBwxyp8EDNhiCdsbtNVj8Fy9OfyOIED7eXA_Pho0ECjlL2f4Dw1oslF/w640-h312/20210702_120051.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the main service road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6v1yPzZtmulGF2cdhALK4VQeT2ZY9Nz1fQshYmAGsKtOeHcS1eP_tr5Jl6i07nh4k2VfenN55SR3kost_IotPw0OeFRR_Qs8Aq2Y80V2A7UGxTGykjYeely0p6eIqjU1xTcjR0M0PI5gc/s2543/20210702_120140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You come out of the trees and the track comes a bit overgrown here but still in a straight line and eventually crosses the old goods railway line and then turns left at Brookheys Farm to walk beside the old line. This is know overgrown with trees and other vegetation and you wouldn't know an old line existed here. There were plans to open up the "live" line a couple of years back but these have been put on the back burner for the foreseeable future, although there is/was talk of opening it for a new road and cycle path for the new houses that are earmarked for the area. <a href="https://news4trafford.co.uk/2021/02/02/bid-to-reinstate-the-glazebrook-to-skelton-junction-as-a-rail-line-fails/">(CLICK HERE)</a></p><p>At the end of this track I crossed the main service road again, close to Woodcote farm, and carried on following the old line passing under a bridge where the local Refuse Recycling Centre is, AKA The Tip, and eventually coming out onto Sinderland Road.</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/AVvXsEiAjH_hvE7vPl1ldYQuEiCkYZ2yoXzQpne1L3k8UxBE0IoO_S8HmnrejGJvYGHyFRABER4TaiTBZc_Ky_oBW8XXzDSnMRxGzHl9X4zH25rQJrya5ZEzBm2j1S1PTLyh59IOBIkKUPrHmSYa/s2543/20210702_121012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjH_hvE7vPl1ldYQuEiCkYZ2yoXzQpne1L3k8UxBE0IoO_S8HmnrejGJvYGHyFRABER4TaiTBZc_Ky_oBW8XXzDSnMRxGzHl9X4zH25rQJrya5ZEzBm2j1S1PTLyh59IOBIkKUPrHmSYa/w640-h312/20210702_121012.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking away from the Trig<br /></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/AVvXsEjVOHoBwpHoMTqUcit060bevL7vU-XqlwIaGnE1XRE3vRiqbT4X1WRMWts5o6l-qGQxmhogcza2mXgR-ktKZc0-rAz48YVVcwqsxpn3Xah4URVdDp7iry5J7B02EOAdx1aj3iP0M8SrFPXJ/s2543/20210702_121652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOHoBwpHoMTqUcit060bevL7vU-XqlwIaGnE1XRE3vRiqbT4X1WRMWts5o6l-qGQxmhogcza2mXgR-ktKZc0-rAz48YVVcwqsxpn3Xah4URVdDp7iry5J7B02EOAdx1aj3iP0M8SrFPXJ/w312-h640/20210702_121652.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the overgrown path<br /></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/AVvXsEi9jRWac0wZxWvRjbizSvngQjZ9c_o28GIC-5k6SOkp0XVi_u95-GVPPoiaB72Q7CPr6mKX6uW2Kod8iIhnNHDI_L0NY2c2ZKqE8monorNRyg_gGj_y37_RfLIcKTj1SS-uG3MeUTNDHcvD/s2543/20210702_121912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jRWac0wZxWvRjbizSvngQjZ9c_o28GIC-5k6SOkp0XVi_u95-GVPPoiaB72Q7CPr6mKX6uW2Kod8iIhnNHDI_L0NY2c2ZKqE8monorNRyg_gGj_y37_RfLIcKTj1SS-uG3MeUTNDHcvD/w312-h640/20210702_121912.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Signs of the old railway line<br /></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/AVvXsEgK-RwoKBsG2SDv6F0HFWFaxp1Cw6rh1cFqdYg_IuXVYtfpdXze0e4NSicZ0t-rO-rH2TwGZsTFm6vQCrsyojKaFpvRq5xWiq21jm1E-xrxj3-tr9rgIZHtrDJS1_b-mP-EiNqy8O_y86mI/s2543/20210702_121946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-RwoKBsG2SDv6F0HFWFaxp1Cw6rh1cFqdYg_IuXVYtfpdXze0e4NSicZ0t-rO-rH2TwGZsTFm6vQCrsyojKaFpvRq5xWiq21jm1E-xrxj3-tr9rgIZHtrDJS1_b-mP-EiNqy8O_y86mI/w640-h312/20210702_121946.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next to the hidden and overgrown railway line</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/AVvXsEgdWOpiiAKBSJDOxmB1_v4RfNMVLMWveapSbktRUNOrKnLaotWR9UW0GhyyGN5Hc_YoNU8Ysb8vPOH40wu1_SGe8tpOebe1t-maqUPJZhvGDM7CGsePasZbywObIGHPLdytzHAKJC5SYyvw/s2543/20210702_122759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWOpiiAKBSJDOxmB1_v4RfNMVLMWveapSbktRUNOrKnLaotWR9UW0GhyyGN5Hc_YoNU8Ysb8vPOH40wu1_SGe8tpOebe1t-maqUPJZhvGDM7CGsePasZbywObIGHPLdytzHAKJC5SYyvw/w640-h312/20210702_122759.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the old railway crossing<br /></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/AVvXsEjDF5hM2Xx1KAY6He8dugAf7yHz2quDCy5dH4yMVZLcx1FqtlTSfjLFtDCNl2StpZULJCm9bC_bvEQ1xUIVSTnd-WdGNuSgxXOk9523Mo-jiv71Ez9ztQItM-yM0p0oN4ZOZmpGDNqo8M02/s2543/20210702_122830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDF5hM2Xx1KAY6He8dugAf7yHz2quDCy5dH4yMVZLcx1FqtlTSfjLFtDCNl2StpZULJCm9bC_bvEQ1xUIVSTnd-WdGNuSgxXOk9523Mo-jiv71Ez9ztQItM-yM0p0oN4ZOZmpGDNqo8M02/w640-h312/20210702_122830.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overgrown trainline<br /></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/AVvXsEhd-9X_77t8GeE4fH1mxZGuXqkcsnfp7YCb4fVNCJxnKdKRsftDJRmyCnHUeazgCqQo31bXnT8_wtpiLA4YwsscXrwtIQRtgCECtojhqy16m0OAFPoIchTbo1PWxIHQsWHFu7lmSh0LFfqx/s2543/20210702_123114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-9X_77t8GeE4fH1mxZGuXqkcsnfp7YCb4fVNCJxnKdKRsftDJRmyCnHUeazgCqQo31bXnT8_wtpiLA4YwsscXrwtIQRtgCECtojhqy16m0OAFPoIchTbo1PWxIHQsWHFu7lmSh0LFfqx/w640-h312/20210702_123114.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the old trainline<br /></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/AVvXsEghlbcsw_P4tBNnk7ei7BpvpNVo2M89a9tHUqOgFhokpU6SeCGVdAP-A7D-yKXdPlkNAlN7BrNSZozusBvL8HL-zxNovlIfd0DljfdG24bn1sXWzZS6iEtYgZYi6QBSXOvzc72MjNrr1ctA/s2543/20210702_123618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlbcsw_P4tBNnk7ei7BpvpNVo2M89a9tHUqOgFhokpU6SeCGVdAP-A7D-yKXdPlkNAlN7BrNSZozusBvL8HL-zxNovlIfd0DljfdG24bn1sXWzZS6iEtYgZYi6QBSXOvzc72MjNrr1ctA/w640-h312/20210702_123618.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underneath the bridge next to the local "Tip"<br /></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/AVvXsEjD-B0kraOhJxjp9t24G9U5d5xDnc0RhKgDdkwaIjfLUwG-ZCI0GKBQLGjp8Iht-k2OuVFXGkktCfMafMTMSpjosNDc-S8fUFcv2EGaiNay55ZtOQOgmVukzpipCB88JZnB8Z-2nB7D-5d4/s2543/20210702_123857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-B0kraOhJxjp9t24G9U5d5xDnc0RhKgDdkwaIjfLUwG-ZCI0GKBQLGjp8Iht-k2OuVFXGkktCfMafMTMSpjosNDc-S8fUFcv2EGaiNay55ZtOQOgmVukzpipCB88JZnB8Z-2nB7D-5d4/w640-h312/20210702_123857.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old building along the dissused track<br /></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/AVvXsEgvhvssDveWlmTBxddmP7TijJCJoyYow1MzIT8lJgrDhtY4ByMvq9aseLsQW_ByXB6-8vXNFVXNJuicCAqUPWUZkvQ9w1o4a5NbgUvOTZDMReWhIFhNVxKPEDzL3LUf0BR1kf6bhpiAvo2R/s2543/20210702_124221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhvssDveWlmTBxddmP7TijJCJoyYow1MzIT8lJgrDhtY4ByMvq9aseLsQW_ByXB6-8vXNFVXNJuicCAqUPWUZkvQ9w1o4a5NbgUvOTZDMReWhIFhNVxKPEDzL3LUf0BR1kf6bhpiAvo2R/w640-h312/20210702_124221.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turning right here<br /></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/AVvXsEhqkJyDAJGnDITsE2gxiuMV4JRiaJU15BmTBdCNA0cXsqRYuHqUpiNQnS2G9ZccDSEg9jNkasdMCtio6ItQjlf7BXbXszNwL7_HmQKWkyrjYRwptTiqUBAN8kxETulr0dIehnSIi0NW01zi/s2543/20210702_124429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkJyDAJGnDITsE2gxiuMV4JRiaJU15BmTBdCNA0cXsqRYuHqUpiNQnS2G9ZccDSEg9jNkasdMCtio6ItQjlf7BXbXszNwL7_HmQKWkyrjYRwptTiqUBAN8kxETulr0dIehnSIi0NW01zi/w640-h312/20210702_124429.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the busy Sinderland Road<br /></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/AVvXsEi0rE22JbGQbZhFCzPTBnGhC3oZ2u7eXaNVsLvob_0M6kCp7PKs7jmAkdG-6gXBbbqNxJl61cLzM6lmUUsN3UCo4wtwKEuZ6Hn4QWTsp3JNseGefJin88DIcV4tZFtYbuU7eM8pEfu-Qerr/s2543/20210702_124502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rE22JbGQbZhFCzPTBnGhC3oZ2u7eXaNVsLvob_0M6kCp7PKs7jmAkdG-6gXBbbqNxJl61cLzM6lmUUsN3UCo4wtwKEuZ6Hn4QWTsp3JNseGefJin88DIcV4tZFtYbuU7eM8pEfu-Qerr/w640-h312/20210702_124502.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back on the "TPT"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Crossing this quite busy road and walking down the footpathless lane, care is taken as this can be quite busy at times, I found myself back on the TPT as I passed stables and the Altrincham Business Park making my way to the Bridleway which is another old train line from Altrincham to Warrington. I only stayed on this for a couple of hundred yards as I turned off left to make my way on to the <a href="http://www.bridgewatercanal.co.uk/location/">BRIDGEWATER CANAL (click here)</a> which is a 65km (39 mile) canal stretching from Runcorn to Leigh in the North West of England.</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/AVvXsEiGkckTYrc7wCChQnoLA7hfz3Uvdeq5Q0mFHwMrZMSagQhBSHmV02rpmd7GuHf8ZogtBrcWrri0o_YJtQHKBT1a4NfzMQxFUqLhpK3yuQEePrmmY7gELzhvenjAcYplNeRwWEXnX93THmPe/s2543/20210702_124735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkckTYrc7wCChQnoLA7hfz3Uvdeq5Q0mFHwMrZMSagQhBSHmV02rpmd7GuHf8ZogtBrcWrri0o_YJtQHKBT1a4NfzMQxFUqLhpK3yuQEePrmmY7gELzhvenjAcYplNeRwWEXnX93THmPe/w640-h312/20210702_124735.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the pathless lanes<br /></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/AVvXsEjUnft-iODtAoe3HcXT9B-f2Qke-MawnadXusDIQ1b87SDssT9aw1vjWmtzptSd3isIAOIT1DFZ8pTAFHQ29rc20IDhSAqMG1H40NA6zAF2IYhQS3bJjQaoJZKvdzIi4X0bioXQjGH9LCzi/s2543/20210702_125240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnft-iODtAoe3HcXT9B-f2Qke-MawnadXusDIQ1b87SDssT9aw1vjWmtzptSd3isIAOIT1DFZ8pTAFHQ29rc20IDhSAqMG1H40NA6zAF2IYhQS3bJjQaoJZKvdzIi4X0bioXQjGH9LCzi/w640-h312/20210702_125240.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing Altrincham Business Park<br /></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/AVvXsEjwpAWmevp1dvSRP9a1AX-0hJKPu_wH_r-IftW6PKSi9vJLViJK0ge7Yb8oplONieknq9b9rPH2ZaxvUqIkVDVYka4cYSp4pVpWh5GZIvsygA_Iw2svSRPwcb9RH6eYa26UER8yrOFRwOpo/s2543/20210702_125538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpAWmevp1dvSRP9a1AX-0hJKPu_wH_r-IftW6PKSi9vJLViJK0ge7Yb8oplONieknq9b9rPH2ZaxvUqIkVDVYka4cYSp4pVpWh5GZIvsygA_Iw2svSRPwcb9RH6eYa26UER8yrOFRwOpo/w640-h312/20210702_125538.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down pathless lanes<br /></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/AVvXsEgr4yJxQoKJ8rxStzx2OLFdb1FW2DKcjVdd-RrZixVwrgHWC2sojJ0fc4gjD5orPg0XO1dQaW3W1NGUl6iO5f54kRSyWjImVjQEAT1K_9RGl05AFQ5Si0QiC3W2Q8NFio7z8dbMuMLIaHDp/s2543/20210702_130103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4yJxQoKJ8rxStzx2OLFdb1FW2DKcjVdd-RrZixVwrgHWC2sojJ0fc4gjD5orPg0XO1dQaW3W1NGUl6iO5f54kRSyWjImVjQEAT1K_9RGl05AFQ5Si0QiC3W2Q8NFio7z8dbMuMLIaHDp/w640-h312/20210702_130103.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the road onto the Bridleway<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEji0Wurrbsg-KKJP8OFeTgLGhCD2YRoHbvyfrE5BI9WYr_sCdApzqY27cwzF3likraPOzVJev6m4VB3iDDMQ9YhcJn6DHuQ3ZCCGUBprO4nlsxFH3OCSfdJQGFLZr-Nd_LcNWcRlTG5fWr9/s2543/20210702_130150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0Wurrbsg-KKJP8OFeTgLGhCD2YRoHbvyfrE5BI9WYr_sCdApzqY27cwzF3likraPOzVJev6m4VB3iDDMQ9YhcJn6DHuQ3ZCCGUBprO4nlsxFH3OCSfdJQGFLZr-Nd_LcNWcRlTG5fWr9/w640-h312/20210702_130150.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Bridleway<br /></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/AVvXsEjuFa0nssV-SSWBjrJ-Lwc8KIVQo2gocHX5X62sMNZpg9FRVS6HLkYaUXOS40UliZ2Hj3M7uDwe_ns4sec6KlfKACUEArOjcJwwjOf8gUDmrOWpng1daeTroq_LkWBSo05VorWoVzDa-gCO/s2543/20210702_130626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFa0nssV-SSWBjrJ-Lwc8KIVQo2gocHX5X62sMNZpg9FRVS6HLkYaUXOS40UliZ2Hj3M7uDwe_ns4sec6KlfKACUEArOjcJwwjOf8gUDmrOWpng1daeTroq_LkWBSo05VorWoVzDa-gCO/w640-h312/20210702_130626.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turning off the bridleway<br /></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/AVvXsEiRRhbqP-EYxuVQ9RbeHEOGddirSzqBraSe10B405uHzsIvlafaV6Xz7Eva5ObzUulEVvXD_a0mlXxawIlkx2rp49i53N9DIaiosVT5pmUuuUf3CgiFp_I73eac6dQ7mLY59LYZqiNFQORO/s2543/20210702_130657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRhbqP-EYxuVQ9RbeHEOGddirSzqBraSe10B405uHzsIvlafaV6Xz7Eva5ObzUulEVvXD_a0mlXxawIlkx2rp49i53N9DIaiosVT5pmUuuUf3CgiFp_I73eac6dQ7mLY59LYZqiNFQORO/w640-h312/20210702_130657.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the field towards the Bridgewater Canal<br /></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/AVvXsEje_7cr3SfJ_5BEQPC-zbw05sGo-xZN1f8p8voH4xFbcoyPH1XO5FCeguRJ3uqBaIOcRZnQ3XH8dkVAVNME91wdf_wm-8Bu9uNqV3_lqMiMZnA47idfCUCfyj7RsrYRS9dMsOCBZAmlWisx/s2543/20210702_130950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_7cr3SfJ_5BEQPC-zbw05sGo-xZN1f8p8voH4xFbcoyPH1XO5FCeguRJ3uqBaIOcRZnQ3XH8dkVAVNME91wdf_wm-8Bu9uNqV3_lqMiMZnA47idfCUCfyj7RsrYRS9dMsOCBZAmlWisx/w640-h312/20210702_130950.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Onto the Bridgewater Canal<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p>Following the Canal from here to Stretford is around 6 miles, as you go through the areas of Altrincham, Timperley & Sale. There are various stop off points for any kind of refreshments from Pubs & Cafes and also quite a few seating areas for a pit stop. Lots of barges/canal boats are moored up at various points and there is also a place where you can hire canoes/kayaks for a few hours if so desired. Although it wasn't overly busy today, the section between Timperley and Sale can get very busy at times as folk get out for a bit of easy excersise either walking, jogging and cycling. In fact, on good sunny weekend days it does get overley busy with all manor folk so midweek is probably best on this section to avoid the masses. Quite a few ducks/geese about to add to the Canal life.</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/AVvXsEgYk94R1bgrhxuXGzdAhWTkgUNtuCSrfv7MaL0pmIpWylFgNFj_H4yHc2Iz-d9UVjumAghqkBOM8qC7uEI_I2D5xoE4fQhLKJufV9YFyxNEBdbUEvk6pgoa2PVkHr7ST-cFnPo93_jFDj24/s2543/20210702_132637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk94R1bgrhxuXGzdAhWTkgUNtuCSrfv7MaL0pmIpWylFgNFj_H4yHc2Iz-d9UVjumAghqkBOM8qC7uEI_I2D5xoE4fQhLKJufV9YFyxNEBdbUEvk6pgoa2PVkHr7ST-cFnPo93_jFDj24/w640-h312/20210702_132637.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old Lynotype Works being developed into hundreds of houses/appartments<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJKgT8DTXL-1KjcS1fA7SfihL51o8_RDsIU9-nLRl8gas5V1g4sT9ICErXaYnTYz7fmgDOn3KkMkPZicZHxuKn1RNeK94yYl0f-59Bfj5G2KlDG2MAKNf6yJj30_JgnpRamUZedPqT9v_/s2543/20210702_144735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJKgT8DTXL-1KjcS1fA7SfihL51o8_RDsIU9-nLRl8gas5V1g4sT9ICErXaYnTYz7fmgDOn3KkMkPZicZHxuKn1RNeK94yYl0f-59Bfj5G2KlDG2MAKNf6yJj30_JgnpRamUZedPqT9v_/w640-h312/20210702_144735.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Turning off the Canal just before the M60 bridge, I made my way across the Crossford Sports Field heading to Crossford Bridge and to join the River Mersey. You have to cross the busy A56 which is the main road in to Manchester and runs all the way to Chester. A busy point as its the main joining point for the M60. Crossford Bridge is also the historic boundary of Cheshire & Lancashire so a bit of Cheese and Hotpot would be a good snack to have here :-) <br /></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/AVvXsEjD-7O-U_z4W9cE8jXbGLlQIMAmIj6RI0w0CgAEW-AuSkR7MoNq5XVnhOeHGkF5kLxj_Z1JDpps_xcZKjHAEcvQs0wSl1aZpWkAtm71MNHTSD-uGE7ufuqkSHRt8QuPWixmmgfbrvN1BGtV/s2543/20210702_144745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-7O-U_z4W9cE8jXbGLlQIMAmIj6RI0w0CgAEW-AuSkR7MoNq5XVnhOeHGkF5kLxj_Z1JDpps_xcZKjHAEcvQs0wSl1aZpWkAtm71MNHTSD-uGE7ufuqkSHRt8QuPWixmmgfbrvN1BGtV/w640-h312/20210702_144745.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading onto the Sports Ground<br /></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/AVvXsEgQggfbbQGIFCNMLHffsogBdSvbL6g7N8m6r0R3Vc5wwfE5W4FoOojHg_AHMDpHn282FASZbE-EWW86TpmOusBUn2ny8oDPAsr9y4nliPwG2DbhjxVR_pCvEkyiMLCtaI6EB9uSwL9Uhb6_/s2543/20210702_145055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQggfbbQGIFCNMLHffsogBdSvbL6g7N8m6r0R3Vc5wwfE5W4FoOojHg_AHMDpHn282FASZbE-EWW86TpmOusBUn2ny8oDPAsr9y4nliPwG2DbhjxVR_pCvEkyiMLCtaI6EB9uSwL9Uhb6_/w640-h312/20210702_145055.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking across the sports ground<br /></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/AVvXsEh60sZ_inrkq_6xDaGgYzxgsBikmbVZldGvv1e0Lbtm8_wMaPniSqfQJERL3QiBpuWqyJcgGtE81GBbi7462qYvNt3r5Eph0W9vZS7wU_xauqgEtu4ozFQF6Ga0MlptgwjDNknnPGGQp-u0/s2543/20210702_145347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60sZ_inrkq_6xDaGgYzxgsBikmbVZldGvv1e0Lbtm8_wMaPniSqfQJERL3QiBpuWqyJcgGtE81GBbi7462qYvNt3r5Eph0W9vZS7wU_xauqgEtu4ozFQF6Ga0MlptgwjDNknnPGGQp-u0/w640-h312/20210702_145347.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out of the Sports Ground to the busy A56<br /></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/AVvXsEgAAJg5XJqyX7W50fww0xFBDyd7Xj1I1Bs2KEWJpR2b8aDUwledgqZOnu2X0XpnaxAI2MR2nNMmOD74DFCo1vd854zOT7C3Zj0W7ofrKhBo7PcXol81WdSOvPrTTozc-rePHsydd03oIdRw/s2543/20210702_145452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAJg5XJqyX7W50fww0xFBDyd7Xj1I1Bs2KEWJpR2b8aDUwledgqZOnu2X0XpnaxAI2MR2nNMmOD74DFCo1vd854zOT7C3Zj0W7ofrKhBo7PcXol81WdSOvPrTTozc-rePHsydd03oIdRw/w640-h312/20210702_145452.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good time to cross the A56<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGcBEG36Ks9VKf-lT_1uLFSe9Ax6khtk8XrdjyGivS4V1_FiPsm308bieCnBOLACKihVTNulIcRx_GivwbtjczDtEBs_ysSeJoSOPV1g9mF8WubghBAapYXzPQKDCq6sEPq1pawv3na_g/s2543/20210702_145540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGcBEG36Ks9VKf-lT_1uLFSe9Ax6khtk8XrdjyGivS4V1_FiPsm308bieCnBOLACKihVTNulIcRx_GivwbtjczDtEBs_ysSeJoSOPV1g9mF8WubghBAapYXzPQKDCq6sEPq1pawv3na_g/w640-h312/20210702_145540.jpg" width="640" /></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/AVvXsEg9tJ7r7_4y9vYNu8DU5HZ8E1-jvp0XYvwZxthCb8gHB_-07PStkVxiHMj8hI5ytAkYPf1ocFYUon4iytt8ysv0qfHw4rIWkBmGIFM1i3n-u5GYEyvHzpkNHYXd3NbdCZng6qK76d_LwuSf/s2543/20210702_145758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tJ7r7_4y9vYNu8DU5HZ8E1-jvp0XYvwZxthCb8gHB_-07PStkVxiHMj8hI5ytAkYPf1ocFYUon4iytt8ysv0qfHw4rIWkBmGIFM1i3n-u5GYEyvHzpkNHYXd3NbdCZng6qK76d_LwuSf/w640-h312/20210702_145758.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Onto the River Mersey<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A straight forward walk along the Riverbank to the metal footbridge that I crossed to take me back along the path and road that runs next to the A6144 spur road and back to the start at the Mersey Farm/Premier Inn. All in all, another good few hours in decent warm windless weather. Not busy anywhere really so a good relaxing afternoon out loacally.</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/AVvXsEgj1WSqcLUf_qPmwoif_B1T0wkfJYsLJ9cDXWeq3dRn0JlNdZcPCqmUt24s-JTLQDr8AXDMBlT2pCIezjveFIrXtSnViJd7EdLuMsph8u8AgioDR5zfb0Z3r2mts-I5M3_N-8K3Xj5GVAqM/s2543/20210702_151128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1WSqcLUf_qPmwoif_B1T0wkfJYsLJ9cDXWeq3dRn0JlNdZcPCqmUt24s-JTLQDr8AXDMBlT2pCIezjveFIrXtSnViJd7EdLuMsph8u8AgioDR5zfb0Z3r2mts-I5M3_N-8K3Xj5GVAqM/w640-h312/20210702_151128.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the River Mersey<br /></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/AVvXsEjBAlM_b-hcJBaAQFnAvK0VjamjG8hxURWyTMh8J8MQoncR4zx9xYngmd3yHB_RJY7qeojNXeuE03lVD5ZJvBo4IzrzZhAlt7sze3EEdn6gEQiJgsJ1-GCAAUMNs3ckCnSXNOFILFH1mePw/s2543/20210702_151711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAlM_b-hcJBaAQFnAvK0VjamjG8hxURWyTMh8J8MQoncR4zx9xYngmd3yHB_RJY7qeojNXeuE03lVD5ZJvBo4IzrzZhAlt7sze3EEdn6gEQiJgsJ1-GCAAUMNs3ckCnSXNOFILFH1mePw/w640-h312/20210702_151711.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the River Mersey</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/AVvXsEjn1WUV_3Y5FrwQC4BEimFiij2wmtg7BV0gmsgxT2zbdMezmNX8FGhPNh-yGaUZfZ-TWS_5BSGxHSF_27VIQSruJtcxe3zF0vXpHwICZEHjgmx8HIOvF9_P97vC1KeK7vQn97uuPNfR7isJ/s2543/20210702_151947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1WUV_3Y5FrwQC4BEimFiij2wmtg7BV0gmsgxT2zbdMezmNX8FGhPNh-yGaUZfZ-TWS_5BSGxHSF_27VIQSruJtcxe3zF0vXpHwICZEHjgmx8HIOvF9_P97vC1KeK7vQn97uuPNfR7isJ/w640-h312/20210702_151947.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the River Mersey</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/AVvXsEhMxENbudk8vyhhNJtEuyOvaDzVKhozHRBoLm_PlCW6depkOsT_CLS9qDgC7pZEMtvRMPSl0S0VuSSTTjzD_fWjCVnmr6wlINas3SLDmKy7XmvX52FsR0O5tuGq5sICutNtGxPC6bqSnf_m/s2543/20210702_152458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxENbudk8vyhhNJtEuyOvaDzVKhozHRBoLm_PlCW6depkOsT_CLS9qDgC7pZEMtvRMPSl0S0VuSSTTjzD_fWjCVnmr6wlINas3SLDmKy7XmvX52FsR0O5tuGq5sICutNtGxPC6bqSnf_m/w640-h312/20210702_152458.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The A6144 and footbridge across the River Mersey<br /></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/AVvXsEhmbOjofy7iPCUa1VcDrdLqLZcXeKyuLpDLEVE4zWk7WdWZgVdD85PXNxSCP3tHEWJmBJYUmu6Jne7Sgoa5rsLIV6BVo_VhdWM50tNvQ4MnClU8DwKsdfEmRvBiMB55eb48nYf3ouDaD5ML/s2543/20210702_152747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbOjofy7iPCUa1VcDrdLqLZcXeKyuLpDLEVE4zWk7WdWZgVdD85PXNxSCP3tHEWJmBJYUmu6Jne7Sgoa5rsLIV6BVo_VhdWM50tNvQ4MnClU8DwKsdfEmRvBiMB55eb48nYf3ouDaD5ML/w640-h312/20210702_152747.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The track along the A6144<br /></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/AVvXsEgVO_Tko1whZmnLl7R4WJyntAuSTQ770YULvzNTS_bgMdmqntPJ67nIZcJcjkTaip1a7bqtP-D-XD71vaCmL3rPkZB5ROch69RK2SfpPhArDRnTBPI4Z9na5lUy-ibewgEbc6DGf5jilRM7/s2543/20210702_153336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO_Tko1whZmnLl7R4WJyntAuSTQ770YULvzNTS_bgMdmqntPJ67nIZcJcjkTaip1a7bqtP-D-XD71vaCmL3rPkZB5ROch69RK2SfpPhArDRnTBPI4Z9na5lUy-ibewgEbc6DGf5jilRM7/w640-h312/20210702_153336.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The track along the A6144<br /></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/AVvXsEiwNbI1DS2Ju7hyphenhyphenCIVmSKN9D77S47RyL47GbKgIu6FpNRvOZvzrgLtg-GtSLpxxOXcUoDNwxvsOuii-zl57lK0mv7fpHzJkV4B9FzqDTP7AQTQLU_QnAFOKGrCmDQRIbyKsltR-njGkpf02/s2543/20210702_153818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNbI1DS2Ju7hyphenhyphenCIVmSKN9D77S47RyL47GbKgIu6FpNRvOZvzrgLtg-GtSLpxxOXcUoDNwxvsOuii-zl57lK0mv7fpHzJkV4B9FzqDTP7AQTQLU_QnAFOKGrCmDQRIbyKsltR-njGkpf02/w640-h312/20210702_153818.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left at the junction</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/AVvXsEgVizQxdLT9PIgSJjoglZcOxHyl5_PlJcsMaj2CAZNtTKAny_e_4jgwX1SgPw3o0nHze_ARBEZ4QrEBkpQXKj4kop_0uG2mg14j8bfbTu6AL0pPy434cu4mkT3H694H5xrb_xHMpCK4gU4v/s2543/20210702_153911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVizQxdLT9PIgSJjoglZcOxHyl5_PlJcsMaj2CAZNtTKAny_e_4jgwX1SgPw3o0nHze_ARBEZ4QrEBkpQXKj4kop_0uG2mg14j8bfbTu6AL0pPy434cu4mkT3H694H5xrb_xHMpCK4gU4v/w640-h312/20210702_153911.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the lane next to the A6144<br /></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/AVvXsEhkJF-W1ZaEL7IdbNxr2wZlyWcs9n6KYR0myBdXfICBVz1FMLYCUBfh6X73NQ6J-xXvJacRlWYRmJyJ_utVjr1Zany3gCKESanhs6ZxKeyBAuLNh_fwI3xXK79o1q61Mwyw1dXyPImLRZeg/s2543/20210702_154518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJF-W1ZaEL7IdbNxr2wZlyWcs9n6KYR0myBdXfICBVz1FMLYCUBfh6X73NQ6J-xXvJacRlWYRmJyJ_utVjr1Zany3gCKESanhs6ZxKeyBAuLNh_fwI3xXK79o1q61Mwyw1dXyPImLRZeg/w640-h312/20210702_154518.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming out near the start of the walk<br /></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/AVvXsEjWnsvbB3STjHJQoCjJsmOPzoTSvxfq3BzQmGcV8itGR8rq7jfokmFbM1Ts_jFLBPK8Ivc3PsNYe4TEs1q4WfrCZ9HkGJEMDaGOBD3zalpM_wnEhw6koSusvvBoaFmleJGRxSGblidWp4fU/s2543/20210702_154847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnsvbB3STjHJQoCjJsmOPzoTSvxfq3BzQmGcV8itGR8rq7jfokmFbM1Ts_jFLBPK8Ivc3PsNYe4TEs1q4WfrCZ9HkGJEMDaGOBD3zalpM_wnEhw6koSusvvBoaFmleJGRxSGblidWp4fU/w640-h312/20210702_154847.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at Premier Inn after around 20klms & 4.5hrs<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My viewranger track of the walk can be found by <a href="https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTk4OTk5MjQ=">CLICKING HERE</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-35282969163918345412020-11-17T20:09:00.000+00:002020-11-17T20:09:15.526+00:00Clearance Village Of Burblaige, Ardnamurchan, Scotland 10th September 2020<p>Another Coastal walk that also takes in the Clearance Village of <a href="https://www.wildlochaber.com/ardnamurchan/history/bourblaige">BOURBLAIGE</a> that sits underneath the highest point of Ardnamurchan, <a href="https://www.wildlochaber.com/ardnamurchan/walking/ben-hiant">BEN HIANT</a>, that we visited when last here in 2017 (<a href="https://aredeyeview.blogspot.com/2017/07/">click here</a>) A great coastal walk that was a bit squelchy in places but on the whole quite dry underfoot. A couple of small rain showers rolling in but nothing to get too excited about. The walk starts from the small car park and viwpoint that over looks the bay <a href="https://heritageardnamurchan.co.uk/camas-nan-geall/">CAMASS NAN GEALL</a> and Ben Hiant. We followed the track down to the old Graveyard & Burial Chamber that looked very diferent to when we visited in 2017. Then it was nice and clear and you could walk round the small graveyard but today was very overgrown and looked quite scruffy which surprised me as I thought a place of this historical importance would be kept quite tidy as a lot of people visit it while staying on the Peninsula. Maybe Covid had a bearing on this, I don't know, but I'm sure it dosen't take much to keep it tidy. Any way, after a quick look round we made our way down to the rocky shoreline and the start of the walk proper, following the feint path round on the edge of the vegitation at the back of the rocky shoreline. All photo's are off my phone camera<br /></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/AVvXsEgtE0O9UPDdMISXDaJGbaUtvFE78OaqBaqv5ul6LQRaKJihCW5IH92H_aJC0T_fdtJyihZSEWMc3E8HxK1z-m8mxvaXqmp71C9iF79Tjhlzgc8mqvVu1135a5AcFz5lAm3aJ7As8TTb22Nn/s2543/20200910_112057.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE0O9UPDdMISXDaJGbaUtvFE78OaqBaqv5ul6LQRaKJihCW5IH92H_aJC0T_fdtJyihZSEWMc3E8HxK1z-m8mxvaXqmp71C9iF79Tjhlzgc8mqvVu1135a5AcFz5lAm3aJ7As8TTb22Nn/w640-h312/20200910_112057.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Information Board<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></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/AVvXsEgXuo4kYqVPjUWnaf2t-eN9ws-IpGAVA1i7jivu9JFKsfLGKgFkLRU-qjC8reqkY8rWI6z6DSogfgAb3o1A2zSD7hDYIZ6lF1JAbQvZq6HA6L9QX1HS-zCfvKvgL5k_bU_bOHvQqit72hQl/s2543/20200910_111508.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuo4kYqVPjUWnaf2t-eN9ws-IpGAVA1i7jivu9JFKsfLGKgFkLRU-qjC8reqkY8rWI6z6DSogfgAb3o1A2zSD7hDYIZ6lF1JAbQvZq6HA6L9QX1HS-zCfvKvgL5k_bU_bOHvQqit72hQl/w640-h312/20200910_111508.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Camas Nan Geall from the car park<br /></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/AVvXsEi7krsRNtN_9eYLVAM0LKjLcsGl-1UXOpDS3D79iQJy1_W6jDxKVUOSoiNHZxQe9BqC8ZBS7pDvOysXddAK_Avn_tX-JvkNz1SSacVP7WfECI9w8blaTtnYXSb5DDDQ-URTmm8Iiac7s-pl/s2543/20200910_111514.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7krsRNtN_9eYLVAM0LKjLcsGl-1UXOpDS3D79iQJy1_W6jDxKVUOSoiNHZxQe9BqC8ZBS7pDvOysXddAK_Avn_tX-JvkNz1SSacVP7WfECI9w8blaTtnYXSb5DDDQ-URTmm8Iiac7s-pl/w640-h312/20200910_111514.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading down the track<br /></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/AVvXsEgyQL3otEAaTTOoBsuomrIRMM-5gsSqHMBM5bacSQ_RJmTECdNQ2wTSqouhgbEfYY9G8yNSyTKMhnlvbUDwI3T08_rKRg0wC6rvUcJeDEMrpMhuIdB4aDPmCI0lphOQMUaTnToKvUTt_FN3/s2543/20200910_112620.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQL3otEAaTTOoBsuomrIRMM-5gsSqHMBM5bacSQ_RJmTECdNQ2wTSqouhgbEfYY9G8yNSyTKMhnlvbUDwI3T08_rKRg0wC6rvUcJeDEMrpMhuIdB4aDPmCI0lphOQMUaTnToKvUTt_FN3/w640-h312/20200910_112620.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing Stone & overgrown Burial Ground<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEikK1_ChjkK8zQexBWhvUtjqKlKLfmClycZquTdHEsteGQOZUQ06eZio-VnI9I3T9sGKkViDl-A_vKtJw9JJn_BJuth9RZT3YIChRBP3h0jnVJPvYYgagZrSxd8pc5H0NaVK37jbYISOphl/s4000/P1020016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK1_ChjkK8zQexBWhvUtjqKlKLfmClycZquTdHEsteGQOZUQ06eZio-VnI9I3T9sGKkViDl-A_vKtJw9JJn_BJuth9RZT3YIChRBP3h0jnVJPvYYgagZrSxd8pc5H0NaVK37jbYISOphl/w640-h360/P1020016.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Standing Stone & Burial Ground from 2017 showing how clear it was<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEh4Vh0W_ENspOGJWBbYS_n4t2dg4g20lK8blcsAte0cm9LBFellc3xJYFKaf0WGLBigAWQlwp2qnfsAhmmCcqdE5QAdqckl-SvpWILy5z136y9xLBCwiaSdn1SbhTSwtLw1Xw6HCCyjZ1NO/s2543/20200910_115106.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Vh0W_ENspOGJWBbYS_n4t2dg4g20lK8blcsAte0cm9LBFellc3xJYFKaf0WGLBigAWQlwp2qnfsAhmmCcqdE5QAdqckl-SvpWILy5z136y9xLBCwiaSdn1SbhTSwtLw1Xw6HCCyjZ1NO/w640-h312/20200910_115106.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the rocky path<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0QO8NCYtgwXkIVYDt1YigMotqnXBXkAwnDhxgoLhH0fy236HW7eTCezvB4XNB2xtG1ig12mz8g5u9YVhvD-lRfJOV77T7ThDf1NzYnxAjn9xAlhxsEZxwivb7Rk8Yojk49kQjMA8yWex/s2543/20200910_120320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0QO8NCYtgwXkIVYDt1YigMotqnXBXkAwnDhxgoLhH0fy236HW7eTCezvB4XNB2xtG1ig12mz8g5u9YVhvD-lRfJOV77T7ThDf1NzYnxAjn9xAlhxsEZxwivb7Rk8Yojk49kQjMA8yWex/w640-h312/20200910_120320.jpg" width="640" /></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/AVvXsEjJ7JpydN7Nzdi00Ss_mkTxl9EfP3ea1AnndBiXSV1NF8bnjcEas87fZj8nKz-jqG0zc_Xyc_haaqvmpgmPI3m4SqrcOOk8kInI_Lx24r3OABpUqCmnzi3JFXxJ5TkPZxOKNPimmm8zbe8v/s2543/20200910_120703.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7JpydN7Nzdi00Ss_mkTxl9EfP3ea1AnndBiXSV1NF8bnjcEas87fZj8nKz-jqG0zc_Xyc_haaqvmpgmPI3m4SqrcOOk8kInI_Lx24r3OABpUqCmnzi3JFXxJ5TkPZxOKNPimmm8zbe8v/w640-h312/20200910_120703.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to Camas Nan Geall<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Although the walk is mostly along the rock shoreline, there is a few places where you go up and over a couple of humps and bumps where the ground underfoot was a bit soft after the recent rainfall but fortunately, upto now, it stayed dry. We did come across a small stream crossing from one of the waterfalls coming off Ben Hiant but someone had thoughtfully built a bridge over it to help stay out of the fast flowing water that certainly helped :-) It was when we were walking this next part that we had the pleasure of seeing a couple of Sea Eagles flying around. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me to capture them, I only had my phone so I couldn't zoom in on them. A fantastic sight and we did see them a few times during the walk which was a great treat as they are big and majestic birds. </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/AVvXsEj061xJPEj8HJ_8rggMegHbEgEpoAFlJ-yKcDa-OdmbguSVS-hjk6h_1eFk9qbyntv5463OLczOGEJ62PPQw9NORRSYCLxOvCji_feze0DVdQK3gj3LwtA-ijJyp_tYtIx1GQjLq-HszRuP/s2543/20200910_120926.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj061xJPEj8HJ_8rggMegHbEgEpoAFlJ-yKcDa-OdmbguSVS-hjk6h_1eFk9qbyntv5463OLczOGEJ62PPQw9NORRSYCLxOvCji_feze0DVdQK3gj3LwtA-ijJyp_tYtIx1GQjLq-HszRuP/w640-h312/20200910_120926.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Follow that path<br /></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/AVvXsEjlGI4dReR3QxLvfovNNcwd_HouNLr2evEC4D5OtMS9_AjBhVKV1u_SzJRcr3Ai69DW3k_5lPf_sfGGYyO4XIwrBszMZ4H3SOru3cUpEIJ_BhnydS-GflYDa8_eSIUzl-VWwQQsZ8ZjstaW/s2543/20200910_121004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGI4dReR3QxLvfovNNcwd_HouNLr2evEC4D5OtMS9_AjBhVKV1u_SzJRcr3Ai69DW3k_5lPf_sfGGYyO4XIwrBszMZ4H3SOru3cUpEIJ_BhnydS-GflYDa8_eSIUzl-VWwQQsZ8ZjstaW/w640-h312/20200910_121004.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to the Isle of Mull<br /></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/AVvXsEiA7J9OHbgGFg5ernJPTrv4m9BC58GwFmEK8WHNMKqSK_zblp0lxZOH-0BYHlU9hLmGVkinnf-mlkU_K_yYIp5vHHebkpT1d83dvNqSY_JiFJmVidD1Zxl_ptCiCwkz7UYiHbzPaCdxWFP8/s2543/20200910_121451.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7J9OHbgGFg5ernJPTrv4m9BC58GwFmEK8WHNMKqSK_zblp0lxZOH-0BYHlU9hLmGVkinnf-mlkU_K_yYIp5vHHebkpT1d83dvNqSY_JiFJmVidD1Zxl_ptCiCwkz7UYiHbzPaCdxWFP8/w640-h312/20200910_121451.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making our way along the top path<br /></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/AVvXsEg6yuvnxLg3Mt4QSAzoVYboPN4NO8AR6-qf4UxEHPSQvxMM2mp-aTxCuPi4I6LsYJCi-SKqLnAEd_K1mILfrHyywN3U0KwRzXqjauZXJXr7bR5crNZj-ghOOeml4xIUCW1bDD93ZFswaI7B/s2543/20200910_122645.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yuvnxLg3Mt4QSAzoVYboPN4NO8AR6-qf4UxEHPSQvxMM2mp-aTxCuPi4I6LsYJCi-SKqLnAEd_K1mILfrHyywN3U0KwRzXqjauZXJXr7bR5crNZj-ghOOeml4xIUCW1bDD93ZFswaI7B/w640-h312/20200910_122645.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Macleans Nose jutting out of the lower slopes of Ben Hiant<br /></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/AVvXsEin2qIo4hDB_bsoZpGJASvBX6pfPJ8SMWYM87FcFJYC-1qKO7B4AG9-mc1AgISofPoALduDqgXc1rq9Ynb3YSKZqLKoXlnyqN-zdenjTbF6KC8XWB23sBTcnQyN2Anl3-qQHXc6btUEVx2E/s2543/20200910_123332.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2qIo4hDB_bsoZpGJASvBX6pfPJ8SMWYM87FcFJYC-1qKO7B4AG9-mc1AgISofPoALduDqgXc1rq9Ynb3YSKZqLKoXlnyqN-zdenjTbF6KC8XWB23sBTcnQyN2Anl3-qQHXc6btUEVx2E/w640-h312/20200910_123332.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rain shower across the Sound of Mull<br /></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/AVvXsEhWtTmEeSsW3XWdUbM13Rih1rA6LeRbBECXyEJ9277PTT_5coqtk8Mew4T3_pCXuWrRYQHkL3TdTMVfdV5F5xaM-FmFYpe1pR0BCB8fRvHvqFiQQrkVwTZkvwhOE3q4OscIchM7bYBZsNqw/s2543/20200910_123404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtTmEeSsW3XWdUbM13Rih1rA6LeRbBECXyEJ9277PTT_5coqtk8Mew4T3_pCXuWrRYQHkL3TdTMVfdV5F5xaM-FmFYpe1pR0BCB8fRvHvqFiQQrkVwTZkvwhOE3q4OscIchM7bYBZsNqw/w640-h312/20200910_123404.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carefully does it<br /></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/AVvXsEhoMEhXvMMfNp3r5hVX0YMemfFYTDq4A5H3QD0B2UL9SqTFDnSY4CcnfZ5HoXM7kFj3yHzP06nWhaC8Y7bY3IggwpqadJJ2FUXF727A9SMoNJVVCRcSkex9HRV08QGPrQhBZrLdgi-okTSc/s2543/20200910_125151.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMEhXvMMfNp3r5hVX0YMemfFYTDq4A5H3QD0B2UL9SqTFDnSY4CcnfZ5HoXM7kFj3yHzP06nWhaC8Y7bY3IggwpqadJJ2FUXF727A9SMoNJVVCRcSkex9HRV08QGPrQhBZrLdgi-okTSc/w640-h312/20200910_125151.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on the coastal route so far<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>To carry on along the coastline will bring you to the prominent headland
of Maclean's Nose, the promontory where Ben Hiant protrudes into the
sea. We, on the otherhand, got to the point where we headed uphill to the Clearance Village, following a fenceline up the grassy lower slopes of Ben Hiant where it was quite boggy in places. A bit of a pull up after the relatively flat and rocky ground we had been on for the past 90 minutes or so but soon reaching the old stone buildings of Bourblaige. Although they are now getting overgrown with vegitation and the walls are crumbling away, you still get a good sence of how hard it must of been for people to live and work here, probably getting the full blast of the weather blowing across the Sound of Mull and coming down from the slope of Ben Hiant. The area is, in the main, used for sheep and cattle grazing although there are Red Deer that frequent the area so there are a lot of "trails" around the area that were quite boggy. There is also a gully with quite a few trees and bushes growing in it which houses on of the streams that runs into the sea so a bit of extra care will certainly be needed in misty weather. A fascinating place nonetheless for a good look round.<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/AVvXsEivpv5STwJ3xXtkUkxik2ZapIZiXMUVAcKiqn6T5zBXDyzpesHVynBeeZVGd-WVKP6ku002GkQvCJwXRGgloKlm9h_vGlNust-tWs-0lk6vPs8kef9qgsA7Qy_vkuEGxLyIim111eIyv86T/s2543/20200910_130208.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpv5STwJ3xXtkUkxik2ZapIZiXMUVAcKiqn6T5zBXDyzpesHVynBeeZVGd-WVKP6ku002GkQvCJwXRGgloKlm9h_vGlNust-tWs-0lk6vPs8kef9qgsA7Qy_vkuEGxLyIim111eIyv86T/w640-h312/20200910_130208.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Macleans Nose ahead but we turned off right and followed the fenceline<br /></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/AVvXsEi_GCL63JADgwlwyd9ABKTRrWpuikTAREeav1dGeFMrdP1rtf8lYIk-uByJljU1iqGNJkCK9WMsY9Sv85e19oUTYpL1DKDQxX5j_vyRZD7Q2BDbVoLRtCHbiLBxutToX30JZwv35pNiOsW1/s2543/20200910_130812.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GCL63JADgwlwyd9ABKTRrWpuikTAREeav1dGeFMrdP1rtf8lYIk-uByJljU1iqGNJkCK9WMsY9Sv85e19oUTYpL1DKDQxX5j_vyRZD7Q2BDbVoLRtCHbiLBxutToX30JZwv35pNiOsW1/w640-h312/20200910_130812.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the fence<br /></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/AVvXsEgyKcLTTS6R1w-8dFfefqV09hsm12MNCpB6FaJ7qjNmjfr_-dowqTpRnPIngxVTD7E8lHYqjDH6URVmwds6K0m-XWDf9lm9hr-BQycYNnbTuAxpRqUBSIhKsK6A45f-JK6bZ-52m3WcYfVB/s2543/20200910_131301.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKcLTTS6R1w-8dFfefqV09hsm12MNCpB6FaJ7qjNmjfr_-dowqTpRnPIngxVTD7E8lHYqjDH6URVmwds6K0m-XWDf9lm9hr-BQycYNnbTuAxpRqUBSIhKsK6A45f-JK6bZ-52m3WcYfVB/w640-h312/20200910_131301.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First sight of Boublaige<br /></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/AVvXsEiT5hY-w3iMTrDNuglAga1bqocIQM9U_K46llXX_-I0ar5Ovq9dW08plq-nXaxoTZayeUQjGkdvCe1uVMx6hMhqV7u3XN0YQ2icoHWMTmMGfVZe4SoC1b67r7uWWlV0Zt11ayMoJ8vs0IKm/s2543/20200910_131539.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5hY-w3iMTrDNuglAga1bqocIQM9U_K46llXX_-I0ar5Ovq9dW08plq-nXaxoTZayeUQjGkdvCe1uVMx6hMhqV7u3XN0YQ2icoHWMTmMGfVZe4SoC1b67r7uWWlV0Zt11ayMoJ8vs0IKm/w640-h312/20200910_131539.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gully of trees and bushes <br /></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/AVvXsEifBU4S48rISoBnfBrHErlmKhgXvAQo8X51PU3iU5C6rImjY0GZcsb4wRFcZ60qRzC6U6UyzrGxWnZzrZicKEBDwhY35eQx0mWfaWJ1Q0eXdhTNzyuvJJWD94FJq8bgVIQAP5fDWy6K0z33/s2543/20200910_131545.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBU4S48rISoBnfBrHErlmKhgXvAQo8X51PU3iU5C6rImjY0GZcsb4wRFcZ60qRzC6U6UyzrGxWnZzrZicKEBDwhY35eQx0mWfaWJ1Q0eXdhTNzyuvJJWD94FJq8bgVIQAP5fDWy6K0z33/w640-h312/20200910_131545.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall coming off Ben Hiant<br /></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/AVvXsEj6qaKKHZW63FBlAXLY_MApP2Lwi-4ZqW3x_l4zPgt6sUOVZ3lDLuxEYRaF4AJyho2YaVsNCbPGTWQkbeVyBFMlwRaC3rDw9KyD5gpkhseLB11zFaxXd_YIKZ-MEwEghHLMIx8tH7Ee-3IW/s2543/20200910_132231.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qaKKHZW63FBlAXLY_MApP2Lwi-4ZqW3x_l4zPgt6sUOVZ3lDLuxEYRaF4AJyho2YaVsNCbPGTWQkbeVyBFMlwRaC3rDw9KyD5gpkhseLB11zFaxXd_YIKZ-MEwEghHLMIx8tH7Ee-3IW/w640-h312/20200910_132231.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down to the coastal route<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEjfdWsppsUAv-dsx6KcFB6VC8s6evTJpZdB1GPLmoMEx1QKRQFQIwOIlmFAX8ri3aPGWbevB-Dff3Ub9uA1fD0bq4CSURReRef3gZReXrn-4I2dl_c24hEC5E0w5KpbZObvdT8fgco3x_k6/s2543/20200910_132648.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdWsppsUAv-dsx6KcFB6VC8s6evTJpZdB1GPLmoMEx1QKRQFQIwOIlmFAX8ri3aPGWbevB-Dff3Ub9uA1fD0bq4CSURReRef3gZReXrn-4I2dl_c24hEC5E0w5KpbZObvdT8fgco3x_k6/w640-h312/20200910_132648.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruins of Bourblaige<br /></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/AVvXsEiA7IzdCXFSx5D3GdNnBHPKuRl9FuRIAIzhfNgjVNCEGnlgog0NKhrX_uZBzdrXwHuvIu5Ad1bJbqja98OMrNhmBhXMqxxfCcNBkpAWW20gVjxPumcMwhyU3khZ_0rV8e1i_Cda9ezWzuhC/s2543/20200910_132920.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7IzdCXFSx5D3GdNnBHPKuRl9FuRIAIzhfNgjVNCEGnlgog0NKhrX_uZBzdrXwHuvIu5Ad1bJbqja98OMrNhmBhXMqxxfCcNBkpAWW20gVjxPumcMwhyU3khZ_0rV8e1i_Cda9ezWzuhC/w640-h312/20200910_132920.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruins of Bourblaige</td></tr></tbody></table>We made our way back by the same coastal route we came on, although you can keep on following the fenceline and picking up a route that brings you out on the road further along from the car park to make a circular walk if you wanted. So back down onto the rocky, grassy beach sections as we watched a couple of rain showers passing over the Sound of Mull with only a bit of misty drizzle coming our way as we rested by some amazing looking rocks that had been shaped by the sea and weather over the years. We did pass over the top ground of these but found a way down to the shore to a little cove where we had a rest out of the wind and drizzle. We did spot the Sea eagles again and a couple of Deer but no other wildlife. We were hoping, again, to spot an otter but as the tide wasn't very calm, it would of been a looky spot to see any.<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/AVvXsEhp_0aYAy7TXzy1jfSKny4fP1WOAqcHgJ5E6sGR7yUzRwhdHn3kWz6MDHOc-ImoU4VCkkPvumHQD9ubMXrIIw_FjDCU-B2NCg-EONeLw5Sk94nDTgiUQ0e_bZfu3wAdWPDgJNHDWAUjfRVL/s2543/20200910_133402.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_0aYAy7TXzy1jfSKny4fP1WOAqcHgJ5E6sGR7yUzRwhdHn3kWz6MDHOc-ImoU4VCkkPvumHQD9ubMXrIIw_FjDCU-B2NCg-EONeLw5Sk94nDTgiUQ0e_bZfu3wAdWPDgJNHDWAUjfRVL/w640-h312/20200910_133402.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way down<br /></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/AVvXsEhzv1zVoY1_fLOLu03o2i3FYYW63Zjp_-Hil3KA3c0PXzSAWD2eZu38FJb8H96p2CjERPg0R3B0Q4sTxvMocu3uhSv8J83jrcVNKTZBqddpmg4BLtmMeHVKpHFAC3RccxZi0aaQDWE7VBLj/s2543/20200910_134333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzv1zVoY1_fLOLu03o2i3FYYW63Zjp_-Hil3KA3c0PXzSAWD2eZu38FJb8H96p2CjERPg0R3B0Q4sTxvMocu3uhSv8J83jrcVNKTZBqddpmg4BLtmMeHVKpHFAC3RccxZi0aaQDWE7VBLj/w640-h312/20200910_134333.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rain shower passing through<br /></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/AVvXsEg-ROp_fWg1cvjcBzMRtfaj7-9-FiURPr3-8jHsUH3bDEjV2GQJDl-mrh8zWs_duZW5HHCGZa4GU6-myHWWFI9n-hMWJuFMPfut8gk9xFy9vFxh8bnKN03ojz-2wRjKIWu2iUqj6-KU2daH/s2543/20200910_134336.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ROp_fWg1cvjcBzMRtfaj7-9-FiURPr3-8jHsUH3bDEjV2GQJDl-mrh8zWs_duZW5HHCGZa4GU6-myHWWFI9n-hMWJuFMPfut8gk9xFy9vFxh8bnKN03ojz-2wRjKIWu2iUqj6-KU2daH/w640-h312/20200910_134336.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rocky coastal path<br /></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/AVvXsEiIkXWEampNFazRNQYMwQcr71NLjY6mYAtCPa1L9QqKbiyqF9utOCph3qDbpuaSZmHwm65L0lQaJKMI93hglDNRwruEPBwqGCMBS9g6bpiXbB9S69J4pFvHlQTFXJzD218k68aVXPWjEGqU/s2543/20200910_140001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkXWEampNFazRNQYMwQcr71NLjY6mYAtCPa1L9QqKbiyqF9utOCph3qDbpuaSZmHwm65L0lQaJKMI93hglDNRwruEPBwqGCMBS9g6bpiXbB9S69J4pFvHlQTFXJzD218k68aVXPWjEGqU/w640-h312/20200910_140001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shepherdess of Ardnamurchan<br /></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/AVvXsEj5Ko3Tslb0WkjW840jI3KivCSfz3cbEkJXgLRveb5f94fW3G8ygb-IcVgGd0yiyVor2FvGDjXbqtQtO9qR6ckYgYoJ_y1vkkrxz4SiWVBc4iwcT90B4U3DvILBFRDfIuDgwKSUUsq6KAYq/s2543/20200910_140819.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ko3Tslb0WkjW840jI3KivCSfz3cbEkJXgLRveb5f94fW3G8ygb-IcVgGd0yiyVor2FvGDjXbqtQtO9qR6ckYgYoJ_y1vkkrxz4SiWVBc4iwcT90B4U3DvILBFRDfIuDgwKSUUsq6KAYq/w640-h312/20200910_140819.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the rocks<br /></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/AVvXsEjrWsadVxptndY7j_c7iFYd6WWgKSxyfd2qrdbWwXPbaJREZPa4eHEFEYsKsTqomaTDdtMZrzMkuOY1e5XGm-xZYPvyg2ZzxfEGmFMm_78ztwN72qe8fV2Rg2UeLR7URGmWhugGldvdW8Kw/s2543/20200910_141433.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWsadVxptndY7j_c7iFYd6WWgKSxyfd2qrdbWwXPbaJREZPa4eHEFEYsKsTqomaTDdtMZrzMkuOY1e5XGm-xZYPvyg2ZzxfEGmFMm_78ztwN72qe8fV2Rg2UeLR7URGmWhugGldvdW8Kw/w640-h312/20200910_141433.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring the sculptured rocks<br /></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/AVvXsEjNTPFr1KehNQ8jz7jLH8ZJIt1D9MXWJECaf9XQwlDa2SYlrWTSw9ccM17JJHnS93UwqGzWVmYMTXn_fFlCwGg27o22uqQkZayJc5h7xRFOsJPXXMatqXlrtFm7NfZfmOYozXoeTUlSG1QH/s2543/20200910_142052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTPFr1KehNQ8jz7jLH8ZJIt1D9MXWJECaf9XQwlDa2SYlrWTSw9ccM17JJHnS93UwqGzWVmYMTXn_fFlCwGg27o22uqQkZayJc5h7xRFOsJPXXMatqXlrtFm7NfZfmOYozXoeTUlSG1QH/w312-h640/20200910_142052.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sculptured rocks<br /></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/AVvXsEiQAC3XfpTFTuu5dEjiihTeUMgjlSnpHLecm3ixbqmHjiWMD3ZPLemxbxa5ugV_AhowkhUFpPgEJNGdXFDu4PzIvuOKuRI3E4EkOzYGGrFb3E3xg27gC4v1CQG4LEJgb4zPfpqB_B6sWvSP/s2543/20200910_142113.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAC3XfpTFTuu5dEjiihTeUMgjlSnpHLecm3ixbqmHjiWMD3ZPLemxbxa5ugV_AhowkhUFpPgEJNGdXFDu4PzIvuOKuRI3E4EkOzYGGrFb3E3xg27gC4v1CQG4LEJgb4zPfpqB_B6sWvSP/w640-h312/20200910_142113.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sculptured rocks<br /></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/AVvXsEh-oj__uWoWALlGg9Fa__vep8tLFhQblaB6loG9uVxwYfTX9pYnTkHDHQP52usK3ie7HV5fsMCGBAkc9FKgQ_Hf0CA4MeHeqH9XjXA6jCA4_6pooTFsZVv3FfYLyrSBYMx2jBVuVMCY_ZKC/s2543/20200910_142314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oj__uWoWALlGg9Fa__vep8tLFhQblaB6loG9uVxwYfTX9pYnTkHDHQP52usK3ie7HV5fsMCGBAkc9FKgQ_Hf0CA4MeHeqH9XjXA6jCA4_6pooTFsZVv3FfYLyrSBYMx2jBVuVMCY_ZKC/w640-h312/20200910_142314.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sculptured rock bay<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>We made our way out of the small cove and got back on track following the path and got back to the final stretch just as the rain started to come down and bit more. Another good 4 hours covering around 5 miles of this fascinating place with a good bit of history thrown in. Despite the overcast conditions, it was an enjoyable walk that only presented two obstacles in the way of water crossings, one easy, one not so but both done without any mishaps thankfully :-)<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/AVvXsEjYRQZFnRm2Vw1fJsBnWnibtyJQboU61cWS-S1EZOAiHKmKF_TZEjUUU5l0eeY2caGXR5EpBUDhb_nkzs4QbEP0LSgUA_gRJpakk4jgJsh-zElXhnmzS4WmmmgGpKWNOTwwwQ0wBDBBeeyf/s2543/20200910_142713.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRQZFnRm2Vw1fJsBnWnibtyJQboU61cWS-S1EZOAiHKmKF_TZEjUUU5l0eeY2caGXR5EpBUDhb_nkzs4QbEP0LSgUA_gRJpakk4jgJsh-zElXhnmzS4WmmmgGpKWNOTwwwQ0wBDBBeeyf/w640-h312/20200910_142713.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isle of Mull looking all clear now<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQDWqE0eHtLibtWmK78n32EdtVmCJ6tGp-n4usBpx8zTbkAxAtwEk8HYD_NwWSfuNLta84C-VavwHuT2Mzr0m5eFSUmA8eUloScpzBl7XEmZ14TFO419Va7E4PagH9sHwJAd0enyFaqEY/w640-h312/20200910_144308.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last water crossing<br /></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/AVvXsEjBQIIIMWjihNvzkSHLgMQdZoDISUc5t4nGhcHMoSk6h37V931QVMUkofX0BHvUt4eGMWK3FuIq8AI4RM6OnVEAXQKkwVXuzYeerPIRU-H8TbVi-2kT_P8MuKYycKfHhd_9Yfc6E5dA5stA/s2543/20200910_145747.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQIIIMWjihNvzkSHLgMQdZoDISUc5t4nGhcHMoSk6h37V931QVMUkofX0BHvUt4eGMWK3FuIq8AI4RM6OnVEAXQKkwVXuzYeerPIRU-H8TbVi-2kT_P8MuKYycKfHhd_9Yfc6E5dA5stA/w640-h312/20200910_145747.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rain coming in off Ben Hiant<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Peninsula, Scotland. A fantastic place to be if you like it wild, remote and
quiet but still within touching distance of civilisation, by way of a ferry crossing to the Isle of Mull.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrachadh_M%C3%B2r">CORRACHADH - MOR</a>
is the furthest point West on the British Mainland and is roughly 20 miles more
westerly than
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land%27s_End">LANDS END</a> down in
Cornwall. A lot of people mistake the
<a href="https://www.ardnamurchanlighthouse.com/">ARDNAMURCHAN LIGHTHOUSE & POINT</a>
as the most westerly point but Corrachadh Mor sits out in the
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_the_Hebrides">SEA OF THE HEBRIDES</a> by about 40metres and around one kilometre south of the lighthouse and can be reached by
walking across the rocky outcrops and grass away from the shorline. We parked in the main Lighthouse car park and walked back down the road before turning off through the gaps in the fenceline onto the grassy land. There are a
couple of streams to cross and on this ocassion they proved a bit more difficult than they looked as
there had been some rain and also the tide was on its way out so they were a bit
full and fast flowing, something to be wary about. There was also a lot of loose rocks that were very greasy to get any sort of foothold on them. We did eventually get across
and followed the feint path and sheep trails through the more softer terrain as
well as using the rocks along this wild area. </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/AVvXsEg8nu0Hn76FK7PWeOFWp1cDjTMF7L4SbYtSnVfP1itJ9XwU10NFfoEpULQI6wmQcsVy41B3r752i-1nGHOttxQQVbgC_io_AlkQVR5Qie1hj2BAFGfR0bMHr_4k4mNe6NzY4-NM-XKHcABb/s430/Ardnamurchan+Point.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nu0Hn76FK7PWeOFWp1cDjTMF7L4SbYtSnVfP1itJ9XwU10NFfoEpULQI6wmQcsVy41B3r752i-1nGHOttxQQVbgC_io_AlkQVR5Qie1hj2BAFGfR0bMHr_4k4mNe6NzY4-NM-XKHcABb/w416-h640/Ardnamurchan+Point.png" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our there and back route of around 2.5miles<br /></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;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JoLnx582UCbQ4GgBHRVz1Z_0VbgdW36uXdqGms_ApJLpwneM7c4KuHuDR1BT2xYYBVbKBs7WsOgj21wuDVwTB9YcmhoabeNbAD4-aDyVva8xF21L_GQKbGWA_hqiTVMGhOOlGRjI9Evm/s600/20200908_110822.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="600" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting off along the rocky shore<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JoLnx582UCbQ4GgBHRVz1Z_0VbgdW36uXdqGms_ApJLpwneM7c4KuHuDR1BT2xYYBVbKBs7WsOgj21wuDVwTB9YcmhoabeNbAD4-aDyVva8xF21L_GQKbGWA_hqiTVMGhOOlGRjI9Evm/s2543/20200908_110822.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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There's also a couple of small beaches and we visited the one that is closer to Corrachadh Mor, <a href="https://her.highland.gov.uk/Monument/MHG35069">PORT MIN</a>, that has an old farmstead that dates back to 1800's. If the weather was a bit warmer and sunnier it would of made a great place to sit and enjoy the peacefullness of this place, as it was, we only spent a few minutes here as it was a bit windy, cool and the threat of rain wasn't that far away. <br />
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We made our way up a small grassy knoll that had a carin on the top and then across to the rocky outcrop of Corrachadh Mor that is mainland Britains most westerly point. Although there had been some rain and the wind was blowing the waves onto the rocks, the top rocks were quite dry so it gave us a chance to get as far to the end as possible. Again, we didn't hang around too long as we could see the approaching rain across the sea so a quick turn around and headed back by following the higher grassy lumps away from the rocks</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/AVvXsEiduFt15qWaJ97OIfLHGgKaZv9GwzeR_YeEaiuHY0asZwAnUAsCcn2AAZqWJZEhA0XEio0YNohXqSYuxCshpOivSsqYJsCKu-HsOkKp9f5MNSqDHpFrTRk073rexAxG13UjThGZMfy4UK5G/s2543/20200908_121134.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduFt15qWaJ97OIfLHGgKaZv9GwzeR_YeEaiuHY0asZwAnUAsCcn2AAZqWJZEhA0XEio0YNohXqSYuxCshpOivSsqYJsCKu-HsOkKp9f5MNSqDHpFrTRk073rexAxG13UjThGZMfy4UK5G/w640-h312/20200908_121134.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port Min with Ardnamurchan Lighthouse in the distance<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We have been here before, back in 2017 on a better day weatherwise but we didn't walk out to Corrachadh Mor so this was a first. The lighthouse is a good location for spotting wildlife such as Seals, Otters, Whales, Deer and Eagles but unfortunatley not this time. </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/AVvXsEh2O8e4DlhbrGA28tkPCaJvf4np12rNDYCxY6Wy6nYhBxGvC5UHrvXKBRchUqKHQSpgT3EsaTk3hE-koPATvzaMt4tfz_GCIheMEPe5F-cgIdijY2VUYMrycVKQLMBJagNJB8FkX5xaA_4E/s2543/20200908_125131.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2O8e4DlhbrGA28tkPCaJvf4np12rNDYCxY6Wy6nYhBxGvC5UHrvXKBRchUqKHQSpgT3EsaTk3hE-koPATvzaMt4tfz_GCIheMEPe5F-cgIdijY2VUYMrycVKQLMBJagNJB8FkX5xaA_4E/w640-h312/20200908_125131.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the stream<br /></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/AVvXsEiKqZ1LEvGVN5KTrIIkY-4cf_Ew0gjZUrZN4Ep27pImpfHDQynu8z5marWv7RALXXdv34V4T7a8gcNR0Ad9qE6zkAdALYBbZxOzwJXrLdy45sk6JPTqzHBTWApNgyypCNU_r-3zyfv21fsQ/s2543/20200908_130404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqZ1LEvGVN5KTrIIkY-4cf_Ew0gjZUrZN4Ep27pImpfHDQynu8z5marWv7RALXXdv34V4T7a8gcNR0Ad9qE6zkAdALYBbZxOzwJXrLdy45sk6JPTqzHBTWApNgyypCNU_r-3zyfv21fsQ/w640-h312/20200908_130404.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a lot easier now the tide had receeded<br /></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/AVvXsEhmtrR7TbQeiB0CNluiztlVtdDY0bv_ntviVtcYsQKOuF11G2D3WoB3cEPkvOVe3eB7syWyY3cWLjgnUz4IUSEVsMc3M4xVQAe2oiv5KYkgIkyD1tRrGx6lGetN9F53foxNrocjO36uGa4u/s2543/20200908_131211.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtrR7TbQeiB0CNluiztlVtdDY0bv_ntviVtcYsQKOuF11G2D3WoB3cEPkvOVe3eB7syWyY3cWLjgnUz4IUSEVsMc3M4xVQAe2oiv5KYkgIkyD1tRrGx6lGetN9F53foxNrocjO36uGa4u/w640-h312/20200908_131211.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up the road to the lighthouse<br /></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/AVvXsEjxxv7YaZEO9FQT218sdeZBNDet4msRVA4Me1_D3buTqmBUzR8EAglLQzr2XmFAwjY6qTIxYUVR4qgxahY7eOIdXUo9-Cfh__oYdgRMkvXS6JF7ws-cfU3FZmCn7jEDjIEoU96RA5Am3FVe/s2543/20200908_131223.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxv7YaZEO9FQT218sdeZBNDet4msRVA4Me1_D3buTqmBUzR8EAglLQzr2XmFAwjY6qTIxYUVR4qgxahY7eOIdXUo9-Cfh__oYdgRMkvXS6JF7ws-cfU3FZmCn7jEDjIEoU96RA5Am3FVe/w640-h312/20200908_131223.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here comes the rain<br /></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/AVvXsEjPQuodewoujnADU8qF5uirKW86AlyGWPveAsTLmXffJAQBj8ER0VtOuQaN8VOj7qS4JPdKmHAcz5fR6bbjpXYZtnWY-3UUGwIsqFiQ3t1jkmnKnfhyphenhyphenzE0sim7RMLEon8MxJxPM6ZKJYhrw/s2543/20200908_134632.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQuodewoujnADU8qF5uirKW86AlyGWPveAsTLmXffJAQBj8ER0VtOuQaN8VOj7qS4JPdKmHAcz5fR6bbjpXYZtnWY-3UUGwIsqFiQ3t1jkmnKnfhyphenhyphenzE0sim7RMLEon8MxJxPM6ZKJYhrw/w640-h312/20200908_134632.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lighthouse Foghorn and lookout<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />
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area are stunning. The day started off OK, dry, quite sunny but with a
strong breeze blowing that knocked the temperature down a notch or two but at least it was dry and stayed that way for the rest of the day. The weather had been a bit mixed but as today was forecasted to be the best of the week, we decided that it would be ideal to take advantage and it didn't dissapoint. Parking in a small parking area just before you walk down the zig-zag road into Portuairk, you get your first view of the stunning little place and also across to Sanna and the distant small Isles of Eigg, Rum, Muck and a distant Skye. The way forward is easy to follow as it is a well trodden path as well as being signed. It was a bit muddy after the rain and some clambouring about over rocks and a couple of streams didn't take too much effort today but could be a bit more problematic at high tides or after torrential rains. It was a bit boggy in places and you could see the paths turning into streams on a wet day but we made it to a high vantage point, with no mishaps, that offered great views of both Portuairk and Sanna.</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/AVvXsEh234PilWj_gpwi4UNyPpI6ciBW9RHuZD5FgK4dwIWrRIpdsXrKJm1Lyx8EgAY7UyKbggAF557zDsO8kE3BGceCR8hee_EcmlqbzDmKCI9a1a1SMFe6DV7PLH2n-WwBgwYB6Egfhlrw5Ua5/s2543/20200909_104341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh234PilWj_gpwi4UNyPpI6ciBW9RHuZD5FgK4dwIWrRIpdsXrKJm1Lyx8EgAY7UyKbggAF557zDsO8kE3BGceCR8hee_EcmlqbzDmKCI9a1a1SMFe6DV7PLH2n-WwBgwYB6Egfhlrw5Ua5/w640-h312/20200909_104341.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Portuairk from near the car park<br /></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/AVvXsEgsq0EH112NCRisoE86PtxzEgWhFCoQRYN2gdnz1LcKb1YXw1YTDV5Tv98JypDGxQAJtdLO8Jw3YRQsew5T3k7ZipQhiD953pBHJPz3tuEvH-5a2_3z5Ld3qYp7yRXq-37Y4oRne8Qazh9j/s2543/20200909_104607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsq0EH112NCRisoE86PtxzEgWhFCoQRYN2gdnz1LcKb1YXw1YTDV5Tv98JypDGxQAJtdLO8Jw3YRQsew5T3k7ZipQhiD953pBHJPz3tuEvH-5a2_3z5Ld3qYp7yRXq-37Y4oRne8Qazh9j/w640-h312/20200909_104607.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portuairk<br /></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/AVvXsEitMOysEn4g6NAR1gLX7fmCZjLNR2ONWGvaI-rLNO57yJDNmeA4I_0-4f1iPWtC4IG1BV_iC2ZuTC8HxYamJZ1Z_PGU5_M2ngLOvF6gCTnF96bBSh5XfhKskmWNZONr8L6VVjuLwQfIrODE/s2543/20200909_110045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMOysEn4g6NAR1gLX7fmCZjLNR2ONWGvaI-rLNO57yJDNmeA4I_0-4f1iPWtC4IG1BV_iC2ZuTC8HxYamJZ1Z_PGU5_M2ngLOvF6gCTnF96bBSh5XfhKskmWNZONr8L6VVjuLwQfIrODE/w640-h312/20200909_110045.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream crossing<br /></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/AVvXsEinO6v8rnVjGsbf04MVYI2JiMd68p15r93srdtZPdsM-yjl-WMickb91YVK80sn1DU7vBzRETIgyz7pGENmz3kujHwPoEh50UfpPvNnZsEW4cALE0dyEcMkIrzT03cf79kr68mGe6_uNIoz/s2543/20200909_110652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO6v8rnVjGsbf04MVYI2JiMd68p15r93srdtZPdsM-yjl-WMickb91YVK80sn1DU7vBzRETIgyz7pGENmz3kujHwPoEh50UfpPvNnZsEW4cALE0dyEcMkIrzT03cf79kr68mGe6_uNIoz/w312-h640/20200909_110652.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muddy path<br /></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/AVvXsEg5GsIYM9Q7f7ezjNKHMKfHpsF7r5DHmWbRPsH33yfRMUkXkZgSEIyNHBrFg2LYv9lUlSm0LoD5Q1lUEccsIhQhEwjNvwKxoXUewancOS4mgcftcLCezDZ6DTuO_eCXanNREPrgwtSrQ3UR/s2543/20200909_110847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GsIYM9Q7f7ezjNKHMKfHpsF7r5DHmWbRPsH33yfRMUkXkZgSEIyNHBrFg2LYv9lUlSm0LoD5Q1lUEccsIhQhEwjNvwKxoXUewancOS4mgcftcLCezDZ6DTuO_eCXanNREPrgwtSrQ3UR/w312-h640/20200909_110847.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rocky path<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrMGlCJ_aT_k6XEsSLM2aPPWp4LQhLUkkDBdniq3z_TMEd1C7D2Fk91GlrZ9YE4-9WCUH3K-5s455B7jJrGbuvtx0cEx0CGPNqFOyukGMOkksBOmzM2WpUqhbe4cR4vt0IwHkHILfhAyP/s2543/20200909_111543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrMGlCJ_aT_k6XEsSLM2aPPWp4LQhLUkkDBdniq3z_TMEd1C7D2Fk91GlrZ9YE4-9WCUH3K-5s455B7jJrGbuvtx0cEx0CGPNqFOyukGMOkksBOmzM2WpUqhbe4cR4vt0IwHkHILfhAyP/w640-h312/20200909_111543.jpg" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEjOGYWA4yMgkgjABaF_p_e_pd7ipDykHVLkMM9_5hLs1pVofVbNNPG7cR88zjn_4sRWJa9jGa3LPHaOyVQBEYdVQEgO-AUQD7RHbfdwLsLRFtaeG9uw7U1ToJi_kwQdxoeHiIhbFYQceKsr/s2543/20200909_111947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGYWA4yMgkgjABaF_p_e_pd7ipDykHVLkMM9_5hLs1pVofVbNNPG7cR88zjn_4sRWJa9jGa3LPHaOyVQBEYdVQEgO-AUQD7RHbfdwLsLRFtaeG9uw7U1ToJi_kwQdxoeHiIhbFYQceKsr/w640-h312/20200909_111947.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down on Portuairk<br /></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/AVvXsEg_cE0ipAr5tIqA02qHPFPgxeoP3zVU2DmlEA9LEqlLwGUlI8Jjp-Cx8p6csE29y1WgjrXGLp7wqXgTQiVZHUkbQz8a8LnOyCyF4JaleUz-qNDOOUOQ55Id-WP9iX-RQ7Rmt1vuQl4Q7GHI/s2543/20200909_112252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cE0ipAr5tIqA02qHPFPgxeoP3zVU2DmlEA9LEqlLwGUlI8Jjp-Cx8p6csE29y1WgjrXGLp7wqXgTQiVZHUkbQz8a8LnOyCyF4JaleUz-qNDOOUOQ55Id-WP9iX-RQ7Rmt1vuQl4Q7GHI/w640-h312/20200909_112252.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on to Sanna<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Once over the ridge, it was down onto the sandy beaches of Sanna where you could be forgiven that you were on some far flung exotic Island, given the nature of the place. The wind was whipping up the waves and everything else as we made our way across the beaches and rocks towards the old white building and onto the path that takes in various cairns on Sanna Point. A small wooden bridge over the Allt Sanna, at the point it meets the tide, takes you to the circular path on Sanna Point and we decided to take the right hand route to make the most of the views out to sea and a good view of the beaches on the way back. A bit marshy and boggy in places but enough rocks and dry ground to stop you from getting swallowed up by any bog monsters, thankfully :-)</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/AVvXsEhVQ_BhD3iUzO2iJH4kWMpnMuARtu18-NNlVKhyphenhyphenoxXIzlTFCQAo1NIU74itDRuZGhr7e7_mzbQxdyfZn_0QLo1UgCTVkFYxia-Q-Rg3pU8fxs49K8eMGIqAroBUjhZuMU8HqQUbeRDBwsVw/s2543/20200909_112626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ_BhD3iUzO2iJH4kWMpnMuARtu18-NNlVKhyphenhyphenoxXIzlTFCQAo1NIU74itDRuZGhr7e7_mzbQxdyfZn_0QLo1UgCTVkFYxia-Q-Rg3pU8fxs49K8eMGIqAroBUjhZuMU8HqQUbeRDBwsVw/w640-h312/20200909_112626.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way down to Sanna<br /></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/AVvXsEjyUjQptcFpNvPDYxDNTo4-AxmXZkvay_JZZ0BGPuRbiH0gZbrm5ioosW7_b57tUAMntgK7T3HTxlxZXtRd1nwwV7IxZ2dFKgj6pm8IJPDtD6fGdqTPCFRipZbXjVQ-o12sE0oh_TX2aUj5/s2543/20200909_113240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUjQptcFpNvPDYxDNTo4-AxmXZkvay_JZZ0BGPuRbiH0gZbrm5ioosW7_b57tUAMntgK7T3HTxlxZXtRd1nwwV7IxZ2dFKgj6pm8IJPDtD6fGdqTPCFRipZbXjVQ-o12sE0oh_TX2aUj5/w640-h312/20200909_113240.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanna Bay<br /></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/AVvXsEhtbW9WLDK_2wzDSDyU-p6e7EIeK_Ok9ps0ZesBMozQoe-ZDz2A8rMLF5YPwyQXAPFgg9QUeK79WgER55Q0BBS_1jdoX3bP4kQ7HYnF9u3FeP9Fwi1HhFWGAa1caK-URHb9MRddfO7hUz3e/s2543/20200909_114938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbW9WLDK_2wzDSDyU-p6e7EIeK_Ok9ps0ZesBMozQoe-ZDz2A8rMLF5YPwyQXAPFgg9QUeK79WgER55Q0BBS_1jdoX3bP4kQ7HYnF9u3FeP9Fwi1HhFWGAa1caK-URHb9MRddfO7hUz3e/w640-h312/20200909_114938.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanna Bay<br /></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/AVvXsEiNI6YBYSvejarQNUled4wzQw9ZRcRRaw4Y-gpYimqpmCipJIoji-nxvZDgl2OXYryDRQEMp0WLjWQF6iazfOtJbvOXmnkYwfGQKubrNqAVhOzxmMqdmZ3Huku_zAEqDhIMzUGnq5PWFHMZ/s2543/20200909_115543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI6YBYSvejarQNUled4wzQw9ZRcRRaw4Y-gpYimqpmCipJIoji-nxvZDgl2OXYryDRQEMp0WLjWQF6iazfOtJbvOXmnkYwfGQKubrNqAVhOzxmMqdmZ3Huku_zAEqDhIMzUGnq5PWFHMZ/w312-h640/20200909_115543.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge over Allt Sanna<br /></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/AVvXsEiwWnwvJNCn_pJNcAC6INSAUokHTEyRLSGRXEztHFeqByfnR01ebi86iCYsM4l0MGExTnmR8iYTWbdjQHsNBJ5GMRNMpmuxyxkRmvDzxcggi4Dcjasl9ao-PuxjN1cG7JYAgYtO6PbpPEbJ/s2543/20200909_115835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWnwvJNCn_pJNcAC6INSAUokHTEyRLSGRXEztHFeqByfnR01ebi86iCYsM4l0MGExTnmR8iYTWbdjQHsNBJ5GMRNMpmuxyxkRmvDzxcggi4Dcjasl9ao-PuxjN1cG7JYAgYtO6PbpPEbJ/w640-h312/20200909_115835.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boggy ground up to Sanna Point<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The path here isn't very clear to follow as you head through the boggy, rocky ground but with it being a very clear and bright day, we could see the first cairn that we were aiming for, the highest of around four that are dotted around the point. Standing a whopping 41mts (134ft) above sea level it provided good views over Sanna, Portuairk and out to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Isles">SMALL ISLES</a>. We headed in a straight line from here to the cairn overlooking sanna point before following the path round to two other cairns and the coastline through a mixture of rocks, soft & rough ground back to the wooden bridge.<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/AVvXsEjcsSQqWAEsNzuqOJ-n166Ih-hb5RWdWEcJ3EulJylPwnDw-a0otZPkSHxbvONPnB4fvbXGP0tc1VdpmoCLabNzh8azhRWO6MdAXJUPNIq8XFzrxMtaMljexylkBLfVYmbKvYTpfYZkfdXZ/s2848/20200909_120700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="2848" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsSQqWAEsNzuqOJ-n166Ih-hb5RWdWEcJ3EulJylPwnDw-a0otZPkSHxbvONPnB4fvbXGP0tc1VdpmoCLabNzh8azhRWO6MdAXJUPNIq8XFzrxMtaMljexylkBLfVYmbKvYTpfYZkfdXZ/w640-h222/20200909_120700.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Sanna form the first cairn with Meall Sana as the backdrop<br /></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/AVvXsEiELhZaYBYpM1uDPk0d5prkQcuvTKTPPrwDIo-uThC_Jj6cOMowdH_Qsrm07HR0JfmqurhoNtMLWvzswMmLGFoNaiCOFoPauu3n3BUF4XTn82-7nbXETIkFza5BTMvFMvy8V9o9WhQ59Nxi/s2543/20200909_121218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELhZaYBYpM1uDPk0d5prkQcuvTKTPPrwDIo-uThC_Jj6cOMowdH_Qsrm07HR0JfmqurhoNtMLWvzswMmLGFoNaiCOFoPauu3n3BUF4XTn82-7nbXETIkFza5BTMvFMvy8V9o9WhQ59Nxi/w640-h312/20200909_121218.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Sanna Bay, across to Portuairk and a distant Lighthouse<br /></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/AVvXsEhVGJRjCPKwPFlwiDyHkpAn6NQdzKgGavkJBnnoVX5JqGcAhAVp-6fnMrBf2bQFd8LTuHEWtqmP34l2XwK_KgHYuqAVh-U6G_Ax1t-FiwuHkSYzYk96dSPN9WeqTE2WvhcWHDw81oVbzFnY/s2543/20200909_121513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGJRjCPKwPFlwiDyHkpAn6NQdzKgGavkJBnnoVX5JqGcAhAVp-6fnMrBf2bQFd8LTuHEWtqmP34l2XwK_KgHYuqAVh-U6G_Ax1t-FiwuHkSYzYk96dSPN9WeqTE2WvhcWHDw81oVbzFnY/w640-h312/20200909_121513.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straight on to Sanna Point<br /></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/AVvXsEiL6_IDXJiqlPJ5U3h8y95Z709K4AlqjuNO-84Ded0pdQ8etZAsa3hI-b-601pODh5Cl134eowGwT02NslMOF-hLJJuCdLAay9iw9LFSl5UIDtsMTeMLlswsNuYWnFQYhSUM0v8X8vFjfT3/s2543/20200909_122605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6_IDXJiqlPJ5U3h8y95Z709K4AlqjuNO-84Ded0pdQ8etZAsa3hI-b-601pODh5Cl134eowGwT02NslMOF-hLJJuCdLAay9iw9LFSl5UIDtsMTeMLlswsNuYWnFQYhSUM0v8X8vFjfT3/w640-h312/20200909_122605.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanna Point<br /></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/AVvXsEgFrClxyIKVgmZd3crzSCLiMr4P3nbnAaPUg15JZHmLkorIRD3Gyvbop536wHpeEWPhgENOLBRu2ISo0aIrWisOtFm6uCGFGq1pe7oECcHfujJfPuUnFzjhGuUE3c5yanFoylMKKRRyrNaE/s2543/20200909_122611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrClxyIKVgmZd3crzSCLiMr4P3nbnAaPUg15JZHmLkorIRD3Gyvbop536wHpeEWPhgENOLBRu2ISo0aIrWisOtFm6uCGFGq1pe7oECcHfujJfPuUnFzjhGuUE3c5yanFoylMKKRRyrNaE/w640-h312/20200909_122611.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Small Isles from Sanna Point<br /></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/AVvXsEjpQzU3EcMnI2N8Vjl0mZEEvae7bamdDvsV6Vy3kwCILvzABHTNqHkQqGoyftGLUgB3OfEKW-3O2KMCJpLkSt9_P272oOZiKpfmY4BjilXzzSamlupUQjvKMUSLLz_01Y6JoV29L1th_6zn/s2543/20200909_122631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQzU3EcMnI2N8Vjl0mZEEvae7bamdDvsV6Vy3kwCILvzABHTNqHkQqGoyftGLUgB3OfEKW-3O2KMCJpLkSt9_P272oOZiKpfmY4BjilXzzSamlupUQjvKMUSLLz_01Y6JoV29L1th_6zn/w640-h312/20200909_122631.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanna Point Cairn<br /></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/AVvXsEhP4EjT22rG4B2VHnh-RCnEvUNrdY7QsmSDaEEfXdqhJT3wc4qP8InHof1qom6bmM5IP630rCxRf2bYmJaKuCPYtFNzVhdr-x0zpYXi6TgLeRUPkLD3dMTloBumgE3vYWbdDpa6TiYnXrIQ/s2768/20200909_123651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="2768" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4EjT22rG4B2VHnh-RCnEvUNrdY7QsmSDaEEfXdqhJT3wc4qP8InHof1qom6bmM5IP630rCxRf2bYmJaKuCPYtFNzVhdr-x0zpYXi6TgLeRUPkLD3dMTloBumgE3vYWbdDpa6TiYnXrIQ/w640-h234/20200909_123651.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View on to Sanna Bay from the third cairn<br /></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/AVvXsEiDfygu_Ht3obkNDVqhhjCuoOjYAELzTTQd_p7odLpmtR1629jJQW4-62smuqA6LtAtfbqvVUws_LfTPQLYUOn5rNIXekf7zThKEauKPAl8xRyhQiX5lXbKD5G5TeQxBVD7JsEP6lKql2H5/s3040/20200909_123658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="3040" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfygu_Ht3obkNDVqhhjCuoOjYAELzTTQd_p7odLpmtR1629jJQW4-62smuqA6LtAtfbqvVUws_LfTPQLYUOn5rNIXekf7zThKEauKPAl8xRyhQiX5lXbKD5G5TeQxBVD7JsEP6lKql2H5/w640-h218/20200909_123658.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to the Sanna Point Cairns from the lower cairn<br /></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/AVvXsEjFLDVn-rdcJYjwletEZLeWDSHPJPxnFxx231PIoY1o3MY_Yqcr6ctPC3vp01XYhdNoNbwFlcPvgdH2lJ_guMShPKgCgTVkHM7_sRwUy7ElUosrK7XQHgHzdacJ0UjPIAJHQddGf0PaTl_V/s2543/20200909_124611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLDVn-rdcJYjwletEZLeWDSHPJPxnFxx231PIoY1o3MY_Yqcr6ctPC3vp01XYhdNoNbwFlcPvgdH2lJ_guMShPKgCgTVkHM7_sRwUy7ElUosrK7XQHgHzdacJ0UjPIAJHQddGf0PaTl_V/w640-h312/20200909_124611.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Sanna Bay<br /></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/AVvXsEhhJ_zryaw2nx_fFJEAPsFtX992kJ5CqjDd9Ug3AAGzhh8IxIWIpBIwXMkrkfs6Zt8DvnQ8weTuNGbOrjV9KANQacr8JQAmVJxtWdzYVY2z0TcIa3sxqC4LkXdHA6HhIO4AHJsiNi8CF1TF/s2543/20200909_124932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJ_zryaw2nx_fFJEAPsFtX992kJ5CqjDd9Ug3AAGzhh8IxIWIpBIwXMkrkfs6Zt8DvnQ8weTuNGbOrjV9KANQacr8JQAmVJxtWdzYVY2z0TcIa3sxqC4LkXdHA6HhIO4AHJsiNi8CF1TF/w640-h312/20200909_124932.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Derelict building above Sanna Bay<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After crossing the wooden bridge, we found a good spot on one of the small inlet beaches for a bite to eat out of the wind. The sun was warming the day up nicely now and it was good just sitting watching the sea for 30 minutes or so before we slowly made our way back along the beaches before picking up the path back to Portuairk. There was quite a few people out now, not lots, just enough to still feel like you had the place to yourself and good to see folk taking advantage of the now warmer part of the day enjoying this really great place.</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/AVvXsEjfqrcrdFA7kPM5c6JAEAHBgeKlIiVwFloPskRrPxztzrKwS0KiexzggMEu0Q3WmYh9NeOamFWnTOGYCZCXKU1TvVBgAw81qZrueCww6OAFCni7Mm7rLv0St7OobDyF5AE3nDbxIYkaVDsm/s2543/20200909_130405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqrcrdFA7kPM5c6JAEAHBgeKlIiVwFloPskRrPxztzrKwS0KiexzggMEu0Q3WmYh9NeOamFWnTOGYCZCXKU1TvVBgAw81qZrueCww6OAFCni7Mm7rLv0St7OobDyF5AE3nDbxIYkaVDsm/w640-h312/20200909_130405.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanna Bay<br /></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/AVvXsEhZnihNnhJk3qojAX6jcFoRiit-F7tSN9mC-RrNtN899qdoYLhqoWu7rPflzPWCsSSMTSG4jHGftydHeoPfIgaF-rIyzzARbGLTAHZ-lrv8qjjI0inU_u1tQndZLkeVbnXcALhGZGkNooPq/s2543/20200909_133241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnihNnhJk3qojAX6jcFoRiit-F7tSN9mC-RrNtN899qdoYLhqoWu7rPflzPWCsSSMTSG4jHGftydHeoPfIgaF-rIyzzARbGLTAHZ-lrv8qjjI0inU_u1tQndZLkeVbnXcALhGZGkNooPq/w640-h312/20200909_133241.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanna Bay<br /></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/AVvXsEj0MALDiN4WzWb7FBiwwlII9zg3AGg7I3PckczT5FquO2IsvEnXjOE65J1AqTNNJY6zbCo3xYMsJEKSBcA3wdN_UiJX7Ya_kk7WVk29wD2ahOmpm7sbkCWa4MXvst89NBK_ka_437G2Sj_r/s2543/20200909_133354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM0TRON04apCyIwJSt-ihV0d48D7xn2wDzjht4fQhJOI_quMQvonrDdrhPabB21WbxJAkYBlvogI2H8BkFcZAXDHcEvyCmyqgKDM5jLBuMdLU2e-yihweomsw7XmTlzdcwg3ILlnPpb7U/w640-h312/20200909_135248.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down on Sanna Bay<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Making our way back over the ridge to Portuarik we had a walk on the rocks to see the resident seals basking in the sun before we made our way back to the car for the drive down the single track lanes to our base in Kilchoan<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/AVvXsEjkM4hKDhIbRHT3wWXg1PbCYdFbYV8e2C50gDoi4wv3LX9qXOaPacysH8veOz1y3nXhLp7gXcc5XbaxFeho0DWov1x5Ms4EUneQXQfnUrAc9qjgxnj9u658l_3edKGyYKgz7WzuOGdxBDYf/s2543/20200909_140032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM4hKDhIbRHT3wWXg1PbCYdFbYV8e2C50gDoi4wv3LX9qXOaPacysH8veOz1y3nXhLp7gXcc5XbaxFeho0DWov1x5Ms4EUneQXQfnUrAc9qjgxnj9u658l_3edKGyYKgz7WzuOGdxBDYf/w640-h312/20200909_140032.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Sanna from above<br /></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/AVvXsEgrXDHPT3AawssnjabGufmPYuoE5ope7kojrPq2BsPxwKN_HtRJnZlmNRkzlGSkSrZEDvaoAumtw2V76ewwcJaPSH4vGIVFTttnVkI-F8CxoNsuHb4shzWZhtyGnfh8lLAigEb_qD6g8Grv/s2543/20200909_140036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXDHPT3AawssnjabGufmPYuoE5ope7kojrPq2BsPxwKN_HtRJnZlmNRkzlGSkSrZEDvaoAumtw2V76ewwcJaPSH4vGIVFTttnVkI-F8CxoNsuHb4shzWZhtyGnfh8lLAigEb_qD6g8Grv/w640-h312/20200909_140036.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Portuarik from above<br /></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/AVvXsEhlee0JVmL8u4rfZBSHIhQdGB7i6P2NOJlahdSTRrG_GvAqWFnDk4-kgCQSkMAdPTMl_C5WDBnz6fdYaKSy64Ya7sJJuRXMTFvraSu2g8jluuy_X6RozYY_pbpVKmj9tqLFrQTLu33QW6WU/s2543/20200909_142655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlee0JVmL8u4rfZBSHIhQdGB7i6P2NOJlahdSTRrG_GvAqWFnDk4-kgCQSkMAdPTMl_C5WDBnz6fdYaKSy64Ya7sJJuRXMTFvraSu2g8jluuy_X6RozYY_pbpVKmj9tqLFrQTLu33QW6WU/w640-h312/20200909_142655.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portuarik <br /></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/AVvXsEgmzw76PIrpqROC7Vh6EpDLLZrfcD9h2RM0kuXvnMNoIiJzt_9M9MkcMjMke6bLxBOqm7l-dGqN5dNtSAaFjXTTi9PIy1Tg2DavwDU211Zh0ahFcOrAnwtI2RSd7XzFttymXfLH3EsemVoI/s2832/20200909_143754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="2832" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzw76PIrpqROC7Vh6EpDLLZrfcD9h2RM0kuXvnMNoIiJzt_9M9MkcMjMke6bLxBOqm7l-dGqN5dNtSAaFjXTTi9PIy1Tg2DavwDU211Zh0ahFcOrAnwtI2RSd7XzFttymXfLH3EsemVoI/w640-h228/20200909_143754.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portuarik </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/AVvXsEgRanSnR-WfnAEb3RoYYZ8Jf-JNr5su-CKwDsYWAIW1HYZ9rIrL8C8MIF9rSPRZVPSLvK97OELA6OpPxhx0Gy5zN9e4u7m0H9YV941Y_Iu_oqySGoknwJ07c2oaYh5SwmJmOmhWmvOawR_w/s2543/20200909_144633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRanSnR-WfnAEb3RoYYZ8Jf-JNr5su-CKwDsYWAIW1HYZ9rIrL8C8MIF9rSPRZVPSLvK97OELA6OpPxhx0Gy5zN9e4u7m0H9YV941Y_Iu_oqySGoknwJ07c2oaYh5SwmJmOmhWmvOawR_w/w640-h312/20200909_144633.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the Seals @ Portuarik </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/AVvXsEiQpUteS2l2E-_ptk5Y5jVUKlDLWHtTvrDuqcX0S02U5c8kbbf02ccn4ymKdlSt85t-KlXqGvR8d6t_v6HHQXnci08JGuGxhwvDSeXet7U0yxlrgboSKvZbkQcZP7DUdaJcOVcjyZouzOiu/s2704/20200909_150702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="2704" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpUteS2l2E-_ptk5Y5jVUKlDLWHtTvrDuqcX0S02U5c8kbbf02ccn4ymKdlSt85t-KlXqGvR8d6t_v6HHQXnci08JGuGxhwvDSeXet7U0yxlrgboSKvZbkQcZP7DUdaJcOVcjyZouzOiu/w640-h246/20200909_150702.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Portuarik from near the car park<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Around 5.5 miles in about 4.5 hours making it another great day in this fantastic part of the world</p><p><a href="https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTYxMTQwNjU=">MY VIEWRANGER TRACK</a><br /></p><p><br /></p>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-12515592246581472252020-10-04T19:56:00.000+01:002020-10-04T19:56:50.036+01:00The High Carneddau 19 September 2020<p>I thought I'd pay the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carneddau">HIGH CARNEDDAU</a> in Snowdonia another visit as I do like this area and its been around two and a half years since I last did this walk, February 2018 to be precise. <a href="https://aredeyeview.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-high-carneddau-snowdonia-24-2-2018.html">(Click Here) </a>Despite its location to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyffryn_Ogwen">OGWEN VALLEY</a> and all the mountains in the area, it can still be relativley quiet even when other areas are busy and this was definatly the case today, even though all available car park spaces were taken up, I managed to grab one of the last places very near to the start of the walk at the Glan Dena Mountain Hut. The day started off quite overcast with a chill in the air but started to warm up as I made my way up the slopes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_yr_Ole_Wen">PEN Y OLE WEN</a> @ 978 m (3,209 ft) with the sun doing it's best to burn off the cloud that was hanging around the at all levels. Not thick cloud but enough to make it a hazy start that left you wondering wether it would all clear or just be like a stubbourn old fool and stay putt! Following the path that follows the out flow stream of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffynnon_Lloer">FFYNNON LLOER</a>, criss crossing it several times as I made my way up to a short scramble close to Ffynnon Lloer. I did take a couple of five minute rests as it was warming up and also there was a couple of the <a href="https://www.cnp.org.uk/blog/carneddau-ponies-wildlife-warriors-snowdonia-national-park">CARNEDDAU PONIES</a> having a look round this part of the range which is always a good sight. I reached the summit of Pen y Ole Wen to a change in the weather as the wind on the exposed high ground had really picked up and was to become a fixture for the rest of this high level walk. </p><p><a href="https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTYyNjQ3MzE=">MY VIEWRANGER TRACK</a><br /></p><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/AVvXsEiu1RTE-f4jz6rT7x98QGy-FpR-55mgflqRJ7oAavKu-HKqK5usSWKvN5bF2wePLDO9peDE-aGZtx5e5tgZgJOC90SgryRhZa7_etZzKRBnXdTBl_rR-UwAZP-S0bcG6bLsuJGH8qfLVhWx/s4608/DSC01339.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1RTE-f4jz6rT7x98QGy-FpR-55mgflqRJ7oAavKu-HKqK5usSWKvN5bF2wePLDO9peDE-aGZtx5e5tgZgJOC90SgryRhZa7_etZzKRBnXdTBl_rR-UwAZP-S0bcG6bLsuJGH8qfLVhWx/w640-h360/DSC01339.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">View to Llyn Ogwen with Y Garn as the backdrop</span></p></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/AVvXsEgrgky0ZRy4MbA4z8mAPzO0KaDGhTQzGM2B6KS_OTSAQBC_z20aj0E86FEC37vobss3rXhzOgwjHotqU8cZb9OefQ1eDO2IZCOBzEE9_s5KNdtkTW8pIN1jKWDEcSAHxKqdoU5A2unoZePE/s4608/DSC01340.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgky0ZRy4MbA4z8mAPzO0KaDGhTQzGM2B6KS_OTSAQBC_z20aj0E86FEC37vobss3rXhzOgwjHotqU8cZb9OefQ1eDO2IZCOBzEE9_s5KNdtkTW8pIN1jKWDEcSAHxKqdoU5A2unoZePE/w640-h360/DSC01340.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Carneddau Pony</span><br /></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/AVvXsEikmaZfd82qCKEuiS2l1CdTu5HihYAbewbRlKQYP89YAiL8ezd6LnJhXET2Q7dd471i4kPgz0NN94w7H9sCaaFGmw-t5AeoDk60BmVCwF6mfNB8Lu7I3ut-fVfZLgZQnYQGfokdet0t_Ptv/s4608/DSC01342.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmaZfd82qCKEuiS2l1CdTu5HihYAbewbRlKQYP89YAiL8ezd6LnJhXET2Q7dd471i4kPgz0NN94w7H9sCaaFGmw-t5AeoDk60BmVCwF6mfNB8Lu7I3ut-fVfZLgZQnYQGfokdet0t_Ptv/w640-h360/DSC01342.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Carneddau Pony</span><br /></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/AVvXsEhKlJjUwN9fNsq0urPVYek4pNq6ZROxK41UYJZmJSFnPCRXJq6A6KOnZzmuZntWjHooqVmrD_IhpAejqauwWWmCd4wU_7N-V6Cz9S7Ar5zgYWhhDM7BnCLCtxlTC0qW9K7vn2H4y8VhOJ2k/s4608/DSC01346.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlJjUwN9fNsq0urPVYek4pNq6ZROxK41UYJZmJSFnPCRXJq6A6KOnZzmuZntWjHooqVmrD_IhpAejqauwWWmCd4wU_7N-V6Cz9S7Ar5zgYWhhDM7BnCLCtxlTC0qW9K7vn2H4y8VhOJ2k/w640-h360/DSC01346.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue sky above Ffynnon Lloer</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEiJ-F01vh_TBkHBPOvnaexl-R6Ze8SpzInISWf-6f0a559LXxDj5vXzW9Z0-4RxmNMkK1ZThHHT-kop-6EsQ_7x7zKcwkLnm4fF7-o0GOyIgk74L0Li2VR8lPdpVSeqT2pozf6A68U-hQYz/s2543/20200919_101047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-F01vh_TBkHBPOvnaexl-R6Ze8SpzInISWf-6f0a559LXxDj5vXzW9Z0-4RxmNMkK1ZThHHT-kop-6EsQ_7x7zKcwkLnm4fF7-o0GOyIgk74L0Li2VR8lPdpVSeqT2pozf6A68U-hQYz/w312-h640/20200919_101047.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Small bit of scrambling</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgKRzW0tW13wMG2Y50Bh2veiMnM-KVtwLKDeyTQNJM3FNgPlaH2r3hAqNodMwQ9wreC8eCGSjMVlh1Tau52efBpN4SaiQzwGQwwIKE15LuyC-8O11WaAz2KBgSVVntn1XgVU-MeyH7GX7mX/s4608/DSC01353.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRzW0tW13wMG2Y50Bh2veiMnM-KVtwLKDeyTQNJM3FNgPlaH2r3hAqNodMwQ9wreC8eCGSjMVlh1Tau52efBpN4SaiQzwGQwwIKE15LuyC-8O11WaAz2KBgSVVntn1XgVU-MeyH7GX7mX/w640-h360/DSC01353.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Will the cloud clear or stay</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEg66akcxDgUGzU5e4yPbkFP78CHMLKOZGHKZyDsVPi5zZCAdPMiHN0ByKqE4LX20P-QLQIwVIDkP0Ek0O2FxrDO4oPnAyC-sdVUJ_oOu78OgWqWevutmE7S0PgoFclr87GJdGWoCQan2VU_/s2543/20200919_104506.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66akcxDgUGzU5e4yPbkFP78CHMLKOZGHKZyDsVPi5zZCAdPMiHN0ByKqE4LX20P-QLQIwVIDkP0Ek0O2FxrDO4oPnAyC-sdVUJ_oOu78OgWqWevutmE7S0PgoFclr87GJdGWoCQan2VU_/w640-h314/20200919_104506.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Approaching the summit of Pen y Ole Wen</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEh73ly7rjmrrarDpm6g6R2fhWJEVFxqqw-nSjRlJEunkvrPqzCoOJQfS_s3sHZza1W5IyKiEtYXIsQZlLBC4srL_9h6HaUqgjFn6BGYAHBaAHOA57z-GtnoEsbukWzgzgFiClghlIPth6QX/s4608/DSC01354.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73ly7rjmrrarDpm6g6R2fhWJEVFxqqw-nSjRlJEunkvrPqzCoOJQfS_s3sHZza1W5IyKiEtYXIsQZlLBC4srL_9h6HaUqgjFn6BGYAHBaAHOA57z-GtnoEsbukWzgzgFiClghlIPth6QX/w640-h360/DSC01354.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mist rolling in along with the wind<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As it was quite windy on the summit and there's no shelter, I didn't hang around so made my way along the wide ridge towards the next summit of <a href="https://ancientmonuments.uk/128636-carnedd-fach-cairn-llandygai#.X3d5TO3TUdU">CARNEDD FACH,</a> @ 959m (3146 ft), which is a Bronze Age Burial Cairn and where I had chance to get out of the wind for a bit, sheltering behind the large cairn, before heading up to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnedd_Dafydd">CARNEDD DAFYDD</a> @ 1,044 m (3,425 ft) and taking in the views that kept on coming and going in the strong wind that kept on teasing me with the idea of a good cloud inversion that never materialized, unfortunately. One minute blue sky with the cloud rolling off the high ground, the next minute the mist rolled in on the wind. All good fun that added to the atmosphere of this high ridge walk.</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/AVvXsEgEkpMkTcXHpKf4y9vvhahyF4KrGH7ubxdI9HDwQifyt7bCBMWO6Za3matzLU3F7tFsykxEULCdvL4gTOu6HrLOETZxzQQB8OL-647Wk5-lwlSPA6GvC2NuJj4ZTv6voRo-S0c8Ugg_D1zB/s4608/DSC01356.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkpMkTcXHpKf4y9vvhahyF4KrGH7ubxdI9HDwQifyt7bCBMWO6Za3matzLU3F7tFsykxEULCdvL4gTOu6HrLOETZxzQQB8OL-647Wk5-lwlSPA6GvC2NuJj4ZTv6voRo-S0c8Ugg_D1zB/w640-h360/DSC01356.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misty view down to Ffynnon Lloer</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/AVvXsEjskGfNkrzVRvveNkAWWwsOm2vv8VybxBqiWFDKkCyqTIBTr0rnWY7fHnsE3jmxIVAPqUziYTCVvZSyfg7FTAHz-PW4lnGdwNG5VkEYatFaMxqypI69jAIRi1XISCwpQBbgAuW5F-2QFov9/s4608/DSC01359.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskGfNkrzVRvveNkAWWwsOm2vv8VybxBqiWFDKkCyqTIBTr0rnWY7fHnsE3jmxIVAPqUziYTCVvZSyfg7FTAHz-PW4lnGdwNG5VkEYatFaMxqypI69jAIRi1XISCwpQBbgAuW5F-2QFov9/w640-h360/DSC01359.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnedd Fach Summit Burial Cairn<br /></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/AVvXsEhjQEID7GiB_scbkGuoafqvotwBoUFOXKBeul6ROC_HQIhmjGE15ed4DGmgmEu1lOYp9GiLrbfEdpyB3Ct25iM5Ycbwtas3RMqMKZ3vM7mBT_d2HX_GJ-odCMWUO1mKdMuXoNwyAkNYUtU_/s4608/DSC01362.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQEID7GiB_scbkGuoafqvotwBoUFOXKBeul6ROC_HQIhmjGE15ed4DGmgmEu1lOYp9GiLrbfEdpyB3Ct25iM5Ycbwtas3RMqMKZ3vM7mBT_d2HX_GJ-odCMWUO1mKdMuXoNwyAkNYUtU_/w640-h360/DSC01362.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue sky over Carnedd Dafydd<br /></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/AVvXsEhrKSrYkkGPpgr-QMeRGm9CQlfenC9HGDrA-GO_fQfG2bOFvy1Uk0ncZJ3Y10ay9Dcx4BIN_Ok0-LLNF3YGLXlLOb3jLWmZBgEWZ-noWyziuz0TbScMU6DUGU-mSOysr-PIieHpPAogYgxG/s4608/DSC01364.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKSrYkkGPpgr-QMeRGm9CQlfenC9HGDrA-GO_fQfG2bOFvy1Uk0ncZJ3Y10ay9Dcx4BIN_Ok0-LLNF3YGLXlLOb3jLWmZBgEWZ-noWyziuz0TbScMU6DUGU-mSOysr-PIieHpPAogYgxG/w640-h360/DSC01364.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouds rolling in<br /></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/AVvXsEhZHj8G6z3dtMiy3__EMTxwVzvOTmV2jJiYOlhwa9xSxC0U1HE5X9fp2pnPLvccEZg9NpuEe1GP6z0uqzIbbCfI9dIpCXTN1PSpYETBAUJbVn2iZ-lWXG9j5qMuGLZVFshI3jq5YuC11XFL/s4608/DSC01365.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHj8G6z3dtMiy3__EMTxwVzvOTmV2jJiYOlhwa9xSxC0U1HE5X9fp2pnPLvccEZg9NpuEe1GP6z0uqzIbbCfI9dIpCXTN1PSpYETBAUJbVn2iZ-lWXG9j5qMuGLZVFshI3jq5YuC11XFL/w640-h360/DSC01365.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part inversion rolling in <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Leaving Carnedd Dafydd proved to be quite entertaining in more ways than one as the wind really whipped up heading along the ridgeline of Cefn Ysgolion Duon (The Black Ladders) which is a popular climbing area for the more serious climbers out there. Clouds falling off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yr_Elen">YR ELEN</a> @962 m (3,156 ft) & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnedd_Llewelyn">CARNEDD LLEWELYN</a> @ 1,064 m (3,491 ft), was a great sight that the photo's don't capture. The blue sky being replaced by the misty hazy low cloud being blown in on the wind. Oh yes, that wind! Bwlch Cyfryw-Drum was where the wind really picked up to a speed that nearly sent you flying. I had to get down on my knees a couple of times while some gusts were just a bit strong on the more exposed part of the ridge before you get on the approach to the scree of Carnedd Llewelyn where I eventually found shelter behind the wall that runs up to the summit. The summit was also the place where I encountered the most other walkers in one place of the day, around a dozen or so, all sheltering from the wind. There was a few taking in this great ridge walk but as it's a good long stretch, I was always on my own or there abouts, and it was good to be out enjoying the solitude of this high ground.<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/AVvXsEgdXzybKsihYjsBLbl_yUGPIXTHpg7InqMqt-Rx-_n-fAPTt5f9HwQ0wrmQz8w_7sKFevvpxckWxpH8auY8xaWENW3KgFVM_OvEXDqEWZXnNs2Xg0s4RJ3t5KgoIV7GE-lJ_He-JMByJmmK/s4608/DSC01368.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXzybKsihYjsBLbl_yUGPIXTHpg7InqMqt-Rx-_n-fAPTt5f9HwQ0wrmQz8w_7sKFevvpxckWxpH8auY8xaWENW3KgFVM_OvEXDqEWZXnNs2Xg0s4RJ3t5KgoIV7GE-lJ_He-JMByJmmK/w640-h360/DSC01368.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouds rolling off the high tops and disappearing <br /></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/AVvXsEivXyfKmPFZ7UyJGYuszbDhwK4U4DGW7ZsRC4KCE6_ZyO1s6zU89BQl560crOMoF3TW34ZbBVoKL2h1qCY5dZ5d59zWCewnA-gJo4LBCfWt0SslvEPCkvo_xybCXEi0d0m-SYA1a-kjZhjR/s4608/DSC01370.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXyfKmPFZ7UyJGYuszbDhwK4U4DGW7ZsRC4KCE6_ZyO1s6zU89BQl560crOMoF3TW34ZbBVoKL2h1qCY5dZ5d59zWCewnA-gJo4LBCfWt0SslvEPCkvo_xybCXEi0d0m-SYA1a-kjZhjR/w640-h360/DSC01370.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouds hanging over the Black Ladders<br /></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/AVvXsEg5YGA-opV3NxpdlEanS-pXS0iE-O4ampesfRWgQNFk98x7kne8XaFYD7j8OLvTPgbLAQ1rhnnfVfA45NEVGfSJGqUolM94o3Ci-FhBHTXikfhrh2rg16Ry3SNVkj9yWg9pF_LEFv1faK1p/s4608/DSC01372.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YGA-opV3NxpdlEanS-pXS0iE-O4ampesfRWgQNFk98x7kne8XaFYD7j8OLvTPgbLAQ1rhnnfVfA45NEVGfSJGqUolM94o3Ci-FhBHTXikfhrh2rg16Ry3SNVkj9yWg9pF_LEFv1faK1p/w640-h360/DSC01372.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back and it's all clear<br /></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/AVvXsEinX0T1rrlzzcMEd-nAeVUU16-80Rk6-zfDoYfjisDOI0BjK0LHZXE-0Vs_ritQb5SyVAgdDcLuSVb5yRXOpIaHqNViyce-p-mDMfRNyhshuTtdBYQBGx9hMY0lDUkQCCX5LIsV7cRyzGEl/s4608/DSC01378.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX0T1rrlzzcMEd-nAeVUU16-80Rk6-zfDoYfjisDOI0BjK0LHZXE-0Vs_ritQb5SyVAgdDcLuSVb5yRXOpIaHqNViyce-p-mDMfRNyhshuTtdBYQBGx9hMY0lDUkQCCX5LIsV7cRyzGEl/w640-h360/DSC01378.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All clear in the valley<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEh8o2jRx5Bok_DsfiocGq1ZYSE_6ElBOQmkHJ_gHHn_xE1RnEL8mau7upEMaYKp7kTb7c4QBxBku1LEwuzn8HfjsdkLTssTnPz61sFQT-TGQHdPDxymJzNT3XFmR4DiQI5XucD-g6TNR3R9/s2576/20200919_122111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="2576" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8o2jRx5Bok_DsfiocGq1ZYSE_6ElBOQmkHJ_gHHn_xE1RnEL8mau7upEMaYKp7kTb7c4QBxBku1LEwuzn8HfjsdkLTssTnPz61sFQT-TGQHdPDxymJzNT3XFmR4DiQI5XucD-g6TNR3R9/w640-h242/20200919_122111.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back over the Black Ladders towards Carnedd Dafydd</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgKmph90qKup1f_IB-eXkOBx1HuCpXKPYuQb4RL6xeZ7IhyphenhyphenYAYS4-5JpWVcScQB-He6h78gWkh31WC5EqEp4snh330zl6qV0irjGSo70wb8njgH2_Qp8GmjJ-4F4jqLbUy65od0keovz56J/s4608/DSC01385.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmph90qKup1f_IB-eXkOBx1HuCpXKPYuQb4RL6xeZ7IhyphenhyphenYAYS4-5JpWVcScQB-He6h78gWkh31WC5EqEp4snh330zl6qV0irjGSo70wb8njgH2_Qp8GmjJ-4F4jqLbUy65od0keovz56J/w640-h360/DSC01385.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back along the windy ridge<br /></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/AVvXsEi_IPx3Nms2tQk3dWHTzAs2bNaRHZaH7jT1u9g-OPT3xf63jr4nVS8rx8cUeEczYRfJVspOzrY8tLZUpJnlrCA5VLq2DyxefZRqhNJRLUt_lof1WdO7kY9KT3t3X5w6aVzQtg0aB-8jV1FV/s4608/DSC01388.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IPx3Nms2tQk3dWHTzAs2bNaRHZaH7jT1u9g-OPT3xf63jr4nVS8rx8cUeEczYRfJVspOzrY8tLZUpJnlrCA5VLq2DyxefZRqhNJRLUt_lof1WdO7kY9KT3t3X5w6aVzQtg0aB-8jV1FV/w640-h360/DSC01388.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnedd Llewelyn summit view across to Carnedd Dafydd<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As I left the high ground by way of descending down towards Bwlch Ergl Farchog, the wind and cloud was slowly disappearing and being replaced by blue sky, sun and warmth, a very welcome change. Passing over the rock face of Craig yr Ysfa, another quite popular climbing area in Cwm Egiau, I watched some climbers doing there stuff on the steep crags below and couldn't help wondering if they had been hindered by the wind. Hair raising stuff. Getting to Bwlch Ergl Farchog, I had another rest looking down on<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffynnon_Llugwy"> FFYNNON LLUGWY</a> , before heading up a nice little scramble that takes you onto <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_yr_Helgi_Du">PEN YR HELGI DU</a> @ 833 m (2,733 ft), my final summit of the day and one that has great views, especially on a fine clear day, down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llyn_Eigiau">CWM EGIAU</a> and also over to the big guns of the Ogwen Valley as well as the whole of my high ridge walk of the day. There was also a few more of the Carneddau Ponies enjoying this quiet area as most people made there way off by going down to Ffynnon Llugwy and onto the service road down to the main A5. <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/AVvXsEjqGZYkLwVlguHElEq6WqC5qnmhvmDs06Rck-A-ZXvaoIcT1c59z4Cmm1-PCO_rMFsrKHrskazFjtu_SJT9HY-wxUUd14y1Xiw7hDlskk3f7fKL0nP87WySQsV7Hxnu2ve0UFLRrC33pUnr/s4608/DSC01392.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGZYkLwVlguHElEq6WqC5qnmhvmDs06Rck-A-ZXvaoIcT1c59z4Cmm1-PCO_rMFsrKHrskazFjtu_SJT9HY-wxUUd14y1Xiw7hDlskk3f7fKL0nP87WySQsV7Hxnu2ve0UFLRrC33pUnr/w640-h360/DSC01392.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hazy view down to Ffynnon Llugwy and Pen Yr Helgi Du<br /></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/AVvXsEgrRpV5u6izotjuKWlr5m-tNroSREdyjE0HUiewoaSeiP00Qaw9Kj8keG8S4y_EZr3jkyRPskwghlJiFXxY7pYqwacppWUGK130Rjm26wmVKLbswNxdXGzX3WXYhiW7BiBtfaUCYbHAPKjk/s4608/DSC01397.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRpV5u6izotjuKWlr5m-tNroSREdyjE0HUiewoaSeiP00Qaw9Kj8keG8S4y_EZr3jkyRPskwghlJiFXxY7pYqwacppWUGK130Rjm26wmVKLbswNxdXGzX3WXYhiW7BiBtfaUCYbHAPKjk/w640-h360/DSC01397.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down into Cwm Eigau and the climbers on Craig yr Ysfa</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/AVvXsEgL8HfYdsKP5SrhnXiCUoxlp_FcLxr9b8-Wd1ZJ-d913PuXsb2ZeftSCQteyQwoz9W_KogCg42OImtXtZD9kKDeLMv43pYXsVodHWPWm1aLvAUJl7zYPgVzfboLD8hyphenhyphenIrNbaw5rfxCOjjAf/s4608/DSC01401.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8HfYdsKP5SrhnXiCUoxlp_FcLxr9b8-Wd1ZJ-d913PuXsb2ZeftSCQteyQwoz9W_KogCg42OImtXtZD9kKDeLMv43pYXsVodHWPWm1aLvAUJl7zYPgVzfboLD8hyphenhyphenIrNbaw5rfxCOjjAf/w640-h360/DSC01401.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbers on Craig yr Ysfa</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/AVvXsEh4HFXAfQDtfPl26y8mYCYmN5gMnHsb7tiLua3BfO2YctveW-vfmpkVHjFVVeQun-aGI5ivAPJbb_4dYr0lNRvWr-nWZwuIJYpte-o_7m-TZ6tQTGt_NyCuyxnczXv4iZW0PuVv4YjsgYRu/s4608/DSC01403.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HFXAfQDtfPl26y8mYCYmN5gMnHsb7tiLua3BfO2YctveW-vfmpkVHjFVVeQun-aGI5ivAPJbb_4dYr0lNRvWr-nWZwuIJYpte-o_7m-TZ6tQTGt_NyCuyxnczXv4iZW0PuVv4YjsgYRu/w640-h360/DSC01403.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbers on Craig yr Ysfa</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/AVvXsEgW7LP1S1fhccXRYrSfrr23DCQYv3hbV9CsEoyKyvA7icwDVtrSOGI9xdNW0HRyn0N4GR1d8x8idcFGmrBlpQFiHLP2kIRHH1KaZNaKiPuYxMbJPfeBcHNi3I7ezYeoTqoooOxXAJU1WseP/s4608/DSC01406.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7LP1S1fhccXRYrSfrr23DCQYv3hbV9CsEoyKyvA7icwDVtrSOGI9xdNW0HRyn0N4GR1d8x8idcFGmrBlpQFiHLP2kIRHH1KaZNaKiPuYxMbJPfeBcHNi3I7ezYeoTqoooOxXAJU1WseP/w640-h360/DSC01406.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Cwm Eigiau<br /></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/AVvXsEgTN1tOEClPC0R0oy2Yi5a-8HKabZfhWcrwW6uXWImn8XTS6KOqdQOvWS3Ac72fShFWTnIKPiwWiDiQbi3SBvQLbBqnvmRriPXhEEEr-7vui9VfK78fisdc2_Unb47uFK1gt64W_YSQXR5Z/s4608/DSC01408.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN1tOEClPC0R0oy2Yi5a-8HKabZfhWcrwW6uXWImn8XTS6KOqdQOvWS3Ac72fShFWTnIKPiwWiDiQbi3SBvQLbBqnvmRriPXhEEEr-7vui9VfK78fisdc2_Unb47uFK1gt64W_YSQXR5Z/w640-h360/DSC01408.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Pen Yr Helgi Du & Ffynnon Llugwy </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/AVvXsEgzg4oD2X_DAuszH1aX9q8nPY7SUa3tqDrOztapBE0T-RW96MUqkgirqcLyXkZz4tWgaPNVLfk7pra0bS5NKckzZSraXOIU8AnJTyjAQhFPD8a53BS9PMIBNjiXVivlWKpFqKuOC8HrJok-/s4608/DSC01414.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzg4oD2X_DAuszH1aX9q8nPY7SUa3tqDrOztapBE0T-RW96MUqkgirqcLyXkZz4tWgaPNVLfk7pra0bS5NKckzZSraXOIU8AnJTyjAQhFPD8a53BS9PMIBNjiXVivlWKpFqKuOC8HrJok-/w640-h360/DSC01414.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scramble up to Pen Yr Helgi Du<br /></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/AVvXsEjnCtWRtlhLeEmTVsYH5JYXJGvHlv_1RwQrWGDRtrn-PnrxDtJGNMN4-wO6HyI_DDuLg23RwaQdk3ioKeOAixJy88tbJ1nUF6tedNddaP3MYTGIeqjsQdMgFMiydLofMDwAEmrEOf53iF0Z/s4608/DSC01420.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCtWRtlhLeEmTVsYH5JYXJGvHlv_1RwQrWGDRtrn-PnrxDtJGNMN4-wO6HyI_DDuLg23RwaQdk3ioKeOAixJy88tbJ1nUF6tedNddaP3MYTGIeqjsQdMgFMiydLofMDwAEmrEOf53iF0Z/w640-h360/DSC01420.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hazy summit view over to Tryfan and the Glyderau<br /></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/AVvXsEifp7AucPpc2N9neiHUk9spHxhEUSFxBIG9d5e3jKxjYZpVDW5EuaI4QwkRI9YtKUrwnskMrL5PBoLf4yW0hgbdCdxm_7RHdfvy4oyxV7cI_IWGCTzS8kZtSHzJeYXL02OV5ftdJNB-sc-X/s4608/DSC01423.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp7AucPpc2N9neiHUk9spHxhEUSFxBIG9d5e3jKxjYZpVDW5EuaI4QwkRI9YtKUrwnskMrL5PBoLf4yW0hgbdCdxm_7RHdfvy4oyxV7cI_IWGCTzS8kZtSHzJeYXL02OV5ftdJNB-sc-X/w640-h360/DSC01423.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carneddau Ponies <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I spent about 30 minutes up here just taking in the hazy scenary and the quietness before heading off the summit plateau by way of a fenceline onto the service road. Pen Yr Helgi Du is one of those places that I can just sit and watch the day go by without feeling the need to go anywhere else and everytime I've been up here, I've just done that for at least 30/40 minutes, just chillin and with the weather being a lot more settled than before, it was also a good relaxing walk back down to the car to end another great day around the High Carneddau.</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/AVvXsEgAySqOEotjM0lZHRUK3j5crTYUZcfiI2ZhTtnC6044xt7o2jhrgbhljKjo1UszxzC3X8BEa9aHy-2DY1AFvsasCwaKfvOxDpaSxJ4BHawohPpDqqCA0Dgs7FozsLti18A0CL3HHGtvUOIU/s2543/20200919_143112.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAySqOEotjM0lZHRUK3j5crTYUZcfiI2ZhTtnC6044xt7o2jhrgbhljKjo1UszxzC3X8BEa9aHy-2DY1AFvsasCwaKfvOxDpaSxJ4BHawohPpDqqCA0Dgs7FozsLti18A0CL3HHGtvUOIU/w640-h312/20200919_143112.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit views back to the High Carneddau<br /></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/AVvXsEjqh1r8-4Q0r0wma6lGYl6Of5K_BQ5AoBMes8P9mU4V3zrUI2Ijvb_bvZtnaJ0SdyDkXg9QD3GTSe3O4tB-YnRUQ9Jlfznj_tVvGXncknisYy0pX8u141k1TPE8x66bLL446TRXQCHpJuwv/s2543/20200919_150002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh1r8-4Q0r0wma6lGYl6Of5K_BQ5AoBMes8P9mU4V3zrUI2Ijvb_bvZtnaJ0SdyDkXg9QD3GTSe3O4tB-YnRUQ9Jlfznj_tVvGXncknisYy0pX8u141k1TPE8x66bLL446TRXQCHpJuwv/w640-h312/20200919_150002.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hazy view down the Ogwen Valley<br /></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/AVvXsEj4V9ZvJs3Skn0Ecvezn4FtWBZmLTzKBHiYEPHJp-T6LPpFJwoyVMTkcZ7SSSbuFdTafLyM8RUgFNe0nASTe0JE68Mz0diut6IrSxk-4W9xPBdRt7BidYnf8EFHW2c8TIvxWtE-243c04yw/s4608/DSC01430.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V9ZvJs3Skn0Ecvezn4FtWBZmLTzKBHiYEPHJp-T6LPpFJwoyVMTkcZ7SSSbuFdTafLyM8RUgFNe0nASTe0JE68Mz0diut6IrSxk-4W9xPBdRt7BidYnf8EFHW2c8TIvxWtE-243c04yw/w640-h360/DSC01430.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to Carnedd Llewelyn on the left & Pen y Helgi Du on the right<br /></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/AVvXsEjI3BdMsMOJ_r4gLSm83iZuO4-m9WxcugRn3WeXqim7oRaMG6aKUNJ865QNxxi9enjmqXG3CshzdtaP81ItXAVVjXIdbiwduvu5FVD2UmjhndaGMFCxy57Or9BlPnb1a8qP21sBW9BXamy9/s4608/DSC01434.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3BdMsMOJ_r4gLSm83iZuO4-m9WxcugRn3WeXqim7oRaMG6aKUNJ865QNxxi9enjmqXG3CshzdtaP81ItXAVVjXIdbiwduvu5FVD2UmjhndaGMFCxy57Or9BlPnb1a8qP21sBW9BXamy9/w640-h360/DSC01434.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hazy view of Tryfan on the left, Y Garn centre & Pen Yr Ole Wen on the right<br /></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/AVvXsEgSfFgBZXqeZYumzVnKQFcFjwE3LOAqlMcl4wxusH8mMFilkKdOJFPyqUJFzcJuRf01Fs6GGDJ8lfRIrhqQm3pbb4JCJdbU04mMtjsG_yf2J1SfKfsqzOBCtoewz22D7NgBunuDYqcGx7eZ/s2816/20200919_153517.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2816" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfFgBZXqeZYumzVnKQFcFjwE3LOAqlMcl4wxusH8mMFilkKdOJFPyqUJFzcJuRf01Fs6GGDJ8lfRIrhqQm3pbb4JCJdbU04mMtjsG_yf2J1SfKfsqzOBCtoewz22D7NgBunuDYqcGx7eZ/w640-h232/20200919_153517.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back at a now clear High Carneddau from Pen yr Ole Wen to Carnedd Llewelyn<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A short video of the day</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Giv5LADejM" width="320" youtube-src-id="9Giv5LADejM"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTYyNjQ3MzE=">MY VIEWRANGER TRACK </a><br /></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-27412167201323242542020-09-30T13:56:00.001+01:002020-09-30T13:59:47.459+01:00The Aran Ridge 30-August-2020<p>This was a walk I had looked at doing for a few years but never got round to it until last year when we camped out near to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bala_Lake">LLYN TEGID ( Bala Lake).</a> I was hoping to do it last year but again, things got in the way, then this year, along came Covid so again it was put back. Luckily things changed when we were allowed to travel more freely so a date was set to tackle this there and back ridge walk . Not a ridge that is narrow with steep drops on either side, more of a large area of good ground to walk on, a couple of very mild scrambles that can be missed out, two major summits, a few smaller ones and excellent views all round. I had looked at doing a circular but as this is the first time I have been on the high ground around here and with the weather being another good clear day, I opted for the there and back route, taking my time and enjoying being high up for the day. The walk starts from the small car park just through the small village of Llanuwchllyn at the Southern end of Bala, where the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_gauge_railway" title="Narrow gauge railway">narrow gauge</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bala_Lake_Railway" title="Bala Lake Railway">Bala Lake Railway</a> runs from and next to the Afon Twrch. Across the road and through the gate following the tarmac farm track before turning right at the Aran Ridge Path sign and heading for the first viewpoint on the rocky outcrop of Garth Fach. A good little viewpoint offering a great lookback over Llanuwchllyn, the surrounding countryside & Bala Lake on this fine blue sky morning.</p><p><a href="https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTU5NDgxODI=">MY VIEWRANGER TRACK (click here)</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0PLBHXyAPQd8KmsECSgaqB9bb8KrqTPVbn-yktUy82cgoUF-xroEq1uTuzooQxmo2SxuS78J3Q6cAFSRMAts85VaBbjNSQeF9ok3YEZIebg1oSwfCr0Aostjk6uHOQ7WQLZg-Pqcpbn2/s2543/20200830_083904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="641" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0PLBHXyAPQd8KmsECSgaqB9bb8KrqTPVbn-yktUy82cgoUF-xroEq1uTuzooQxmo2SxuS78J3Q6cAFSRMAts85VaBbjNSQeF9ok3YEZIebg1oSwfCr0Aostjk6uHOQ7WQLZg-Pqcpbn2/w312-h641/20200830_083904.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9cYiDsxKd6uhOC1sEb1C4cGuw3-Fhvv9zMQrsTovOrN1VCOMFhRJuxl0Pv7Q_UaC4eJ7J6_ehx-Ta0XGwS0FgbJg5BdljTxWrgaTVPqv1CIhTgVm3sPuKnzX4VzO36qFYQE9EsBAzaZI/s2543/20200830_173956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></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;"><img alt="Looking back over Llanuwchllyn and Bala Lake" border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwhe3DW_TSbs_VNZaDIS9jGu8dLFsh0Fuy3IlbA6324g-uMFa178Ot93jRRn223OGE4Yj91gkdPIk8d9AMIHPZR4pHCqLy2v4JQew4ZNLUZpz-B-Qzl8-Aio9xxtTrI_jI7dqoET3nmaf/w640-h312/20200830_085659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Looking back over Llanuwchllyn and Bala Lake" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garth Fach view down to Bala Lake<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coming off Garth Fach I headed to the next minor top and viewpoint of Garth Fawr. You can easily miss these tops out if you wish by following the main path that skirts below and round them but I intended to do all the ridge and all the lumps and bumps associated with it to get the most out of the day. Garth Fawr is marked by a small stone built cairn and again offered some great views back over towards Bala Lake and the surrounding countryside.</div><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/AVvXsEjutH3k1qsWXiR3l7937NT2UplgrFL1LxvRyvthXz_cG05OMgwGKZmTVlux-ZoSL5HC3CNZT2pVmbJKRj1_Xgdp22SNtHrhUCJQzEdEhRwKYF-E1nf9MfgstIaDxObO12zbDGpQoiw3ayWE/s2543/20200830_091211.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutH3k1qsWXiR3l7937NT2UplgrFL1LxvRyvthXz_cG05OMgwGKZmTVlux-ZoSL5HC3CNZT2pVmbJKRj1_Xgdp22SNtHrhUCJQzEdEhRwKYF-E1nf9MfgstIaDxObO12zbDGpQoiw3ayWE/w640-h312/20200830_091211.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garth Fawr<br /></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/AVvXsEjvBhpccXg0QaauFT6YaEKYEfy5d2fjgp3GGsb3_aL0SyfcdQC6_jeyJSAM-s0kh9GccqCGzLo094VpdBvj8hzJ9pqjHZNijNk_MS-4cfKW5rZPP62C2QeReiowK9wcApfbwSX6BWXvMg1T/s2543/20200830_092014.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBhpccXg0QaauFT6YaEKYEfy5d2fjgp3GGsb3_aL0SyfcdQC6_jeyJSAM-s0kh9GccqCGzLo094VpdBvj8hzJ9pqjHZNijNk_MS-4cfKW5rZPP62C2QeReiowK9wcApfbwSX6BWXvMg1T/w640-h312/20200830_092014.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Follow that fenceline<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Coming off Gath Fawr I picked up the main path that followed a fenceline that went all the way to the high tops. I did have to cross it once or twice and in places there was some boggy ground and a wooded walkway has been put in place to help get over some bad bits of bog. As it was a good dry day and it has been dry for a few days, it wasn't as boggy as I imagaine it could be, especially after a good downpour. My next objective was the summit of Moel Ddu following the fencline before turning off at a style in the fenceline and heading straight up to the summit cairn. Now this is where I had a mishap and was wondering around for about half an hour after I realised that I had lost my camera!!. It was only when I had reached a rocky outcrop where the path went through it that I had realised my loss so I retraced my steps trying to find the camera but to no avail. It was quite heathery here and quite pathless, apart from the odd sheep track here and there and I could of searched all day and not found it. I also looked again on my return but it just seemed to of disappeared into thin air. Oh well, at least I had my phone to record the day in pictures</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/AVvXsEiaPq48TslJE-_fIadAsLg2teFuF2EVPORjVBE-Lq24oeg7l4t9wYmluwPnsZhCF8dZM0ept2WCEWm9VrGbFMZ6dHrzUuZ6ByilxaHdMzoezSnD0O_kJtIZ5sDPOIfY5kH8BOJpaPIss8DF/s2543/20200830_094628.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPq48TslJE-_fIadAsLg2teFuF2EVPORjVBE-Lq24oeg7l4t9wYmluwPnsZhCF8dZM0ept2WCEWm9VrGbFMZ6dHrzUuZ6ByilxaHdMzoezSnD0O_kJtIZ5sDPOIfY5kH8BOJpaPIss8DF/w640-h312/20200830_094628.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moel Ddu summit view down to Bala Lake<br /></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/AVvXsEgiI4eGACV3HNr9kixy01oobfXp9kgUz7pkaNulJW6XvW070FjsbB80erxoHUQr8CjXR_A20ICt6A7dtdBsxj2EBHhYa8vouQDCKbWBQJhw2oulCiT_8tnPrVFGsUGraollA-XyQaMULPud/s2543/20200830_094640.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiI4eGACV3HNr9kixy01oobfXp9kgUz7pkaNulJW6XvW070FjsbB80erxoHUQr8CjXR_A20ICt6A7dtdBsxj2EBHhYa8vouQDCKbWBQJhw2oulCiT_8tnPrVFGsUGraollA-XyQaMULPud/w640-h312/20200830_094640.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a lost camera in there somewhere!<br /></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/AVvXsEjEJG7nySkbtubGZMWod0xTzzPw3XRT75zzUXc_mDoxpnQSPYctOc9gNl9bvuxlHPEuCQlQ60xRxVLTNu5mG3PGzAEKWy1-3xkwh_kMSgy6VKTgQYMH1ZxfjQNDtmUrX8weuNkRjnmrDttB/s2543/20200830_102627.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJG7nySkbtubGZMWod0xTzzPw3XRT75zzUXc_mDoxpnQSPYctOc9gNl9bvuxlHPEuCQlQ60xRxVLTNu5mG3PGzAEKWy1-3xkwh_kMSgy6VKTgQYMH1ZxfjQNDtmUrX8weuNkRjnmrDttB/w640-h312/20200830_102627.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One lonely tree<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomC-FEzPWt6-48SoJdxxbJ-D1ebZjoXJoqvC7XERimBedoJRk5tGjCmZVJ3D5mcf8dxD8S0oRncHz3GN-sQ0LHJyM0LVCMbzPw_7piOLNPe5n7EAEJSasmv4cqeNBfwFP4OIj-pk9JNaT/s2543/20200830_103205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomC-FEzPWt6-48SoJdxxbJ-D1ebZjoXJoqvC7XERimBedoJRk5tGjCmZVJ3D5mcf8dxD8S0oRncHz3GN-sQ0LHJyM0LVCMbzPw_7piOLNPe5n7EAEJSasmv4cqeNBfwFP4OIj-pk9JNaT/w640-h312/20200830_103205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After failing to find the camera it was on to the next summit, Moel Ffenigl @ 603Mtrs. Again following the fenceline through rocky, soggy ground with the boards to assist you with the fine views opening up the higher you get. With the loss of the camera, all photos are off my phone, hence not many up to now. Although it was a good blue sky day, there wasn't that many people about on the ridge and up to now I had only seen about half a dozen others out enjoying the fine scenary.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0KM74K2pR1IC9nw2k3bAwVQf0QcBlFcxmod4MxhpDHXfww53v-Bq4ldLBK6xed983ti7xfzi74c1GTzPHs9Qhp3flTso7MuP9GIMMkAdGauU8QTL8c04f5i5D8uBKLwCmceWutPP6C_W/s2543/20200830_103603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0KM74K2pR1IC9nw2k3bAwVQf0QcBlFcxmod4MxhpDHXfww53v-Bq4ldLBK6xed983ti7xfzi74c1GTzPHs9Qhp3flTso7MuP9GIMMkAdGauU8QTL8c04f5i5D8uBKLwCmceWutPP6C_W/w640-h312/20200830_103603.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUm2tiWw26emE9CqbX1WHWXGoczsdTksoUryxQ2ostvOtB8VVdSgdBnLYDcdOISfhsDlYBuQkM26HyOxIjUNOGPtysfdM-wPgh43qpo0UBpWYYxAjOMhdqIm4YX8Ma-RYmdPUbTAJnmIp/s2543/20200830_104638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Quite tough going as the way forward was up, up and up, winding through the rocky outcrops but still following the fenceline. It must be a really hard job putting these in, marking out the bounderies while navigating them round all the rock obsticles. Onwards and upwards, passing over the crags of Craig y Llyn as I get up to the summit plateau of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aran_Benllyn">ARAN BENLLYN</a> @ 885Mtrs, the 2nd highest summit on the ridge and of the day.</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/AVvXsEhLExCil7Hau2q-Wh5KIq1wassWzDXiVMRz7PrESpBp5Luhc8QPAXFHnS0bgCnfGXQsrBZjX4jxR41lMubFHtOGsl5wDtR7otQZkCeG7a4sAnd2zCZXSxIJJSQa7MOiAsNRRNi1ZOiWP0ra/s2543/20200830_114620.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLExCil7Hau2q-Wh5KIq1wassWzDXiVMRz7PrESpBp5Luhc8QPAXFHnS0bgCnfGXQsrBZjX4jxR41lMubFHtOGsl5wDtR7otQZkCeG7a4sAnd2zCZXSxIJJSQa7MOiAsNRRNi1ZOiWP0ra/w640-h312/20200830_114620.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Llyn Lliwbran<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPUtALlTEgHghAN2CIzHLlGtpO-0nOM_BI4IIxIV0Olm5gD-Rw0_89TFb5qvN5bs08J_vMr55UyWqSRMDlZc6Q1Ua5jWFUJpm5l_ZGZyaetuZZH1vj-iLPHav3Hi_yUMypdjgnRdrS7Mw/w640-h312/20200830_120620.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit views towards Erw y Ddafad Ddu & Aran Ffawddy </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/AVvXsEjRY6urmHI6tsY7pHV57ChkVp4FwGDmplE9-07vgf4V_5w6XQClqeWpFXjOeY9AxEtZfFFl6uJJmIOppGzzBcKpFe5df_aCQK7Pxttv_aUoi5DAv6B_TN4bg3JhC7GfwQqu8qSjEBkcxlcN/s2543/20200830_120730.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY6urmHI6tsY7pHV57ChkVp4FwGDmplE9-07vgf4V_5w6XQClqeWpFXjOeY9AxEtZfFFl6uJJmIOppGzzBcKpFe5df_aCQK7Pxttv_aUoi5DAv6B_TN4bg3JhC7GfwQqu8qSjEBkcxlcN/w640-h312/20200830_120730.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aran Benllyn Summit<br /></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/AVvXsEjTg5DDaj08zwXp9WoV_3jrzM1Bf63uH4oEWp6JUK_42MUsutWnw8Jc7cnz9QE3R4yirCBPPFqIStz0rXtxYQ8L8WOYsHP1e9CUjxdBhXtjLYTtBmSKPeYILnQU0rhyphenhyphennkcq-GEOM3HxLKDs/s2543/20200830_121837.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTg5DDaj08zwXp9WoV_3jrzM1Bf63uH4oEWp6JUK_42MUsutWnw8Jc7cnz9QE3R4yirCBPPFqIStz0rXtxYQ8L8WOYsHP1e9CUjxdBhXtjLYTtBmSKPeYILnQU0rhyphenhyphennkcq-GEOM3HxLKDs/w640-h312/20200830_121837.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit view towards Cadair Idris & Barmouth <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Getting to the summit of Aran Benllyn you certainly get some fine views of the surrounding mountain area's and down to the coast with Barmouth coming into view. The views over to the rounded hills towards the distant Y Berwyn Nature Reserve reminded me of the rolling hills of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howgill_Fells">HOWGILL FELLS</a> in Cumbria. All looking like a gentle rollercoaster of the same height as they fade into the distance, not quite what I was expecting to see as the more higher and rockier mountains dominate the Northern outline of Snowdonia. I ventured on to the highest point of the day, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aran_Fawddwy">ARAN FAWDDWY</a> @ 905 m (2,969 ft) just failing to reach the magic 3000ft mark by around 30ft. It is the only peak in Wales outside North Snowdonia above 900m, and
higher than anywhere in Great Britain outside Northern Snowdonia, the
Scottish Highlands (and islands) and the Lake District. Still following the fenceline, I passed over another summit, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erw_y_Ddafad-ddu">ERW Y DDAFAD-DDU</a> @ 872 m (2,861 ft), which lies in the col between Aran Benllyn and Fawddwy and is the descent route taken to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foel_Hafod-fynydd">FOEL HAFOD-FYNYDD</a> @ 689 m (2,260 ft) and a circular route back to the car park. Reaching the only trig point of todays walk saw me seeing a few other walkers who had come up from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgwm">GLASGWM</a> (779 m 2,556 ft) as this is another circular route from Cwm Cywarch end of the Arans. I headed to the end of the ridge, the lower South summit of Aran Fawddy for a bite to eat and rest taking in the views towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadair_Idris">CADAIR IDRIS</a> and down to Barmouth where we have spent numerous days camping and having days out in this lovely seaside town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyn3hLNoogZs-KlM0lCVPuE7vI0rATym7HDdKhjkWhTqv5s2lZOj62bvGA8KiVxOSTKw7QGXJZ5wZ7J5yAELWfLfJepQUNt9wq6JfGwF5Lx_ji14aSW6uoZf3FIKKZDHVF-q0SZ7k9t4S/s2543/20200830_122557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyn3hLNoogZs-KlM0lCVPuE7vI0rATym7HDdKhjkWhTqv5s2lZOj62bvGA8KiVxOSTKw7QGXJZ5wZ7J5yAELWfLfJepQUNt9wq6JfGwF5Lx_ji14aSW6uoZf3FIKKZDHVF-q0SZ7k9t4S/w640-h312/20200830_122557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2496" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaWh5d8jL2Dd3UiMS-J-AwMGXVQaOxWVRm07D3-VjOqQY5pk0IhkAyP745SXWzXSNry6XPLGqzqMXtseAGxETxrPOrYm3vf-McurZ2WOlM-leIp8AfOB6TJXEwWoeY927Uuf_AUAhrJx2/w640-h262/20200830_123911.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erw y Ddafad Ddu view towards Northern Snowdonia </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEitgtGKUiNxPBnFpcruOaKa3J66u8ehmXgcGwxWoh48JpJPFn-II06lZsz94VNJa8s4IlsVG3v4u3rXaJzEMpF5FLAyLCmezF3j_m47FhaWiSWqYcEL91pFSgjB5NufAkczJdFL_hHY2Exl/s2800/20200830_124828.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2800" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgtGKUiNxPBnFpcruOaKa3J66u8ehmXgcGwxWoh48JpJPFn-II06lZsz94VNJa8s4IlsVG3v4u3rXaJzEMpF5FLAyLCmezF3j_m47FhaWiSWqYcEL91pFSgjB5NufAkczJdFL_hHY2Exl/w640-h234/20200830_124828.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The descent route off Erw y Ddafad Ddu towards Foel Hafod<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhve9V6UGiXU2uV2_6OZi_-DGSUMDGaxMIqI7W618HKPb5Z5hxAAI5aOiR1vTOGTpfm_FcCNZSeK2Cke8QrlffxJd5wsDqk8vh7iFXA2-2mYFz1QCTsDWM-FCzs9MJbVWjPR_mpj8-9lTFr/w640-h312/20200830_130926.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aran Ffawddy Trig Point<br /></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/AVvXsEhHvUMGH9zDPd2k0iZAwJm7LY7W7Kn8OTb4Qk4rDeOLQm50Z_Jruqed1aM179Pep0QViZus-E06EDMD1BgZIQSUM4l7JkenmAteI6VvSl03CFA08V1xEy9LLKzDN34e0Y1oGfZa-D4k3MGV/s2543/20200830_130953.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvUMGH9zDPd2k0iZAwJm7LY7W7Kn8OTb4Qk4rDeOLQm50Z_Jruqed1aM179Pep0QViZus-E06EDMD1BgZIQSUM4l7JkenmAteI6VvSl03CFA08V1xEy9LLKzDN34e0Y1oGfZa-D4k3MGV/w640-h312/20200830_130953.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Creiglyn Dyfi<br /></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/AVvXsEiNJmNN0oKZvFrayxA0xWM7mtMt1u2NAuIKv2yYL3wQO5YUk5GzxociTErI84iSqkMu3wXpQKTmVxQT_Pe1jEhWSoe1COUuWHUOK66XgVcGX1Lkssy1lWJ4iL7pw5OLxYDEzWW6ZEvtzpaG/s2543/20200830_131346.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJmNN0oKZvFrayxA0xWM7mtMt1u2NAuIKv2yYL3wQO5YUk5GzxociTErI84iSqkMu3wXpQKTmVxQT_Pe1jEhWSoe1COUuWHUOK66XgVcGX1Lkssy1lWJ4iL7pw5OLxYDEzWW6ZEvtzpaG/w640-h312/20200830_131346.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Towards Aran Ffawddy South Top<br /></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/AVvXsEhkAAHUcOz7zbyhScOKHBA3Ac_2hTjlHz146qfg6z0ik1UewkDOq5bS4QJ4npiGuOuSv6JRj5r4v_Ut4hsw7XbyHd2QmrBq1B2tQBObdE4dyAevvLxBu26JZTPbiuPOZlgd5oDasA0KcjnM/s2543/20200830_132138.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAAHUcOz7zbyhScOKHBA3Ac_2hTjlHz146qfg6z0ik1UewkDOq5bS4QJ4npiGuOuSv6JRj5r4v_Ut4hsw7XbyHd2QmrBq1B2tQBObdE4dyAevvLxBu26JZTPbiuPOZlgd5oDasA0KcjnM/w640-h312/20200830_132138.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View back to the main summit from Aran Ffawddy South top <br /></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/AVvXsEipRygaOEoPREHXcYZxbq0VuEvsOcZ_PhNYVXqXmPW6ClQjnUBI93yJ2XlSPQQRZCvuw0lrVB4Ilg1tdAG9u7myhuxjTQr00vibMhhdDy3Zfz1wpqYwng_JCuuePRknMyaW52Yrmba_Oc9a/s2543/20200830_132152.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRygaOEoPREHXcYZxbq0VuEvsOcZ_PhNYVXqXmPW6ClQjnUBI93yJ2XlSPQQRZCvuw0lrVB4Ilg1tdAG9u7myhuxjTQr00vibMhhdDy3Zfz1wpqYwng_JCuuePRknMyaW52Yrmba_Oc9a/w640-h312/20200830_132152.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rolling hills and valleys<br /></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/AVvXsEj2LT_PTnRn6yvmIF70T6GoQmqkj-xUDnqYNJ5yguh_JyOO99hM_hsCuCHSjESQ4dBtFTB_vZlm6P_sVIx6fokI7DpqbdAxDjE6SDECwV4_kCQnX1_GBiX-catHQ8fc7avhSZJLgd1QEA4a/s2543/20200830_140217.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LT_PTnRn6yvmIF70T6GoQmqkj-xUDnqYNJ5yguh_JyOO99hM_hsCuCHSjESQ4dBtFTB_vZlm6P_sVIx6fokI7DpqbdAxDjE6SDECwV4_kCQnX1_GBiX-catHQ8fc7avhSZJLgd1QEA4a/w640-h312/20200830_140217.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rolling hills and valleys</td></tr></tbody></table>After hanging around the summit for about 45 minutes enjoying the views and fine weather on offer, I made my way back the same way but this time using the main path instead of sticking to the edge clambouring over the rocky outcrops, seeing a different angle on the sceneary. For the first time that I have been up here, it was a great day all round and will certainly be here again and probably use a circular route. The rounded hills and valleys also look appealing and worth a longer look round that I'll have to find time for.<p>A short video from the day <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fpzwl_8RUjg" width="320" youtube-src-id="Fpzwl_8RUjg"></iframe></div><p></p><p><a href="https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTU5NDgxODI=">MY VIEW RANGER TRACK(click here)</a> <br /></p>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdom55.378051 -3.43597327.067817163821154 -38.592223 83.688284836178838 31.720277tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-25934449956026230362020-08-25T17:06:00.003+01:002020-08-25T19:35:34.296+01:00Quarry Bank Mill Circular 15-8-20This is another walk that I have been meaning to do for some time now, although I have done various parts of it over the years on other walks, this is the first time I have done this as a circular. I have visited <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/quarry-bank">QUARRY BANK MILL</a> over the years and seen some changes taken place to both the gardens and the expanding visitor centre and car parks, a sign of how it has attracted a lot of people over the years. For this walk, I started at a small car parking spot near to the Airport Hotel, on the A538 Altrincham to Wilmslow Road. You can of course start and finish at the Quarry Bank Mill car park if so desired. The walk takes you on part of the <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=North+Cheshire+Way">NORTH CHESHIRE WAY</a> and also part of the <a href="https://www.bollinvalley.org.uk/sites-and-trails/bollin-valley-way.aspx">BOLLIN VALLEY WAY</a>, a short road walk as well as a couple of fields that may have cattle, sheep or horses in. You also follow the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Bollin">RIVER BOLLIN</a> for the first part of the walk to Quarry Bank Mill.<br />
Setting off from the small car park along the NCW, you follow the River Bollin as it snakes it's way through a small wooded area that is below the Airport Runway, (where there is a path that takes you to a good viewing area alongside the runway), before you get to a field where there is usually a small herd of <a href="https://www.thecattlesite.com/breeds/beef/61/english-longhorn/">LONG HORNED CATTLE</a>. This is fenced off so you walk around the perimetre, which can be very muddy after any rainfall. Through the next bit of woods that brings you to the bottom of a few steps that take you high above the river.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Path through the woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of the first lot of steps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up we go</td></tr>
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There are quite a few steps that you have to go up and then back down on the otherside where the Giants Castle Bridge is, in fact, all the way to Quarry Bank Mill there is over 300 that you have to go up and down as you follow the river through the woods. It's a really interesting walk that takes in another couple of bridges, Oxbow Bridge and Kingfisher Bridge before you get to the Mill. There is also a wild honey bees nest that I have know about for many years and it was very busy in the warmth of todays walk. Although I didn't see any this time, there are quite a few fish in this part of the River Bollin and along with the ducks and all the birds, it really is a little oasis for wildlife.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the top path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giants Castle Bridge at the bottom of the steps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giants Castle Bridge from the River Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giants Castle Bridge from the otherside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Honey Bees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few more steps to go up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a few more to come down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oxbow Bridge</td></tr>
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Crossing the Oxbow Bridge I turned right and followed the path next to the river although you could turn left and miss this bit out but the paths do come together. There has been a bit of work on this path over the years to make it a bit more user friendly as it's close to the Mill gardens. It just adds another ten minutes on to the walk and there are a few bench seats and area's of the bank where families have a pic nic on good warm days like today was. This path also takes you to the next bridge, Kingfisher Bridge, where again, they have made the sandy area next to the river a bit more user friendly with stone steps going down to the small beach area.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">User friendly path and bench seat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">User fiendly path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kingfisher Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The River Bollin on the beach area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kingfisher Bridge from the river</td></tr>
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From here it was straight up more steps and path through the woods where there are a number of paths and bridges that all lead to the Bollin, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norcliffe_Chapel">NORCLIFFE CHAPEL</a> and into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styal">STYAL</a> and the QBM car park area. As you walk on the manmade path, the ravine on the left hand side has an old Folly Bridge, another bridge (Chapel Bridge) and the Centenary Bridge, all connected by the various paths in this wooded area. I headed past the Norcliffe Chapel, Styal Cross and the visitor centre and down to the Mill. I walked to the pond where the Wier is before heading back for a rest on the large grassy area for a bite to eat and a pitstop.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quarry Bank Mill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to the Mill from the Wier</td></tr>
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I followed the cobbled path away from the Mill beside the gardens that take you up above the river on your right as you go past Bank House Farm, that's getting a bit of a renovation, before getting to the Main A538 road that you have to cross near to the Honey Bee Pub/Restraunt and down Morley Green Road before getting on the Bollin Valley Way<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On to the Bollin Valley Way</td></tr>
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Passing another farm, old Cottages and through fields I came off the BVW before you pass through a gate that takes you to the Airport Tunnel, instead heading up through another field that leads to a lane before getting on the North Cheshire Way that takes you next the the Airport Runway. This is another great palce for watching the planes coming and going but with this Cronavirus still hanging around, it was very quiet again with only a couple of planes landing and taking off where as this time of year should see planes every few minutes or so. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the old farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the derelict cottages</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the River Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up the steps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving the BVW as I go straight on here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across more fields</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straight on up the lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the style</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The North Cheshire Way along the airport runway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The North Cheshire Way along the airport runway</td></tr>
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Although this was the NCW, it is also part the the Runway Two Trail which is another circular walk around the airport and fields. I followed the NCW path down to the Tunnel but didn't go through it this time, instead heading up the NCW to the right that brings you out near the Runway Fire Station and following the path round and eventually bring me out near the Airpotr Tunnel on the main A538 and back to the starting point of the days walk.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the River Bollin on the NCW</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Runway Tunnel with the River Bollin going through it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up the emergency road</td></tr>
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Another geat circular walk that was around 7 miles and took around 4 hours on a good clear warm day. A really great area for linear or circular walks that you can make up with various lengths and timings. Lots to see and explore in the woods, by the river, wildlife ponds, the Airport and Quarry Bank Mill and also very quiet. It was busy at Quarry Bank and there were a lot of cars parked at the begining of the walk but quite a few were there just for the airplane viewing. Most of the walk is quiet even though it was a good warm August Saturday.<br />
Cheers :-) <br />
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<a href="https://aredeyeview.blogspot.com/2019/10/bollin-valley-around-manchester-airport.html">BOLLIN VALLEY & AIRPORT CIRCULAR WALK (click here)</a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-45032803977902601152020-08-19T20:52:00.000+01:002020-08-20T20:03:54.298+01:00The Bollin Valley Way Part Two 8th August 2020Well here we are again on the Bollin Valley Way, this time starting from close to Hale Golf Course where I finished the first part last week. Just like last week the weather played ball, nice and warm but this time without any rain although it was quite humid but good clear dry walking conditions. To get to the start of the walk meant getting a bus into Altrincham where I hoped to get another to take me near to where I needed to be but that bus pulled out of the station as my first bus was pulling in!! Oh well, the walk would do me good to get my legs warmed up for todays 10 mile, although with the added 3 mile to get there and another couple at the end of the day, meant around a good 15 mles for the day. This part of the BVW only takes you along the River for a short time as it passes through the <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunham-massey">DUNHAM MASSEY ESTATE</a> before you leave it altogether. You do get to walk along part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Ship_Canal">MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL</a> at the end of the walk which the River Bollin goes into further down stream.<br />
I made my way to the bridge that goes over the Bollin near to the golf club and made my way up through a small wood coming out in a farmers field that looked great with the blue sky above golden crops, a great summer scene to start the day. Through the fields and out onto Castle Mill Lane, a couple of miles or so from where I was last week passing the Castle Mill Trig Point. I followed the busy road towards Coppice Farm where I then headed into more fields towards Ryecroft Farm before heading in to the Dunham Massey Estate by crossing the busy A56 which is the main Manchester to Chester route. Just before you get to the A56, there is is an early medieval <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_castle" title="Motte-and-bailey">MOTTE-and-BAILEY</a> by the name of <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1014377">WATCH HILL CASTLE</a>, that I never knew about, even though I grow up and went to school in the area. It's thought to be the most important archaeological site in the borough of Trafford, which can't be a bad thing, just a pity not many folk know about it although it is marked on the map. There is a boundary stone in the bottom of the ditch to the west of the motte
bearing the initials S on the west face and C on the east face. This marks the
limit of the estate of Lord Stamford at the time that he gave the farmland and
castle to the Church Commissioners early in this century. With it being such a good piece of history for the borough, I was expecting it to be a bit more preserved than the overgrown lump that it was. Would be nice for people to know more about it but then it may cost a bit to preserve. A nice bit of history anyway :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the farm track or through the field</td></tr>
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Through the woods and past another farm you come to the Motte and Bailey just before you cross the busy A56<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Bollin with Watch Hill Castle up on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boundary Stone and path to Watch Hill Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The overgrown Watch Hill Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The overgrown Watch Hill Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the busy A56</td></tr>
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After crossing the A56, it was in to the Dunham Massey Estate and walking next to the river once more. Again, this was a very quiet part of the walk with only a few people out along this stretch, but it did look busy in and around Dunham Park judging by the cars in the car parks and on the lane where the <a href="https://www.swanwithtwonicks.co.uk/history/">SWAN WITH TWO NICKS</a> pub is. Having been in this pub a few times I can recommend it for both drinks and food but it does get busy on nice warm days like today and especially at weekends. I didn't go in today as I had my rest by the river before I passed the pub, planning instead to visit a watering hole a bit later on where I know it won't be as busy. A few cows in the fields but they were more interested in resting in the warmth of the day to be bothered about anybody walking past them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate in to the Dunham Massey Estate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the cows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cows have made their own beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflections on the River Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the River Bollin towards the Swan With Two Nicks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wier on the Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Swan With Two Nicks</td></tr>
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Passing the Swan I turned right on to an old cobbled lane that takes you under the <a href="http://www.bridgewatercanal.co.uk/">BRIDGEWATER CANAL </a>and in to more fields with more cows in. As I have said before, I've walked around this area countless times and never tire of it and just like learning about the old Motte and Bailey (watch hill castle) I learnt something else about the tunnel under the canal that I have never noticed until I read about it in the BVW No.3 leaflet and came as a bit of a suprise. On the left hand side face as you approach, there is a moulded face which is dated 14-4-75 and I have no idea what it's about. At a guess, I think it must be something to do with repairs that have been carried out by builders as there has been on or two over the years, other than that I don't really know but I guess not many people know it's there, I've certainly never seen it before and never read about it in any description so I guess it was from some repair work. Another quirky tale to tell :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the cobbled lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going under the canal. The face is on the lefthand side</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moulded face and date 19-4-75</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing more relaxed cow</td></tr>
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Although I left the River Bollin behind at the bridge crossing just before The Swan, going through these fields took me over the Bollin for the very last time on the walk as I headed towards a favourite summer watering hole, The Vine in Dunham, which I come to quite often when out biking around the lanes, tow paths and bridleway around this area. Its very close to the <a href="https://www.transpenninetrail.org.uk/?doing_wp_cron=1597696145.8597149848937988281250">TRANS PENINNE TRAIL</a>, (<i>a </i><i><i>215 mile </i>trail from coast-to-coast between Southport on the West Coast and Hornsea on the East Coast</i>) and attracts cyclists and walkers looking for a bit of refreshment on their day out and it was certainly welcomed today as it was now very warm in the hazy sunshine. In fact with it being quite clear, I had a good view of the distant <a href="https://www.thebigtower.com/live/WinterHill/Index.htm">WINTER HILL RADIO TRANSMITTER</a> and also the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Moor_Wind_Farm">SCOUT MOOR WIND FARM</a> around 20 odd miles away. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walkers Retreat it is then</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seat with a view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View to the Winter Hill Transmitter above Horwich</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View to Scout Moor Wind Farm above Ramsbottom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the River Bollin for the last time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the River Bollin for the last time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Vine, a welcome rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers :-)</td></tr>
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On leaving The Vine, it was down the quiet Barns Lane for a couple of hundred yards before going through another field that brings you out on the Trans Peninne Trail that I crossed to go through more fields before a bit of road walking. I very nearly missed the turning off Barns Lane as the sign post that I was looking for, has been knocked down. Good job I checked my route as I knew I'd gone a little bit to far and one reason to keep a planned route and know what to look out for :-) One of the fields had quite a lot of Sunflowers in that looked really good and a change from the usual crops I had seen up to now. Along Paddock Lane towards the village of Warburton where I turned off and headed along a path that takes you along side the Manchester Ship Canal heading into Partington. As you head along this path you get a good sight of the <a href="https://www.warburtontollbridge.co.uk/history/">WARBURTON TOLL BRIDGE</a> that goes over the Ship Canal</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearly missed this turning as the post has been knocked down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading towards the TPT</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mouse eye view of the path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunflowers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunflower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching the busy Bent Lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On to Bent Lane Warburton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warburton Parish Church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn off on to the Ship Canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warburton Toll Bridge</td></tr>
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As I said, this last bit was to follow the Ship Canal to Partington and the finish line of the Bollin Valley Way. Another great day in very good walking weather that was also very quiet with not many other people going my way. A few in and around Dunham Park and also on the TPT but apart from that it was very quiet. There was probably more people at the pub, that shows how warm it was :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the Manchester Ship Canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the Manchester Ship Canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of the my Journey</td></tr>
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<a href="https://aredeyeview.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-bollin-valley-way-part-one-1st.html">BOLLIN VALLEY WAY PART ONE</a></div>
Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-47494836847472299222020-08-15T21:53:00.001+01:002020-08-19T20:54:14.620+01:00The Bollin Valley Way Part One 1st August 2020This is a walk that I have been meaning to do for a number of years but never got round to it for one reason or another. I have, of course, been on part of the <a href="https://www.bollinvalley.org.uk/sites-and-trails/bollin-valley-way.aspx">BOLLIN VALLEY WAY</a> around the Hale/Manchester Airport side, hundreds of times as I grew up in the area and still walk round there quite reguarly. It's my favourite low level walking area and never tire of it whatever time of the year and always something see on the nature side of things. Since the world was turned upside down with Covid 19 playing havoc and people only being allowed to travel local for a few months, I started to seriously think about doing this 25 mile walk while the going was good. So the planning started with getting the appropriate OS map <a href="https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/explorer-map-wilmslow-macclesfield-congleton.html">(os268)</a>, sending off for the three leaflets that describe the sections in good detail along with a mapped route. Although the whole route is signed with good signage, it does overlapp with the <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=North+Cheshire+Way">NORTH CHESHIRE WAY</a> long distance path and also quite a few localised public footpaths that can make it a bit confusing and end up going the wrong way if you're not careful. Once you get familiar with the BVW logo and arrow pointing the way, it does make it easier to follow. Having said that, some of the paths that aren't as well used can get a bit overgrown so the signs can get a bit obscured of view so having the map/leaflets at hand is always a good idea. The going is always moderate on this stile free walk, there are quite a few gates to go through though and the paths on the whole are good to walk on and mostly fairly flat as you are following the course of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Bollin">RIVER BOLLIN</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macclesfield">MACCELSFIELD</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partington">PARTING TON</a>. The walk not only follows the river but you do have to cross one or two busy roads, walk through farm fields that have sheep, cattle and horses in them, go through wooded areas and also through the Manchester Airport Runway tunnel and the M56 tunnel. If you like a bit of plane spotting then you'll enjoy the part that brings you to the end of runway one where the planes go right over your head.<br />
So with restrictions being relaxed and people allowed to get outside of there immediate vacinity, I decided that Saturday 1st August would be a good day to do this walk, or at least 2 thirds of it, saving the final 9 miles for the following Saturday, 8th August. It was going to be a long day as I had to get the Metro into Manchester then a train into Maccelsfield and then walk a mile or so to the start of the walk at <a href="https://www.bollinvalley.org.uk/sites-and-trails/macclesfield-riverside-park.aspx">MACCLESFIELD RIVERSIDE PARK.</a> I set off from the Riverside Park at 10.45am on a good day for walking, a bit overcast, a light breeze and warm. The first section is probably one of the flattest as you start on a good maitained path before getting into fields where there was a small herd of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Longhorn">LONG HORNED CATTLE</a> resting, following the River Bollin in to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestbury,_Cheshire">PRESTBURY</a> it was also along this stretch that I saw a pair of Kingfishers flying over the river, a great sight to see as they are very fast and you normally only see a flash of blue as they fly silently by. With the paths being good and flat and plenty of open space, there were quite a few people out making the most of the decent weather, walking dogs and folk getting in some excersice to start the weekend off on a good note.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of the Bollin Valley Way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flat path at the start</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river Bollin at the start of the Bollin Valley Way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Path along the River Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In to the Cattle grazing fields</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long Horned Cattle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very low River Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quite a bit of erosion taking place along the river bank</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Information Board</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw quite a few small fish in here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the approach to Prestbury Village</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In to Prestbury</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prestbury Village</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prestbury Village</td></tr>
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Crossing the road and down past some houses with the river on your left, you pass through more fields, go through gates, through small patches of wooded areas, pass the water treatment works before crossing a narrow wooden bridge that takes you on to the Mottram Hall Estate and along side the golf course. Following the path and leaving the golf course, heading across more fields with sheep and cattle grazing, you have to cross another road, not busy, at Mill Lane Bridge to get on the right hand side of the river.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the slatedbed of the River Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through more farm fields</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the water treatment works</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through more woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading straight across the field to the wooden bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the narrow bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the golf course</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fungi on the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herd of Long Horned Cattle taking it easy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming upto Mill Lane Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mill Lane Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mill Lane Bridge</td></tr>
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Following the path through more sheep fields I headed away from the River Bollin as I headed towards a farm where the path seemed to take me through the front garden although there was a track that would of bought me out at the same place as the official BVW path, although I didn't realise this at the time. Good job the farmers family weren't in the garden enjoying the up to now fine weather :-)</div>
The path eventually leads back down to the river where I found a good spot for a rest and something to eat. As I had left the villages behind, this part of the walk was very quiet and I didn't see any one else untill I left the river again as I came into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmslow">WILMSLOW</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading towards the farm</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over it or round it!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The path through the farmers garden!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back at the BVW path on the left and the track on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the sheep fields</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lazy sheep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading through the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice place for a rest</td></tr>
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After about 20 minutes rest and refuelling, I set off following the river heading to Varden Bridge and Wilmslow Park but by now the weather suddenly turned a bit damp. Not heavy rain but that annoying drizzle that seems to soak evreything before you know it. It was still warm though and luckily the rain had stopped by the time I reached <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carrs_Park">CARRS PARK WILMSLOW</a>. Thankfully, this was the only rain of the day. Along this stretch was more evidence of the erosion to the riverbank by the weather and the rising river levels. Although the river is only small and in a lot of places very shallow, it does suffer from erosion quite a lot as it snakes through lots of fields. Some parts of it do flood quite a lot after heavy rain and I do know that a lot of trees and bushes have been planted in parts to help with this but around this part of the Bollin the banks are practicually the same hieght as the fields which dosent help, especially when farm animals are grazing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate or round it ?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riverbank erosion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading into the flood plains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This area can flood quite easily</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Varden Bridge, a listed building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On through Wilmsolw Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilmslow Park Wier</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing another road to get in to Wilmslow </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming out of Wilmslow Park</td></tr>
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After leaving Wilmslow Park, there is a bit of road walking going through the A34 tunnel, under the Wilmslow Viaduct Arch, past the St Bartholomew's Parish Church, which dates from the 16th Century, past the war memorial gardens and down in to a place called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carrs_Park">THE CARRS</a>. The Carrs was by far the busiest part of the walk as it's a great place for familys to enjoy a kids park, pic-nics on the large areas of green grass by the river, good paths for all to enjoy the river and woodland walks. Oh, and there was an ice ceam man there today so it had to be done :-) You can walk to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarry_Bank_Mill">QUARRY BANK MILL</a> in Style from here as well as shorter walks. I have walked all round Quarry Bank and that part of the Bollin on many occasion over the years through the woodland but todays walk dosen't head that way as I was to head along the river towards Twinnies Bridge about a mile away.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under the main A34 in the rain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilmslow Viaduct</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memorial Gardens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to The Carrs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy face 99 :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The River Bollin through the Carrs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Carrs</td></tr>
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Although Twinnes Bridge car park was quite full and there were quite a lot of people about, my route on the BVW was back to being very quiet again as most people used other paths or were going towards The Carrs. This next part of the BVW was a bit more exciting and also the main part for lots of up and down as it weaved it's way through a lot of woodland with quite a few stairs and also a lot of boardwalking. In a strange sought of way it remained me of some of the walks I have done in Australia through the rainforests along boradwalks, which there are many, mainly to keep you straying along the forest floor protecting all the flora and funa thats out there. Here I thinks its more a case of keeping your feet dry :-) It is also a part where you leave the Bollin behind and go through more fields and woodland, crossing two roads, going though farmland before re joining the Bollin at the tunnel that takes you under Manchester Airport Runway Two and part of the Runway Two Trail, another walk I have done many times in the past.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving the River Bollin behind as I head up into the woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the Boardwalk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the Boardwalk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up the stairs in the woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along more boardwalk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through farmland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through farmland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past some nice cows :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past some houses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Needs a bit of tidying up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate towards the Runway Tunnel</td></tr>
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I was now on very familiar ground as I had another rest for 15 minutes or so. From here, through to the Hale Golf Club was one part that I didn't need to check which path to take, and there are a few as it criss crosses with the Runway Two Trail, The North Cheshire Way and quite a few footpaths around this part of the Bollin. A good place to spot kingfishers here, although I didn't see any more today, it is a good place to see them. The tunnel is also a wildlife corridor and also a place where bats and other flying insects can rest up as there are some roosting boxes along the roof of the tunnel. There are also a few information boards along the way explaining how the building of the runway and tunnel helped maintain lots of ponds and wildflowers to grow in and around the area. If you like planes then this is a great place to hang about watching them take off and sometimes land coming right over your head. Today, because of Covid-19, was very quiet with only a couple landing at the far end of the runway. Going past the Airport, through fields, crossing another quite busy road where the Castle Mill Trig point is, for the trig baggers out there, before heading down another field to join the River Bollin once again at Piggly Stairs Bridge. Castle Mill was known in the 60's as the place to go locally as it used to have an outdoor swimming pool. I remember as a kid going on family days out and then a bit later with my mates as we used to walk through the bollin valley to get to the swimming pool. It was just a big concrete thing filled with water from the Bollin that had no health and safety, unlike today, but it was an extremely popular place for people from all over this area. The fields next to to river were also popular back then as familys came for picnicks and a swim in the river. The river wasn't the cleanest of places but with lots of space and the river being quite shallow it was a big draw especially in the warm summer months. It is now very much cleaner all along it's length and there are quite a few specis of fish in various parts, plus all the water birds that use it, badgers, foxes, mice, stoates etc all use the river. It is once again quite a busy place in the warmer weather as more people are getting out locally while this virus stops people from travelling, which can't be a bad thing<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming out on Castle Mill Lane with the trig point in the field opposite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castle Mill Trig Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming out on to Rossmill Lane and turning left past the renovated farm buildings</td></tr>
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I was now on the last bit of todays walk as this took me down past Rossmill Farm that has now been renovated into private dwellings. Again, when I was a kid growing up in this area, we used to come down to the farm and play in the hay barn and all round this part of the Bollin. Quite a few years ago it was to become a Cattery and a small holding for donkeys, Geese, Hens and Ducks where children used to come and be encouraged to feed the animals. A really good place that unfortuneatly began to fall into disrepair and eventually became private dwellings and very nice they are as well. Going past here then turning left takes me along the Hale Golf Course and eventually the end of this part of the Bollin Valley Way<br />
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Well this is where I say my goodbye's to the Bollin Valley Way for now. I was thinking of carrying on but it would of meant quite a bit of road walking and as I have a few miles to get me into Altrincham for a bus journey home I thought that this would be an appropiate place to start again. This part of the BVW came in at around 14 miles but add to that the walking to the start and these couple of miles or so to Altrincham, it came to around 19 miles walking, so not a bad day. I really enjoyed this and it showed me a big part of the River Bollin that I haven't seen before so that can't be a bad thing. If you like you flat river and woodland walks then this would suit you but it is a linear walk that will need some planning if you are to use public transport to ferry you back to your start point. It is also very well marked and signposted but I do reccomend a map or at least the leaflets that can be obtained from <a href="https://www.bollinvalley.org.uk/sites-and-trails/bollin-valley-way.aspx">HERE</a><br />
See you on part two :-) <br />
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<a href="https://aredeyeview.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-bollin-valley-way-part-2-8th-august.html">BOLLIN VALLEY WAT PART TWO </a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-48225066295738493932020-07-27T20:09:00.000+01:002020-07-27T20:09:48.564+01:00Pen y Castell, Drum, Tal y Fan, Carneddau Circular 21-7-20Well, this is the first proper mountain walk since the strange times of lockdown of 2020. I, like everyone else out there, was looking forward to another exciting year walking the mountains, valleys and highways, ticking off a few more sumitt's while visiting some old favourites and enjoying the great outdoors. Covid-19 had other ideas though and sent the world into lockdown, the which has never been seen before in my lifetime and hopefully won't see again for a very long time.<br />
So, with the UK finally easing down and folk being allowed to travel again, I decided that my first trip in to the high ground would take me to a couple of the outlying summit's of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carneddau">CARNEDDAU</a> in Snowdonia. I have visited this area before, apart fom the summit's of Foel Lwyd & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_y_Fan">TAL y FAN</a>, the last remaining high points of this wild area that I had not visited before. Getting to the small, remote car park at Bwlch y Ddeufaen was an experience in itself, as I negotiated the very narrow lanes while praying no other vehicle would be coming in the opposite direction!! The route I was following meant that I had to back track down the lanes for around 40 minutes before I headed along the path across fields and following walls. It is possible to start the walk from the carpark or just a bit down the lane and head straight up to Tal y Fan and do the walk in reverse but it's more doubling back and its a long walk back up the lane at the end of the walk rather than down the lane at the begining. Photo's are off my phone and camera, but not great as it was very overcast and a bit hazy in place's.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting off from the small car park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back down the narrow lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down the lane and the narrow bridge </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn right up this lane to the end</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the style at the end of the lane with Penygadair straight ahead</td></tr>
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Once over the style, its a case of following the path as it heads towards a wall. It can be quite boggy here but today was ok with no mishaps. The main path eventually swings round to the left and goes under the hill of Penygadair before going under then straight up to Pen Y Castell. I wanted to take in Penygadair as I hadn't visited this before so I followed a path that went up to just below the summit, eventuall following sheep trails and walls. Following walls and fencelines became a feature of this walk, as there are plenty of them with the paths following them. Fairly easy on a good clear day like today but could lead to a wrong turn or two if you don't have a map or gps to follow and it is quite a featureless enviroment round these parts with a lot of grass, heather and boggy places to catch out the unwary.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the grassy path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading up through the wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading towards Penygadair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following another wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards Foel Lwyd & Tal y Fan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Penygadair rocky summit @ 507mts (1663 feet)</td></tr>
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From Penygadair's rocky summit, it's a fairly straight forward path that heads across a grassy plateau, that can be quite boggy after rainfall but was fairly dry today, before dipping down then heading up to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_y_Castell">PEN y CASTELL</a> following a fenceline and wall. Coming off Penygadair's plateau you do have a fence to climb over via a broken stile but nothing to difficult. Once over the wall, there are quite a few rocks that you have to weave through before getting to the rocky summit. This is one place I have been to before, around 10 years ago with a group of other people as we came down from Drum, before heading back up to Foel Fras. That day I recall was very windy and quite cool, not a day for hanging around anywhere for long. Today though was a good near windless day, overcast but warm, tee shirt weather which is always good. The views over to Cwm Eigiau and the surrounding mountains are good and you get a good visual of the route of the day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views down to the Conwy Esturary form Penygadair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across to Cwm Eigiau and surrounding Carneddau Mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way forward to Pen y Castell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the fence with Pen y Castell straight ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to Penygadair from the wall crossing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pen y Castell rock summit @ 623 m (2,044 ft)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pen y Castell summit </td></tr>
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One feature about this area are the <a href="https://www.cnp.org.uk/blog/carneddau-ponies-wildlife-warriors-snowdonia-national-park">CARNEDDAU PONIES</a> that roam free here. They have been a feature of the area, infact all over the Carneddau mountains, for hundred's of years, but especially this side as it is less frequented by people. I came across a couple of mare's with there foals on Pen y Castell, a good sight to see and they are a hardy bunch to survive up here. You can get fairly close to them before they move off but I wouldn't advise trying to touch any or get too close as they are wild and can be very dangerous. As long as you keep a respectable distance they should pose no problem and will be quite relaxed. The way off Pen y Castell is again fairly straight forward as you head off the plateau before following another fenceline that brings up to the summit shelter on Drum. When I got to the summit of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_(Wales)">DRUM</a> there was quite a few roaming around, in fact I saw more ponies than people as I came across 6 others out enjoying the day and all were on Drum at one point or other.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ponies with resting foals on Pen y Castell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ponies and Foals on Pen y Castell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading off Pen y Castell and up to Drum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looing back down to Pen y Castell and Penygadair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the fenceline to Drum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ponies on Drum with Foel Fras as the backdrop</td></tr>
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Once on Drum, I rested for a good 30 minutes taking in the relative solitude just watching the ponies while having a bite to eat. It was, as I said earlier, the place where I saw the only other people, apart from a couple back at the car park, who were making there way in different directions as its a juction of different paths here. A couple who carried on up to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foel-fras">FOEL FRAS</a> a walker and a fell runner who had just come off Foel Fras and a couple of mountain bikers heading down towards Aber Falls so a very quiet day to be had. The wind had picked up slightly here and the edge had gone from the warm temperature so an extra layer went on while I rested. This was the highest point of the day before heading off along a good straight forward path towards the lower summit of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnedd_y_Ddelw">CARNEDD y DDELW</a> with it's large wind shelter<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drum summit wind shelter @771 m (2,530 ft)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit view back down to Pen y Castell & Penygadair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit view over to Tal y Fan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making my way off Drum with Puffin Island on the left & Llandudno on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More ponies with Llwytmor as the backdrop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">@686 m (2,251 ft) Carnedd y Ddelw summit shelter view of Foel Fras & Llwytmor high above Llyn Anafon </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnedd y Ddelw summit shelter view of Tal y Fan </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnedd y Ddelw summit shelter view of my way of Drum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnedd y Ddelw summit view of Tal y Fan and the remote car park</td></tr>
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From here, it was following another fenceline all the way down to the Roman Road and a junction of paths, one of which led back to the car a couple of hundred metres away at Bwlch y Ddeufaen. I may of been tempted to cut it short here if it was wet and windy but alas I carried on following yet another wall as I went back up on to Foel Lwyd.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to Carnedd y Ddelw & Drum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the fenceline down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the wall down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the down and then straight up on to Foel Lywd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gate leading back to the car</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on my route off Drum and up onto Foel Lwyd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cloud covered Drum from Foel Lwyd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foel Lwyd view to a distant Angelsey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foel Lwyd view to Tal y Fan</td></tr>
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From here, again it was just a case of following the wall to Tal y Fan. Just before you start to ascend Tal y Fan, there is a style that takes you over the wall that leads back down to the lane and the car so its a case of doubling back off the summit. Tal y Fan summit is the only one on this walk that has a trig point on it and also some great views over the Conwy coast towards Llandudno, a good view of the whole of the walk and out towards Anglesey. A bit of mist did roll in obscuring the view of Llandudno for a bit but nothing to serious. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tal y fan trig point overlooking Conwy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tal y Fan summit view of the days walking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tal y Fan misty summit view towards Llandudno </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My way off Tal y Fan and back to the lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look back up to Tal y Fan from the descent path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading back to the car park</td></tr>
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Another great day in this very quiet corner of the Carneddau Mountains, Snowdonia, revisiting the summits of Pen y Castell, Drum & Carnedd y Ddelw while ticking off Penygadair, Foel Lwyd and Tal y Fan<br />
Cheers :-)Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-17092206130156723362019-11-28T20:46:00.000+00:002019-11-28T20:46:43.586+00:00Wangarra Lookout, Wilpena Pound, Australia 9th & 10th-November-2019This is a walk we did twice in two days as we didn't have time to get to the highest lookout the first time round. It's around 8 kilometres and took us about 4.5 hours all in We had booked for a three night stay at the <a href="https://www.wilpenapound.com.au/">WILPENA POUND RESORT</a> to celebrate my 60th birthday and as we had a couple of free hours in the afternoon of the 9th, we decided to take the short walk to the Hill's Homestead for a look around. While there we headed up to the first Wangarra lookout before having to get back to base as we were going on a sunset tour that evening. Wilpena Pound is in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikara-Flinders_Ranges_National_Park">IKARA-FLINDERS RANGES NATIONAL PARK</a> in <a href="https://www.australia.com/en-gb/places/south-australia.html">SOUTH AUSTRALIA</a> and is currently in the throws of a four year drought that doesn't look like ending anytime soon. A couple of days earlier, we stayed at another station about half an hour away at <a href="https://www.rawnsleypark.com.au/">RAWNSEY PARK</a>, just outside the National Park, where we did another great walk in hot dusty conditions where They both suffer from the same dry & dusty conditions. <a href="https://aredeyeview.blogspot.com/2019/11/clem-corner-alison-saddle-australia-7.html">CLICK HERE</a><br />
There is a contrasting difference between the two Stations we stayed at, with Rawnsey being set in more of a bush setting with a lot more open space, where as Wilpena is in the the midst of more Gum Trees, rock faces and surrounded on all side by mountain ranges.<br />
This is taken from Wikipedia;<br />
<i>"Although from the outside the Pound appears as a single range of
mountains, it is actually two: one on the western edge, and one on the
eastern, joined by the long Rawnsley's Bluff at the south. A gorge
called Wilpena Gap has been cut in the eastern range, and most of the
inside of the Pound drains into Wilpena Creek which exits through the
Gap. A small part of the high northern slopes of the Pound drains into
Edeowie Creek, which drains in time of flood over steep cliffs and
waterfalls in Edeowie Gorge to the north.
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<i>The highest peak in the Pound, also the highest of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Ranges" title="Flinders Ranges">Flinders Ranges</a>, is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_Peak" title="St Mary Peak">St Mary Peak</a> (1171m),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilpena_Pound#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>
on the north-eastern side. To the south of the Gap on the eastern side,
the highest peak is Point Bonney (1133m). On the north-western side of
the Pound, the highest point is Pompey's Pillar (1165m), and Rawnsley's
Bluff (950m) at the southern end is the other major summit.
The wall of mountains almost completely encircles the gently-sloping
interior of the Pound, with the only breaks being the gorge at Wilpena
Gap and a high saddle in the south-western range over which the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heysen_Trail" title="Heysen Trail">Heysen Trail</a>
passes. This latter saddle is called Bridle Gap, supposedly because
it's the only place other than the gorge where a skilled horseman might
ride into the Pound. The interior of the Pound does not rise to a height
at the northern edge, but instead simply drops off very steeply to the
plain below in a series of steep gullies."
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We set off from our cabin along the well defined track through the Pound Gap, following the very dry Wilpena Creek through tall river red gums and pines. The creek is full of old trees that were brought down by the last fires and storms over four years ago and bears resemblance to what mother nature can throw at you. A lot of the Gum trees still bear the scars of the fires and you certainly get a feel of how scary it must be in times of the fires and storms when looking at all the damage. Fortunately for us, this walk was done in good fine weather with a breeze blowing, keeping the temperature at a respectable level. Following the creek takes you past a water hole that has a natural spring flowing, the only water for miles around and one that attracts a lot of interest from the birds, insects and other animals that frequent the area. There are quite a few information boards around the Pound about the creatures out here and how they are being helped out in the <a href="https://www.naturalresources.sa.gov.au/aridlands/plants-and-animals/native-plants-and-animals/bounceback">BOUNCEBACK PROJECT </a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our base for the duration of our stay at Wilpena</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the dry Wilpena Creek along Pound Gap</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Information board with the creek full of old Gum & Pine Trees behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creek full of fallen trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A burnt out tree still carrying on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the broad Wilpena Gap track along Wilpena Creek</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burnt out Gum Trees</td></tr>
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At the Goann's Guest Book sign, the path splits into two, the high path which we came down and the low path carrying on under Sliding Rock beside the dry creek, before passing over it by means of a boardwalk. Although there are plenty of birds knocking about, it was fairly quiet walking through the trees with only a bit of birdsong. It was the middle of the afternoon and quite warm so they were probably being sensible and keeping out of the heat, saving there energy, not like us crazy brits going out at the warmest time of day :-) We did come across some Kangaroos, Feral Goats, a Goanna and Emus but no Snakes or Echidnas that roam the area, although we did keep a sharp look out for any snakes especially passing the rock formations. Most of the Emus & Goats were at the Hill's Homestead picnic area that we came to after crossing a bridge and climbing some steps. It was hotting up by now as we were out of the breeze and the intake of water was very refreshing. A look round the picnic and toilet area and the stone Adnyamathanha sculpture, where you can read about the original inhabitants of
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steps leading up to Hills Homestead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge over the creek</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the approach to Hills Homestead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emu's Emu's everywhere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Goats with kids</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goanna</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hills Homestead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hills Homestead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adnyamathanha sculpture pointing towards Wangarra Lookout</td></tr>
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From here it's an easy 200 meter climb up to the first lookout that provides some great views across Wilpena Pound to the surrounding ranges. You really get a good feel of the unique place this is and also how harsh it can be in this weather year after year. Green pine trees in amongst all the red surrounding hills. A fascinating scene laid out before us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climb to the lower lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wangarra lower lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Wilpena Pound</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Wilpena Pound</td></tr>
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As I mentioned earlier, we made our way back to basecamp from here as time was short so we didn't make the top lookout on this day but came back the next day to complete it so the next photo's are from the 10th November and it's still a warm and sunny day :-)<br />
The climb up to the top lookout is up through bush, scrub and a more rocky track rather than any large trees and a dusty track. It's another 500metre climb but once at the top you are rewarded with some fine views making the effort very worthwhile.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On to the Higher lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Wangarra higher lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday celebrations on Wangarra lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the inside of Wilpena Pound from the lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the inside of Wilpena Pound from the lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the inside of Wilpena Pound from the lookout</td></tr>
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After staying up here for about forty minutes, admiring the views and having a bite to eat, we made our way back down. This is a linear walk but there is an option to take the higher dirt road which climbs above Sliding Rock. We did this on the 9th so I'll include some photo's from that day. We did manage to see some of the mountain goats that had come down from Mount Ohlssen Bagge to get a cooling drink from the spring fed creek. We also spotted a skink, kookaburra and kangaroos.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skink</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feral mountain goats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feral mountain goats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kookaburra</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking the top track</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the top track</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the top track</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to Mount Ohissen Bagge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joining the main Wilpena Gap track</td></tr>
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Following the creek back to base on the 10th, I had a wander around the rest of the pound looking at the fire damaged trees and also taking in some more of the information boards of the Bounceback Project<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burnt out Gum Tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting back in to Wilpena Pound</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A joey having a refreshing drink :-)</td></tr>
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Another fascinating walk in this remarkable place. Walking around and seeing the destruction of the last big fires and floods is hard to imagine and must be a scary sight for all. A great experience to have a good look round this harsh landscape that is crying out for rain.<br />
Below is the video of our scenic flight over Wilpena Pound.<br />
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There is some information about some of the walking track closures that can be found <a href="https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/know-before-you-go/closures-and-alerts/191029-ikara-flinders-ranges-national-park">HERE</a><br />
CheersAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-68862754451529683462019-11-24T21:56:00.000+00:002019-11-24T21:56:12.070+00:00Clem Corner & Alison Saddle Australia 7-11-2019On a recent visit to Australia, we stayed at the <a href="https://www.rawnsleypark.com.au/">RAWNSLEY PARK STATION</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Ranges">FLINDERS RANGE </a>of <a href="https://www.australiantraveller.com/sa/outback-sa/">OUTBACK SOUTH AUSTRALIA</a> where we went on one of the walks. In fact, it was a few of the short walks that you can put together to make a longer one that lasted for about four hours. It comprised of Clem Corner, Kangaroo Lookout & Alison Saddle. There is another walk joined on that takes you to Pines Cave but we didn't do this part as it was quite hot and it would of taken another 90 minutes or so and in the heat of the day we decided to leave that part out. This part of the outback has been struggling in a drought that has gone on for some years. Talking to a ranger at the park, he told me the last decent rain was about 4 years ago and judging by the dusty conditions you could see this. There was quite literally no sign of any water anywhere. All the creeks were bone dry and the wind was blowing the dust around and in places there was some dust storms going on. We didn't get any major dust storm but you could see it blowing around in the distance and the wind did whip it up in and around the area we were staying in. The ground was bone dry it was hard to see how anything could live out here but manage they did, the birds, kangaroos and any reptiles knocking about.<br />
The walk started from our base as we followed the signs out through the bush camping area and up passed the dam, which was empty of any water but there was a kangaroo
feeding on the last remaining patches of green grass that was hanging on, towards a gully that is a dry creek bed covered in rocks and flanked by old gum trees. We came a cross one or two skeletons of kangaroos that had suffered in the drought but thankfully we didn't see any snakes that frequent this area which is good as some of the deadliest snakes in the world live in these parts!! Plenty of Galah's (pink & grey cockatoos) making their presence heard.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One lonely 'roo enjoying some green grass in what should be the dam. A large bowl like area that holds all the rain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This dam should be full of water but no rain for at least 4 years</td></tr>
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The track was easy to follow as it is signposted and looks well trodden in the dry conditions. The scenery was your typical outback, warm, dry, dusty, and plenty of flies!! Oh the flies, they get everywhere and you can't get rid of them. You can try and ignore them but they don't ignore you, oh no, they treat you as a resting area and hitch a ride everywhere that you go. Harmless enough and you do sort of get used to them after a while but at least they are one thing that dosen't want to kill you :-) We reached the first stop of Clem Corner before we headed up to the cairn on the Ulowdna Range for some great views all round this area including the Elder Range across to the Rawnsley Bluff and the Southern side of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilpena_Pound">WILPENA POUND</a> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up on to the summit of the Ulawdna Range</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up on to the summit of the Ulawdna Range</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ulawdna Range Summit Cairn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ulawdna Summit views across to Wilpena</td></tr>
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We made our way down and around to the Kangaroo Gap Lookout following the track through the pine trees and rocks hoping we didn't stumble across any snakes. I say hoping we didn't, but secretly I was hoping that we did see one, at a distance, just to say that we did see one but alas, they were keeping well out of site and probably in the cool of any shade that we couldn't find. When we did find somewhere to rest, the flies seemed to increase in their numbers making it a short rest and in the increasing heat it made it hard going. Despite the flies and the heat, it was very enjoyable and a great way to see this very parched landscape that is badly in need of water.<br />
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We didn't or couldn't hang around here so off we went towards the dry Kangaroo Creek that we crossed following the trail through more of the native pines. Despite the lack of any water, the trees were looking a bit green, the only colour apart from the red rusty ground and rocks and shows just how resilient they are out here. We got through a couple of bottles of water each and you certainly needed it out here. We were never far from the camping ground, although at times it felt we were on another planet but water and some food is certainly needed so we were well hydrated for the walk. We followed the track to the path junction where we headed upto Alison Saddle overlooking the park Cabins and restaurant. We could of carried on to the Pines Cave and come back along the ridge of the Ulawdna Range but as I said before, it would of meant another 90 minutes and in this heat we decided to head back for a cooling dip in the pool. I did head up to another cairn above the Saddle just for the hell of it though while Jill rested, keeping the flies at bay by wearing her newly bought anti fly head gear, which worked a treat :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through more pines</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Allison Saddle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Allison Saddle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick detour to the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another summit cairn on the Ulawdna Range</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View down onto the cabins and across to Rawnsley Bluff</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit view South towards Hawker</td></tr>
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Down through the cabin area and back along the track to our base where we had a welcome dip in the pool and a nice cool drink to end a great 4 hour walk in this dry, dusty and remarkable place. A place well worth visiting if you're in the this area of Australia :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the cabins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to Allison Saddle and the Ulawdna Range</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to Base</td></tr>
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A fantastic walk in this very dry area. If you ever find yourself here then this is a great walk that can be extended or broken in to smaller walks if needed. There are of course a few longer and tougher walks in the area but just be aware of the weather conditions and have plenty of water, and a fly net :-)<br />
<a href="https://www.rawnsleypark.com.au/experiences/bushwalking-trails/">https://www.rawnsleypark.com.au/experiences/bushwalking-trails/</a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-40362470462699074632019-10-11T17:50:00.001+01:002020-08-25T16:48:19.217+01:00Bollin Valley Around Manchester Airport 14-9-2019This is a local walk that I have done many times over the years having been brought up in the area. As a kid I virtually lived "Down the Bollin" as we called it. This part of the <a href="http://www.bollinvalley.org.uk/homepage.aspx">BOLLIN VALLEY WAY (click here)</a> is a great place to explore the woods, fields and the river at any time of the year. The place was virtually untouched for decades and the only changes were what the seasons would bring through out the year. Over recent years though, the whole place has changed in many ways with the huge expansion of Manchester Airport from it's small beginnings of Ringway. Farms, houses, livelihoods and roads have all disappeared to cope with this ever changing environment as more and more people are on the move. While this has had an impact on the countryside that I grew up in, it is still a great place to have a good walk for a few hours or more and if you're in to plane spotting, it's really ideal, as this particular walk will take you to the ends of both runways where you get the thrill of the planes landing or taking off right over your head. One plane that always gets the attention is the large <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380">Airbus A380 (click here)</a> as it takes most of the runway to get airborne, a great sight. There are various walks along the 25 mile length of the Bollin Valley, that starts in the small hamlet of Forest Chapel on the edge of Macclesfield Forest to the River Mersey near Partington south of Manchester.<br />
This part of the valley walk is on tarmac lanes, gravel paths, rough muddy tracks, through woodland, across farm fields, through gates, along the river, through a tunnel and of course along the perimeter of the Airport. The walk takes you on parts of the <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=North+Cheshire+Way">NORTH CHESHIRE WAY</a> , The Bollin Valley Way and also The Runway 2 Trail.<br />
The start point is at the top of Rossmill Lane in the leafy superb of Hale Barns, where I walked down the newly tarmaced lane to the start of the Rossmill Woodland Walk. This lane for as long as I can remember was always full of pot holes and just an old lane that took you down to the Rossmill farm. There was always space for half a dozen cars to park in a makeshift parking area but this is the first time that I have ever seen it so smooth, all covered in tarmac, the car spaces have also disappeared so it's best to park at the top of the lane. The farm was converted into private dwellings some years ago but I have fond memories of the farm when I was a kid playing about in the old barns :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down Rossmill Lane</td></tr>
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Within a few minutes you will reach a junction of 3 paths going to the right, left or straight on and for todays walk it's straight on past the old oak tree and down to the river. The paths all come out at the same place and there's only a matter of minutes in time difference so any path will do, impossible to get lost here. It's then a straight forward walk following the River Bollin that goes under the M56 Motorway towards the Piggly Stairs footbridge that I crossed. It was here, when we were kids, that we used to play "on the beach" as there was quite a big sandy area. In fact, there is one or two beaches and they were very popular back in the day with whole families taking adventage of the fine weather that past summers used to bring. Nature has took over alot of it today but you still get folk using it and messing about in the river here, especially on hot summery days. Today was a good bright day and the place was deserted with only a couple of dog walkers about. The fields were also used by the farmers for cattle grazing and also hay making. I remember helping out when the hay bales needed collecting. None of that nowadays as it's been left to nature with trees being planted to help with drainage. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straight on past the old oak tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Path along the river bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Path along the river bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tunnel under the M56</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tunnel under the M56</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the old cow fields alongside the river bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through old farm fields</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the Piggly Stairs footbridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Beach from the footbridge</td></tr>
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The path went through a gate and followed the edge of the wood round to another gate and onto another farmers field. Whenever we get any decent snow in winter, this is a good place to have a bit of fun on sledges but that dosen't happen much these days. It seemed to happen every year when we were kids as apposed to every 6 or 7 years now. The path brings you out on to Castle Mill Lane that can get quite busy with cars so a bit of care needed as there's no footpath here. Turning left here, takes you past the Castle Hill Trig Point and straight on to a farm track with a warning sign telling you to smile, as it's a nice day :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate and along the woods edge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sledging field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overgrown path to Castle Mill Lane </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left through the gate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the road for a couple of hundred yards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castle Hill Trig Point with the airport tower in the distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the farm road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Have a nice day :-)</td></tr>
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They sometime have horse events going on on some of the farm fields and today was one of those. It looked like some sort of dressage competition, not that I'm an expert or anything, but there was something going on. Not a massive event but enough for the size of the field. There is also a field where they have some sort a car racing going on, again, no expert and I've only seen it on a couple of occasions but it did look like fun. When not in use for recreational use, there are live stock in the fields, Horses and Cows but I've never had any trouble crossing the fields. Again, a straight forward path leads to a gate at the bottom field where you go over muddy parts and overgrown shrub before coming out at the end of runway one at Manchester Airport, where today, it was being used for the planes landing at the opposite end so not much to see from here today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horse show getting ready</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straight down the two fields</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back at the car race field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the muddy overgrown path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past ponds along the trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overgrown path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of Runway One with a plane coming in to land with the Pennines as a backdrop</td></tr>
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From here it was along a service road, through more gates, past fields of cows, past some houses before joining another path adjacent to runway two. Following this path brings you out at the end of runway two and on this occasion the planes were taking off from here so some time spent watching them go over my head.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the service lane and through the gates</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards the airport</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNW9tQjAgLWo0S547hjFCes_xf2wzW_XeFCf883iOQvDuApojyxFwYyy8hv2j6qBeByaNjbeSuvQoLbcQjKe1FWGWBkSXxLSnZ3HKJyYeNi4RfxB64sHvB9-F4hUrXkSb7bzHFPekkW08/s1600/20190914_131854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNW9tQjAgLWo0S547hjFCes_xf2wzW_XeFCf883iOQvDuApojyxFwYyy8hv2j6qBeByaNjbeSuvQoLbcQjKe1FWGWBkSXxLSnZ3HKJyYeNi4RfxB64sHvB9-F4hUrXkSb7bzHFPekkW08/s640/20190914_131854.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past the locals</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4oAZ2I88pBxfX6keDjGmSH-0DPo5CfSGPL0x1SEghyphenhyphenSE77t41GbfofiUh8n7U4SriSMYOJ3LkBnFcE7U94oQKZysUbIc-O_OxD3Ies10tluGFeosZz1c3M_Yk82msheH89ENc19N7I39/s1600/20190914_132220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4oAZ2I88pBxfX6keDjGmSH-0DPo5CfSGPL0x1SEghyphenhyphenSE77t41GbfofiUh8n7U4SriSMYOJ3LkBnFcE7U94oQKZysUbIc-O_OxD3Ies10tluGFeosZz1c3M_Yk82msheH89ENc19N7I39/s640/20190914_132220.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Onto the path alongside runway two</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg3dP2EVfT8bArRXd3ziduPjOCNejKvLcC0pZqgMwpzXp_Cia2rRVYDKEOpf26plsUkA3b2W2VKiu67S_1wkDWqEHZhdaXuUdLB2zXtJFDQN5CZpLKjGlGnew_09fso2YmFwyczmN6-sZ/s1600/20190914_132326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg3dP2EVfT8bArRXd3ziduPjOCNejKvLcC0pZqgMwpzXp_Cia2rRVYDKEOpf26plsUkA3b2W2VKiu67S_1wkDWqEHZhdaXuUdLB2zXtJFDQN5CZpLKjGlGnew_09fso2YmFwyczmN6-sZ/s640/20190914_132326.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Onto the path alongside runway two</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTTnWMez2wEkl3kd8yHGTI_fLsFbLSUMPdOtdf4MluORduK5MQ4796Two0Wwb6RAH9IMmTul7iDBbkCoQr9QlkQ3bku_nAFlBMS2lF7l7lBHtJpScyZC94eolak00TM-d6nI3JlTAeW06/s1600/20190914_132448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTTnWMez2wEkl3kd8yHGTI_fLsFbLSUMPdOtdf4MluORduK5MQ4796Two0Wwb6RAH9IMmTul7iDBbkCoQr9QlkQ3bku_nAFlBMS2lF7l7lBHtJpScyZC94eolak00TM-d6nI3JlTAeW06/s640/20190914_132448.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Onto the path alongside runway two</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYeKEyx9GLICs2AMrnShyyaDBcRE0bP_oGytn3jcpJZcymc7M2eBKJ1g0pPklKRbd04aNXtt-rhx9NgzbUpasIsnGUMP8LLQq8hAoP1nNSBSPPEpkZzR_EdfyP3PsURiy3FRS8mdUyQ7P/s1600/20190914_132910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYeKEyx9GLICs2AMrnShyyaDBcRE0bP_oGytn3jcpJZcymc7M2eBKJ1g0pPklKRbd04aNXtt-rhx9NgzbUpasIsnGUMP8LLQq8hAoP1nNSBSPPEpkZzR_EdfyP3PsURiy3FRS8mdUyQ7P/s640/20190914_132910.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming to the end of runway two</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZMCUnG1c6GIMyfrFObjRC0Wh45Oic0bKxLTfON9GY1P7tCNTZS2u7XrQiHk8H3y-Yomde4BgLUnKOk05RazuJsHPaT1uJEeupnD1DVwogYdTPbD8UkTXclgXuciXBF-BPKVilOw1r48-/s1600/20190914_132932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZMCUnG1c6GIMyfrFObjRC0Wh45Oic0bKxLTfON9GY1P7tCNTZS2u7XrQiHk8H3y-Yomde4BgLUnKOk05RazuJsHPaT1uJEeupnD1DVwogYdTPbD8UkTXclgXuciXBF-BPKVilOw1r48-/s640/20190914_132932.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the planes</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxc-HBrNjagSwTK3dk0EQsFkd9GZ6ZDeTzUPTGP__H4jocDGXUBSzzVi-n7dS28liQJQSpMzNUHbxn9C5OhqwnyLEQzmFZWwmKk7TTPqUuFatVM1l9L1gSZ2RlyN8CjlZvKHeOv8XJsyWS/s1600/20190914_133141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxc-HBrNjagSwTK3dk0EQsFkd9GZ6ZDeTzUPTGP__H4jocDGXUBSzzVi-n7dS28liQJQSpMzNUHbxn9C5OhqwnyLEQzmFZWwmKk7TTPqUuFatVM1l9L1gSZ2RlyN8CjlZvKHeOv8XJsyWS/s640/20190914_133141.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the panes</td></tr>
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This is a good place to watch the planes take off and its also where various paths come together from different directions. There's nearly always a few people coming and going in different directions and today was no different. Also one or two plane spotters and photographers trying to get that elusive photo. I carried on, following the path past another pond, houses and through gates and fields before I was walking alongside the runway watching more planes taking folk to some distant places. It was quite warm now with little wind so a good place to sit and watch for 40 minutes or so while having a bite to eat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the path passed the pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_cwK0DuyQmULh2YyyDtQmVquJcBsJ9L1oUbrFZdSQL754wLHoXh4UNihT5VmjxEPvF_2dqr4ZRJbCbPiZzohBEvMxSW7Dh0lamO6pJvbtnHaD6MK7eOP5HdZOWCWtT2xcSdqeb3Rs5zX/s1600/20190914_133805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_cwK0DuyQmULh2YyyDtQmVquJcBsJ9L1oUbrFZdSQL754wLHoXh4UNihT5VmjxEPvF_2dqr4ZRJbCbPiZzohBEvMxSW7Dh0lamO6pJvbtnHaD6MK7eOP5HdZOWCWtT2xcSdqeb3Rs5zX/s640/20190914_133805.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-3aN9uNuub6QAE7mJz1-QsXprQp4D04iM2boJxcQzCaisyV7E6WJCG-3T-kSQnDA4pb1NVVYLmsqXFmvax8nMiZCmYMRzOF5JNr5LO7EDweLML58eqB7V5Ym6HLijqZEHpLvJkpDaxTB/s1600/20190914_133816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-3aN9uNuub6QAE7mJz1-QsXprQp4D04iM2boJxcQzCaisyV7E6WJCG-3T-kSQnDA4pb1NVVYLmsqXFmvax8nMiZCmYMRzOF5JNr5LO7EDweLML58eqB7V5Ym6HLijqZEHpLvJkpDaxTB/s640/20190914_133816.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3teHdkW-aIW_Nv46HQ0nGFF8PV11n0klbGjzBNUX6SBbNcjtu85rWKgb768yTjbbgqmbaA8xBF02Qz2W_85Tc6BPQadV4hxUCVVZ05_6ZN4_9vz1ra8wGohLuCi243OGkS59qA6hFRHZf/s1600/20190914_134120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3teHdkW-aIW_Nv46HQ0nGFF8PV11n0klbGjzBNUX6SBbNcjtu85rWKgb768yTjbbgqmbaA8xBF02Qz2W_85Tc6BPQadV4hxUCVVZ05_6ZN4_9vz1ra8wGohLuCi243OGkS59qA6hFRHZf/s640/20190914_134120.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the path</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Dh7DBz2WlyZVXDJCsaQe1pW20crD4QXcjeJGxRjLTIDxlQaQRl8I-kkhfyFKyZO8GFJ3eIteWY1XekmHNeSUnOVlMKojhoa-1QKtAdhQzgMj4krM-3Zjg29wH1qPlELHIrBGVmsyEuV8/s1600/20190914_134450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Dh7DBz2WlyZVXDJCsaQe1pW20crD4QXcjeJGxRjLTIDxlQaQRl8I-kkhfyFKyZO8GFJ3eIteWY1XekmHNeSUnOVlMKojhoa-1QKtAdhQzgMj4krM-3Zjg29wH1qPlELHIrBGVmsyEuV8/s640/20190914_134450.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through another gate</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPu1N9LAiGE4JSFSNTKNgKWlMfcIE2hivgALgDvzJk9zsEpMMAwqvp7AzOQZ3ed3B3Vu-WOi92WWACGqcPjkwuwJn1x2xJMlXoEjg1cVpg19kESu14c-QTo6gAy14nI2sM6sPByqWNqR4/s1600/20190914_134650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPu1N9LAiGE4JSFSNTKNgKWlMfcIE2hivgALgDvzJk9zsEpMMAwqvp7AzOQZ3ed3B3Vu-WOi92WWACGqcPjkwuwJn1x2xJMlXoEjg1cVpg19kESu14c-QTo6gAy14nI2sM6sPByqWNqR4/s640/20190914_134650.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through another gate into a field</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEtY_TnCQcyDC3vSqX7MgaSCQUt9pMaifGtIsu05KedNlMn8heoLEFgJ9lkQgVis4Ud-k4ZDqD-AgTEnry4ZNJ478f1BfHeAaDK7cf9W5XtmyQ_A006lEObpoyA9MTWDJIgHG7qBtHO26/s1600/20190914_134800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEtY_TnCQcyDC3vSqX7MgaSCQUt9pMaifGtIsu05KedNlMn8heoLEFgJ9lkQgVis4Ud-k4ZDqD-AgTEnry4ZNJ478f1BfHeAaDK7cf9W5XtmyQ_A006lEObpoyA9MTWDJIgHG7qBtHO26/s640/20190914_134800.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the path</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcxsUNzHGdkzGPLOFnEo66goq_kzwQTYtyTa6fVc1wjBbCjqD7fciqpUkQW9a03g1bKR25r87uOIQ17k27kLFbfYFYn4M-aw9xWDN_y8GYNp6Bs9dWJsSp6NjwlDMeCKOx6i-ZbA5-R5A/s1600/20190914_134933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcxsUNzHGdkzGPLOFnEo66goq_kzwQTYtyTa6fVc1wjBbCjqD7fciqpUkQW9a03g1bKR25r87uOIQ17k27kLFbfYFYn4M-aw9xWDN_y8GYNp6Bs9dWJsSp6NjwlDMeCKOx6i-ZbA5-R5A/s640/20190914_134933.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through another gate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adjacent to runway two</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past another pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the planes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Might never see one of these again, Thomas Cook</td></tr>
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One thing that was going on, just after I had set off again, was a plane coming in to lane that somehow didn't seem right. One thing we don't want to see is any plane in trouble but this one was coming to land that seemed to have cause for concern as the emergency services where on the runway. As it happened, the plane landed safely and all was well with no disasters. It was an old RAF war plane that should of been at an airshow somewhere but had to land as one of it's engines had failed. I saw it land safely but it did have a knock on effect as all planes that were taking off had to do so from runway one, where the arriving planes were landing so there were one or two late departures from then onwards. Better late then never though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RAF plane landing safely</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emergency services following the RAF plane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No disaster, all is well</td></tr>
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I made my way down and under the Runway Two tunnel and along the River Bollin. A great bit of engineering and also a home to nature. There are some bat roosts, small mammal & bird resting/nesting areas, fish runs and other creature comforts. I was fortunate to see a kingfisher flying through the tunnel above the river and quite a lot of dragon flies knocking about. In fact all day I saw lots of butterflies, dragonflies, two woodpeckers, kingfisher, buzzards, kestrels and lots of songbirds. If nature is you thing, its a good walk to spot the comings and goings of creatures at anytime of the year. So through the tunnel and back onto the service lane that takes you back to the end of runway one where another great sighting of the Airbus A380 taking off after being diverted from runway two.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Information about the bats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back on the service lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Runway two tunnel with Bat Roosts on the ceiling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back through the tunnel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tunnel information</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back on the service lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the river bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the A380</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the A380</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the A380</td></tr>
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I made my way back the same way as I came through the fields passing the horse show. I turned off here, going over a hidden stile that takes you through another field to another hidden stile. This goes past some houses and eventually brings you out on the lane over the River Bollin before heading back into the fields. When I was a kid, there was an outdoor swimming baths here, Castle Mill Swimming Baths, and people from all over the area used to go there. We are talking 1960's into the early 70's when it was finally pulled down and today a grand house is built on it. I don't know the history behind it and seaching the net is quite fruitless apart from peoples memories but health and safety would of had a field day in today's world. Great memories though :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back through the car track field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing the horse trails field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hidden Stile No. 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hidden Stile No.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overgrown footpath</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castle Hill Lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The site of the old outdoor swimming baths</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The site of the old outdoor swimming baths</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back along the field</td></tr>
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From here, I went up the steps that take you into Sunbank Woods before heading back down near the Iron Bridge. I retraced my steps back to the car at the top of Rossmill Lane<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steps leading to Sunbank woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunbank woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunbank woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunbank woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Bollin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back through the old farm fields</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back through the top woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back through the top woods</td></tr>
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A great walk that I never tire of. Well after fifty years of walking round here it must mean something to me. It has changed a lot over the years with nature taking over many of the swimming places, farms and livestock have gone from many parts and of course the expansion of the Airport. There are plenty of options to make this walk shorter or longer if you wish with various starting points to choose from. You can still have a good few hours without seeing anyone else to relax and blow the cobwebs away and good place to see nature and go plane spotting if you like that sort of thing. If you prefer flatish walks rather that the more challenging mountain walks then this would be ideal. Then again, it's a good walk for anyone that loves to out and about taking in the fresh air<br />
Cheers<br />
<a href="https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTE4OTI5NzI=">MY VIEWRANGER ROUTE (click here)</a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-6685853522483419752019-08-16T21:53:00.004+01:002019-08-16T22:16:12.930+01:00Two Easy Short Walks On the Isle Of Mull May 2019These two short walks take in <a href="https://visitmullandiona.co.uk/listings/knockvologan-beach/">KNOCKVOLOGAN BEACH</a> with some fine views and a linear walk along <a href="http://www.simplymull.co.uk/loch-ba.html">LOCH BA.</a><br />
May 18th saw us visit Knockvologan beach that is reached by turning off the the main road at the Fionnphort Ferry and heading past the car park and eventually a farm and campsite following the road round to another farm where there is space for a few cars. Follow the track past Knockvologan Farm where the path leads through vegetation and shrub before coming to the beaches. The weather today was overcast with a light drizzle in the air so not really good for photo's or hanging about on beaches but hey, we're on holiday so what the hell :-) A good look round the beach but we didn't make it across to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erraid">ERRAID</a> as we weren't sure of the tide times and didn't want to get stuck! We found out that the tide was coming in so a good decision in the end.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing the Farm at the beginning of the walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bench with a view</td></tr>
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We headed back up the beach following the sands that separate Erraid from the mainland and it was quite wet here, once we left a grassybank. A mixture of wet sand and mud and then boggy ground as we made our way back to the car through wet grass<br />
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May 22nd saw us visit Loch Ba, which we visited last year, to see if we could spot any Sea Eagles or the Red Deer, that are meant to be quite a common sight round here due to the presence of the fish farm. Like last year we only saw a few deer high up the mountainsides and only one fleeting glance of an eagle but couldn't tell if it was a Sea or Golden with it being high above the mountains. Despite that, it was still a good few hours walk in the along the shore of Loch Ba in the Benmore Estate. There is a small parking area just off the B8035 at Knock where we then followed the easy to follow path along the shoreline all the way past the fishing bothy, Knockantivore, and the head of the Glen where we rested for a bit hoping for a bit of Eagle and Deer spotting. It was also a good place to get out of the wind that was blowing all round the glen that had a bite to it. Thankfully it was a good clear day with good sunny spells but the wind made it feel quite cool. We made our way back the same way but had to wait a few minutes while the local bull decided to let us pass :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our resting place where we spotted the Red Deer high in the mountain across Loch Ba</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only eagle sighting here was when one came over the far ridge before heading back out of sight</td></tr>
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So two good walks on this great little Isle that offer different surroundings but both with a wild feel to them. If you ever visit the Isle of Mull, its worth checking them out.</div>
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Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-62405377317876713612019-06-15T15:51:00.000+01:002019-06-16T20:20:47.664+01:00Carsaig to Lochbuie (well nearly) Isle Of Mull 20-5-2019This was a superb there and back shore walk on varied terrain with fantastic views of the cliffs,
basalt formations, a sea stack, native woodlands and several
waterfalls. As with the coastal walk we did yesterday, <a href="https://aredeyeview.blogspot.com/2019/06/abandoned-village-of-shiaba-and-coastal.html">SHIABA & COASTAL WALK</a>, the weather was quite good to us, with no rain, a gentle breeze, a bit warmer but overcast. It did brighten up during the day and we did have another surprise as we made our way along the rocky coastline. After the adventurous drive down the single track lane, the walk starts at the small car park just above <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsaig_Bay">CARSAIG BAY & PIER</a>, where there is room for about half a dozen cars. There are also a few cottages for rent here and if you really want to be away from it all then this is as good a place as any. I thought we were out of the way at our base but this is off the grid but with superb views across the bay towards the great cliffs of Malcolm's Point and the distant isles of Jura, Colonsay and Islay. While <span class="st">most people head west from the pier to visit the well-known <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsaig_Arches">CARSAIG ARCHES</a>, we headed east along </span>the path that goes through a wooded area past the cottages before coming into a more clear grassy area before you get on to the rocky coastline. All the time looking out to the water to see what's out there but apart from the seals that were resting on the rocky Islands further out, we didn't spot anything else along this part.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Into the clearing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Towards the rocky coastline</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Onto the rocky coastline</td></tr>
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The path on the coastline was fairly easy to follow as it snakes it's way through scree, boulders and grass as it goes under the steep cliffs. There are, at some points along the way, places where there should be waterfalls but as there hasn't been much rainfall for sometime, the falls were none existent apart from a couple. You could get behind one that didn't have much water coming down but you could see the potential for some good falls. There is also a sea stack, An Dun ('the Fort'), on the part of the coast where it is quite wide. There are some narrow parts where it looks like it would be a bit tricky if the sea was to come in but today the sea was calm and posed no threat to our walk. For the most part though, the path is usually away from the shoreline and more towards the rockface as it is a bit easier to follow through the vegetation. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empty waterfall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from behind the falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The path goes under the rock face</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sea stack coming into view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sea stack An Dun ('the Fort')</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Dun ('the Fort')</td></tr>
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I didn't have a look in the cave at the front of An Dun, I left that for the return as I wasn't sure how big the cave may be and I might of been in there for some time so best left for later on. One thing we did see just passed here were sheep and lambs. They must be hardy souls here, although there is quite a bit of grass and other vegetation for them to eat. The rocky shoreline does narrow in places but here it was quite wide and not sure where they'd go when the tide really comes in, I'm sure they'd be OK or a farmer would get them out. They seemed happy enough though, as we were, as we made our way along this interesting coastal path. We came to some more trees, bracken, a couple of bits of boggy ground and moss covered rocks as we passed under steep cliffs and open grassland all the time looking out towards the water, just in case.......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The coastal sheep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the lookout for sea creatures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coastal sheep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dragonfly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate or around it??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under the rockface</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wood meets the sea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up through the bracken</td></tr>
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It was just after the open space and bracken's that we had another great sighting of some Dolphins casually passing close to the coastline. They looked like they were making their way out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lochbuie,_Mull">LOCHBUIE</a> bay and down toward Carsaig. Another great viewing and this time I managed to get a couple of decent photos as they swam past the rocks where we were watching them from. Only a small group of about 4 or 5 and a great sight to see.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rocks where we watched the dolphins from</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphins</td></tr>
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We watched them for about 10 minutes as they made there way down the Loch as we followed the paths up the Loch. Another great encounter. We made our way through more bracken, grass,and rocks before we came to a point where there was a rope fixed to some rocks to help you get up and over them. Nothing too difficult, more of a helping hand in wet and damp conditions as the rocks were quite smooth. It looked more precarious than it was but a bit of fun all the same.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the moss covered vegetation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit of rock hopping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing another empty waterfall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open grassland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More rock hopping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The helpful rope on the rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another waterfall</td></tr>
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The walk became a bit more gentle again as we were once again on a grassy section that passed another small cave, Uaimh nan Taillearan (the cave of the tailors), that would be easily missed behind all the bracken. I suppose its the walled entrance that gives it away, although I did have a peek through the entrance, it was a bit on the small side so didn't bother getting on my hands and knees. There was the remains of a sheep just inside the entrance so I let it be. Along a mixture of grass, rocks and pebbles, bought us to the abandoned farmhouse at Glenbyre. The house looks like it was left as it was when the last person closed the doors and just left everything including an old motorbike and bed. It looks like the sheep/cattle shed are still in use and we made good use of the old tree swing :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uaimh nan Taillearan (the cave of the tailors)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uaimh nan Taillearan (the cave of the tailors)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock sea stack</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Glenbyre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Highland cattle of Glenbyre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pebble beach at the farmhouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheep/Cattle pens at Glenbyre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having fun @ Glenbyre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having fun @ Glenbyre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bed & Board</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And through the square window</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of Glenbyre Farmhouse</td></tr>
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From here the track eventually leads to a pebble and sand beach where we decided to rest up for lunch and also made it the end of the walk going forwards. We had about another 30 minutes to the end of the Loch and the settlement of Lochbuie but it would of been at least another 90minutes or two hours extra with a look round so we thought we'd have a drive there another day. We found a good place to rest up and ended up watching a couple of seals going about their business. We also spotted an Eagle but to high above the surrounding mountains for any photos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the farm track</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pebble Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandy Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the locals</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beach is as far as we got</td></tr>
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After a good half hours rest, it was time to turn round and head back the same way. Down the farm track, past Glenbyre, across burns, through holes in walls, through gates, past caves, waterfalls, through boggy ground, through moss covered trees, over rocks and under cliffs on this very interesting walk<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View back to Lochbuie and across the bay to the Laggan peninsula </td></tr>
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When we got to An Dun, I had a look inside and was a bit disappointed to see it was only a very small and someone had put a makeshift bench inside. I was hoping it would go in quite a bit for an interesting look round as the outside is quite large and appealing <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue skies appearing and good views across to sea to the distant isles of Jura, Colonsay and Islay </td></tr>
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So a great 10 mile walk along this very interesting coast in around 7 hours, starting off in overcast conditions and finishing off in somewhat brighter warmer conditions. We did visit Lochbuie in the car a couple of days after as we had a drive round where we had a look round the <a href="http://www.lochbuie.com/st-kildas-church-lochbuie.html">ST. KILDA'S CHAPEL</a> and spotted a couple of deer that weren't too fazed by our presence.<br />
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Another great walk on this most interesting Island<br />
Cheers :-)<br />
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The route was taken from <a href="https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/mull/carsaig-lochbuie.shtml">WALKING HIGHLANDS</a> Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-57641645431779936622019-06-10T19:51:00.002+01:002019-06-16T20:27:02.525+01:00Abandoned Village Of Shiaba And Coastal Walk, Isle Of Mull 19th May 2019This was a great interesting walk that we did while having a week on the Inner Hebridies Isle Of Mull. Its the second time we have visited this Isle, the other time being in May last year, 2018. A fantastic Island if you are into the outdoors, walking, wildlife spotting or just want to get away from it all for a week. We found a great little bolt hole to stay in, right at the end of a rough farm track in the far southwest of the Isle a stones throw from the beaches around Scoor. A very quiet area with just a few other cottages to rent and coastal walks straight from the front door, perfect.<br />
This walk was to visit the old clearance village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiaba">SHIABA</a> and its surroundings, while making our way back along the clifftops and beaches. It did provide us with one or two surprises that certainly made this a walk to remember :-) As our start point was our base, the official start point for non residents of the cottages is a ten minute walk back where there is space for half a dozen cars next to a small information point and abandoned <a href="http://www.mull-historical-society.co.uk/churches/churches-2/kilvickeon/">KILVICKEON CHURCH</a>. The path is clear and rough as it passes the other houses be fore heading uphill on to farmland. A few gates to go through before we reached the old sheep pens where the cuckoos were letting everything know that they were about. In fact through the whole week, cuckoos were seen and heard through out this area which was quite pleasant as I don't get to see and hear any in my home town. From the sheep pens, we carried on in an almost straight line when in fact we should of took a slight detour to the left, no real problem, it just meant a bit more damp ground and going up and down a couple of small mounds as apposed to going round them!! It all leads in the right direction but in misty weather it could be somewhat of a longer and wetter way. The weather was kind to us with just a bit of dampness at the start that finally passed over but was still a rather grey day with a cold wind blowing in from the coast.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our little base for the week, The Pod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting out along the track</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to the small group of cottages</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuckoo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate and straight on to the small hill instead of bearing left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off the hill and on to the next one</td></tr>
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So a bit more up and down and following sheep tracks and gps got us back on track and heading in the right direction. The murckyness wasn't really good for photo's but it did add a bit of atmosphere to the area, especially with the cuckoos and sheep talking away. The walk to Shiaba took around an hour and we were soon looking round the abandoned buildings with one standing out above the others. The building is reputed to be the old schoolmasters house and has both gables still intact. Quite a few buildings spread over the area and heading to a point where it looks directly down onto the coast where there looks like there was some sort of allotments the way the ground is set out. This is where we had a rest for about 30 minutes :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the fields we go </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the fields we go</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shiaba coming into view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beek-a-boo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The village schoolmasters house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More dwellings with the coast in the distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature taking over</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of old stone walls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building with a view</td></tr>
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As we rested on some boulders over looking the coast, something caught our eye in the water below. One reason for visiting Mull, is for the wildlife, on and around the Island, from the Golden & Sea Eagles, Otters, Seals,Red Deer and various other creatures. We were,on this occasion, rewarded with some Dolphins casually moving up the coast directly below us. To say we were excited was an understatement but unfortunately I didn't manage to get any photos as they were quite a distance away plus we were too busy watching them with the help of binoculars. There was also a couple of seals knocking about as well. Despite the wind and low cloud, the sea seemed fairly calm and we had the pleasure of the dolphins for around 15 minutes before they headed further up the coast in the direction that we were to go. So far, so good :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view we had looking down on the seals & dolphins making their way up the coast</td></tr>
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We made our way following sheep tracks as this area dosen't seem to get many human visitors, I'm sure it gets a few but there is no obvious walking track so its a case of finding your own way really. With it being clear and no sheer drops off high cliffs, it was an enjoyable time to be out here and up to now we had only seen on other person at Shiaba and he went back the same way as he came in. There are quite a few beaches along this stretch of coastline and we soon came to one that gave us our second surprise of he day that looked like the remains of a whale. No bones to be seen, just the shape of what was left of, what can only be described as the flesh/blubber. From the approach, it looked like a washed up tree or something but the closer we got to it, it looked a lot like a whale. Now I'm no expert,but the shape certainly looked like a whale so I'll take that for now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making our way towards the coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to the beach and the "whale" on the grass to the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is it or isn't it??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is it or isn't it??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beach</td></tr>
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As we wanted to see a bit more wildlife, we walked a long the rocks to get a good position to see if we could spot anything other than the few seabirds that were flying around. We had hoped to see the dolphins or the elusive otter but nothing to be seen or heard so we headed up a gully that bought us out on the broad grassy tops above. We followed this round to where we had our third and best surprise of the day...........<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clambering about the rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on the beach </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More rocks to mess about on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on the rocky coastline</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way up to more solid ground</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way up to more solid ground</td></tr>
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It was at this point where we were stopped in our tracks by a large bird flying about. We had seen a few buzzards flying around and thought it was another one but a closer look through the binoculars showed us it was a Golden Eagle, to our great surprise :-) We were hoping to see one as well as a Sea Eagle so this was a great bonus for the day. What made it better was that it was being mobbed by a couple of Ravens so I'm not too sure that they noticed us as we made ourselves comfortable amongst some rocks while we watched it for a bit. It did land on some rocks ahead of us and stayed there for a while until we moved off to get a better look. It didn't seemed fazed by us but soon moved off when the Ravens appeared again and this is where we had quite a show for twenty minutes watching it get mobbed and harassed every time it flew or landed. All this happened over another cove and beach area and was a real treat to see and they just seemed to be oblivious to our presence. As I had to use full zoom on my camera and it was still rather grey and windy, it was difficult to get any decent photo's but it was still a brilliant encounter :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The point where we spotted the Eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoomed in shot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoomed in shot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We moved on a bit for a closer look</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A zoomed in shot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beach area where the Eagle was getting harassed</td></tr>
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I did manage to get a decent video of the dog fight :-)<br />
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After the show, we made our way along the sheep tracks through the grassy area's to the Scoor Beach that lies just near to our base. The path gets a bit more easy going around here as quite a few more people seem to use this area to get to and from the beaches so a little more easy going. A really nice beach that we saw in all it's glory the day we arrived when the sun was shining and it was like being abroad on some idyllic faraway island. Today was a little bit different with it being grey and overcast but still a great place to be. All the time we were keeping a lookout for the Dolphins, Otters and Seals but didn't manage to spot anymore.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the coastline </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rocky coastline below</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under the hills where our base is. there is a trig point just visible from here right of centre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the rocky sandy path to the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lovely beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down on the beach</td></tr>
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It is a fairly steep path that comes up from the beach and from here we made our way to <a href="http://www.isle-of-mull.net/attractions/beaches/kilvickeon-beach/">KILVICKEON BEACH</a> which is the biggest beach near to our base. There are more defined paths here as well as sheep tracks so a bit more easy going. Another fantastic area and again, in good sunny warm weather, you could be anywhere exotic as the sand is white and the sea is two different colours, fabulous.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along more easy paths</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back along the coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down towards Scoor beach with the farmhouse on the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Approach to Kilvickeon Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above Kilvickeon Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Kilvickeon Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the beach</td></tr>
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It had got a bit warmer and clearer now just as we were on the last leg to base. We headed up the track that brings us out at the small car parking area and information boards on the walk to the beach and the old Cementry which we paid a visit to. <a href="http://www.mull-historical-society.co.uk/churches/churches-2/kilvickeon/">KILVICKEON PARISH CHURCH (clickhere)</a> built in the late 12th or early 13th century, and dedicated to Ernan, son of Eoghan, nephew of St Columba. Another reminder of times gone by when this area had a bigger population than now. A good look round before we headed back up the rough track and back to base.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making our way off the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down on Kilvickeon Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the path to the Kilvickeon Church</td></tr>
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A great day looking around this quiet corner of Mull with the fantastic coastline, great beaches, wildlife and the history of the clearance village and old church. Below are some photo's of the beach on the first day we got here when the sun was shining and it was quite warm. I also came across <a href="https://romhc.org.uk/news/the-secrets-of-scoor-cave/">SCOOR CAVE (click here)</a> on the last day while having a quick look round and there are markings on the walls that apparently go way back in time. Just wished there was more time to do more things<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scoor Beach and the coast line we walked across</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trig point above Scoor Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On top of Scoor Cave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out of Scoor Cave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of Scoor Cave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out of the entrance of Scoor Cave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to the entrance of Scoor Cave</td></tr>
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Around 7 miles in a very leisurely 6 hours <br />
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The walk was taken from <a href="https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/mull/shiaba.shtml">WALKING HIGHLANDS</a> Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-55937303300287232332019-06-07T22:01:00.001+01:002019-06-09T15:59:23.060+01:00Moel Siabod Round 4-May-2019Well this was yet another late decision to spend the weekend camping in Snowdonia again and take in my favourite mountain, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moel_Siabod">MOEL SIABOD</a> I've done this mountain several times on different ascents over the years and never tire of it. This weekend I was to ascend from another different route, one which I have looked at for a number of years after seeing photo's and reports from other walking friends I know, the latest of these being only a few weeks before I was to give it a go. I'd set up camp at a small campsite which sits under Moel Siabod but has a long walk along <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyffryn_Mymbyr">DYFFRYN MYMBRY</a> and the main A4086, Caernarfon to Capel Curig road to the start of the main ascent path which is located near to the bus terminus opposite the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen-y-Gwryd">PEN-Y-GWRYD HOTEL</a>. Whilst I walked for about an hour along this road, you can catch the Sherpa Bus from Capel Curig to the start point but I missed it but wasn't too bothered as I had plenty of time. It also gave me the chance to see this part of the valley at a slower pace rather than motoring down in the car as it is a wonderful place that is dominated by the Snowdon Massif. It also takes you underneath the Glyderau range and Moel Siabod, a great drive and a fantastic walk.<br />
I had set up camp on the Friday evening which was a bit cool but dry, only to wake on Saturday morning to find that the rain that had fallen in the night in the valley, had fallen as snow on the mountain tops! Although it was in the forecast, it was still a bit of a shock to see the top of Moel Siabod with a good covering of the white stuff along with the Glyderau and Snowdon but despite the wintry look on the tops, at least the sun was shining and set to continue for the day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home for the weekend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moel Siabod with a covering of snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking along the A4086 with Snowdon ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking along the A4086 with Snowdon ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards camp from the A4086</td></tr>
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This area is the site of a former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen-y-Gwryd">ROMAN CAMP </a>although nothing is really recognisable now. There is a memorial bench situated in a fenced off part but not quite sure what this is for as I couldn't see the inscription on the bench. It is situated with a good view down Dyffryn Mymbry and over <a href="https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=cy&u=https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llyn_Lockwood&prev=search">LLYN LOCKWOOD</a> After a ten minute rest it was over the stile and the start of the ascent over the soft but not too boggy ground towards a rocky outcrop that gave some fine views of Snowdon and Nant Gwynant. As I was away from the path here, the ground was a little on the soft side after the overnight rain and snow but nothing to get me bogged down and as the way ahead was nice and clear I headed towards the rocky outcrops that led me onto the main grassy path where the steady climb followed a fence line all the way to a junction of stile and paths at Bwlch Rhiw r Ychen. Before I reached there, I went over another stile to the rocky outcrops of the Cefnycerrig ridge that gave some great views and another rest<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memorial bench with views down towards Capel Curig</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A snow covered Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Onwards and upwards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rocky outcrops of Cefnycerrig</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views down Dyffryn Mymbyr the from Cefnycerrig</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon takes centre stage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moel Siabod from Cefnycerrig</td></tr>
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So after another rest it was onwards following the fence line to the junction and then up on the right hand path, again following a fence line that took me to the first summit of the day, Carnedd y Cribau. What a great vantage point with superb views all round and of course, Snowdon taking centre stage. There is a little light scramble involved over some rocks as you come over another stile. Nothing serious and there is a small lake that is easily bypassed as you climb up to the summit. Superb views down Nant Gwynant towards MOEL HEBOG that towers over Bedgellert and with the weather being clear it was well worth taking my time at this summit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Junction point with Carnedd y Cribau ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Follow that fence line</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the stile, over the rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon from across the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Superb views down Nant Gwynant, across to Snowdon and Glyder Fawr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across to Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llynnau Diwaunydd below Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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I hung around here for about half an hour before heading back the way I came to the junction and heading off up the long grassy bank off Bwlch y Maen and on to the rocky summit of Moel Siabod. Again, an easy to follow path as it follows a fence line virtually to the top. It seems that you have a choice of what side of the fence you want as there is a path either side, I took the left hand side for no particular reason other than that is where I was and couldn't be bothered with crossing over. There is a stile near the top that you have to cross to get up to the summit but other than that, if you're superstitious, it dosen't really matter, the views are just as good and the slog up is the same :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the fence line up to Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llynnau Diwaunydd below Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to my walk across Glyderau on April 13th 2019</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking Down Dyffryn Mymbyr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way up to Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the stile to Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit views across to the Glyderau & Carneddau</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit view zoomed on to a busy Snowdon summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit view zoomed on to tryfan</td></tr>
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Up to now, I hadn't seen that many other walkers, about half a dozen and 4 of those passed me on their way off Siabod, but as I reached the summit, there must of been about 20 others milling around and quite a few more making their way up the main Daerr Ddu Ridge. It was quite chilly up here with the wind blowing around but despite that, the snow from the morning had almost all melted away with just a few patches here and there. I made my way to the round shelter for a bit of lunch out of the wind before making my down via the East ridge. I didn't go all the way across the ridge, only about half way, as I was to make my way back down to the Plas Y Brenin Mountain Centre by going through the woods. If you like some mild scrambling and playing about on the rocks and boulders, then this ridge is just the job and despite the earlier snow, the boulders were on the whole, very dry, with just a few damp patches on the grassy bits. Always a good way off Siabod :-) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Llynnau Mymbyr with the Carneddau as the backdrop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the fenceline off the East Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the main path down to Plas y Brenin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading through the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back up to the rocky East Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The classic view of Snowdon from Plas y Brenin</td></tr>
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From here it was back on the to main A4086 where I crossed over the stile just past the lay-by and on to the path that takes me straight back to the start point and base camp. A great walk back to camp in the clear weather as you are surrounded by mountains. The Snowdon massif to the front, the Eastern Glyderau to the right, Moel Siabod and the sparkling Llynnau Mymbyr to the left. Got back to basecamp for a relax before watching the sun go down behind Snowdon............... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A now snowless Moel Siabod from the path back to base camp</td></tr>
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Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-32463266847681061932019-04-27T20:59:00.004+01:002019-04-28T19:30:37.447+01:00Across The Glyderau From Pen y Pass to Capel Curig 13-4-2019Well it was back to Snowdonia and the Glyders for a walk I first did back in 2017 with a group of people from the facebook group WFP. That day proved some what wet with no views after a bright and sunny start. I had always wanted to go back to do this as it seemed a very good linear route with great views. It also gave me the opportunity to knock off two of the last remaining summits of the Glyderau that I haven't visited, well I may of done on the wet and misty day in 2017, but I wouldn't of known about it as that day was a matter of getting down in one piece :-)<br />
So, after a couple of months of not being in the mountains for one reason or another, I decided that the time had come to for a re-visit and finish off the Glyderau summits and with the weather looking settled, sunny, dry and breezy, now seemed as good a day as any. My last mountain day out was in this neck of the woods doing a round of the main summits on another good clear sunny cold day with a new approach for me and today saw another new approach up to the Glyderau main sumitts.<br />
I parked the car in Capel Curig where I had time to have a look round <span class="C-1"><span class="C-2"><a href="http://www.stjulittas.org/english/about.html">St.JULITTAS CHAPEL</a> before I </span></span>caught the Sherpa Bus down to the start point of Pen y Pass, one of the main starting points for walking up Snowdon. It was busy, very busy with lots of folk looking forward to there trip up this most popular and iconic mountain and on a good sunny clear day like today, everyone would be rewarded with superb views. So as the crowds made there way up the two main paths for Snowdon, I crossed the road and headed up into the very quiet landscape at the back of the Pen y Pass Youth Hostel. The way forward proved to be easy going as I followed the trodden path through a mixture of steps, grass and rocks with a great view of the Snowdon Pyg Track behind me. I was soon looking across to one main feature on my walk which was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llyn_Cwm-y-ffynnon">LLYN CWMFFYNNON</a> below a small rocky summit of Moel Berfed, which I completely forgot to visit for some unknown reason, I'll just have to have a quick run up on another day :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Julitta's Chapel Capel Curig</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of the grassy rocky path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pen y Pass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to the Pyg Track with the mighty Crib Goch looming large</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My quiet way forward on to the Glyderau</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Cwmffynnon with a distant Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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Although this is a very quiet route compared to the way up from the Ogwen Valley, the path was quite easily visible that made the going a lot more enjoyable as you don't spend all your time looking at the map and gps. When you get to the more rocky sections there are one or two Pink markers on some rocks pointing the way, helpful in more misty conditions as there is quite a jumble of rocks to lead you astray. Today though, was one of those days to relax and enjoy the quietness of this more wilderside that offered some great views back over to the Snowdon Massif. Quite a joy to be out here all alone :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up through the grass and rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink markers pointing the way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink markers showing the way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Snowdon Massif</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the North Ridge leading on to Crib Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up through the rocks </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down on my route so far</td></tr>
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After picking my way through the rocky path, you find yourself on a more level grassy section with a few left over snow patches. In fact, I was to come across quite a few patches of snow now that I had gained some height, nothing to worry about as most were in the nooks and crannies of the rocks but just one or two larger patches on the grass banks. Just goes to show how much snow fell a couple of weeks back and how cold it still is in these parts. Although it was a good sunny day, the wind made it quite bitter and hats, gloves and coats were on all day. Topping out on to Glyder Fawr sure took your breath away in more ways than one. It was hard to find a decent place out of the wind and sit down for more than ten minutes but at least it was a lot drier and clearer than two years back! Some great views to be had<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the more level grassy path with Glyder Fawr dead ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large patch of snow below the rocky summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some deep patches of snow hanging on around the rocky summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit views back down to Pen y Pass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit views across to Snowdon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glyder Fawr's rocky sumitt and Snowdon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glyder Fawr's rocky summit with Glyder Fach in the distance</td></tr>
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From here, it was heading across the rocky plateau, by passing the Castell y Gwynt (castle of the winds) to Glyder Fach and the Cantilever Stone. Some excellent views down on Cwm Idwal, the Nant Ffranncon towards Bangor, a distant Anglesy and across to the Carneddau. Great clear conditions but the wind chill certainly made a difference. It was bitterly cold up here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rocky plateau with Glyder Fach in the distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow covered edges</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Cwm Idwal and Nant Ffrancon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Bolchwyd and the High Carneddau</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on my route and across to the Snowdon Massif </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing under Castell y Gwynt (castle of the winds)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castell y Gwynt with Glyder Fawr on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon, Castell y Gwynt and Glyder Fawr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cantilever Stone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cantilever Stone</td></tr>
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From here it was heading down towards the small Llyn Caseg-Fraith where I took refuge behind some rocks for a bit of lunch. The way down is straight forward enough in the days clear conditions but can be a nightmare when in the mist wind and rain. It's full of rocks and boulders and passes close to the top of Bristly Ridge and Bristly Screes and you don't wont to be taking a wrong turn here if you can help it. A few bits of down scrambling as you pick your way through the boulder field that eventually brings you on to more even ground before you reach the large grassy plateau that can be quite boggy but today was fairly dry and solid. I took refuge out of the wind and was being entertained across the valley by some dare devils on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryfan">TRYFAN</a> as they took the leap of faith, jumping from one stone to the other, to become "The Feeman Of Tryfan" This is when you leap from one block to another on the summit, the summit blocks being known as Adam & Eve. No, I'm not brave enough to do it :-)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My way down through the rocks and boulders towards Llyn Caseg-Fraith</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">My way down through the rocks and boulders towards </span>Llyn Caseg-Fraith and my route over Y Foel Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over towards the Carneddau from near the top of Bristly Ridge with Tryfan in the foreground</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tryfan from near the top of Bristly Screes</td></tr>
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After being entertained, fed and watered, it was an easy way onto <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Foel_Goch">Y FOEL GOCH</a> across the grassy plateau. Despite all the snow that fell and melted, the going was OK with only a few boggy patches that were easily avoided. Certainly a bit different than the last time I was here when it was very wet and windy with next to no views at all. A good easy walk that was quite wlcome after all the ups and downs over rocks and boulders. The views were still good as I headed to the final high summit of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallt_yr_Ogof">GALLT YR OGOF</a> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to Glyder Fach & Tryfan from near the summit of Y Foel Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit views of Snowdon, Glyder Fach & Tryfan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over to Gallt Yr Ogof from Y Foel Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gallt yr Ogof summit views over to Pen Llithrig y Wrach & Creigiau Gleision</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit vies over to Moel Siabod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit views back to Y Foel Goch, Glyder Fach, Tryfan & Pen yr Ole Wen</td></tr>
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From here, it was heading down following the fenceline and path onto Cefn y Capel which overlooks the lake Llynnau Mymbyr. Quite steep in places before you go over a stile and on to more level ground. Another pleasant enough walk in these conditions before heading down to the car in Capel Curig<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My way down towards Cefn y Capel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back up the fenceline</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back from Bwlch Goleuni</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to the Eastern Carneddau from Bwlch Goleuni</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Llynnau Mymbyr with Moel Siabod as the backdrop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading off Cefn y Capel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Capel Curig from Cefn y Capel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back up to Cefn y Capel</td></tr>
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Well, another brilliant day in this fabulous part of the world. A bit windy and chilly in places but the views and dry conditions make it all worth while<br />
Cheers<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across Llynnau Mymbyr towards Snowdon from Plas y Brenin</td></tr>
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Check out my ViewRanger track (#walking) - total distance 7.79 miles. <a href="https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTAyMzg4MTM=">VIEW IT HERE</a> <br />
<br />Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-1426388998458549312019-01-18T17:12:00.000+00:002019-01-18T20:39:54.660+00:00A Glyderau Round 14th December 2018With the weather being as it was, I thought I'd take advantage and visit an area, which if happens, is a great place for witnessing a cloud inversion, as the landscape makes for perfect conditions for the clouds to come rolling in and off the tops and into the Cwm's below. The forecast was pointing to a good dry day, with sunshine and low level mist in the valleys with the wind blowing around the summits with quite a significant wind chill well below freezing, excellent :-) It was also a chance to tackle a route I'd not done before, going up the Bristly Screes while also continuing on to Y Garn and down into Cwm Idwal from there.<br />
Parked and booted, I started from the lay-by opposite Llyn Ogwen around 8am just before sunrise and made my way straight up the paved well laid out path. This took me on to more softer ground as I followed a stream, the main outflow of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llyn_Bochlwyd">LLYN BOCHLWYD</a> , of which I had to cross at some point to get to the main path that led to the shore of Llyn Bochlwyd that lies in the Cwm right under Glyder Fach. Up to now, the weather wasn't quite how the forecast reported, with no sign of any low lying cloud. In fact, the cloud was at this point high lying right across my intended targets of the main Glyderau Mountains. Still it was early......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My route for the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of the walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the waterfalls with Glyder Fach in the cloud</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the waterfalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cwm Bochlwyd with a now clear Glyder Fach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back as the sun hits Pen Yr Ole Wen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Bochlwyd</td></tr>
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Although the sun was now clearing the clouds away, the wind had a bite to it and it was good to get in the shelter of the cliffs and rocky outcrops each time I had a rest. The paths here are on the main well laid out but there are a few rocky and potentially boggy sections as I headed up and around Llyn Bochlwyd. The boggy sections were mainly iced over and care was needed on some sections of the path that were covered in ice. No spikes were needed on any point of the walk, just a bit of care to avoid the patches of ice. The last couple of hundred metres or so went through quite a large rocky/boulder section that took me up to the wall that comes off the mighty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryfan">TRYFAN</a> and goes up the opposite side to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyder_Fach#Bristly_Ridge">BRISTLY RIDGE</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on Pen Yr Ole Wen and down the Nant Ffrancon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shark of Cwm Bochwlyd has lost it's teeth </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down as the sun catches the mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up the rocky way to the wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to Tryfan from the wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">Looking up to Bristly Ridge from the wall<u><br /></u></span></td></tr>
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I took shelter here from the wind for about ten minutes before I made my way up Bristly Screes which is to the left of Bristly Ridge. It is mainly a big scree slope but with a path of sorts that sticks closer to the rocks. The first time I have been this way as I usually take the miners path that brings you out near the small Llyn Caseg-fraith before heading up to Glyder Fach. I have also done the scramble upBristly Ridge a few years ago so the screes are new territory for me today. I was expecting quite a lot of loose stones and it to be quite hard going but in fact, because of the freezing temperatures, it was all fairly solid and good going. Steep, yes but with good foot and hand holds it was a very enjoyable way up with some great views opening up behind me. What wasn't in the forecast was the bright sunny blue sky day that was on the cards now. The wind was there, especially in the exposed areas and when I topped out you could feel the difference alright as the wind whipped across the summit plateau. The views were good and the ground covered in a layer of ice meant careful placing of feet as I made my way to the Cantilever Stone</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way up the Scree, sticking to the left of the rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down on Tryfan and the wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way up the scree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down the scree in to the Cwm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to Y Garn and the outer summits of the Glyderau</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to Tryfan with the Carneddau in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the approach to the Cantilever Stone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cantilever Stone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to the Carneddau from Glyder Fach summit plateau</td></tr>
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It was turning into a fantastic day with sun, blue sky, frosty ground, a biting wind that was kept at bay with warm layers and a distinct lack of other people. Up to now I had only seen half a dozen or so and as I ventured across the rocky moonscape and onto Glyder Fawr, I saw another four people all going in the opposite direction to me. As I reached the summit of Glyder Fach, I found a good place out of the wind to have a spot of lunch and another chap joined me so we had a good natter about days out for about 40 minutes or so.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castell y Gwynt (castle of the winds) with Snowdon on the left and Glyder Fawr on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on to Llyn Bochywd and down the Nant Ffrancon towards Bangor and a distant Angelsey </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the path up to Glyder Fawr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to Glyder Fach from the path to Glyder Fawr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the approach to Glyder Fawr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the approach to the summit with a clear Snowdon to the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit look back to Glyder Fach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My route off the summit towards Y Garn</td></tr>
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So after a good rest out of the wind and a good chat, I made my way down the scree path that brings you out at the small Llyn y Cwn before heading straight up the grass bank of Y Garn. By now the sun had warmed up quite a bit and the biting wind across the summits had subsided enough to make the going feel very pleasant. The nature of the scenery had also changed from a cold icy winter feel to a more brown grassy autumn feel to it that you'd think was two very different days. The summit of Y Garn has some great views down the Ogwen Valley with it's Llyn's and high mountains on all sides. One of the best views in this part of Snowdonia. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn y Cwn below with Y Garn straight up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Y Garn on the left, Pen Yr Ole Wen centre and Tryfan on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn y Cwn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn y Cwn below my way off the Glyders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on my route across the Glyders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit view down the Ogwen Valley with mountains and lakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Y Garn Summit bolt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Y Garn summit pose</td></tr>
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From here it was all down hill with a small detour to visit the two Llyn's directly below Y Garn as I hadn't visited these before. Cwm Clyd is a hanging valley above the main <a href="http://www.snowdoniaguide.com/cwm_idwal.html">CWM IDWAL (click here)</a> and the area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) with some very rare alpine plants that only seem to grow in this area. A great place to have a look round and up at the impressive face of Y Garn that also attracts climbers all year round. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way down off Y Garn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pano of Tryfan, the Glyders and Llyn Idwal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Clyd below Y Garn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Clyd below the crags of Y Garn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ogwen Valley and Llyn Idwal</td></tr>
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Back on the main path and a good steady downward trail that brings you out just above the shore of Llyn Idwal which is a great place to just sit and take it all in. A popular pic-nic spot that has a path all the way round so you can enjoy a mountain feel without having to go up to any summits. A great place for walkers, climbers and folk that just want to chill and relax on the shoreline especially in the warmer summer months. The easy laid out path takes you down to the Ogwen Valley car park and visitor centre with toilets and a small snack bar.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming in to Cwm Idwal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">Cwm Idwal<u><br /></u></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Idwal & Cwm Idwal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ponies with Y Garn as the backdrop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The path leading away from Cwm Idwal and into the Ogwen Valley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back along the path with the Glyders high above</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back where it all started</td></tr>
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A short video of the views from Y Garn summit and also of Cwm Idwal<br />
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Well another great day in this great place. No inversions going on but at least it was dry and clear with some great views along the way and very quiet so no complaints from me.<br />
Cheers :-)Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-13774132073463252332019-01-13T22:42:00.001+00:002019-01-13T22:48:51.173+00:00Helvellyn to Birks 1st January 2019Well what a fantastic day this was and a great start to 2019. A new years day visit to Snowdon was on the cards for a couple of months as Jill was working the dreaded early shift at work, a 4.15am start, that left me with the chance to do Snowdon again on new years day. Fast forward to December and the weather was looking a bit more like Spring than Winter, plus the fact that I went up Snowdon just after Christmas, the Lakes was offering more, but where. Checking the forecast made my mind up for definite as the Lakes was looking nice and clear while Snowdonia was sitting under a blanket of cloud that was a bit on the damp side. I opted for a good long day taking in Helvellyn via striding edge then following the ridge line over to Nethermost Pike, High Crag, Dollywagon Pike, down to Grisedale Tarn before reascending up to St Sunday Crag and on to Birks before descending back down to the car as the sun was going down.<br />
A good early start saw me parked and booted for 8am after a great drive down an empty M6 just as dawn was breaking. I managed to get in the layby opposite the White Lion Inn in Patterdale and my route took me up behind the toilet block, through a small wood, a couple of fields before getting on the lane and crossing Grisedale Beck at Thornhow to get on the path that takes you up the side of Grisedale Brow to "The Hole In The Wall" and the start of Striding Edge. A good easy relaxed start with only a small push up from Grisedale Beck to get you to the main path that saw gloves and hat come off as it quite warm now and out of any breeze.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My route for the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moon above the crags</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the farm lane with my route up the side of Grisedale Brow on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The morning sun beginning to light up the way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my shadow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue sky and clear views all the way </td></tr>
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At the hole in the wall I was greeted by a stiff breeze that took the temperature down a notch or two but also the great site of the Helvellyn Ridge flanked by Striding & Swirral edge and Catstycam standing guard. There was a bit of cloud cover on Helvellyn but lots of blue sky as well, which is always a good sign. After a ten minute break I made my way ontowards striding edge by way of the path that takes you up diagonally to the edge. In the summer on a good windless day its good to start the edge straight from here as it makes for a longer and more fun day but today with the wind and a few small damp patches about, I took the more obvious way. As it happened, the wind seemed to stay lower down than higher up so when I did get on the edge proper it proved to be a great crossing. Also, bits of low mist was rolling in and out and at a couple of points there was the added bonus of having a Brocken Spectre to keep me entertained. Made up for the lack of views at some point. I did take my time as the conditions, as I said, were very favorable up here but it all seems to end to soon as I topped out at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Gough_(artist)">CHARLES GOUGH MEMORIAL</a> and made my way up the summit plateau which was quite eerie as the mist rolled in but remained calm as there was little or no wind.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striding Edge to the left, Catstycam to the right with a cloud topped Helvellyn in the middle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brocken Spectre</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT5WbyYuSeu36GhzLIwA6XDlE2NGlrzLEdySWwhMF78HmNTW2dG_DNa4xIW0MeIY6zOE7_Wk2fMD1R3fd7WhHRNrTQVrbCxpTI7Xnu_1ggZgW-_yJ-hH_vCwsEEpAi65lTGHl7D4v4V1u/s1600/DSC02956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT5WbyYuSeu36GhzLIwA6XDlE2NGlrzLEdySWwhMF78HmNTW2dG_DNa4xIW0MeIY6zOE7_Wk2fMD1R3fd7WhHRNrTQVrbCxpTI7Xnu_1ggZgW-_yJ-hH_vCwsEEpAi65lTGHl7D4v4V1u/s640/DSC02956.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up on to Striding Edge</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGZNCYTwRDfKz_iG8c6KS2sNoVis17VVzGfJH4YOKON4hxyhAbm1z9Yl_6v3IcIhVDOejjk662gkY2OXRGD0ACj2MEO8KdZTjAQEFqZkcqMfutplJBHp4JO_jH8HatfWgWRCEsggq2kAc/s1600/DSC02957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGZNCYTwRDfKz_iG8c6KS2sNoVis17VVzGfJH4YOKON4hxyhAbm1z9Yl_6v3IcIhVDOejjk662gkY2OXRGD0ACj2MEO8KdZTjAQEFqZkcqMfutplJBHp4JO_jH8HatfWgWRCEsggq2kAc/s640/DSC02957.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on to Red Tarn</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJR7pmPL0ZACRYTYCD-TzXwjEZxLxwKcle7WPkDHIlYxuv3qupBa4vYIsuX75UF83YlNMX3ffh_AwarcE3n1yp0Ayd-Rq7DsA4fDp76UBM9Ld8NY-m95W-WAj4Nm8Xv_J43H9pSoASz7U/s1600/DSC02960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJR7pmPL0ZACRYTYCD-TzXwjEZxLxwKcle7WPkDHIlYxuv3qupBa4vYIsuX75UF83YlNMX3ffh_AwarcE3n1yp0Ayd-Rq7DsA4fDp76UBM9Ld8NY-m95W-WAj4Nm8Xv_J43H9pSoASz7U/s640/DSC02960.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striding Edge</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWoKjU_bRyjLg4QQ2ZfBrEU3NQTsD8c8ZyiR9TUx4xBG80QftY4cN02XMYYz13_PMl4WwlxwKo79pilpyg62YTRbmnnRMKdnH5b-UyQvAfD5Y3syxUDPvwRkYRbO_IN2gWX7Quf4kiQoa/s1600/DSC02963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWoKjU_bRyjLg4QQ2ZfBrEU3NQTsD8c8ZyiR9TUx4xBG80QftY4cN02XMYYz13_PMl4WwlxwKo79pilpyg62YTRbmnnRMKdnH5b-UyQvAfD5Y3syxUDPvwRkYRbO_IN2gWX7Quf4kiQoa/s640/DSC02963.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striding Edge</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ziFZhKSkZkHG9NKv6CNNPpZ5XZ0L4_06OllqEeS3fVFvnA1AOfPRSPKP5wvtCObb70nALnwXaG9pSQ1SAyYRJjsSgphktKCi4upjXmeGYbrhhU00sQhutJTeR2XKvk9Dl699fUPoPL_S/s1600/DSC02965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ziFZhKSkZkHG9NKv6CNNPpZ5XZ0L4_06OllqEeS3fVFvnA1AOfPRSPKP5wvtCObb70nALnwXaG9pSQ1SAyYRJjsSgphktKCi4upjXmeGYbrhhU00sQhutJTeR2XKvk9Dl699fUPoPL_S/s640/DSC02965.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striding Edge</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBk6Jbew4sgYNk8uq8VbEpd_TtMpYMYmSeLYOM56w5yAoF97yapuZEWBOBseW2A5dqOdvgv4U_IXKRhvgLSX0j63H0a8-zJwf68TA5U291Ibq-LrDr9QffslyzIQgNYHcsOj1DDUxFNi3/s1600/DSC02971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBk6Jbew4sgYNk8uq8VbEpd_TtMpYMYmSeLYOM56w5yAoF97yapuZEWBOBseW2A5dqOdvgv4U_IXKRhvgLSX0j63H0a8-zJwf68TA5U291Ibq-LrDr9QffslyzIQgNYHcsOj1DDUxFNi3/s640/DSC02971.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back along Striding Edge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Charles Gough Memorial Stone as you top out from Striding Edge</td></tr>
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I hung about for about 30 minutes or so hoping for the mist to clear
but despite the sun trying its best to burn it off, it was proving to be
a bit stubborn so I decided to make my way onwards to Nerthmost Pike. As I
passed Helvellyn's summit shelter the views ahead of me started to
become a lot clearer and yes, 5 minutes later the whole place was in
sunshine and very clear, always the way! At least the rest of the day
looked very promising on what was turning out to be a great day.
Following the ridge round to High Crag
where I found a good place out of the fresh breeze for a spot of lunch
and a great view over to the western fells which at one point seemed to
be shrouded in heavy cloud. Sat in the sun out of the breeze in these
conditions made it feel more like spring than winter and there was a few
other walkers, but not many, making the most of the conditions.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpL5ZPhje3indvl_BH-Lv2kPA67F4X8U7-2HgWukueIT69MAB4RzcDSwj83xCSrJA0HK74nNbsdAOAzQ3NcWqklaqIZExJzueoV1Cn-lDsIlYCKX2c1RHaJXWkgYakpg60HqGjJWQH8S2/s1600/20190101_110645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpL5ZPhje3indvl_BH-Lv2kPA67F4X8U7-2HgWukueIT69MAB4RzcDSwj83xCSrJA0HK74nNbsdAOAzQ3NcWqklaqIZExJzueoV1Cn-lDsIlYCKX2c1RHaJXWkgYakpg60HqGjJWQH8S2/s640/20190101_110645.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helvellyn Summit </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiqIFgkDR38WtSJXSygw1CUPROqTvgbVZmt-FE7dmYCLWwl4rUbDtHn7qZbBDBYJWKtbKs8k8TAwOh3RIB47pyk2kXSyN7wYGP6z2j1Fbpg18faPmdEfviLm3xH6sjxNQ2hq9qneG3V4l/s1600/20190101_111038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiqIFgkDR38WtSJXSygw1CUPROqTvgbVZmt-FE7dmYCLWwl4rUbDtHn7qZbBDBYJWKtbKs8k8TAwOh3RIB47pyk2kXSyN7wYGP6z2j1Fbpg18faPmdEfviLm3xH6sjxNQ2hq9qneG3V4l/s640/20190101_111038.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helvellyn Summit</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3HuJds4HblgVsGRNV48qv9gmQXYl0Tbz2YOALxYdi9FcFb4WyN-OJpedHzLcO6-9Ir73IwgW7qaMmsyDBtUh6kXq818yX02yKP8y35HeJc1WC8O359PkC5fHs8V1yaCRDnlKjh1Z7RaP/s1600/20190101_111952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3HuJds4HblgVsGRNV48qv9gmQXYl0Tbz2YOALxYdi9FcFb4WyN-OJpedHzLcO6-9Ir73IwgW7qaMmsyDBtUh6kXq818yX02yKP8y35HeJc1WC8O359PkC5fHs8V1yaCRDnlKjh1Z7RaP/s640/20190101_111952.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helvellyn Summit Cross Shelter</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2X0EknSss_JK3R_44eMlNxzru4nKx6mFHMuvLWKbRxxVSDhUzYdswK7sqd28HviwG6e5QuuAaGJ-2D1kUbpNibVOSXl92RMMApufSKshZpAZUgH5RpQ9qUa2GcNTO1BGy6RSgudw0YhgF/s1600/DSC02979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2X0EknSss_JK3R_44eMlNxzru4nKx6mFHMuvLWKbRxxVSDhUzYdswK7sqd28HviwG6e5QuuAaGJ-2D1kUbpNibVOSXl92RMMApufSKshZpAZUgH5RpQ9qUa2GcNTO1BGy6RSgudw0YhgF/s640/DSC02979.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on a misty Striding Edge</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecBpnZFLhuIIv2jUYpYjjdI8qO68eId6_usBCliG2AIsd69WHInbngCWdTgu_B3QIag-zvsoqHPLGEWrT6-GNEiAB-JVdGIvO682eNT7dkUNSB-Aqmd_11T4wkLR-iZKHyU4bCH3wdLP3/s1600/DSC02980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecBpnZFLhuIIv2jUYpYjjdI8qO68eId6_usBCliG2AIsd69WHInbngCWdTgu_B3QIag-zvsoqHPLGEWrT6-GNEiAB-JVdGIvO682eNT7dkUNSB-Aqmd_11T4wkLR-iZKHyU4bCH3wdLP3/s640/DSC02980.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As if by magic I reveal Striding Edge</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh697oUGzXaxEJbmzdzYIMCS8Gsjk4pKgpPLvM4YTC6YeBrRJdnJOehOBwqKfJygx5uvoEhhICjolj4aJw4B6y5Tyq_Wfh0znyQsmPUw11sE3nJPRBcgLSTbfMSCvs6RYIFA3vO7iMuVmMM/s1600/DSC02981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh697oUGzXaxEJbmzdzYIMCS8Gsjk4pKgpPLvM4YTC6YeBrRJdnJOehOBwqKfJygx5uvoEhhICjolj4aJw4B6y5Tyq_Wfh0znyQsmPUw11sE3nJPRBcgLSTbfMSCvs6RYIFA3vO7iMuVmMM/s640/DSC02981.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny way forward to Nethermost Pike</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g9RmfJM3vTEKzbho5hmBwv_RAArc4u2LGFZzEmifY86hL9JkL3orgjzcrkCv2Qx7PIH6BvRMPo7DqPe-trz7vW9bHR57S0tKorQhdT-eV250l_IG8R_yLF3AD1hiPoDEFOOa9CYT82qn/s1600/DSC02985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g9RmfJM3vTEKzbho5hmBwv_RAArc4u2LGFZzEmifY86hL9JkL3orgjzcrkCv2Qx7PIH6BvRMPo7DqPe-trz7vW9bHR57S0tKorQhdT-eV250l_IG8R_yLF3AD1hiPoDEFOOa9CYT82qn/s640/DSC02985.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striding Edge from Nethermost Pike</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFg9KCGTEGkFn29zVWSm7DgNl2nblVord_luWZdOsarGWU-nh4dqT6Tl-hQDtZ8ivOyV-kI9KVFF6690B8MCUu_nEUQoh1974aHFjiZKW2gBjfI31AjCtndSCW43Y9Kt2PT77FDsL8JQK/s1600/DSC02988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFg9KCGTEGkFn29zVWSm7DgNl2nblVord_luWZdOsarGWU-nh4dqT6Tl-hQDtZ8ivOyV-kI9KVFF6690B8MCUu_nEUQoh1974aHFjiZKW2gBjfI31AjCtndSCW43Y9Kt2PT77FDsL8JQK/s640/DSC02988.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nethermost Pike Summit </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzbRlPm50IlPG7gHYEw-xVQRUlqk-GLESLFDzZS_ZEI4nj4t6INe2KAlvdZT5DndpeHr-DfPSWlq3RBcXV94wNCLYyZNPHywa-ZF36q3g8ctnzqImPUZLdK5-IxHkCYwzVi0b8Yl33ryW/s1600/DSC02991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzbRlPm50IlPG7gHYEw-xVQRUlqk-GLESLFDzZS_ZEI4nj4t6INe2KAlvdZT5DndpeHr-DfPSWlq3RBcXV94wNCLYyZNPHywa-ZF36q3g8ctnzqImPUZLdK5-IxHkCYwzVi0b8Yl33ryW/s640/DSC02991.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High Crag summit view to a distant Ullswater and Place Fell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High Crag Summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High Crag summit view with a brew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit view of the Western Fells</td></tr>
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Following the ridge down to Dollywagon Pike before the zig zag path that leads down to Grisedale Tarn. This path proved to be the warmest as it was totally out of any wind and in the full sun making it very a pleasant descent. The tarn looked inviting to just sit and chill for the rest of the day but as I was to head up the diagonal path on to St Sunday, I just took a ten minute time out taking in the silence of the place.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views back along the ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dollywagon Summit views back to Striding Edge and my route so far</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dollywagong Pike summit views to a distant Ullswater and Place Fell with St Sunday Crag on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dollywagon Pike summit views over to a distant coast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Grisedale Tarn flanked by Seat Sandal on the left and Fairfield on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My way forward diagonally up to St Sunday Crag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grisedale Tarn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back up to Dollywagon Pike and a summer sky</td></tr>
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So, it was onwards and upwards taking the diagonal and fairly leisurely path that goes under Deepdale Hause and comes out at the col as you head up on to St Sunday Crag. Although now out of the sun it was still quite warm until I topped out back into the know strong breeze blowing across the tops. Another short rest before heading up to the summit where I didn't hang around too long. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down to Grisedale Tarn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the path to St Sunday Crag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the final section up to St Sunday Crag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deepdale Hause up to St Sunday Crag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final section up to St Sunday Crag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down to Ullswater from St Sunday summit</td></tr>
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From here it was down, with some down scrambling over the rocky descent path before a slight ascent that took me to the final summit of the day, Birks. I opted for this instead of the straight descent under Birks just for the sheer hell of it as I knew there was enough daylight left to enjoy one final summit. Not a big boy by any means, in fact you could say its more of a big grassy lump over looking Ullswater but it does offer some big views over Patterdale, Glenridding and Ullswater as you come down off it and just seemed the perfect way to end a perfect sunny day in the Lakeland Fells. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on to Birks and Ullswater </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My way forward on to Birks </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birks summit view back up to St Sunday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on to Ullswater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View down on to Patterdale and Ullswater from the descent off Birks</td></tr>
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Down another rocky section of Black Crag towards a stone wall through Thornhow End and back onto the lane and the ascent path to the car park<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ullswater in the now fading light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on my day with Birks on the left and Grisedale Brow on the right</td></tr>
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The end of another fantastic day that really did resemble a mixture of Spring & Autumn rather than Mid-Winter but what a start to 2019. Lets hope it continues.<br />
Happy New Year :-)<br />
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<br />Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-80704586564823245392018-07-22T21:31:00.000+01:002018-07-22T21:31:31.904+01:00Three Short Walks On The Isle Of Mull 10-5-2018 We thought that we would have a drive round and have a look at at a few places of interest taking advantage of another dry day. Windy and cool but dry. It also got warmer as the day went on, a feature of the week really, as it always seemed to start off damp in the morning but then brightening up with a bit of warmth in the afternoon. Today's little tour saw us having three very worthwhile walks taking in different scenery this Isle has on offer from Castles, Standing Stones, Lighthouse, Ruined Village, Lochs and a Distinct Volcano. <br />
The first place we visited was <a href="http://www.mull-historical-society.co.uk/daily-life/castles-fortifications/castles/dun-ara-castle/">DUN ARA CASTLE</a> in the grounds of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glengorm_Castle">GLENMORE CASTLE</a>, which is now a wedding and guest house. A straight forward walk through the grounds of Glenmore down to the coast where the old Dun Ara Castle stood on a prominent position overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Although there are few remains, you can pick out the base walls on the hillock and a few old walls on the surrounding ground by the ocean and on the coastline. There seems to be quite a bit to explore around here but as it was quite windy and cold we didn't spend too much time here, opting to head back away from the coastline to the standing stones and a leisurely walk back to the car. There are a few Highland Cattle in the grounds and these seemed as friendly and laid back as others we came across, as long as you don't get too close they didn't seem to bother anyone. Again we spotted Eagles but no seals or otters on the coastline. The walk was a gentle 2.5 miles or so.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A short sharp shower blowing across the sea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeper of the Castle</td></tr>
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Short video of the views round Dun Ara<br />
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From here we made our way back along the single track lanes to the Forestry Commision Car Park from where a few walks start and end from. It is possible to tie in this walk with the Glenmore Castle walk as a loop which can take a good few hours taking in the various options on offer. We decided to go on a small loop taking in the abandoned village of Ardmore, down to the coast and Ardmore Point Lighthouse and back through the forest. As with other days, it started to warm up a bit as the sun got to work burning away the clouds and the cold wind of Dun Ara was replaced by a more gentle breeze which was more welcome. There is a nature hide on the shore but again, no otters or seals spotted but again the eagles were about. Out of the three walks this was the longest coming in about 5 miles or so.</div>
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ARDNAMURCHAN on the Scottish mainland dominate the views on this walk
and it holds good memories for us as we stayed there last year in a
cottage in KILCHOAN and we spent most evenings looking over to the
lighthouse wandering what it must be like on this side of the Loch, so now we know :-) Another great place that is more remote than Mull and a
great place to get away from it all, highly recommended.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across To Ardamurchan with Ben Haint on the right and Kilchoan in the middle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A zoomed in shot of the cottage we had last year on Ardnamurchan, on the right, in the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature Hide</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the hide</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way through the forest clearing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back with Ardmore Point over the hill to the right</td></tr>
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The final walk of the day was to visit a Loch which goes by the name of Crater Loch which is on top of the hill, 'S Airde Beinn @ 295m in height, it is the highest point on
the North side of the Mishnish Lochs. A very worthwhile walk to do with a mountain feel to it, rough ground with a good track to follow. A short steep climb that brings you out on the rim of the crater that I followed round to the left. Excellent views in all directions. Parking is in an old quarry just off the main road between Tobermory & Dervaig opposite the <a href="http://www.simplymull.co.uk/mishnish-lochs.html">MISHNISH LOCHS</a> of Lochs Peallach, Meadhoin and Carnain an Amais and a short walk from the derelict building where the walk starts from. Another easy walk of around 2.5 miles there and back following the track up and round the crater then back down retracing my steps. The weather was still warm and sunny but a bit cool on the top with the wind whipping around the Loch.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mishnish Lochs opposite the quarry car park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abandoned house and the start of the walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S’Airde Beinn-Crater Loch </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">through the gate and up to the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S’Airde Beinn-Crater Loch following the path round to the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West top views and the highest point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North top </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North top views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North top views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Crater Loch from the North top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crater Loch before I descend from the South top </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Mishnish Lochs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to the abandoned house opposite Mishnish Lochs</td></tr>
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So anther good day having a look round on some different and interesting places on off on the Isle of Mull<br />
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Cheers :-)Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-82557999607147655452018-07-20T19:01:00.000+01:002018-07-20T19:07:01.287+01:00Quinnish Point, Isle of Mull, 8-5-2018This was the longest walk we did while having a week on the <a href="http://www.isle-of-mull.net/">ISLE of MULL</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Hebrides">INNER HEBRIDES</a> just off the West coast of Scotland. A there and back walk, straight out of our rented cottage in the small village of <a href="https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mull/dervaig/index.html">DERVAIG</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">.</a> The start of the walk goes down the tarmac lane where it follows the shoreline of Loch a'Chumhainn, before heading through the woods on a forestry track, passing over a small bridge and some cottages & farms as you come out on to the Quinnish Estate with some fine views of Loch a'Chumhainn down to the left. The weather at the start was a bit overcast following some overnight and early morning rain but soon started to clear to more favorable conditions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our there and back route for the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the lane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards Dervaig at the end of Loch a'Chumhainn</td></tr>
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We made our way along the muddy, yet easy to follow path as we got onto open land with views out to the coast. We were making our way to some <a href="http://www.isle-of-mull.net/attractions/history/standing-stones/">STANDING STONES</a>, although only one remained standing, and from a certain angle, looks like an old woman in a dark cloak.<br />
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<i>"a row of four stones aligned NNW-SSE of which only one remains upright
standing over 9 feet high. This stone is referred to locally as
‘Caliach’ which means old woman. Depending on which angle you view the
stone it can look like a woman dressed in a cloak"</i><br />
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Just behind the stones there is a good vantage point high up that gives some good views across the coast and back down onto the stones.<i> </i><br />
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Along the muddy path again that led to another gate with a sign pointing the way to Quinnish Point following a feint path through the fields that led us up to the trig point on Mingary Ard, looking down on to Quinnish Point. From up here there was some good views all round and across to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardnamurchan">ARDAMURCHAN</a> on the main land, where we stayed last year. The sun was now out and the sky was blue but the breeze took the temperature down a notch or two but at least it was dry and fairly clear. Hazy views out to the other islands dotted about on the horizon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the feint path towards Mingary Ard</td></tr>
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We took the "straight down" approach to get us back on the main path to the point. It was a pleasant surprise to see some Highland Cattle down here and they seemed friendly enough, not bothering us as they got on with eating the grass and minding there own business. On to Quinnish Point and down to the beach below that could of been mistaken for some exotic beach in the tropics as the sea was turning a nice shade of turquoise blue in the changing light. We did keep a lookout for and marine life, Otters, Seals but didn't spot any. It was though, a perfect place for a spot of lunch as we had the place to ourselves. Our own private romantic beach for half an hour, perfect :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way down to Quinish Point</td></tr>
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We made our way back along the path passing under Mingary Ard and saying goodbye to the Highland Cattle. It was now quite warm and we had a few stops along the way back taking in the quietness of the area and looking out for Golden & Sea Eagles along the way. Always a great joy to see these majestic birds soaring on the thermals and we were lucky enough to see them everyday that we were on Mull. It's only really when they get mobbed by the Crows and Seagulls that you really appreciate the size of them with there two metre plus wingspan. Awesome sight indeed.<br />
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A great few hours straight from the front door of the cottage and with the weather improving all the while, made for a great day in this fantastic part of the world. :-)<br />
Cheers <br />
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A short video of Mingary Ard and Quinnish Point <br />
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<br />Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-13973882842952155312018-06-15T15:41:00.000+01:002018-06-15T15:41:39.833+01:00Snowdon Sunset 9-6-2018One thing I have wanted to witness is the sunrise from the top of Snowdon. A couple of years ago I got thwarted by the clouds rolling in after a promising start where the moon and stars were out in force. A few times since, the weather wasn't up to much on the days I had free to try again, so for the time being, catching the sunrise will have to wait. The next best thing is seeing the sunset and with the driest and stillest spell of weather on offer for a good while, and also having a free weekend, I decided to take the plunge and head off to Snowdonia. I was also inspired by all the photo's doing the rounds on social media and thinking I had to do it now while in this settled period of weather. For a good few weeks it has been warm clear and relatively wind free, making it the ideal time. With it being a late evening/night walk, I didn't have to be up at the crack of dawn and it also gave me the opportunity to have a camp out at a great little site, relaxing in the afternoon sun. The plan was to go up and over the Horns, Crib Goch, Garnedd Ugain, Snowdon Summit and descend by the Pyg Track and hopefully be back down by around midnight. I was also hoping it was to be relatively quiet except for one or two "3 peakers" doing their challenge. It turned out to be one experience I won't forget in a hurry :-)<br />
I arrived at the campsite and got settled overlooking the lake where people were enjoying a swim, relaxing on the beach area, a few people on kayaks and just generally relaxing to the sound of the cuckoos that seemed to be in every part of this valley. I decided to set off from Pen y Pass at 5.30pm, giving myself a good four hours to arrive at the top of Snowdon and with the warm and still conditions on offer, I knew it was going to be a great experience. The car park was full to bursting as the days walkers were getting back down after what must of been a hard and very warm day for them. There must of been hundreds knocking about as I made my way up the steep grass bank that takes you up and over the Horns, before coming down to meet the path junction of the Pyg and Crib Goch routes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Snowdon from the Plas y Brenin Mountain Centre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Pen y Pass from the Horns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Pen y Pass from the Horns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Horns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Horn of the Horns</td></tr>
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After the great clear conditions of the day, the atmosphere started to get a bit on the hazy side and a bit of light mist rolling in now and again that reflects in the photo's but certainly didn't distract from the enjoyment on offer. For the first time in my last few visits to Crib Goch, I opted to go straight up the East Ridge instead of my preferred route of the North Ridge. It was quieter than I expected and up to now I had only seen one other walker going up and he passed me at the bottom of the East Ridge while I was having a rest. The last of the days walkers were slowly making there way down the Pyg & Miners tracks as I started the climb up to the Crib Goch Ridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Lydaw from the ascent of the East Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ascent of the East Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the East Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon behind Grib Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of the Crib Goch Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Llydaw far below Crib Goch</td></tr>
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Apart from a few midges knocking about, I had the whole ridge to myself as the other walker that passed me was nowhere to be seen. It was also very warm and very still with hardly any wind, the most ideal conditions for dong this. It was a pleasure to be up here again and a pleasure to experience another quiet and clear crossing. Although I tried to take my time, the pinnacles soon came and went and it didn't seem like 5 minutes before I was making my way down off the final one and on to more flatter ground of Bwlch Goch. It was here that I came across the second other person and he was bivvying up here for the night taking advantage of the conditions while getting some photo's . Not a bad way to spend a Saturday evening. Another thing I came across and a first for me up here, was the mountain goats that frequent the mountain areas of Snowdonia. I have seen them on the rocky cliffs of the Glyderau but not on the Snowdon area before. Maybe because of the thousands of people who are usually up here earlier in the day they probably hide out in the more inaccessible areas of the mountain.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crib Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to Y Lliwedd from Crib Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Y Lliwedd & Snowdon from Crib Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crib Goch Pinnacles </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon behind the Pinnacles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon behind the Pinnacles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon from Bwlch Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on Crib Goch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountain Goats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountain Goats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on Crib Goch & the North Ridge</td></tr>
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Up and over "The Wall" making my way up the next ridge that leads to the summit of Garnedd Ugain, the second highest mountain in Snowdonia and also where I saw the third person of the day. He was staying up there for the sunset before making his way back down. The sun was making its way down as well, just as a bank of cloud seemed to be making its way over the coast in the distance. I was hoping it wasn't going to spoil things as I made my way off Garnedd Ugain. There was a few more goats knocking about on the grassy summit, no doubt enjoying the peace and quiet conditions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Mountain Goats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Y Lliwedd & Snowdon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Y Lliwedd rises above Glaslyn & Llyn Llydaw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garnedd Ugain summit trig with Snowdon Behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountain Goats of Garnedd Ugain</td></tr>
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A fairly quick descent to the junction of paths where I saw a group of seven making there way up to the summit a bit slower than me, that gave me time for a quick dash up, making sure that I had at least fifteen minutes of solitude for a few photo's before settling down for a bite to eat and the main attraction of the sunset. The party of seven arrived and duly opened a bottle of bubbly, which they offered me a glass but I turned them down as it goes straight to my head and I knew I'd want more and that wouldn't of been a good idea with the descent of the Pyg Track to come!! :-) They did have some chocolate covered strawberries, which I had two, to go with my pork pie and stuff, while they told me they were on a charity walk for a kids hospital in Liverpool. They did take all there empty bottles and things back with them, unlike some folk during the day who left it for someone else to clear up. Why folk do this is beyond me as it's more trouble carrying things up a 3000ft mountain than it is to take down!! Anyway, the sunset wasn't the most spectacular and the wind had picked up a bit making it feel very cool, enough for hat and gloves to go on, but a fantastic experience all the same. A great experience sitting on the trig steps watching the sun go down with half a dozen others isn't something you get to do very often and I can highly recommend it. It's something I'll do again, that's for sure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pyg Track marker stone with Snowdon behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crib Goch & Garnedd Ugain high above the Pyg Track</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An empty Snowdon summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun going down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit trig with the sun going down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun gong down behind a bank of cloud</td></tr>
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I made my way off the summit and back to Pen y Pass via the Pyg Track. The wind and coolness of the summit disappeared as I made my way down the Pyg and was replaced with much warmer conditions and less wind, so it was back to tee shirt, no hat and gloves :-) A bit eerie as I made my way down as there was no sounds, only the sound of water when passing the few streams that run into Glaslyn & Llyn Llydaw. I did see my last four people as they were making a very slow descent and in all, apart from the crowds in Pen y Pass car park at the start of my walk, I saw a total of 18 other walkers in the six and half hours I was on Snowdon, and not a 3 peaker insight, a far cry from the 1800 or more that I would of seen in the middle of the day. In fact, I saw more Mountain Goats than people tonight, more than I have ever seen in one day on the mountains and that certainly makes a change. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading for the Pyg Track far below Garnedd Ugain & Crib Goch</td></tr>
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The light was good on the way down, with head & hand torch coming
out around 10.30pm as the light was fading. I got back to the car park
around 11.45pm after one of the most satisfying and epic visits to this most iconic of mountains. Certainly wont be my last sunset walk :-)<br />
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Video of the sunset :-)<br />
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Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-73725833748208977282018-03-31T21:33:00.003+01:002018-04-02T17:49:30.047+01:00Hartsop to Aria Force 17-3-2018We had booked a weekend tucked away in the small hamlet of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartsop">HARTSOP,</a> near to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullswater">ULLSWATER</a> in the Lake District, hoping for a bit of good early Spring weather as we said goodbye to the so called "Beast from the East" that rolled in over the early part of the month. A few days before, I ventured in to Wales to do Snowdon in what was a good still warm day so was really looking forward to the improving weather continuing into the weekend. This however is the UK and mid March can be as brutal as mid December/January as the weather can turn in an instant!!. Roll on "Beast from the East" part 2!! Cold winds and snow showers were the order of the weekend but fortunately no big snow dumps or blocked roads that can happen in this neck of the woods quite often. In fact, over the course of the winter, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkstone_Pass">KIRKSTONE PASS</a> has been closed on a few occasions and as our base was at the bottom of the pass, we were grateful for that. The one real walk that we did was a case of resorting to plan B, as plan A was to catch the Ullswater steamer from Glenriding across to Howtown and walking back to base via the <a href="http://www.ullswater.com/the-ullswater-way/">ULLSWATER WAY</a>. However, because of the strong winds the Steamers were cancelled for the day, in fact the whole weekend, so we decided to walk to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aira_Force">ARIA FORCE</a> for a look at the waterfalls before back tracking the same way, all along the Ullswater Way.<br />
The walk was around 16 miles in just under 6 hours in all sorts of weather. Hail, snow, strong cold winds and sun making for a good adventurous day straight from the front door. A very easy to follow path with only a very small section that goes on the road so a bit more care as there is no footpath on this section but the rest is all off road on easy paths along the shore line, though fields and wooded areas. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good sunny views across Ullswater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow shower on the way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue skies again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wind making waves on Ullswater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And yet another snow shower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And back to blue skies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ullswater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ullswater from Aria Force </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aria Force Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aria Force</td></tr>
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After a walk round the woods and a hot drink from the cafe, we back tracked going back the same way, encountering more or less the same weather conditions and at one point taking shelter behind a wall as we were in direct fire of the wind and sleet blowing straight down Ullswater. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow shower blowing straight down Ullswater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking shleter from the elements</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree icicles </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun coming out again</td></tr>
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On the way back along the track under Dubrow How & Fall Crag, near to our base, we spotted a herd of Red Deer that roam the area. Apart from when we stayed at Haweswater a few years back, this is the first time we have seen any deer in the Lakes, although they are quite common. There was around 20 and they hung about all weekend on the same slopes. Good to see :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun snow & green fields</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back through the woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Deer on Fall Crag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Deer on Fall Crag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angletarn Beck Waterfalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angletarn Beck Waterfalls</td></tr>
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A really good day in changeable but not difficult weather. It would be good to go back and walk the whole of the Ullswater way one day as it is quite straight forward and quite popular with great scenery and views.<br />
On the Sunday, we woke up to a covering of snow that had us thinking we may get snowed in, but luckily by midafternoon it had all but melted. We had a drive up to Pooley Bridge where we had a short walk along the Ullswater way and it looked like this area had had a lot more snow than back in Hartsop. I also had a look round the village of Hartsop and the disused Myers Head Mine. It was earlier this year, in January, that I first visited this area, taking in the high fells of Hartsop Dodd, Stone Covey Pike and The Knott (<a href="https://aredeyeview.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/hartsop-round-6-01-2018.html">CLICK HERE </a>) and saw the lodges that gave me the idea of a long weekend in the area. A nice quiet place with plenty of varied walks from the front door<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday morning snowfall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hartsop Dodd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowy Pooley Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpacas @ Pooley Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdrift @ Pooley Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen Angletarn Beck waterfalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on basecamp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hartsop Dodd above Hartsop Village</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pasture Beck Valley</td></tr>
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So yet another great weekend away seeing parts we've not seen before and defiantly worth another visit in the not too distant future Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891818719084680623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620063077603442592.post-22906320507283587062018-03-25T21:42:00.001+01:002018-03-25T21:42:20.498+01:00Snowdon via the South Ridge & Watkins Path 13-3-2018Back in Snowdonia taking advantage of the fine weather forecast between some wet and wild days on offer. There had been some very snowy, cold and icy conditions for a week or so that the more experienced winter mountaineers had been taking advantage of as we had the so called "Beast from the East" sending the UK into a winter meltdown!! Nothing too serious for the colder countries of Eastern Europe but if you take any notice of the UK news, it was more like Armageddon had come to these shores. Yes, there was some pretty bad snow falls of up to 8 inches in parts of the UK, high winds whipping the snow around and causing some big snowdrifts, temperatures as low as -10, lakes, rivers and waterfalls freezing over and that's in the low lying areas, while in the mountains, it was just a good old fashioned winter of days gone by :-) Anyway, there had been a gradual thaw and the forecast was for a settled few days with Tuesday looking the best day with a chance of hill fog clearing to leave a good dry day. So a quick recheck of mountain forecasts and conditions told me that Snowdon would be a good chance to have a good dry fine day and with it being midweek, a little on the quiet side, perfect :-) I had decided on a route that I haven't done fully but have been up and down the paths on separate occasions over the years so thought this would be a good opportunity to tie the two in. This is also a good way of getting the most of this area and also away from any crowds. The <a href="http://snowdon-walks.co.uk/self-guided-walks/snowdon-via-watkin-path/">WATKIN PATH</a>, my part ascent & my full descent route, is a fairly popular route up as it is a good picturesque way as it passes through a wood, passes waterfalls, through an old quarry and various other points of interest that I'll mention later. It is also the longest and steepest way up Snowdon and comes out around the 1,015 metres (3330ft) one way. The South Ridge ascent is my favourite way up to Snowdon, apart from Crib Goch, as it has some of the best views on offer.<br />
As daylight is now stretching out abit with sundown going past 6pm I don't have to get up in the middle of the night to be off the mountains before 4.30pm so a later start and finish is now the order of the days, one great advantage as spring/summer come into view. I was parked up and set off walking up the Watkins Path around 10.30am in good clear conditions with Snowdon in full view, not what was in the forecast so I was hoping it was to continue like that. As I said earlier, this is a good varied way up as you ascend through the woods of Hafod y Llan and then follow the Afon Llan and the waterfalls until you reach the Weir at the head of Cwm Llan where it gathers water for National Trust's small hydro-electric scheme.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>My route for the day</u></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to a distant Snowdon from the car park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of the Watkin Path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge over the Afon Gorsey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfalls of Afon Llan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old quarry tramway incline</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afon Llan waterfalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afon Llan Weir with the South Ridge in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afon Llan Weir</td></tr>
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From here, I took the path to the left that heads up to the old tramway before heading off up into Cwm Llan in a fairly straight line heading for a wall and old slate heaps the bring you out at the bottom of the steps and the start of the Allt Maenderyn, South Ridge path.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the old tramway path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straight ahead towards the old slate heap</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on the disused quarry with a clear Snowdon in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the part laid out path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the approach to the slate heaps and into the blue :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up the old slate heaps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View back down in to Cwm Llan and my ascent path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wall and path going up the South Ridge</td></tr>
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From here it's straight up the stone steps before eventually turning into a more rough path snaking its way though rocks, boulders and rough ground passing rocky outcrops but staying away from the steep drops in to Cwm Llan. As it was quite warm with only a light breeze, a few stops were needed but as the views are good, that didn't really matter. This side of Snowdon, as well as being the more quiet side, does offer some fantastic views all round and was another day to take it all in. I reached the first major patches of snow just before I came to the ridge line above the Rhyd Ddu path, nothing too serious and easily passable using the foot marks of other walkers. Quite a few large patches but in the warming weather large parts of it was quite soft as a thaw had set in. There was still some consolidated patches but again, these were easily passable. I mentioned before that this side is usually the quietest side to ascend Snowdon, well the warm weather must of bought people out as just as I reached the ridge looking down on the Rhyd Ddu path, there was a party of a bout 30 making there way up and up to this point I only saw 4 other people coming the same way as me!. Oh well......</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View up to Snowdon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Ridge Path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Ridge Path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View over to the Nantile Ridge & Mynydd Mawr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow patches on the South Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A clear Snowdon from the South Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on other walkers on the Rhyd Ddu path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admiring the view from the South Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View down into Cwm Clogwyn from the South Ridge</td></tr>
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After a short rest on the South Ridge I decided to get ahead of the group coming from Ryhd Ddu as I didn't want to get held up on the path over Bwlch Main as it makes it's way through the rocks which has a bit of snow cover. It's a single track that isn't too difficult but with snow added to the mix, a bit more care is needed and I didn't fancy sharing it with 30 youngsters who looked like they were part of a school/club trip. I managed to get pass them and enjoyed a quiet way with some very light scrambling as you make your way through the rocks following a quite distinct path that leads up on to a wide area just below the summit cafe. Again, there was quite a large area of snow here that again posed no problems. Although I had my spikes with me, I didn't need them and saw no others wearing any as the snow was slowly thawing.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way forward over Bwlch Main</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards the South Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My way forward over Bwlch Main</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Snowdon summit cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back from the cafe</td></tr>
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As luck would have it, the first wave of the group I got in front of, caught me up just as I reached the summit so I had to quickly get to the summit trig before it became more like summer than winter up there. As it happened, over the course of the next twenty minutes, there must of been about 50 youngsters altogether as another party ascended from the Llanberis path so it got pretty busy with them taking over the trig area. I stayed on the summit for about half an hour and if it wasn't for the kids it would of been quite quiet as there was only about 20 others milling around. Hardly any wind, the sun shining and the air clear made for some great views stretching all round for miles and miles. I've been rather lucky all the times I've been up here, as I've mostly had some great clear days and it does make it all worth while. An extra treat today was a Chinook Helicopter flying around and looked to be on a training exercise as it flew in and out of Cwm Clogwyn and also treated everyone on the summit to a fly past as it circled and the troops on board all gave us a wave, great to see :-) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New kids on the block</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinook flypast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit seagull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New kids on the block</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinook in Cwm Clogwyn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinook with Anglesey in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon summit from the Llanberis Path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to Snowdon from the Llanberis Path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of snow at the summit train station</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><u><span style="color: black;">View back up to Snowdon on my way back down</span></u></span></td></tr>
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I made my way down by the Watkins path but making a detour over the rocky outcrops of Bwlch y Saethau rather than sticking to the main path. I like this way as it gives you good views down on to Glaslyn and today was a bit special as there was a coast guard helicopter on a training exercise going over Glaslyn and Llyn Lydaw as it hovered close to the rim, flying in and out for a good twenty minutes. A great thing to see from above. You also get great views of the rock face of Y Lliwdd which is a good climbing area although I didn't see any climbers today. The top of the Watkins path was also the place where I encountered the worst of the lying snow as it is quite sheltered here and was quite solid. A lot of old deep footprints made it a bit easier but the main problem was the melt water was turning the soil quite muddy and slippery in places and there is quite a drop of. A bit of care and attention got me passed without mishap but it does show it's not always the snow and ice that can cause problems. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making my way back down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finger post at the start of the Watkins path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow on the Watkins Path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow on the Watkins Path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on my ascent of the South Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glaslyn far below</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helicopter over Glaslyn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My route over Bwlch y Saethau with the main path below on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helicopter over Llyn Llydaw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The twin peaks of Y Lliwedd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the helicopter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helicopter flying over Llyn Llydaw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helicopter flying over Llyn Llydaw</td></tr>
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After being entertained for a bit, it was time to rejoin the main Watkins Path as it headed down to the old disused quarries. The path is straight forward as its mainly paving stones and heads straight down. Since I left the summit and made my way down this way, there was only two other people I saw and they were always a few hundred yards in front of me making it a quiet and peaceful descent. The wind had virtually stopped making it very pleasant and good for another rest just above the quarries. It really had turned out to be a great early spring day.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back on the main Watkins Path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old quarry dwellings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slate spoil heap with Snowdon in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pano of the South Ridge, Snowdon and my descent route with Y Lliwedd on the right from above the quarry</td></tr>
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Further down the route is where I passed the Gladstone Rock, which bears a plaque commemorating a speech given in 1892 by <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="William Ewart Gladstone">William Ewart Gladstone</a></span>, the then 83-year-old Prime Minister, on the subject of Justice for Wales. The plaque reads ; <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">SEP 13TH 1892 — UPON THIS ROCK<br />
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. E. GLADSTONE M.P.<br />
WHEN PRIME MINISTER FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND 83 YEARS OLD<br />
ADDRESSED THE PEOPLE OF ERYRI UPON<br />
JUSTICE TO WALES<br />
THE MULTITUDE SANG CYMRIC HYMNS<br />
AND THE LAND OF MY FATHERS<br />
PUBLICLY DEDICATED BY SIR EDWARD AND LADY WATKIN JUNE 1893</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">The Watkin Path, named after its creator Edward Watkin (a friend of
Gladstone’s), was the first designated footpath in Britain. At the time
of its construction, there was no path to the actual summit of Snowdon,
only a path just over a quarter of the way up to a quarry. Over 2000
people gathered on the side of Snowdon in 1892 to witness Gladstone
opening the Watkin Path. From on top of an impressive 12ft boulder, the
Prime Minister delivered a speech on <i>Justice for Wales, </i>not to
mention sung some ‘Cymric hymns’ himself. A plaque fitted to the front
of the boulder commemorates what was sure to have been a memorable
occasion, announcing that indeed William Gladstone had stood upon the
rock.</span></i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Also on this</span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">stretch of the path I passed </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">the old ruins of Plas Cwm Llan just above the major waterfalls. There
are bullet holes on the side of this building as it had a function for
commandos during WW2. The path by the waterfalls was also used in the film </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_Up_the_Khyber">CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER</a> back in 1968</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladstone Rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plas Cwn Llan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">Plas Cwm Llan<u><br /></u></span></td></tr>
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Back along the waterfalls and through the woods back to the car for around 5.30pm, made for a great 7 hours in fantastic weather in this most iconic of places. Another superb day<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afon Llan Waterfalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afon Llan Waterfalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View ahead from Moel Siabod far left to Cnicht far right</td></tr>
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From leaving the car park, I made my way to Plas Y Brenin to get anothe<span style="color: #0000ee;">r</span> photo of the Snowdon Horseshoe that is my favourite view, only this time with there being no wind, the twin lakes Llynnau Mymbyr were like a mirror as the reflections were superb. It's not often you get it like this and the last time I saw it this still was about eight years ago on a still April morning. The photo that I use as the main picture on the blog was taken that morning. A fantastic end to another fantastic day doing Snowdon :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon Reflections</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon Reflections</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdon Reflections</td></tr>
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A video of the summit views and helicopter.<br />
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