Although we travelled on Friday 13 to Oberammergau, it was a very smooth journey by plane and train via Munich. After settling in our hotels we did an exploratory walk as night was falling and drank our first gluhwein/beer. Meal in the hotel and off to bed.
After a nice breakfast – and discovering that the hotel has 2 cats -we set off to walk the Altherrenweg, a trail with panoramic views which follows the Ammer valley. We saw a black squirrel and a hare. We Continue reading 13 to 16 January 2017: Snow-walking in Oberammergau (Bavaria)
Saturday 7th January: Kings Langley to Hemel Hempstead
The club was offering two walks on the same day, so a turnout of seven for this the longer one was respectable. The cold snap of the preceding week had given way to much milder weather, though it was somewhat misty as we got off the train at Kings Langley. We had just passed under the M25 before the station so there was a real sense of being in the country, rather than in London. Continue reading Saturday 7th January: Kings Langley to Hemel Hempstead
Monday 2 January 2017: Bayford to Hertford North via Letty Green (linear walk)
A sunny but chilly day for the first walk of the year through woodland and fields in the beautiful county of Hertfordshire. 11 Polyramblers turned up to walk off the excess of Christmas . We walked along country roads before going through fields and woods (muddy but not too much), the outskirts of a quarry and more quiet lanes. We reached the Cowper Arms in Cole Green, where we were lucky to find a table in a bay window. Feeling invigorated after our Continue reading Monday 2 January 2017: Bayford to Hertford North via Letty Green (linear walk)
Tuesday 27 December 2016 (Bank Holiday) – Totteridge to Hampstead (Linear)
On a frosty but sunny morning, ten ramblers gathered at Totteridge & Whetstone Station for a leisurely walk along a section of the Dollis Valley Greenwalk. It links areas of public open space alongside the Dollis Brook initially and then the Mutton Brook. Both join up to form the River Brent which flows all the way to Brentford. Refreshment opportunities are limited enroute so after a couple of miles we made a short diversion to a BP Service Station with a Wild Bean Cafe for a hot drink …… but
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Sunday 18th December: Rochester and the Medway
After a rather foggy train journey down, we were rewarded with the sun breaking through just as we crossed the Medway from Strood. The land between the railway and the river has been cleared prior to residential development and we made our way along the river wall with atmospheric views of glistening mud, decaying boats and wharves. Continue reading Sunday 18th December: Rochester and the Medway