Route
Walk leader | George |
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Route | Balderhead Reservoir Car Park – Blackton Youth Hostel – East Friar House Farm – Goldsborough – Fiddler House – West Briscoe - Willoughby Hall – Hury Reservoir Dam – Birk Hat – Car Park. |
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Weather | Cloudy with very occasional sunny spells. A light breeze, perishingly cold at the start but got better as the walk progressed. |
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Walkers | George, Michelle, Ron, Ashley, Bernie. |
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Excuses | Michael - saving his ankle for skiing Sandy - girls' outing in Leeds Diane and Richard - just back from Senegal |
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Comments |
The walk, in fact, took place on 27th February because due to ski-ing holidays and Easter there were no suitable Saturdays in March. George’s back-end was nearly butted by a sheep as he bent down to tie his boots – he was saved by Bernie’s call. We saw a strange goat/sheep beside the youth hostel, which we thought at first was a deer. We had to walk through several areas that had been freshly spread with muck – very smelly. Other sections were quite muddy. Waymarking was good on the outward half but not so good on the home stretch.
Wildlife / Flora / Fauna
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Meal | ||||
Robin Hood Inn – a definite improvement on our last visit.
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Photo Gallery |
Balderhead |
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Bernie at Balderhead reservoir |
View down Balderdale |
Balderhead Reservoir
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Blackton Reservoir
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Group at the reservoir
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Trig point
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Lunch
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Bridge
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Farm
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Afternoon tea
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