Next up on the Wye Valley Walk: Bredwardine to Castleton. Starting from the Red Lion pub car park, which was the turnaround point when I cycled the adjacent bit.
Easing into the walk might have been nice, but nooo.. instead we start with a 1 in 4 hill to walk up. That certainly woke my calf muscles up!
From here the path moves onto bridleway, and heads across some fields towards the top of Merbach Hill.
I had planned to eat lunch at the trig point, but never found it. Analysis of my GPS trace once I was home showed that I was... continue reading »
Lower Lydbrook to Ross-on-Wye. Another 10 miles of Wye Valley Walk, made possible once again by mum's taxis (thanks mum!)
Started off by crossing the river, over the old railway bridge - which I am much more used to seeing from river level, complete with "canoes keep left. no stopping! no landing!" etc scribbled on the pillars.
The first few miles follows the riverside, past Welsh Bicknor church/youth hostel, and through fields. Loads of people out enjoying the river in canoes and kayaks (and I think I spotted some rafty things?). Quite a few other walkers around too.
The final weekend of July (a five weekend month!) was a busy one, even by my standards.
On Friday evening I headed over to see the parents, who provided food and a lift into town so I could see the mighty Goldie Lookin' Chain playing the festival. Which was generally rather entertaining. I was less amused at the cost of a small cup of Pimm's from the bar mind you...
On Saturday I ticked off a bit more of the Wye. Monmouth to Symonds Yat (and back again), on my bike via the Peregrine Path. A really nice cycle route actually -... continue reading »
