98.Lavender Hill (11.3 miles)

5/10

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Missed the lavender season :( August good 2015 return ! walk was marked as 5/10 because no real highlights,Orchardleigh Lake,Estate Hidden totally ! small glimpse of lake and house ,Shame.
Lots of stiles and smallish fields some with Cows and Bulls in but all well behaved,
Although Gel decided didn't like the look of one lot so took detour and got STUNG ! lol ,not by cow a wasp .doh !

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97.Quantocks Way (10.6 miles)

8/10

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A Lovely Walk with Rolling hills great views on a clear day, ours was a very misty but warm day.
                                         Bird song to accompany you as you climb the easy gradients to sumits all 1000ft and a bit of them!
Red Deer skulking in the trees, Mushrooms on every path .

A must return on clear day.Watch this space for another Walk in the Quantocks Soon !!

Walk would have scored higher but misty views knocked a point off !!


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96.Trowbridge Round (well more Triangular) 10.3 miles

4/10

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A Walk Around Trowbridge  Starting from Bradford on Avon and following the Kennet and Avon Canal.Its Actually 3.26 miles along the canal with Bridges and the Canal to keep you company.Once you turn off  at Whaddon lane we follow a very easy Road and Byway graveled .At end turn right on to Green Lane .

Then it all went wrong as the new estate at Paxton is being built no Footpaths, Signs or diversions in Place ,also a useless security guard said he started the day before wouldn't let us cross the 10th of a mile to Footpath !!!! so decided to return across Hilperton to Canal and retrace footsteps along Canal to Home .

Green and Pleasant

 Road Bridge @ Hilperton

 For Sale -Molly is £39950

 One of many

 Packed in !

 Hilperton Marsh Bridge No 165

 Tow Path

 Fancy a bit of cannoing ?

 At this Footpath should have know problems ahead !

 Trouble navigating umm that'll be why !!

 Milestone of a bad walk

 Ladydown Bridge No 169

Ladydown Bridge No 169 on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) between Devizes Wharf (10 miles and 6½ furlongs and 36 locks to the east) and Bradford and Frome Road Wharves (2 miles and 2¾ furlongs to the west).

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And now for something completely different Too !

2nd Canoe trip Even closer to home Starting at Saltford Shallows easy parking and easy put in.

Went downstream first to The Lock keeper pub and weir then back up stream towards Bath,Not sure why !?

Boats & fisherman on this one so keep on the Right side.

Heading up past The Current Railway on one side and old,Bristol to Bath Cycle Route on Other.

Passing Fields and more fields.Then you hit Newbridge More Boats and then a difficult Lock with steep sides ,Strong Arms needed back in after lock past Pc World and Baths Many Students Blocks the Metal sides to river Starts,to prevent flooding ,doesn't look very nice .Under many bridges then Bath new Riverside development big blocks of ....Flats.Winding round eventuly to Pulteney Weir a brief stop on weir island and return.Around 13 miles!!!

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Bilko The Transporter !

 First stop

 Amazon  Bit 

 Boathouse pub on Left

 Experienced Paddlers ..MMMMm

 Looking Pretty Good Here

 The Weir and Famous Pulteney Bridge

 Nice spot for a sandwich

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And now for something completely different !

Thought as our canoe never gets used we'd swap the walking for a bit of exploring closer to home.

 1st trip starting at Batheaston, Parking on High st as 3hr limit on car park but ok to put canoe in there. Heading up stream its completely rural with the noise of the traffic soon disappearing.Kingfishers,Herons flying past typical ! Didn't trust not going in so didn't take it, Iphone was camera.With no other Boats on River Its very nice,we headed on up to Warleigh Weir decided to Portage through field and put in on top weir,then on up to Limpley Stoke Stopping at the weir.also went a little way up Midford Brook bit Shallow maybe Winter Paddle.Returned back .

9.5 Miles

A Great Day And Recommended Trip !  Here some nice pictures and a map.

Wildlife Plenty At Least 6 Kingfishers !

AAhh !

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Miles of this !

Midford Brook Looking At Conkwell Wood

People Swimming Under Aqueduct 

 Limpley Stoke Weir Where we Stopped  and Returned

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95.Dodington Ash (11 miles)

 6.5 out 10

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A walk starting at Tormarton,South Glos.
   After being Stopped by Police on driving to start , not a nice way to start the Day !! All legal so onwards .We enter first field and head towards and cross A46 a busy road and on to the Cotswold Way.leaving the noise behind we enter Dodington Park with gardens by Capability Brown
The current house was built in 1798 and 1813 It was bought in 2003 by the industrialist James Dyson,Although we dont see house gardens grounds very nice .Now comes 13 stys alot of gates then on to Railway Crossing Bridge and in to Chipping Sodbury and on to The  Frome Valley  Walkway.
Then to Old Sodbury and Little Sodbury Iron Age hill fort a impressive Bronze to Iron age encampment atop the Cotswold Ridge, The fort is approx. 11acres in size and is made up of a double set of ditches and ramparts. It's location is a mystery due to it's relative difficulty in access and lack of fresh water supplies locally, but is thought to be connected with the much ruined Horton hill fort nearby. Local legend claims the Romans refortified the camp after the invasion, and it was almost certainly utillised during the wars of the roses.
From Here an Easy follow back to Tormarton And Finish .Some Views a Fort and the Railway Breather Turrets which were Cool ,its a low score . :(

Wildlife
2 Juv. Buzzards Calling well hidden!
A lot of Cows and bulls !
Chiffchaff,Skylarks,House Sprarrows.

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