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Sipech
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Had hoped to go out this weekend, but Saturday is looking like a washout, so if I skip church on Sunday it'll still be boggy.
Looking towards Easter, I'm thinking about doing the Fen Rivers Way, which is 48 miles in 3 days on the flat along the rivers Cam and Great Ouse from Cambridge to Kings Lynn.
Anyone here done it? (I think Cambridge to Walsingham is a fairly common pilgrimage route)
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Yangtze
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I did a rather wet 10 miles today with friends around Ightham (Kent). Most of the paths were actually bridleways so there was a lot of churned up mud. But there's something nice about being warm & dry in waterproofs whilst being out in the elements. Good to be out. And some beautiful mossy woods.
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Curiosity killed ...
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Sorry, I'm not ignoring you, just failing to post from my phone. (I did try a couple of times but .. well, it's a long story.)
Wimbledon Common sounds good. Is the preference for next weekend (20th) or the one after (27th)? I've given the Saturday date as most people seem to prefer to walk on Saturdays.
I'm just back from a couple of days out of phone and internet access in the White Peak with my daughter. We took it gently as she'd had a bad enough asthma attack* to have paramedics called out a couple of nights before. We explored Buxton on Saturday, wandered 8½ miles on Sunday on the paths around Hartington, where we were staying, and another 5 miles today.
Sipech, that Cambridgeshire walk sounds fun, and a good way to use a long weekend. (Although I already have plans for that weekend.)
*allergic reaction to joss sticks her new flat mate was burning, against all the accommodation regulations.
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Jengie jon
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Half playing with this and will I think set up a separate thread if there is interest.
How do people feel about doing the walk from Sheffield to Grindleford or Hathersage, with the possibility of a meet at any of the three places? You can catch the train back from Grindleford or Hathersage to Sheffield (Manchester people could head in the opposite direction).
We can skip the first mile or so and start at Hunters Bar by getting a bus. From there it is parkland or open country most of the way. Food is available en route but it tends to be walkers cafe fair.
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Curiosity killed ...
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There's also a Youth Hostel in Hathersage for those of us coming from further afield, and some other fun walks. I fancy doing Hathersage to Stanedge, sometime, and my daughter and I were chatting about another weekend in Castleton. We last stayed there years ago, but visited by walking over Mam Tor on Easter Sunday 2013, in the snow. That weekend we started in Hathersage on the Thursday night walked to Eyam for Good Friday and then to Edale for Saturday and Sunday nights.
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luvanddaisies
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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Wimbledon Common sounds good. Is the preference for next weekend (20th) or the one after (27th)? I've given the Saturday date as most people seem to prefer to walk on Saturdays.
I can't do the 27th any more, (I'm going to be at the London Film & Comic Con then) but I could do 20th.
That's this Saturday, isn't it?
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Smudgie
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I can't commit myself to anything for next weekend yet as I may have a different commitment. And I am, I admit, a fair weather walker and more of a slow ambler who would rather be sitting in the coffee shop, but if you do happen to be on Wimbledon Common, I may well wander along to join you for a pace or two. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Curiosity killed ...
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Ooh - be lovely to see you Smudgie.
I did look to see if there were any walking routes on line and the walk we did isn't listed in any walking routes I can see: one half, the Thames from Richmond to Putney, exists. We used to walk across Putney Heath to Wimbledon Common, past the windmill, then cross to Richmond Park, through the Park past Pen Ponds to the Thames.
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Sarasa
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I can't do the 27th, and I'm not sure that I can do the coming weekend. During March I know the weekends of the 5/6th an 19/20 are out, but the weekend in-between should be OK.
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Yangtze
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Well I can do 27th but not 20th so I'll bow out of this one.
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This looks as if it's going to possibly be luvanddaisies and me, with maybe Smudgie.
As the stinking cold of the beginning of the week (the current version of half-term-itis) is now a barking cough and no energy, I'm going to wimp out and try to get well for next week.
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luvanddaisies
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It's pouring rain today anyway.
Another time perhaps.
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Sarasa
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In the end we went for a stroll across Bushey Park, rather than what we said we were going to do. Managed to miss the worst of the rain.
I'm certainly up for a walk in March/April.
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Sorry, that was a very nasty dose of flu which I'm only just bouncing back from (not helped by the latest work crises).
Is anyone up for a walk next weekend? I can't do Easter weekend, or any time soon.
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Sorry, I just reread that and realised it was very unclear.
I can do next weekend 19/20 March, but can't do Easter weekend,
Then I can do every Saturday in April except 30 April, and every Sunday except 17 April, at the moment.
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Sarasa
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I can't do next weekend 19/20 as I'm at a Wedding or the Saturday the weekend after Easter but I could probably do the Sunday (trains willing) and the two weekends after that (9/10, 16/17).
Hope you are making a good recovery from the flu and that the work crisis gets resolved.
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Sipech
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Time to head into Battle.
Well, at least to find a pilgrimage route from Battle train station to Ashburnham Place. Am leading the church on a walk as part of a retreat next month, so am doing a scouting mission tomorrow.
Hopefully the ground is not as muddy as it has been in recent weeks.
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moonlitdoor
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thank you for your information about Malham, CK. Setting off for the north early tomorrow morning. I hope the weather will be amenable to some walking.
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Sarasa
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9/10 April sound good to me for a walk. Happy to go anywhere as long as it isn't too long and their are opportunities for refreshment. Son did a wander in Epping Forest today that he appear to have enjoyed.
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Sipech
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Went out on Saturday and resumed the North Downs Way. Went from Borough Green to Strood, which was a total distance of about 15 miles.
Which leads me to a question: Have you got any recommendations for brands of cushioned insoles? ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
My fitness levels are OK, but the thing that gets me is the wear on the bottom of my heels. After about 10 miles, they just start to ache and I have to stop for a sit down more frequently. There's quite a market for different insoles and I'm not sure where's best.
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