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Scafell Pike
Not blogged in a while and I have several walks to write up. I’ll start with the walk up Scafell Pike though. Zara and I drove over to the Lake District on Thursday after work. The drive was rubbish as we got stuck in Ilkley forever. I had clicked on the quickest route to get…
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Stoodley Pike Circular
Today’s hike was Louise’s choice, which meant one thing, it was going to be an adventure. We headed to Hebden Bridge for the Stoodley Pike Circular. I made absolutely sure this time that Zara had her walking boots, because I did not want to deal with this question again, “Did you pack them?” in a…
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Leeds Country Way Day 9
Today was the first time in a whole month that the entire gang managed to get together for a walk. We celebrated this reunion by choosing a route that immediately tried to kill us with vegetation. It was full on attack of the triffids. We tackled Stage 9 of the Leeds Country Way, starting in…
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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 a short, straightforward local wander,…
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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 we started from Clapham, parking up…
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Leeds Country Way Day 8
We 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 largest deposit of poo in West…
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Leeds Country Way 6 & 7
Walk 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 back to it again. The…
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Leeds Country Way Day 4 and 5
Before 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 me excited about getting a…
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Leeds Country Way part 3
What 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 no time. Had a stop…
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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 became obvious that it was…