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Harter Fell

$matches[2] Family walk on our Brockwood Hall stay near Millom. Parked an a grassy area down the road, busy with folk visiting Hardknott Pass. Great weather week continued for a shorts & T-shirt walk and the hill itself was quiet. Summit is a big rock formation. Rested & grabbed a bite look...
by Alan B
Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:17 am
 
Forum: Walk reports - Outside Scotland
Topic: Harter Fell
Replies: 0
Views: 238

A Coniston Round

$matches[2] Family walk during our Brockwood Hall stay near Millom. Tight steep drive to Walna Scar car park. Great weather week, shorts & T shirt walk, Hot & sunny. Busy as expected going up Old Man, stopped for a breather at Low Water. $matches[2] $matches[2] Low Water $matches[2] Conisto...
by Alan B
Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:44 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Outside Scotland
Topic: A Coniston Round
Replies: 0
Views: 985

Cairnsmore of Carphairn

$matches[2] With travel restrictions not long relaxed decided to avoid the popular hills & head down to Dumfries & Galloway. Family Sunday walk. Parked across the road at the Green Well of Scotland and walked this clockwise as opposed to the WH route. Only saw one other family of four and a...
by Alan B
Sun Oct 31, 2021 3:44 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Cairnsmore of Carphairn
Replies: 0
Views: 268

Middlefield Law

route.gpx Solo Friday afternoon leg stretcher on day off. Parked a bit passed where I planned to walk the ATV track & beyond the cattery. Followed a short road past a couple of buildings but this ended shorty at a dead end disused quarry?? Decided just to head straight up. Rough very tussocky t...
by Alan B
Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:31 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Middlefield Law
Replies: 0
Views: 241

Brown Carrick Hill


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Family afternoon walk. Quickie from the start of the transmitter mast road. Gave the cattle a wide berth as a few young with mothers.

Good views down the Firth to Ailsa Craig etc.
by Alan B
Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:54 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Brown Carrick Hill
Replies: 0
Views: 312

Lochgoin Circuit


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Saturday afternoon Family lockdown walk on a crisp sunny winters day. Usual busy start and only saw a handful of folks after Blackwood hill until the Covenanters Monument. Didn’t detour to the monument as wanted to leave it as something new on a future walk with being so close to home.
by Alan B
Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:38 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Lochgoin Circuit
Replies: 0
Views: 281

Meall a’Bhuachaille

Uaine $matches[2] Family walk during our week long stay at Whisky Trail Lodge in Grantown-on-Spey. Parked at Glenmore Visitor Centre. Staff member offered assistance whilst paying and looking at the map. Pointed me to the start of direct hill path for a clockwise circular as opposed to the anti-cloc...
by Alan B
Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:43 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Meall a’Bhuachaille
Replies: 0
Views: 333

Anagach Woods

$matches[2] Family walk straight from our accommodation at Whisky Trail Lodge in Granton-on-Spey. Big event house we rented for less than normal prices due to Covid Restrictions on one household maximum and a fault in their booking site the owners honoured getting the week for a weekend break price...
by Alan B
Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:41 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Anagach Woods
Replies: 0
Views: 373

Buachaille Etive Beag

$matches[2] Family walk on the Saturday of the September weekend. Ended up having day trips instead of going away for the weekend this year. Delayed a bit at the Erskine Bridge as the police had closed both ways due to an incident. Quick toilet break at the Green Welly Stop, as we did on the return...
by Alan B
Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:52 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Buachaille Etive Beag
Replies: 0
Views: 382

Ben Chonzie

Ben-Chonzie-via-Glen-Lednock.gpx Bank Holiday Monday walk with Mrs B. Both get the English bank holiday so kids in school. Saw them off and around a 90 minute drive to Glen Lednock. 4 or 5 cars there when we arrived around 9.30am but loads of cars parked on our return. Straightforward & enjoyab...
by Alan B
Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:15 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Ben Chonzie
Replies: 0
Views: 358

Ben Challum

Ben-Challum-near-Tyndrum.gpx First solo Munro Cloud was much lower than I expected upon parking at the A82 layby. Set off and followed the track instead of cutting off right. Trudged diagonally uphill to rejoin the correct route. Very boggy at parts but not as bad as I was expecting perhaps as it h...
by Alan B
Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:31 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Ben Challum
Replies: 0
Views: 397

Cairn Table

Cairn-Table.gpx Solo walk. With football coaching this morning & needing to be home before my wife went out left me a 5 hour window to fit a walk in. After a bit of research Cairn Table fitted the bill with Muirkirk, which I’d never been to, being around a 45 minute drive away. Lucky to squeeze...
by Alan B
Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:08 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Cairn Table
Replies: 0
Views: 324

Re: Walking in the Lake District

Hi,

In addition to those already mentioned I have found https://www.walklakes.co.uk/ useful. No Walkhighlands of course but helpful.
Enjoy when you go.
by Alan B
Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:25 pm
 
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Walking in the Lake District
Replies: 8
Views: 2382

Mount Blair

Mount-Blair.gpx Family walk during a stay at Piperdam. Only walk of the week due to other activities and friends staying at another lodge in the park. This lead to late boozy nights and the 2 sets of kids enjoying time together doing other things. Parked near other few cars at what we thought was t...
by Alan B
Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:28 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Mount Blair
Replies: 0
Views: 339

Wansfell / Baystones

Wansfell-1.gpx Note re shown route. Did visit Baystones summit and shows ok on viewranger site but not when I add the file here. Not important but for future ref in case I doubt myself. Visiting in-laws in the afternoon at Ulverston on our Keswick Reach stay. Planned Sour Howes & Sallows on the...
by Alan B
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:45 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Outside Scotland
Topic: Wansfell / Baystones
Replies: 0
Views: 315
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