I was going to do a fifteen mile walk today, but in the end i only did one of just under ten, as the weather later in the day was supposed to be awful, torrential rain and strong winds, ok i could have braved it, but didnt see the point as i wanted to enjoy the walk for what it was.
Off we go, the beginning of the hike
One of my objectives for the day was to get to the Hill Fort in the distance of this picture
It was quite difficult to walk past my favourite sit tree
Objective in sight.
Saw this Deer all on it's lonesome in the stubble field, stood there for a few minutes just watching it, or was it watching me?
Getting nearer to my objective
This gives an indication as to how steep some of the hills around here are, thankfully i was going down this one
View looking up the same hill
Said Hello to some of the locals
Objective getting nearer
Looking back to where i had come from, which was the otherside of the large hill in the distance
Looking North
Old earthworks, not sure how old, but more than likely prehistoric considering the whole area is dotted with earth works predating the Iron Age
Objective reached, this was the Northern most point of my route today
Heading back south
Glorious countryside
Farm nestled in the valley bottom, taken from the point where i stopped for 15 minutes for a drink & a bite to eat.
Next objective in sight, im aiming for the trees on top of the hill in the distance, this would be the highest point on my route at 100m above sea level
Came across a nice new sit tree
These photo's show just how steep some of the hills really are around here
Objective reached, view out to sea from the highest point on the route
Coming down the otherside of the hill, it's steeper than it looks btw
On the homeward stretch
Round the Maize field and im home
Now im planning a 15-20 mile h
Off we go, the beginning of the hike
One of my objectives for the day was to get to the Hill Fort in the distance of this picture
It was quite difficult to walk past my favourite sit tree
Objective in sight.
Saw this Deer all on it's lonesome in the stubble field, stood there for a few minutes just watching it, or was it watching me?
Getting nearer to my objective
This gives an indication as to how steep some of the hills around here are, thankfully i was going down this one
View looking up the same hill
Said Hello to some of the locals
Objective getting nearer
Looking back to where i had come from, which was the otherside of the large hill in the distance
Looking North
Old earthworks, not sure how old, but more than likely prehistoric considering the whole area is dotted with earth works predating the Iron Age
Objective reached, this was the Northern most point of my route today
Heading back south
Glorious countryside
Farm nestled in the valley bottom, taken from the point where i stopped for 15 minutes for a drink & a bite to eat.
Next objective in sight, im aiming for the trees on top of the hill in the distance, this would be the highest point on my route at 100m above sea level
Came across a nice new sit tree
These photo's show just how steep some of the hills really are around here
Objective reached, view out to sea from the highest point on the route
Coming down the otherside of the hill, it's steeper than it looks btw
On the homeward stretch
Round the Maize field and im home
Now im planning a 15-20 mile h
