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Continue reading →: The Calverley Loop (and the numpty of the walk award).The Numpty of the Walk Award goes to (insert your own drumroll) Zara.Why? Because she forgot to bring her walking boots. As we were parking the car, she turned to me with full teenage confidence and asked whether I had packed her boots. Err nope! Thankfully, the Calverley Loop is…
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Continue reading →: Ingleborough – The start of the 2026 mountain season.The start of the 2026 mountain season, and we kicked things off strong with a firm favourite: Ingleborough. We’ve been up Ingleborough before, I’ll pop that route at the bottom of the page for anyone who wants to compare past suffering, but today’s route was definitely the best. This time…
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Continue reading →: Leeds Country Way Day 8We set off from Gildersome full of optimism, fresh legs, and the smug belief that we were about to enjoy a wholesome countryside ramble. The sun was shining, and spirits were high. It lasted… oh, about twelve minutes. Because that’s when Hagrid located what can only be described as the…
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Continue reading →: Leeds Country Way 6 & 7Walk 5 of the Leeds Country Way started off in Robin Hood. If you like motorways you’ll love this section. We walked over the M1. We walked in some countryside. Made our way over the M62. Then walked back to the M1, headed away from the M1 to then walk…
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Continue reading →: Leeds Country Way Day 4 and 5Before I embark on the 6th walk of the trail I figured I best write up 4 and 5. Walk 4 saw us taking a detour straight after leaving the car as the path had been closed and not rerouted. This added about a mile onto the walk and had…
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Continue reading →: Leeds Country Way part 3What a lovely spring morning. I love this time of year. We picked up the walk in Thorner and it was a bit hazy but thankfully the sun burnt off the cloud. It was simple, easy walking. This section was flat and we made it to Barwick in Elmet in…
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Continue reading →: Quagmire – Leeds Country Way part 2.Mud glorious mud. Ohh so much mud! We started back on the Leeds Country Way this morning. The weather was forecast for a fine morning and rain this afternoon, so being fair weather walkers it was a morning walk only. After parking the cars up and starting the walk it…
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Continue reading →: Leeds Country Way and SunshineI saw the sun for the first time in 2026 today and it was glorious. We didn’t have a lot of time available so needed a fairly short local walk. We decided to start walking the Leeds Country Way. It’s a 62 mile circular walk around Leeds. I’ve started it…
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Continue reading →: Meanwood Valley TrailToday’s walk was local to us. It was the 7 mile walk that starts in Woodhouse Moor and ends at Golden Acre Park. It’s like a green corridor that runs through the North West of Leeds. You walk through a built up area of student houses and before you know…
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Continue reading →: First trig of 26 and the last section of the Welcome WayAlso the first squeeze that I’ve not been able to squeeze through – I’m not sure that is an achievement I want though. This section of the Welcome Way was nice and varied. The first third was lovely and flat. We descended down off the hill and were warned in…
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