Where do ( did ) you walk locally in 2024?

[Kirkie]

On an excursion this morning to a part of town I am unfamiliar with I was stopped in my tracks by this beautiful display of carefully 'wilded' flowers in a built up area. It quite lifts the heart!

 

[VNwalking]

Quite sobering to think that the view from this spot would have been essentially the same 300 million years ago.

Equisetum is fabulous. And no doubt it will outlive us all (humanity, I mean...).

 

[VNwalking]

I was stopped in my tracks by this beautiful display of carefully 'wilded' flowers in a built up area.

Oh! Cornflowers and poppies!! Gorgeous.

A last walk up here, I think, depending on weather.

 

[markie6]

Another walk on or near the South Downs
Wide open spaces and sheep, lambs and a pheasant on the way
Wilmington Priory and nearby church with the oldest yew tree in England believed to be around 1,600 years
It’s now supported with long timbers…I suppose at that age, it’s entitled to have a little support
Then the Long Man of Wilmington, a hill figure cut into the underlying chalk on the steep Windover hill
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The Long Man got a fresh coat of paint very recently. Near the foot is an old Pub that I have frequented often since childhood

 

[SDJunkMan]

I did a 10K Volkswalk last weekend up to the top of Crazy Horse mountain. The public is only allowed on the carving twice a year, and that’s during the Volkswalks.

 

[SabsP]

Election day today. So first to the pollingstation and then an organised walk. We chose 9k.
Rerouting due to the mud.
Break at the local canteen of a soccerteam.

 

[Kirkie]

A quick circular walk along the Arga, from near the railway station in Pamplona.

 

[VNwalking]

Not the best weather for a day in the mountains so we chickened out on going higher. But lovely effects, being in the clouds!

 

[Theatregal]

I haven't had much time for good long walks lately so a chance today along Catbird Slough was a tremendous gift. An idyllic morning with some lovely birds and song along the way. A Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Yellow Warbler and a Bullock's Oriole.

 

[lovingkindness]

...for the past few weeks I have been roaming Oxfordshire in my spare time. It is glorious!



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[Kirkie]

A walk along los acantilados del infierno, Asturias. We met a fair few pilgrims...

 

[markie6]

Throwback to a trip last month with my recently departed rescue in Sussex England he was only interested in rabbit holes and not a view of the Seven Sisters

 

[Annette london]

Off to the High Street but not the ones with shops and cafes
This high street is a fell in the Lake District at 2717 ft and is named after the Roman road that ran over the summit.
The road crosses from near Penrith to Ambleside

Up through Pasture beck with a lot of scree before reaching the turn off

It’s the highest Roman road in England with a fairly flat plateau that was once used for Summer fairs where games and horse racing took place
The last being held inn 1835

The walk is also part of the coast to coast long distance walk
The former road now consists of stony paths which are narrow in places

Hayeswater reservoir is seen below on the way and towards the end the beautiful Angle tarn and the Patterdale valley

 

[Kirkie]

A trip to a waterfall. I am told it is about 50 metres of a drop, possibly the biggest in Galicia. Very accessible, about 8 kms into the valley from A Fonsagrada.

 

[VNwalking]

So beautiful!
Today I went up 400m from Zürich to the top of the Oetliberg. Most of the climb was in the 1st 2km, just steady. Fortunately there were many botanical distractions!

 

[Bradypus]

Gorseinon cycle path again. Orchids out this time of year - very similar to one that @VNwalking posted yesterday! And honeysuckle - scent so strong that I could smell it 30 seconds before seeing it.

 

[Kirkie]

A greenway today. Maybe 7 or 8 km, 3km in the first hour, and then one that took 40 minutes, a local variation on Alto de Mostelares!
A stand up picnic lunch with the best view around... and then a fine horreo.

Wifi a bit weird, and no idea why double vision!

 

[lovingkindness]

...over the stile along the fields then through the meadows to a wonderful world: Cumnor to Oxford.

 

[lovingkindness]

Off to the High Street but not the ones with shops and cafes
This high street is a fell in the Lake District at 2717 ft and is named after the Roman road that ran over the summit.
The road crosses from near Penrith to Ambleside

Up through Pasture beck with a lot of scree before reaching the turn off

It’s the highest Roman road in England with a fairly flat plateau that was once used for Summer fairs where games and horse racing took place
The last being held inn 1835

The walk is also part of the coast to coast long distance walk
The former road now consists of stony paths which are narrow in places

Hayeswater reservoir is seen below on the way and towards the end the beautiful Angle tarn and the Patterdale valley View attachment 172145View attachment 172146View attachment 172147View attachment 172148View attachment 172149View attachment 172150View attachment 172151View attachment 172152View attachment 172153View attachment 172154

What a splendid walk! The Romans certainly got about.

 

[Kirkie]

Another lovely walk along by a river to a cascade. We passed an abandoned village with this panel of information in the vicinity..

The legend is a variation on the theme of between a rock and a hard place...
Here is a link where you can copy and paste into a translator like deepl...

ASTURIAS. Santa Eulalia de Oscos. Cascada de Seimeira y Valle del Desterrado desde área recreativa de Pumares.

Ruta ASTURIAS. Santa Eulalia de Oscos. Cascada de Seimeira y Valle del Desterrado desde área recreativa de Pumares. de Senderismo en Santa Eulalia de Oscos, Asturias (España). Descarga el track GPS y sigue el recorrido del itinerario del sendero desde un mapa. Esta magnífica ruta se inicia en el...

es.wikiloc.com

 

[nycwalking]

Marina Del Rey, (Los Angeles), Ca.

 

[Kirkie]

A very misty morning. On the way to Grandas de Salime we were horrified to see pilgrims climbing a hill on the main road, with no safety verge. The first one was dressed in black! In Grandas we spent hours in the Etnomuseo. Then a walk along part of the camino, contra pilgrims.
In the first photo, everyone is shod with wooden shoes (albarcas/madreñas).
The luggage would not pass muster in any Ryanair size checker.
A fairly early pressure cooker.
A fairly early dentist's space!
Finally, a sign of Camino!

 

[SabsP]

15 kilometer organised walk with start and break in the typical parish hall.




Afterwards a beer at the cafeteria of a riding school.

 

[Kirkie]

Final day in Asturias. I can recommend the idea of a casa rural as a base, and short trips daily to walks from Wikiloc. I won't advertise here, but if anyone is interested, send a pm.
Today, a refreshing walk down through woods to a wide point on a river which has been set out as a picnic and play area. The water was cold!

The guy on the bike is a sign of the still active metal work in the area.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

The guy on the bike is a sign of the still active metal work in the area.

I was amused to see a hog on a motorcycle because the hog is usually the thing ridden.

What does hog mean in biker terms?

Harley Davidson motorbike

'Hog' is a slang term for a Harley Davidson motorbike, specifically. It comes from the incredibly successful 1920s Harley Davidson racing team, who had a piglet as their mascot.

 

[Bradypus]

Penllergaer woodland park on the edge of Swansea. Despite living nearby for over 20 years today was my first visit. I hope not my last. A beautiful mix of woodland and wetland. A couple of artificial lakes linked by a stream. The sound of running water and the breeze through the trees almost but not quite masking the road noise from the M4 motorway and another major road.

 

[lovingkindness]

I was amused to see a hog on a motorcycle ....

Re Harley Davidson motorbikes....

For a brief moment in our nomadic life, my Dad owned a Harley Davidson with a side-car. Wearing his tiger moth flying goggles & helmut Dad would squash my brother and I in the sidecar and zoom us off to school. It was wonderful!

 

[ShoshTrvls]

For the next several days my kid and I are in Zion and Bryce National Parks. They are, in a word, spectacular. Today we hiked up Water Canyon and did some rappels (abseiling). Some of the walk was easy and peaceful, but much was steep scrambling. I am wiped out.
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[lovingkindness]

For the next several days my kid and I are in Zion and Bryce National Parks. They are, in a word, spectacular. Today we hiked up Water Canyon and did some rappels (abseiling). Some of the walk was easy and peaceful, but much was steep scrambling. I am wiped out.
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Awesome rocks ...

 

[lovingkindness]

..another week roaming the fields and bridle tracks of Oxfordshire -thrashing my way through surging barley, great stands of stinging nettle and cow parsley.


near Swalcliffe

 

[Annette london]

Early bus to Grasmere and up by wild meadows and Sour Milk Gill which was thundering down after the previous days rain
Easedale tarn shimmering in the sun and not another soul around
Easy enough till we hit a sheer slab of rock.
Easy enough when dry but this time proved a challenge for sure and it was a case of “we’re not coming back this way” so it was up to Codale tarn and a vague path through ferns back to Grasmere
We even passed a yellow arrow….the first one we’d seen in the area

Despite the name, there are no actual lakes in the Lake District,
Apart from Bassenthwaite lake that is
All the others such as Windermere,Coniston,Ullswater and Buttermere are Meres, Tarns and Waters
There are 21 in total

 

[Bradypus]

Some suburban walking today. From Pontarddulais to Gorseinon then through Gowerton to Swansea. This caught my eye on the way. First thought was that IKEA must be selling pianos these days....

 

[ShoshTrvls]

Yesterday’s walk was the most famous in Zion, the Narrows. We did 7 mikes out and back through the fast running Virgin River, sometimes up to our chests.

 

[SabsP]

9.5 km around Hoeselt.

 

[Bradypus]

The usual walk to and from the pub. Not just being paranoid - I was being watched... Spotted this year's patxaran in embryo. And passed the cottage where the flag of Sealand flies in the garden and is on a plaque by the gate. Some day I may discover why!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

 

[Kirkie]

Last week after walking a little of the camino I visited the Etnomuseo in Grandas de Salime (Primitivo) and loved seeing all the things of yesteryear. In this photo, two mincers.

I have one in the kitchen press and used it just now to work a little magic on a piece of cooked ham that did not tempt me...
The advertising on the box tells me it came down from the North at some point!

 

[VNwalking]

In Southern Germany farm country about half way between Munich and Salzburg.
A short walk and we saw a hare and a grass snake. Very satisfying!

 

[SabsP]

Finally!!!! Glorious sun.

 

[Bradypus]

In London with family today. On my way to Catalunya by rail tomorrow to meet more family in Girona. Plans being broken and remade all the time due to poor health (not mine - I'm fine at the moment thanks....). A short stroll to Tooting Broadway this afternoon. As always I am impressed by the ethnic, religious and linguistic diversity which shows up in the faces in the street and the spectacular range of cafes, restaurants and food shopping opportunities. Having a quiet pint within sight of Tooting Broadway tube station. Very elaborate street light in the road outside. The station was a familiar sight in my teenage years long before I learned that Tooting was a real place and not just a comedy writer's invention!

 

[lovingkindness]

.. Sweet briar tangles in sticky cleaver; dandelions in grasses; fungi -not sure what it is. Ambling in wide circles from village to village along farm tracks and a roman road. Oxfordshire.





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17th century tomb of Sir William Pope, Earl of Downe and his wife, Anne , their children attending. Wroxton nr Banbury, Oxfordshire

 

[lovingkindness]

In London with family today....

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What a fine fellow. Is this you, @Bradypus?

 

[Bradypus]

What a fine fellow. Is this you, @Bradypus?

Unfortunately not. The fine actor Robert Lindsay as the lead character in the sitcom "Citizen Smith".

 

[Bradypus]

Paris. Just walked from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon. Mostly along the route of the Canal Saint-Martin. Some very substantial railway architecture. Lots of people picnicking in the sun. Even a little stereotypical pétanque going on. A hot muggy day. Quite glad of an air-conditioned train seat!

 

[Annette london]

Our first view of the Yorkshire Dales
Wharfedale is the first leg of the Dales way from Ilkley and into Lakeland
Through pastures and by the river
Relaxing ladies chewing the cud
A few stiles to cross and the end Bolton priory founded in 1155 by Augustinian monks
Mostly in ruins now but the church has been beautifully restored and open for worship for over 800 years
Oh, and a yellow arrow marking the way

 

[Bradypus]

Girona. 10km evening walk up to the Puig de Sant Miquel - a fortified tower and the ruins of an ermita in the hills above the city. Surprised how quickly the city is left behind and forest begins. Girona is very attractive. Lots of massive Romanesque buildings. And a very green hilly hinterland. I see now why it is so popular with tourists like myself.

 

[Kirkie]

Locked in for some days while dealing my first ever dose of Covid, I was out like a shot this morning in spite of steady rain. I was not alone. There is an estimated influx of 600,000 people in the city this weekend. I met lots of easily recognisable mums and daughters and groups of young women. This street advert gives a clue as to why. I also happened upon a church service where the Order of Malta was investing new members. No photos of that, but it was quite old school.

Then a few more photos, why not? The sun doesn't always have to shine, and the farmers are happy when it rains. The tent is a leftover from a huge number 'housing' immigrants recently, before they were moved to other locations.

(Edit: In the second photo, the street label says Misery Hill. Look it up if you will , adding Dublin, and you will get a wiki entry and an association with a departure point for Santiago.)

 

[Bradypus]

Girona again. On last night's walk we came across a roadkill snake. Too badly damaged to be sure but I think it was a young Montpellier snake. This morning I took a walk through a nature reserve near one of the rivers looking for more wildlife. Green woodpecker and lots of butterflies who wouldn't stay still to be photographed! The scarlet pimpernel was more obliging. And one Iberian pond turtle a long way out in the river. Apparently a galapago leproso in Spanish. Not the most cheerful of names....

 

[SabsP]

What was supposed to be a 12k signalled route eventually became almost 16k. Some bad signalling and us not looking out.
City of Awans, across the languageborder.
Paused at Fort of Loncin.
Afterwards a well deserved friet.

Fort de Loncin - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Theatregal]

A walk at Terra Nova. Birding highlight - watching a Great Blue Heron 'shake it out'

 

[Annette london]

A drive to Grassington which was transformed into the fictional market town of Darroby during the filming of”All creatures great and small”
Apparently the Americans love this series

Ver narrow stiles to squeeze through but the problem is the rucksack of course not me, not me

Then along by the Wharfedale river again with various type of paths
Coffee in Burnsall
Moss on the rocks
Onto Barden Bridge and Tower,a 15th century hunting lodge, now in ruins
Visited the chapel in Priests house preparing for a wedding

The little mini bus back to Grassington after an easy 15km walk
It’s amazing how these little buses drive on the narrow roads, some not much wider than the bus itself

 

[Mary Doll]

Unfortunately not. The fine actor Robert Lindsay as the lead character in the sitcom "Citizen Smith".

Power to the people!

 

[Bradypus]

Girona. Another riverside walk. This time north from the city centre. Puzzled by the lack of lizards - not one seen or heard although I would have thought the climate, terrain and vegetation were very good for them. Compensated by more turtle spotting though. One huge red-eared slider in a side stream. Well over 20cm across the shell. An American invasive species which like its compatriots the grey squirrel and the signal crayfish outcompete their local equivalents and have become something of a menace this side of the pond. Another turtle spotted basking on a rock under a bridge. Too far away to be sure but I think a European pond turtle. Bamboo was another invader making its presence known. Some big carp-like fish in the river. A few dead ones sadly but plenty alive too. Didn't take a photo earlier but some big coypu in the river right in the middle of town too.

 

[SabsP]

Rained all night. Temperature bit lower now.

 

[MassNative]

First Day Hike at DCR Breakheart Reservation, Saugus Massachusetts. The reward for a hilly 2.8 miles was clam chowder and hot chocolate for the over 100 participants. Good way to begin 2024!

I spent many days running on the Breakheart roads and trails when I was on my high school track and cross country team!

Many moons ago, BTW!