The last 2 of the Festival walks, were both easy level 1’s, one on the Granite Way and the other on the Wray Trail.
Day 7
We met at Sourton near the Pump and Pedal Cafe/Cycle shop. Today we went on the Granite Way the short distance to the Meldon Viaduct. On our return we diverted off the Granite Way, to go to the Meldon Dam.
Although it was sunny the breeze on the viaduct was really cool, so I was glad of the extra layer of clothing I had on.
Meldon Station was used by the heritage group running trains, from Okehampton Station to Meldon before the American owners went bust.
The link from the Granite Way down to the road, is a short very steep path. This posed a problem for the Power Chairs, but they coped really well.
Day 8
This walk is the final one of this years festival, it is also the first time we have had dry conditions for all 8 walks. We had our best turn out on this walk, 14 mobility scooters/power chairs. We met in Bovey Tracy for a short walk, along the Wray Trail, through the National Trust Parke Estate.
We went down a steep path off the Wray Trail, to sit by the river for our lunch. As it was so steep it is very easy for the scooters, to start sliding on the loose gravel surface. Everyone managed to get down and back up after lunch, without any mishaps, which is what we like to see.
The WAGs members are really pleased, with how the accessible walks went this year. We had several new local people come on the walks, who are keen for us to arrange walks throughout the year. Also new for this year, we were accompanied by experts from other organisations, on several walks giving us a great deal of information on the respective area, which made the whole experience very enjoyable.
