Hunting in the Colne Valley

The Ver-Colne Valley Walk

Park life

Test ride around the parks.

 

Next year the plan is to cycle either the Pennine Cycleway (National Route 68) or the Pennine Bridleway National Trail.

Depending on how fit we are.

For a taste of 'cycling all day' I planned a tour of the local parks.

 

Not that strenuous but a start.

 

the planned route was about 35 miles.

It turned out to be quite interesting.

We came across some unexpected sites...

...and we visited parts of the neighbourhood we didn't know existed.

It should have been a bit of a stretch for a pair that don't regularly cycle much over 4 miles at a time.

But in about 5 hours we actually managed less than half (~14 miles) before we ran out of time (I was cooking that night!). We did stop for lunch, mind.

Considering the Cycleway is 327 miles and the Bridleway 205, I'd say we have a lot of work to do.

Our bikes are also a worry. Mine's not exactly top of the range (see here) and David's is more of a town bike.

 

But to buy better bikes or hire better bikes for the whole trip, at least until we know whether we're going to do more of this kind of thing, is more than I'd want to spend.

 

Complete planned route:

 

 

Route map for Extended Tour Of Harrow's Parks by Mike Hooper on plotaroute.com

 

August BH on Bacombe and Coombe Hills

 

 

 

From Wendover.

 

 

 

Perfect weather

 

 



Small Scabious

 

 

 

Stunning views

 

Peaceful woods

Some kind of scalycap??

???????

Shoulder of Mutton for some post sojourn refreshment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Route map for Coombe Hill August BH Stroll by Mike Hooper on plotaroute.com

An update

Well, 

 

A busy year so far.

West Highland Way - 2015

My, Doesn't time fly...?

Glen Coe

Here's just a taster of the finished article (It's still with my editor)...

http://dodgeyknee.blogspot.co.uk/p/whw2015.html

The evening before 'The-Day-Of-The-Midge'
(Known as 'The-Evening-Before-The-Day-Of-The-Midge')

 

Caption competition



La banane, Évidemment