Tuesday 28th September 2021 - Leckhampton Hill

Seven of us for the walk today starting from Leckhampton Hill. Following the Cotswold Way past the Devil's Chimney past the Star College to Crickley Hill. A civilised stop here with proper coffee and toilets. On to Barrow Wak to admire the views then on to Cobberley with a lunch stop on South Hill. Returning to Leckwith Hill through Hartley Bottom and Hartley Farm. Mixed weather, fine to start but with some rain for the last section. 10 miles with 1200 feet of ascent.

The decorated trig point on Leckhampton Hill

The Toposcope on Leckhampton Hill

Devil's Chimney

Coffee Stop on Crickley Hill

From Barrow Wake - Crickley Hill

The view across to may Hill

Birdlip and Cooper's Hill

Lunch stop

Hartley Bottom

The old pump house for Salterley Grange

Back on Leckhampton Hill in the rain.

Wednesday 22nd September 2021 - Diamond Way

 

The third leg of the Diamond Way starting from Jackdaws Castle and going through Ford, Temple Guiting, Guiting Power, Naunton, Aylworth and back to Notgrove.

Cold and foggy at the start but the sun soon burned off the fog and it was a glorious warm autumn day.

Just over 10 miles with 900 feet of ascent

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The community Hedgehog bus picked us up in Notgrove to take us to the start at......

....Jackdaws Castle. Initially following the gallops all the way down to Ford. No horses - probably too late for them.

As we got into Temple Guiting the sun came out.

Church of St Mary - Temple Guiting

The hare and the tortoise in the Lousehill Planation

Guiting Power

Leaving Guiting Power

The path ahead to.....

...Naunton where we stopped for lunch at St Andrew's Church

With two sundials

The entrance to the church

The River Windrush in Naunton

Looking back over Naunton

Coming up and under the disused railway line near Aylworth

Super quaint old cottage in Notgrove

Notgrove at the end of the walk

Tuesday 14th September - High Willhays Dartmoor

My second day on Dartmoor and a meet up with my old friends. Starting from East Okement Farm. Across to Oke Tor then up to East Tor before looping round to High Willhays and Yes Tor.  Finally back to West Mill Tor and back to the start. 7 miles with 1300 feet of ascent.

A heavy and typical atmosphheric mist on the high moor at the start of the walk.

Down to Henry's ford.....

East Mill Tor

On the track up to High Willhays - Yes Tor on the left in the distance.

Final push to the top

High Willhays

Then across to Yes Tor with High Willhays in the distance

As we leave Yes Tor the mist finally clears 

West Mill Tor in the distance

West Mill Tor

Looking back at Yes Tor

Black-a-ven Brook