Synopsis: Another stroll in my back garden, otherwise known as Haldon. Short days, long walks, fresh air and exercise, the way of my January days.
So, here I am again, walking on Haldon (see previous blog post). Two reasons for my repeated trips to here are, (1) it's January, the days are short, and it's the quickest of drives from Exeter to Haldon, and (2) I'm exploring the possibility of devising an off-road cycle route between Exeter and Dawlish.
If we take the second of these, the off-road cycle route: well, the route that I devised between Exeter and Exmouth a few years back has, I would say, been a success, having been used on two occasions so far. Now it seems to me that what is possible for Exmouth should also be possible for Dawlish, if only I can come up with a suitable route. Actually as far as this was concerned, the day was a wash out. I explored various possible extensions to my route, but none of them would be suitable for the cycle route.
Haldon HIll in the sun
This is the view of Haldon Hill taken at around midday. The sun broke through the many clouds just to afford me this photo opportunity.
Ashcombe Church. The first snowbells of the year.
The walk was fun, the countryside beautiful, the sun shone, and I got to see my first snowdrops. What more could a man ask for? Well, it would have been nice if Aschcombe Church had been open, but hey, a fella can't have everything.
Please note I have no GPS tracklog for this walk. All the photos held in Flickr are geo-tagged so an approximation of the route I took can be gleaned by examining these.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 9.32m
Walk Time: (moving): 3 hrs 30 mins
Walk Time: (stopped): 0 hrs 44 mins
Total Ascent: 435 metres
Maximum Elevation: 241 metres
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