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Saturday, 14 May 2016

Auchtertyre Hill and Beinn a’Mheadhain

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Thursday 12 May 2016 Auchtertyre Hill (NG832289; 452m) Despite Mick having declared himself to be ‘resting’ in preparation for the start ...
Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Creag Mhor and Beinn Conchra

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Creag Mhor (NG903315; 407m) and Beinn Conchra (NG887291; 453m) My chosen route for these two hills, which I opted to visit in a single loll...
Tuesday, 10 May 2016

Beinn a’Chrulaiste

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Tuesday 10 May Beinn a’Chrulaiste (NN246567; 857m) There was just one hill on the agenda today, and it was the biggest of the trip so far....

Marilyning around Dumfries

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We have electricity this evening, so the laptop has been charged and now I can publish this delayed post, about the first couple of days of ...
Monday, 9 May 2016

Tinto and Glas Bheinn

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Monday 9 May Tinto (NS953344; 711 metres) Tinto is a striking hill, particularly when viewed from the south, and apparently it's a popu...
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Sunday, 8 May 2016

Two Planned and a Late Bonus

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Sunday 8 May Well Hill and Ballencleuch Law (NS913064 and 935049) My high hopes for these two hills were not disappointed; an excellent...
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Wauk Hill and Queensberry

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Saturday 7 May Wauk Hill (NX841909) There possibly was just enough room to get Colin onto the verge alongside my access gate off the A702,...

Out of Order!

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I'm about to post two blog entries about Days 3 and 4 of the current trip. Unfortunately, I wrote up Days 1 and 2 on my laptop (rather t...
Sunday, 24 April 2016

ODP Day 11: Moel Famau to Prestatyn

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Sunday 24 April 21 miles Overcast start, 15 minutes of spitting rain, clearing to blue patches later A decision needed to be made last...
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ODP Day 10: Llangollen to Moel Famau

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Sat 23 April 19 miles (>4000' ascent) Glorious start, clouding as the day went on I'm sure it must be a common experience a...
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Friday, 22 April 2016

ODP Day 9: Porth-y-Waen to Langollen

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Fri 22 April 17.5 miles (3800' ascent) Heavily overcast start, clearing to surprise us with sunny intervals this afternoon. ODP is...
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Thursday, 21 April 2016

ODP Day 8: by Welshpool to Porth-y-Waen

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Thurs 21 April 17 miles Mainly very hazy sunshine We don't have a good track record of sticking religiously to the route of define...
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ODP Day 7: Newcastle to by Welshpool

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Wed 20 April 16 miles Wall-to-wall sunshine Last night I read my blog post from 2008 describing our walk from Knighton (where we left ...
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Tuesday, 19 April 2016

ODP Day 6: Beyond Kington to Newcastle

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Tues 19 April 18 miles (ish); 3800' Overcast start, clearing to increasingly sunny intervals Our day didn't get off to the bes...
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ODP Day 5: Hay-on-Wye to beyond Kington

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Mon 18 April 17.75 miles(ish) Overcast but dry Eurgh! That's how I felt at 2.30 this morning when I was woken by a migraine. Quand...
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Monday, 18 April 2016

ODP Day 4: Beyond Pandy to Hay on Wye

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Sun 17 April 15 miles Wall-to-wall sunshine to start, sunny intervals later. Cold. The day started with an accidental lie-in, with the...
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Sunday, 17 April 2016

ODP Day 3: Monmouth to beyond Pandy

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Sat 16 April 18 miles (ish) Early wintery showers then brightening to sunny periods. It was raining again as we awoke this morning but...
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Friday, 15 April 2016

ODP Day 2: to Monmouth

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Fri 15 April 11 miles? Overcast, low cloud, occasional short-lived drizzle Our ordinary backpacking routine would have seen us up at 6...
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Offa's Dyke Path (ODP) Day 1: Chepstow to SE of Brockweir

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Thurs 14 April (noon to 1600) 10 miles (plus walk to station) Sunny intervals With a light rain falling as we made our way to the stat...
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Sunday, 10 April 2016

Planning and (Expensive!) Kit Pruning

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Planning Late last year we decided that our pre-TGO Challenge warm-up trip this year would be a section of the South West Coast Path, and I...
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