Sue and Martin in Mallorca 2019

Sue and Martin in Mallorca 2019
On the Archduke's Path in Mallorca

Thursday 25 July 2019

Wednesday 24 July 2019 - SWOG visits Dunham Massey

 
Nigel and Sue lead an evening walk from The Swan with Two Nicks for SWOG most summers. We previously joined them on 17 August 2016, when they took a clockwise route, rather than today's anti-clockwise version.
 
By 7.35pm, just Nigel, Cary and I remained outside the pub, waiting for a late-comer whose GPS didn't recognise the nearby new road system.
 
Eventually we got going and we soon entered Dunham Massey's grounds.
 
 
 
Our group of five passed the Saw Mill and caught about 18 others before reaching Charcoal Lodge, happily shining in the late sunshine.
 
 
 
The group then left the park and wandered through the golf course, and made its way to the Bridgewater Canal.
 
 
We proceeded to the aqueduct over the River Bollin.
 
 
This is the last section of towpath before the steps leading back down to the Swan.
 
 
Here's the route - 6 km with minimal ascent, taking an hour and a half at a very leisurely pace.
 
 
I'd arrived early for this walk (Sue is away as her dad had his - successful according to first indications - heart operation today; we wish him well) on my bike so had already enjoyed a beer, thus I was soon on my bike again for the 20 minute ride home, before it got dark.
 
Thanks to Nigel and Sue for venturing out of their normal patch to lead this walk.

2 comments:

Sir Hugh said...

I reckon that would have been far enough in the present temperature conditions. I notice not many people are wearing shorts - I tend to convert as soon as I possibly can in spring and continue into late autumn if conditions allow.

Phreerunner said...

Shorts can mean stings, bites and scratches, as the nettles, insects and brambles seem to feature strongly on these evening walks in such good growing weather.