Myrdinn Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I'm new here and a relatively keen hiker (also a big comics fan and tabletop wargamer/RPG player, so this place kinda feels like home) so I thought I'd share a very brief description of two hiking trips I've been on recently. First trip was to the Yorkshire Dales with an old pal of mine. We completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge - 26 miles across 3 mountains in 10 hours 45 minutes. Took us 55k steps and the equivalent of a 400-storey building in ascent, but it was a beautiful trip and well worth the effort. For those interested, the route starts by taking you over Pen-Y-Ghent, then along the Ribble Valley and up Whernside, which is the highest point in the county, then down a fairly sheer face and on to Ingleborough, which has a brilliant scrambling section to get you to the summit. We did half the walk in low cloud and a couple of hours in heavy rain but when the sun did come out and we could see the scenery it was stunning. Second was to the Lake District, which for those not familiar with the UK is the closest thing we have to Middle Earth. I went with my wife and her family, and although we did a few low-level walks as her parents are a little older now and can't do the strenuous ones as easily, we climbed Great Gable and Green Gable (the former again has some brilliant rock scrambling sections near the top) and Skiddaw. We got hit by low cloud at the top of Skiddaw and had to change our route down and go back the way we'd come, but the walk on the Gables was absolutely stunning - brilliant sunshine the whole way, a nice quiet route away from the tourists, and a particularly pretty descent. Next big trip is either Snowdonia or walking from one side of England to the other along Hadrian's Wall, one or both of which I am planning to do next year. Look forward to hearing about all of your adventures! 2 Quote Level 2 Warlock Battle Log | First Challenge | Current Challenge Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sounds like some fun hikes! Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Steaky Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 You should also take a look at one of the Coast to Coast trails across the Pennines. One of the most popular is the Trans Pennine Trail which goes from Southport to Hull (I think), via Warrington, Manchester, Leeds and Goole. It can be completed in around 10 days straight walking. Although many people prefer to break it up and do it in sections. Part of it runs really close to where I grew up in Manchester and runs along the river Mersey, with some beautiful scenery. 2 Quote My curent challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/83866-steakys-feline-friends/ Link to comment
Myrdinn Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Cheers mate, great tip. I've looked at Wainwright's Coast to Coast walk but it's about three weeks hiking so yours would be a lot more convenient! Quote Level 2 Warlock Battle Log | First Challenge | Current Challenge Link to comment
Steaky Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Here is a link for the Trans Pennine Trail website which details where it goes. You can even buy maps of sections of the route. Quote My curent challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/83866-steakys-feline-friends/ Link to comment
Myrdinn Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Cheers Steaky, very helpful. Have you walked this, or parts of it, yourself? Quote Level 2 Warlock Battle Log | First Challenge | Current Challenge Link to comment
Myrdinn Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 On 30/06/2016 at 5:29 AM, Elastigirl said: Sounds like some fun hikes! Thank you - they were! Highly recommended if you're ever in that part of the world, particularly Great Gable and the Yorkshire route. 1 Quote Level 2 Warlock Battle Log | First Challenge | Current Challenge Link to comment
Steaky Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 6 hours ago, Myrdinn said: Cheers Steaky, very helpful. Have you walked this, or parts of it, yourself? Ive done odd days along stretches of it. I've done most of the Greater Manchester stretches. All are very well sign posted & fairly well maintained. I know a few people who have done the whole thing as well Quote My curent challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/83866-steakys-feline-friends/ Link to comment
Girl-Meet-World Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 There's also Offer's Dyke walk, which passes from England to Wales several times, and has some nice views Quote Panda Hobbit | Drifter | Level 3 STR 6 | DEX 5 | STA 2 | CON 5 | WIS 7 | CHA 2 "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself" -- Tolstoy Training | Challenge 1 2 3 4 | Epic Quest Link to comment
IslandGirl_Becks Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 On 6/29/2016 at 8:59 AM, Myrdinn said: Next big trip is either Snowdonia or walking from one side of England to the other along Hadrian's Wall, one or both of which I am planning to do next year. Green with envy!! There is nothing like the walking culture in the UK!! I was in the UK with my mum a few years ago, and we spent one day each wandering around near Snowdonia, just east of Newcastle on Hadrian's Wall, and in the Lake District. I'm dreaming of going back and doing all of Hadrian's Wall with my sister sometime in the next few years! We think we can do it in 3 days, but that might be a long shot Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle Arian, arian, zehetzen da burnia. -Basque proverb Frisian Shieldmaiden level 12 (STR:16) (DEX:16) (STA:23) (CON:22) (WIS:17) (CHA:15) Challenges: 11/12.14 - 1/2.15 - 2/3.15 - 15.4/5 - 15.6/7 - 15.7/9 - 16.1 - 16.3 - 16.4 - 16.5 - 16.10 - 16.11 - 16.12 - 17.1 - 17.2 2017 Goals: Maintain BW BS, 100kg DL - Muscle Up - 1/2 Marathon Condition - Abs Link to comment
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