I’ve not written about my walks for ages, but just at the moment I am quite focussed on building some good habits in every area of my life – and writing this blog is one of them. Hence this short post, just to kick it off again.
Next weekend (22nd September) is the Circuit of Bath walk – a sponsored event in support of Julian House. I’ve walked it a few times before. It is a challenging 20 miles around the hilly fringes of Bath. I’m walking it with a friend of mine, so we decided we ought to do at least one practice walk. Hence this 10 mile wander up on to the Mendip plateau from Wells and back again.
It’s a great walk, including a fairly stiff climb at the beginning. We’ll have a few of those to overcome next weekend! Once at the top the views over the Somerset Levels are fantastic and well worth the effort. We even had a few hot air balloons to look down on.
After a bit of an aimless wander, mostly to make sure we put in the miles, we descended back down towards Wells via Ebbor Gorge. The view from the edge is spectacular. The descent after that is via some steep and large steps, and is pretty tough on the knees as I’m getting older.
Roll on next weekend – though if the forecast thundery rain could stay away, I’d be most grateful.