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Change of Plan
Cumbria

Change of Plan

Brough to Kirkby Stephen - 6 August 2022 There is a change of plan for this week's routes. Originally we were going from Muker to Kirkby Stephen but a lack of suitable routes coming back into Kirkby Stephen proved difficult to find. We have managed to find routes from Kirkby Stephen to Muker when we last went that way but…
Go Right at the Power Station
Scottish Borders

Go Right at the Power Station

Cockburnspath to Dunbar - 23 July 2022 Our second and last visit to Scotland this year and we are heading to Dunbar with the added feature of going right at the power station. The power station in question is Torness Nuclear Power Station and there is a large concrete path that goes around the seaward side. By now all the…
Turn Left Just Before Aysgarth
Yorkshire Dales

Turn Left Just Before Aysgarth

Buckden to West Burton - 9 July 2022 How to get to West Burton? Turn left just before Aysgarth. That might seem a bit obvious but we have only been to West Burton twice before. The first time was in 2010 and the last was in 2016 and there will not be many people who remember those walks or even…
It's a Long Way Up
Lake District

It’s a Long Way Up

Bassenthwaite to Keswick - 25 June 2022 It's a long way up, and where might a long way up be in the Lake District where lots of things are a long way up? On this occasion it's Skiddaw that's a long way up and two of the routes are going to climb it provided the weather is okay on the…
No Wet Feet Today
Cumbria

No Wet Feet Today

Hallbankgate to Caste Carrock - 11 June 2022 This is on the programme with the start at Brampton but it is difficult to find a variety of routes leading south to Castle Carrock so our start point for two of the routes is from Hallbankgate on the A689 road. We have visited Castle Carrock three times in the past, in…
Good Things Take Time
Lake District

Good Things Take Time

Shap to Pooley Bridge - 28 May 2022 Is there a saying along the lines of Good Things Take Time? If so, then it could apply to our routes this coming Saturday on the last weekend in May. We were last in the Lake District in 2019 but the last time we finished in Pooley Bridge was in March 2013.…