Llyn Crafnant

Here are some pictures of the walk we did at the weekend from Betws-Y-Coed, up to Llyn Crafnant (14.7 miles). It was a good day for walking - although boggy. Very boggy. Very very boggy.

Moel Siabod across the valley.






















Toadstools. Do not eat.


















Llyn Bychan




















Clean looking sheep up on Creigiau Gleision (678m).




















Rainbow (and rapidly approaching dark) on the way back to the car.

High Raise

Camped at Great Langdale National Trust site this weekend and walked up High Raise (762m) - pretty windy up on the tops, but no rain. Nice autumn colours and a chilly morning. Fabulous.

















The hills are alive, with the sound of bleating. And some horns too, this weekend. Hopefully Mr Beagle found his way home. Here is a sheep doing his Gandalf at Helm's Deep impersonation.



























More sheep than you can shake a stick at - but you shouldn't go around shaking sticks at sheep, because it isn't nice.

And in a radical departure for the Sheep Trods website, we have a bird. Of that much I'm pretty confident. It has wings and a beak and it's not a robin or a duck.

Pembrokeshire

We got back from our holiday to Pembrokeshire on Saturday after a lovely week by the coast. It was slightly spoiled by me getting a stinky cold, but if that's the worst thing that happens to me this month, then it's not so bad.

Took loads of holiday snaps of our walks along the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, which is a National Trail over 150 miles long. I think we managed about 30 miles all week, but it was meant to be a holiday so there was no expectation to ever do more than a bit of it. The parts of the coastline we saw from Newgale up to Whitesands around St David's Head were beautiful and there were seals, birds, animals and many plants also.

The first evening at Trelerw... a promising start :)

Walking around St David' s Head
Sheepses on Dinas Head
Seals spotted in Ramsey Sound
Newgale Beach


Walking from Solva to Newgale Beach (the next day - these are in some sort of order!)

Medlock Valley Way

We decided to walk into Manchester - partly because it is a good long tiring walk, partly because there is relatively little ascent or descent to it, and also you end up at the shops and I wanted a new pair of walking boots.

We walked along the Medlock Valley Way to the Ashton Canal and then through town to Deansgate. The path had been improved (somewhat) since we last did this in February, but not at the bits where it needed it most in my opinion. Still, it was drier underfoot and we had a better idea of where was best to aim for this time to avoid the soggier patches. It is always surprising how almost totally rural it seems - right up until you come out by the City Stadium.


Got myself a new pair of Solomon Pro Trek 6 (special offer, too!!) and cake.

Sunday Stroll

Today got off to a slightly shaky start when I discovered after my first mouthful of breakfast cereal that the milk had gone slightly funny tasting. Annoyed that the milk that didn't even last beyond the display till date, let alone the use by, breakfast plans were changed to toast and marmalade. With black coffee.

We went for walk up on the moors around Black Hill and Wessenden Reservoir - about 10 miles. Lovely day - quite hot - and the heather was out in all it's glory.






Unfortunately so were millions of big irritating flying bug things. They're even multiplying on the blog - I only uploaded the photo once and three showed up.... I deleted the other two as they are nasty..






The gratuitous sheep shot.

High Street

I suppose we have to start somewhere. Like last weekend.

We like walking and camping and buying gear for walking and camping .
So... off we went to Brotherswater in the Lake District and set off walking up to High Street (828m)

It rained.
















And then the sun came out and we dried out. Met a friendly local...

















A good time was had by all, and we rounded off the day in proper style