Acey
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Another range that I always wanted to explore was the Rhinog area,some 70 sq miles of wilderness,hardly any roads or habitations,bliss ! Too old now though ,the regrets of old age eh ?
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Iskra
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My all time favourite hike, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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That looks beautiful
Hamma52
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Absolutely. The Rhinogydd are a different breed to the rest of Eryri. Would be fantastic to explore
dangie
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I believe it can be quite tough walking in the Rhinog’s. Many of the books I used to read referred to the Rhinog’s as ankle breakers
Acey
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That's what I believe as well,mind you at my age a bowling green is an ankle breaker !I believe it can be quite tough walking in the Rhinog’s. Many of the books I used to read referred to the Rhinog’s as ankle breakers
Hamma52
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I have a friend who did the Cambrian Way a year or so ago, and he said the Rhinogydd was one of the hardest parts of the walk.
A lot of the terrain is rocky heather/gorse moorland with scattered boulder fields and mixed rocky moorland higher up, and very large and deep peat bogs in valleys and cwms. Makes it difficult to walk through, as it can be dense and ridiculously uneven. There's the one main path that traverses the length of the range that is little more than a sheep's trail most of the time too.
Fantastic walking away from the crowds he said, but that comes at a cost! However, I see a lot of joy to be had in the wilder parts. It's why I love the Carneddau (particularly Northern Carneddau) over the Glyderau and Yr Wyddfa ranges. Areas like the Rhinogydd, Arenig range and southern Moelwynion range around Rhobell Fawr appeal to me a lot!
A lot of the terrain is rocky heather/gorse moorland with scattered boulder fields and mixed rocky moorland higher up, and very large and deep peat bogs in valleys and cwms. Makes it difficult to walk through, as it can be dense and ridiculously uneven. There's the one main path that traverses the length of the range that is little more than a sheep's trail most of the time too.
Fantastic walking away from the crowds he said, but that comes at a cost! However, I see a lot of joy to be had in the wilder parts. It's why I love the Carneddau (particularly Northern Carneddau) over the Glyderau and Yr Wyddfa ranges. Areas like the Rhinogydd, Arenig range and southern Moelwynion range around Rhobell Fawr appeal to me a lot!
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johnnychips
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Walk down Deep Dale and visit a massive cave on your right, then Chee Dale, eschewing the disused railway to Millers Dale. Continue along Litton Dale to Monsal Head and carry on to Ashford. TransPeak back to Chelmorton.
dangie
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Thank you, I’ll get the map out later.
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Three days on the Mon & Brec:
Day 1: Crosskeys to Newport, 11 miles. A mile beside a main road was worth it to pick up the Crumlin arm of the Mon & Brec Canal at Pontywaun. We then followed what remains of the cut, stopping at some fine pubs en route in Risca and Rogerstone, descending the derelict Fourteen Locks before weaving our way into Newport to finish beside the River Usk.
Day 2: Newport to Crickhowell, 31 miles. From the railway station I headed north to pick up the cut before turning immediately under the M4 and starting the climb to the main line contour level. Although not open to navigation, various locks have been restored, which will only see a boat again when hell freezes over. Through Cwmbran and past the Five Locks flight, the navigation proper began after eight miles, at which point a narrowboat appeared - the last I'd see actually going anywhere for the next ten miles. After Pontypool the Usk valley opened up with some magnificent views all the way past Abergavenny, before the valley widened out to Llangattock, from where I left the canal to cross the River Usk into Crickhowell.
Day 3: Crickhowell to Brecon, 17.5 miles. Back over the Usk for the climb to Llangattock and the final stretch into the hills. Past Glanusk Park, which in a month's time will be transformed for the Green Man festival, but for now an oasis of calm, then up a flight of five locks to Talybont for a well-earned refuel, before shadowing the River Usk all the way to Brecon. Time enough for a celebratory pint in the Brecon Tap before finding the bus to begin the slow journey home.
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Day 1: Crosskeys to Newport, 11 miles. A mile beside a main road was worth it to pick up the Crumlin arm of the Mon & Brec Canal at Pontywaun. We then followed what remains of the cut, stopping at some fine pubs en route in Risca and Rogerstone, descending the derelict Fourteen Locks before weaving our way into Newport to finish beside the River Usk.
Day 2: Newport to Crickhowell, 31 miles. From the railway station I headed north to pick up the cut before turning immediately under the M4 and starting the climb to the main line contour level. Although not open to navigation, various locks have been restored, which will only see a boat again when hell freezes over. Through Cwmbran and past the Five Locks flight, the navigation proper began after eight miles, at which point a narrowboat appeared - the last I'd see actually going anywhere for the next ten miles. After Pontypool the Usk valley opened up with some magnificent views all the way past Abergavenny, before the valley widened out to Llangattock, from where I left the canal to cross the River Usk into Crickhowell.
Day 3: Crickhowell to Brecon, 17.5 miles. Back over the Usk for the climb to Llangattock and the final stretch into the hills. Past Glanusk Park, which in a month's time will be transformed for the Green Man festival, but for now an oasis of calm, then up a flight of five locks to Talybont for a well-earned refuel, before shadowing the River Usk all the way to Brecon. Time enough for a celebratory pint in the Brecon Tap before finding the bus to begin the slow journey home.
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An epic journey. Congratulations!
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Thank you @johnnychips - I'd wanted to walk the Mon & Brec for years and the opportunity finally presented itself. So as a warm-up, last Saturday I walked from...
Severn Beach to Pilning, 4 miles. A short but mighty walk under not one but two major river crossings at the very edge of England. Starting at Severn Beach, the end of the line in so many ways, I walked along the Severn estuary under the two bridges to New Passage, from where the ferry went before the bridges were built. I turned inland at that point through Pilning village to the railway station, to wait for one of its two departures each week. Fortunately it stopped as planned, otherwise I'd be waiting there until next Saturday!
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Fantastic day today up some seldom summited peaks in the South Eastern Carneddau range of Eryri, the largest of which being Pen Llithrig y Wrach.
Tough going at times as the underfoot conditions we're unforgiving and paths few and far between, but it was worth it for the amazing views and not seeing a single person between getting off the bus and arriving in Dolgarrog.
I'll always love the Carneddau. Such sweeping, wild, rugged terrain. Always a special day out in these hills.
Tough going at times as the underfoot conditions we're unforgiving and paths few and far between, but it was worth it for the amazing views and not seeing a single person between getting off the bus and arriving in Dolgarrog.
I'll always love the Carneddau. Such sweeping, wild, rugged terrain. Always a special day out in these hills.
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Acey
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Excellent pics,it really is a fairly underused part of the range but worth the effort !
Iskra
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A little late, but midweek I did Horton in Ribblesdale-Ingleborough and return. It’s a nice easy ascent with beautiful views that just keep getting better. Unfortunately on the way home, I found myself in that annoying 3-hour Southbound timetable gap, so I took the train North to Ribblehead to The Station Inn to pass the time.
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Anyone here tried long distance footpaths?
I'm considering taking a month off in September to reset a bit, and wondering about taking on a challenge like the Wales Coastal Path. I've normally made my own 'expedition' routes for week-long trips, but following a trail might be quite fun, especially if I set myself a 'goal' of a long distance footpath.
The only real caveat I have is I still have achilles tendonitis so avoiding hills will be necessary if I'm to do a solid 3-4 weeks of walking. Coastal paths seem the most obvious, but as I normally climb Munros and don't spend a huge amount of time at the coast, I'm not really sure which are likely to be more attractive than others. On the flat I'd be happy to do 30mi/day, so up to 900mi total potentially.
I'm considering taking a month off in September to reset a bit, and wondering about taking on a challenge like the Wales Coastal Path. I've normally made my own 'expedition' routes for week-long trips, but following a trail might be quite fun, especially if I set myself a 'goal' of a long distance footpath.
The only real caveat I have is I still have achilles tendonitis so avoiding hills will be necessary if I'm to do a solid 3-4 weeks of walking. Coastal paths seem the most obvious, but as I normally climb Munros and don't spend a huge amount of time at the coast, I'm not really sure which are likely to be more attractive than others. On the flat I'd be happy to do 30mi/day, so up to 900mi total potentially.
dangie
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Crikey.... That's a 10 hour day at 3mph, decent walking speed including stops.
Aye but have the daylight hours and I'm an early riser. Have managed 48mi in a day before, albeit that was me trying to get the 100k in a day steps badge on FitBit.
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Coastal paths can be more up and down than you might think - every river crossing is basically a descent to sea level and a climb back up. Obviously nothing on a Munro, but they're rarely flat
I did the Dales Way, 80ish miles between Ilkley and Windermere, and that was really good (and not too hilly)
Aye they're not completely flat, but I plotted say the Wales Coastal Path on OS Maps and got ~320m/day ascent a day on average, which over 50km isn't bad.
Some less hilly routes are the Ridgeway and the Norfolk Coastal Path.
Tendonitis sounds like an overuse injury. Could you arrange your schedule, so you do other stuff for breaks between walks?
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tendonitis/ says you might be able to refer yourself directly to services for help with your condition without seeing a GP.
It also says:
Norfolk Coastal Path looks interesting, and it's a part of the country I wouldn't normally visit (unless narrowboating!), thanks! I think I'll plan something around that.
I actually have physio appointments already, have been recovering slowly but surely, and we think this may actually help with recovery; but if it's not working out, I'll bail and go kayaking instead
Cool. You could also combine it with the Pedders Way, the Icknield Way and the Ridgeway if you wanted a longer walk.
https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/ has links to various other long distance paths.
River Kennet and Coley Branch Line. This is a much shorter walk than most of those in this thread do, a mere 7 miles, but it includes the former Coley Branch Line which closed in 1983 so may be of interest to some.
Iskra
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Does anyone have any recommendations in Dumfries and Galloway please? I’ve got a walk with a friend planned around the Big Water of Fleet viaduct one day, but I’m staying overnight before and after, so will have a half-day to fill on either side. Alternatively, I could do something en route between there and Yorkshire?
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dangie
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This is not actually a walk or ramble, but something seen on a walk.
Just had a week in the Derbyshire Dales. On one walk the path went through a farmyard. The farmyard was ‘scruffy’ to say the least. Broken & scrap machinery, dilapidated out buildings etc.
But one particular thing caught my eye, in fact not easy to miss. Dead calf’s. Two or three (hard to tell) bodies of calf’s were on top of each other. At a quick glance it looked like they’d been there a while. For obvious reasons I didn’t loiter around.
I live in a farming area but have never seen this before. Is it an accepted thing in farming to allow dead animals to decay like this, or are there strict rules & regulations to be followed.
Just had a week in the Derbyshire Dales. On one walk the path went through a farmyard. The farmyard was ‘scruffy’ to say the least. Broken & scrap machinery, dilapidated out buildings etc.
But one particular thing caught my eye, in fact not easy to miss. Dead calf’s. Two or three (hard to tell) bodies of calf’s were on top of each other. At a quick glance it looked like they’d been there a while. For obvious reasons I didn’t loiter around.
I live in a farming area but have never seen this before. Is it an accepted thing in farming to allow dead animals to decay like this, or are there strict rules & regulations to be followed.
Lewisham2221
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Absolutely not. They should be disposed of, by authorised means, as quickly as possible. Whilst awaiting disposal, they should be stored in such a way that they are not accessible to birds or other animals, to prevent the spread of disease.
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