NORDIC WALKING – For fun AND fitness
This walk was a little different from our usual walks, in that it mainly focused on training. It kicked off a weekend of Nordic Walking training, with a second session taking place on Sunday.
We welcomed two new walkers to our group Maggie who was on holiday in Northumberland and wanted to do some Nordic Walking and Sylvia, a friend of Sandra. Continue reading “Take your Nordic Walking to the next level – 14th July 2018”
You can see from the group photo above that the sun was out and it was going to be a hot one from the start. We had checked out this walk in June and we knew it was a good one. Continue reading “Low and High Force – 7th July 2018”
Walk: Felton and Weldon Bridge
Guide: Julie
Walk leaders: Anne
Weather: Sunny and hot
Distance of walk: 10.7 miles
It was a great day for this beautiful walk. It was great to welcome Shirley for her first Strolls with Poles walk. Continue reading “Felton and Weldon Bridge 30th June 2018”
We needed to make sure that we had a good route for the Ford and Ford Moss walk, so we went out to recce it on Saturday. Continue reading “Ford Village and Ford Moss Recce”
Well this post is a bit late as I usually do it immediately after the walk. However, I forgot this time. Anyway it’s here now, the Allenheads walk blog. Continue reading “Allenheads 17th June 2018”
On Saturday we had nothing to do, so decided to go up to Felton and recce the Weldon and Felton walk planned for the 30th June. A bonus was that we could also check out The Running Fox tea room at Felton and The Angler’s Arms at Weldon Bridge. Lunch at The Running Fox first and then off we went. Continue reading “Weldon and Felton Recce – 9th June 2018”
Last Saturday we were over in the heart of the Lake District, Grasmere. We were there for the 2018 Grasmere Gallop and were all looking forward to it. This event is for runners and Nordic walkers, with several distances of run and a 10K Nordic walk along the side of Grasmere. Continue reading “Grasmere Gallop 2018 – 2nd June”
To round off a very sunny Bank Holiday weekend, we checked out the route for the Low and High Force walk, on 7th July. Continue reading “Low and High Force Recce – 28th May 2018”
Yesterday we went out to Allenheads, one of the highest villages in England, aiming to check out the route for the Allenheads walk on Sunday 17th June. Allenheads gets it’s name from being the area that is the source or heads of the River East Allen, the main source of the River Allen. The River Allen is the main focus of another walk later in the year, where we visit Allen Banks, further down river. Continue reading “Allenheads Recce – 26th May 2018”