Hikes Archives - Page 3 of 13

Braithwaite and Whinlatter Forest circular hike

14 April 20226 November 2019 by Mark

We had an autumnal long weekend near Braithwaite, staying at Lanefoot Farm campsite, close to the Whinlatter Forest and the Pass – a great place for a walk more than a fells hike, as we weren’t planning to head up any fells. This was a van weekend, with tourist trips and shopping in Keswick, pub visits and forest mooches planned. … read more >

The last stretch of the Kirklees Way…

9 November 202021 May 2019 by Mark

I walked the last leg of the Kirklees Way (as centred on Marsden) last week. ‘Just’ three years after walking the first part. I missed out the intervening 40 miles or so and kudos to Jenny and Taru who walked all of it , even if spaced out a few months apart.. life gets busy! The Kirklees Way was, I … read more >

Burnham Deepdale and coastal walks

9 February 201820 January 2018 by Mark

Anita and I are now part of the camper van world and got our converted van just before Christmas (it started life as a people carrier in Japan before we got it). We couldn’t wait to road test it and decided to spend 3 days away in it over the New Year period. So we headed to Burnham Deepdale Backpackers and Camping. … read more >

2 days on the GR221 – Mallorca’s Dry Stone Route

5 April 201816 July 2017 by Mark

Tossals verds hostel GR221 Serra de Tramuntana

We had a recent holiday in lovely Mallorca and for a couple of days of that I headed into the mountains, to walk two days / two sections of the Serra de Tramuntana, along the GR221 ‘Dry Stone Route’.

It was really hot for both days. That probably sounds obvious but it was actually hotter than usual, according to a couple of folks I talked to on the trip: around 36 degrees or so on both hikes.

Pretty hard work on the long stretches above the tree line. That lone spotted vulture riding the thermals above me just added to the sense of adventure.

A Westmorland Weekend in Dufton

20 November 2016 by Mark

The last (and only time) I had been in Dufton was as part of a flood relief fundraiser walk last year. Actually, we had only glanced the edge of the village before circling back to Appleby. So when I realised that the hostel that friends Ali and Steve had booked was in Dufton (in Westmorland), it was a nice surprise. I’d already decided to be part of the mix of folk staying that weekend and coopted Anita into the trip as she knew a few of them too.

Coverack and some of the South West Coastal Path

20 August 20162 August 2016 by Mark

“Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far”, so wrote Thomas Jefferson.

That quote appears on the homepage of the South West Coastal Path.

Which I walked some of recently. I say ‘some’, hardly any is more the truth. I would have disappointed the exalting Mr Jefferson, as I only managed short bursts during a recent short holiday in Coverack, Cornwall.

The reason for those short walks: I’ve damaged my left knee meniscus it seems.