Two Shropshire Hills
a day out
in late October 2001, we were trying to gain a bit of
"hill fitness" before traveling to Morocco for a trek in the High Atlas
after
several days of rain we did not fancy a wet day
in either Snowdonia or the lakes walking in nil visability
we
decided on a day walk in Shropshire
this area is not
high in terms of height above sea level
but gives fine walking
the first
of our two hills ascended was
The Lawley at 377 metres
our first view of the ridge in the distance looked good
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a bit of a slog to gain the first 100m or so
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approaching the high point, some fine ridge walking was had |
even a weather vane on it's summit although only 377m. it was a worthwhile hill
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as we descended from the Lawley we could see Caer Caradoc, our next hill in the distance
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the second
hill ascended was
Caer Caradoc Hill at 459 metres
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a higher hill and a bit steeper, ideal for a bit more training fitness from the day
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another top
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as with most autumn
walking a good covering of mud
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with the
walk starting and finishing from Cardington,
and with the walking between the ridge to make the walk circular,
we covered around 10 miles and 700 meters of ascent.
more pictures of Shropshire The Long Mynd right
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left and below Light Spout Waterfall
more pictures of
Shropshire |
