On Sunday 23rd February, seventeen hardy souls braved potentially stormy conditions to undertake our 9 and 12 mile walk. Eight completed the longer walk and nine walkers joined us at the Streatley Hill car park for the shorter walk.
Weather conditions were generally fine until we encountered a short spell of light drizzle near the end of the walk.
We had a little bit of mud for short periods, and our biggest challenge was encountering a section of the walk that the Forestry Department had been working in, which resulted in us having to find our way through a length of very deep ruts and felled timber.
Lunch was taken at the Ashampstead farm shop and then we had a quick visit to the The Bell Inn pub at Aldworth, where a few of the walkers had a quiet drink.
Overall the walk was challenging for both the shorter and longer versions of the walk.
The "12 mile" walk was measured at 13.6 miles, making the shorter walk approximately 10.6 miles. Total ascent of 1300 feet. Well done everyone!
Thanks go to Ian for leading this walk and writing-up, and to Stephen for the photos.
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