Tissington Trail Halloween Walk

31st October 2015 (Halloween) the long walk in preparation for Isle of Wight Challenge 2016 took us along the Tissington Trail.

A little group of four of us met up at Mapleton Lane Car Park near the start of the Tissinton Trail. It was a really foggy morning so very fitting for Halloween. The aim for the walk was to cover around 35km with a nice simple there and back walk along the trial. It might not be the most imaginative walk but that was the point. With Isle of Wight Challenge fast approaching we needed to not only see if we were physically on course but mentally prepared for a full day of walking too.

Map - Tissington Trail

Just as we approached Thorpe car park we could see a ghostly looking couple in the distance. However when we got there nobody was to be seen! I would say how fitting for Halloween but they probably thought better of a day walking in fog and took their dog home before it ran off and they lost it.

Spooky Figures

We powered on walking in the lovely fog past Tissington and Alsop. At this point we got lucky and on a cool day of walking we found a tea van pulled up on the road and had a nice arm drink.

You can't see much past the edge of the trail.

With low light conditions we decided at 20km to take a lunch break and turn back so we didn't end up walking in the dark. While sat on the side of the trail we lost count of how many cyclists pointed out "how good a view we had" in the fog, the first time it was funny but not so much by time we finished eating.

We then set off back to the cars along the same route we came out on. This was to see how we felt going back on where we already walked however nature decided to change things. With every km the fog lifted and it looked a totally different walk.

A nice Autumnal view.

Jo enjoying the views now the fog has lifted.

We actually made really good time on the walk and finished the 30km in 7 hours including rest stops. This gave the four of us real confidence with our training being on schedule ready for Isle of Wight Challenge.

At the end me and Jo had to walk the length of the tunnel just to round up the km and to walk on the little bit we missed out.

Lauren - JustGiving for Cancer Research UK.

Danny - JustGiving for Crohn's and Colitis UK.

They have both put in amazing effort on all the walks and in training session too. They both deserve to raise as much money as possible so please visit their JustGiving pages.