Walking With Williams

Did my first full circuit of the Church Stretton hills yesterday. Started at car park to the north of The Lawley and walked over it. Strongest winds I have seen here has me walking leaning 20 degrees into to to stop me blowing over. Down the other side over fields to the base of Caer Caradoc. Climbed Little Cardoc and then the main hill. Stopped near top in windshade and had some lovely chicken sandwiches… yum yum.. Post early lunch I went up Willston Hill then along bridleway to right of Hope Bowder Hill. Through Hope Bowder and then over Ragleth Hill brought me to the A49.

Crossing over into Little Stretton, I followed my favorite path up the Mynd – Ashes Hollow. It was good fun as the steam was in full spate, and the normal 2 inch crossings turned into 1 foot crossings and all small scrambles were over wet rock. At the top, I joined the Shropshire Way then along the open access boundary past Jonathan’s Rock to Plush Hill. Follinw path past Inwood House then Oakfield, I finally joined paths over farmers fields to the car park.

Overall 18.25 miles with about 1150 metres of acent. Unfortunately my legs have never ached so much so next week I really need to calm down abit. Mind, it will be my first Peak District yomp of the year. Damn.

A quick walk over the Chase today with Phil Sant. Signs of good weather weren’t evident as we arrived at Glacial Stone car park – what with the rain, but at least is wasn’t cold. We did two ~3 mile circuits firstly over Sherbrook Valley to Rifle Range Rd then down Abraham’s Valley, Stepping Stones and through Brocton Coppice back to car. Second circuit included Katyns Memorial and the German War Cemetery before returning up Sherbrook Valley.

Good chat though maybe too much about work ….

No pics today as it was pissing it down most of the time. Oh and I didn’t have the camera.