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Continue reading →: Six Dales Trail. Part 1The six Dales trail is a 38 mile walk from Otley to Middleham. Devised by a small team from Otley ‘Walkers are Welcome’ and brilliantly described in the book of the same name by John Sparshatt. I think the walk is designed to be walked over 2 days. But I’ve…
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Continue reading →: Lindley Wood reservoir on a beautiful spring dayThis was a new walk for me as I’ve driven past Lindley Wood reservoir many times but never actually walked around it. Lindley Wood reservoir is the first reservoir you come to in the Washburn Valley when you leave Otley. There isn’t a circular walk around the reservoir like the…
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Continue reading →: A new route of mud and destructionI’m still laughing about the walk we did yesterday. The mud we encountered was on a par with our trip up Yokenthwaite. Looking back it was a little bonkers. I had sold it to the team as another reservoir walk, but we were exploring 2 reservoirs that we’d not yet…
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Continue reading →: Spring is coming.It’s been an unusual week. At the beginning of the week it was warm and I spent some time outside enjoying the sunshine. Then the temperature has changed and it’s returned to being cold and very miserable today. I had originally planned to do a new walk today, but the…
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Continue reading →: Thruscross ReservoirThis weekend’s walk was around Thruscross reservoir. Thruscross seems to be one of the lesser walked reservoirs in the Washburn valley. It’s just north-West of Fewston Reservoir and the Yorkshire water parking permit also lets you park at Thruscross. If you want to walk away from the crowds this is…
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Continue reading →: There was ‘snow’ stopping us!The heavy snowfall meant that we couldn’t walk as a group, but Zalks, H and I didn’t let that stop us getting out. Wellies, walking boots and layers applied we set off on foot to Golden Acre Park where we walked through Cookridge golf course and round Paul’s Pond! The…
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Continue reading →: Haworth Circular, following in the footsteps of the Brontë sistersI would like to pretend that we were discussing literary classics whilst doing this walk, but alas the book talk was a little low brow with conversations of pirate smut. We started our walk in Haworth and quickly arrived in Penistone Country Park. I was very excited to spot on…
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Continue reading →: Winter wonderland at FewstonRachel and I have been unable to co-ordinate a walk this weekend so Zara and I went on an adventure. Our original plan was to head towards Haworth and do a walk there, but it was -10 overnight and I don’t know how clear of snow the roads are. We…
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Continue reading →: Goodbye 2024 and welcome to 2025.I was feeling reflective this morning thinking about all the amazing walks we did in 2024. We completed the Dales 30 and also succeeded in getting in some additional walks as well. Here’s the origin story of our walks and highlights of 2024. March 2024 We adopted Henry from the…
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Continue reading →: Revenge is best served by walking on pretty beachesAfter Kirsty decided to cheat on me, it was only fair we got our revenge and we went on a beach walk! Kirsty loves the beach so this seemed like the best revenge! I drove to Hornsea sea front and parked by Marine Pub on the sea front! There is…
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