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Well the last walk of this group of 50 and more momentous than that 150th since starting on the 21/07/2021, very nearly a year ago. I had the choice of the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday to complete my challenge- the first two of those were due to have record temperatures but I knew I alreadyContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 50 – 18/07/2022”

Getting hotter but wanting a different tac, decided to go in the morning today and to drive a short distance. Set off on the A338 towards Hungerford and turned off for South Fawley. I’d not started a walk here although I did pass through the edge of the village on a previous walk. Bit ofContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 49 – 17/07/2022”

So having promised myself I wouldn’t go out so late the next day I was all of five minutes earlier -18.24, still it is considerably more pleasant at this time of night! Not a particularly novel route today, a few tweaks to routes done before but not necessarily in this combination. An urge to goContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 48 – 16/07/2022”

After a week of emptying out my study ready for redecoration and spending two and a half days on a residential, helping out a friend, I realised I had a race on to finish my 50 walks before a year was completed- 4 walks to do in 6 days!!! It had been really hot allContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 47- 15/07/2022”

Decided to return to the stretch above Streatley and the Ridgeway today, partly as I was already in Blewbury so thought it was worth extending my drive a bit. So I drove almost to Streatley and doubled back along the Ridgeway, passed the golf Club and along until I reached the end of the metalledContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 46 – 08/07/2022”

So no walks for nearly a week after a busy birthday weekend and somewhere different today. Nearly didn’t include this but then decided that there was quite a lot of direct walking as well as some wandering! So I started my day in Clapham Junction and walked down to the station, venturing to one ofContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 45 -05/07/2022”

So back to exploring an area of north Sussex that I feel I’m beginning to know quite well. No route suggestions to follow this time so the planning is mine and I have a few criteria in mind. I need to visit Furnace Pond as the refurbishment has been completed, I want to include theContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 44 – 29/06/2022”

So back to one of my favourite areas to walk in and an afternoon exploring the area around Hindhead Common. Quite a few cars parked in the car park which proved tricky to pay for as I couldn’t get the app to work. Resolved by a warden with a card reader and an opportune useContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 43 – 28/06/2022”

A local walk today by myself. I seem to have been busy at home recently so this was a late Sunday afternoon walk. Not planning to go to far but just great to be outdoors. I start by driving to Childrey and the first part of my walk has been done before in that I’mContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 42 – 26/06/2022”

Well today was the day of a rather epic walk and the reason I’d pushed myself in the previous walk. So again organised by SPR and this time I’ve spent the night at a rather attractive campsite which although reasonably basic, it did have hot showers. Took my own stove and kettle in a determinationContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 41- 21/06/2022”