Carsington Walk

On 24th May 2014 we walked around Carsington Water and it threw it down most of the way around.

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It didn't put us off from going back as it's such a nice walk so we returned on 11th April 2015. A few different people this time with some new faces to these walks joining us. We know Jo missed the walk because of holidays and pregnancy but she was gutted thanks to the lunch stop at The Miner Arms. Trust us if you stop here on the walk make sure it's near the end and not the start as the portion size is generous and you will want a nap after rather than walking for miles. 

The walk is really straight forward just follow the cycling or walking signs depending which you're doing. They are currently renovating a couple of sections but there are loads of signs so you can't get lost. It's not a simple walk with the hills all the way around but it's a really enjoyable walk and you can just take your time on it and enjoy a nice family day out enjoying what nature has to offer. Next time I'm there it will be for a bike ride for a couple of laps getting some miles in my legs ready for London to Brighton in September for Cancer Research UK.

Carsington looking beautiful with the blue sky and fluffy clouds.

Simpsons style sky

Carsington Water

Saturday 24th May - forecast heavy showers. The plan for the day - walk round Carsington Reservoir, maybe not such a good idea.

When we arrived it was a huge shock to myself, Lauren and Rob that we were the last there meaning for the first time in 3 years Helen and Lexie had beaten me to a session, walk anything!!! The usually rock up in Fergie Time a good 5 minutes late.

As we set off on the walk the weather was ok, really cloudy but nice to walk in. 5 minutes later and that had all changed a nice constant flow of drizzle to rain, to heavy rain back to drizzle followed by more rain. Did we care? Nope. Out came the different coloured pac-a-macs and up went the hoods on the walking bags (got to keep the picnic dry.)




Lexie and Jo escaping the rain and enjoying the views from a higher, drier position.



By 9.5km we thought today isn't ideal for sitting out with a picnic seeing as we hadn't passed many large benches to all sit around and if we had they would have all been soaked. It happened to be at this point we spotted The Miners arms and it seemed rude not to pop in for a light warm snack, beverage and get out the rain for a few minutes.



After that it was a simple 3.5km back to the car in the rain but the views were still really nice. We also had fun climbing on fences were the path was flooded, getting under a tree that had fallen across the path and laughing at the brilliant warning signs for cyclists.

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By the end there was 6 very soggy people with big smiles on our faces all ready for warm baths and showers, PJs and chill for the evening. I watched the Champions League Final and after a dull 45 minutes the 2nd half and extra time were brilliant.

So the route was 13km bringing us to a total of 106km so far this year from little group walks. Come rain or shine the walks have been so much fun.

 

Walking can help with health and fitness but this year I'm taking part in the Isle of Wight Challenge. 56km of walking/jogging in a day. I'm doing this for Cancer Research UK so hopefully walking can help save lives too please visit - www.justgiving.com/adamfretwellpt