This was a wet weather option, to avoid the low cloud covering the hills. We followed a lane running the length of Coniston Water on it’s eastern side Location : Coniston Water (northern end) Starting Point : Monk Coniston car park OS Grid Reference : SD317978 Distance : 11.5 Miles Route Surface : Asphalt Category …
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Lake District 15/6/21 16/6/21
Below are a selection of photographs from our first couple of days in the Lakes. First day was a lovely sunny day while the next was damp and drizzly. We stayed local to our base the first day, exploring the local lanes and tracks. The rest off the photos are of our damp day out …
Grizedale Forest
This is a Level 3 ramble due to distance and gradients. Location : Grizedale Forest Starting Point : Bogle Crag Car Park OS Grid Reference : SD338933 Distance : 13 Miles Route Surface : Most of the route is fine gravel/crushed stone, with some sections of coarse loose stone. Category : Level 3 We parked at Bogle …
Bovey and Becka Valleys 8/6/21
Today there was a small group of WAG members, for the route from Pullabrook to Manaton, using the Byway starting near Yarner Woods. Three of us on buggies accompanied by one walker, met at the Drakeford Bridge/Pullabrook car park. We had only traveled a few hundred yards into Pullabrook Woods where we stopped to talk …
Swans Nest to Matford Marshes
This is a Moderate route on Asphalt with a distance of over 7 miles. Location : Exminster Starting Point : Exminster Marshes Car Park Ordnance Survey Reference : SX954873 Distance : 7.5 miles Route Surface : Asphalt with Speed Bumps ( which can be avoided ) Category : Level 2 Description : You can park in the …
Haldon Belvedere
This is a difficult walk due to the distance and that most of it was on road. Location : Exeter and Haldon Forest Starting Point : Marsh Green Road Marsh Barton Ordnance Survey Reference : N/A Distance : 23 miles Route Surface : Asphalt Category : Level 3 Discription : We started our ramble in Marsh …
Exmouth Seafront and Town
This is an easy level 1 ramble suitable for most types of Mobility Scooter or Power Chair. Location : Exmouth Starting Point : Long Stay Car Park opposite Exmouth Lifeboat Station Ordnance Survey Reference : ST012800 Distance : 4.5 miles Route Surface : Asphalt Category : Level 1 Disabled Toilet in the car park opposite …
Geoneedle near Orcombe Point 5/6/21
Today, we decided to go to Exmouth for Fish & Chips, doing the journey on the buggies. From home it is 11.5 miles to the Exeter Road chippie, which with a coffee stop on the way takes just under 3 hours. With a keen head wind the journey to Exmouth, was quite cool compared with …
Matford Marshes 30/5/21 St Lawrence Castle 31/5/21
On Sunday we met up with our friend from Cornwall, who is a fellow WAGs and CRR member. We had booked lunch at the Swans Nest, so met there at 1000 and did a ramble up to the Matford Marshes and the Riverside Country Park. As all 3 of us are on mobility scooters, we …
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Waddlesdown Cross Picnic 27/5/21 DCC Exmouth 28/5/21
As it was a lovely sunny day Gill & I took a picnic lunch, exploring the lanes in the Whitstone area. We spent an hour in Motortone, trying to keep the joints moving, before starting our ramble. We decided to revisit the lanes up to Waddles Down, as we knew the trees and hedges would …
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