Trent Lock - Long walk

On the 9th August it was time to stretch the legs out on a longer walk and the next one in the training for Isle of Wight Challenge 2016.

The route wasn't anything special it was all about getting some miles in our footwear, so it was a there and back walk. Starting off from mine to Trent Lock on the Erewash Canal. The views on the walk are lovely as always especially on a nice sunny summers day as the photos below show.

The walk totalled 25km or 15.5 miles if you work in old money. The isle of Wight Challenge is 54km so this was our first test on a longer walk. In the end it didn't matter it was a there and back route as we all enjoyed the views, chatting to each other and the fact we were outside exercising and socialising. 

I'm walking the IoW Challenge for Cancer Research UK again next year, my JustGiving page link is below.

www.justgiving.com/adamfretwellpt

Bring on the next long walk taking in a large section of the Erewash Valley Trail in September.

Impropmtu Walk

I had a free Saturday so sent out a quick email to see who fancied meeting up for a little walk. Our aim was to go from Nutbrook CC at 10am and walk along the Nutbrook Trail for an hour or so and walk back. Well it didn't end that way.

A nice group of us met up for 10am and set off along the Trail heading towards Kirk Halllam and onto Stapleford. Once we joined up to the Erewash Canal we decided we had walked far enough but didn't want to just walk back the way we came. So off up the Erewash Canal we went. Past Gallows Inn, the very nice looking Furnace Road Industrial Estate (please note the sarcasm there) and eventually left near the new train station site and Tesco. It was a little walk from there to Victoria Park and Manor Floods, back to the trail and to Nutbrook CC.

Now the aim for this had been a 2 hour little walk to stretch our legs. It ended up being a 3 hour 20 minute 13km walk! By the end there were some aching limbs especially Sian who's pregnant. Note to self next time plan a little walk so pregnant clients can escape as and when they need too. Nutbrook Coffee Shop needs to open asap for you lot.

Our route taken from MapMyRun

It highlights how many different paths and walks link together around Ilkeston, Kirk Hallam and West Hallam. There isn't really an excuse not to get out walking, jogging,or cycling especially in Summer with some good weather, cricket to go and watch or a pub garden to go and it in with friends with a healthy drink.

Please click the links below to see information about the different routes you can take:-

Nutbrook Trail
Erewash Canal
Erewash Valley Trail
Ilkeston
Nutbrook CC