1000 feet high walk

[AlMorr]

This Monday morning I went a 2 hours 4 miles walk, nothing to remarkable about the distance or time, but it was all up hill about 15 miles from where I live, the highest part just over 1000 feet, it was a bit cold at the top of the hill but there was a wonderful view almost to the sea 20 miles away.

[Beatlesforever]

Oh wow that is a stunning view from up there! You're very lucky to live where you live, AlMorr 😁 and you definitely make the most of it 👏👏👏

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Beatlesforever]

It was a lovely view from the top of that hill Beatlesforever, in the distance you can see the sea near to the place where I ran my graduation run of C25K, the photo is of the estuary of the Fiirth of Clyde, in the distance is Greenock on the south side of the Clyde, on the north side, opposite Greenock, not in the photo is Helensburgh where I ran my graduation run almost 6 years ago.

[Oldfloss]

Just glorious Al x

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Oldfloss]

It was glorious Oldfloss, there was a part where the gradient was 17% which is very steep with a lot of stones on the path making it very tiring, just about 5 minutes later where it wasn't just as steep a runner passed me.

[Oldfloss in reply to AlMorr]

Oh gosh... you should have said.. "I ran this yesterday, decided to walk today"...🏃‍♀️🤣

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Oldfloss]

No I wouldn't have said "I ran this yesterday" to that runner.

In January when it was icy I did walk up part of the route I walked on Monday, only halfway to about 500 ft, before the really steep and rough part starts, I was only wearing trainers unlike yesterday when I wore a pair of good walking boots.

[Oldfloss in reply to AlMorr]

I know Al..itvwas a joke...you're mich to kind and honest xx

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Oldfloss]

👍 🚶✔️

[Annieapple A30min a day]

🍏What a spectacular view! With all the effort of getting up there and back. Thanks for sharing AlMorr 🤩

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Annieapple]

Yes the view from that part is spectacular, the hill was quite steep but worth the effort for the lovely views at the top where I stopped and ate a few apple pies, a caramel shortcake and a drink of apple juice before walking back down the hill, it took 70 minutes from the train station to get to the top and 45 minutes including a short 60 seconds run to get back to the station where the train arrived in just two minutes, worth that short run getting to the station , if had missed the train I would have had to wait 30 minutes for the next train.

[Annieapple A30min a day in reply to AlMorr]

Glad it all worked out so well!! Yummy feast to give you energy!

[Doris8 1000miles per year]

what a beautiful view. You could make that into a photo for your walls. Your legs will be tired tonight. We’ll done

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Doris8]

It is a beautiful view Doris8, I have saved that photo, my legs for a little while felt almost the same as when I ran a half marathon just over a year ago but feel fine now.

[Folkylass]

Fabulous photo Al ! So pleased you enjoyed your walk😂

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Folkylass]

Thanks Folkylass, I did enjoy the walk especially at the top of the hill and on the way back down, at times going up that hill it was very steep but worth it for the lovely view.

[CBDB Administrator]

ohhh I know that view and miss it! We used to live in Dumbarton!

[CBDB Administrator in reply to CBDB]

oh, and what an awesome walk!!!!

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to CBDB]

If you look carefully I think you can see Dumbarton Rock.

[CBDB Administrator in reply to AlMorr]

I couldn’t quite spot it but it all looked so familiar. Our house was close to the Clyde so we saw the hills on the other side.

Always loved coming down from Glasgow into Dumbarton, the scenery of the Clyde Delta is gorgeous!

[CBDB Administrator in reply to CBDB]

I see Dumbarton Rock now!!!!

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to CBDB]

👍 ✔️

[AlMorr 1000miles per year]

I have a larger size photo version on my Smartphone, I didn't see Dumbarton Rock on the version I posted here but when I looked closely at the larger photo I could see Dumbarton Rock. I had binoculars with me, through them I could see almost as far as Dunoon, Kilcreggon and the Argyle hills.

[Gthants]

So beautiful! Haven't walked anywhere remotely like that for many years! I remember visiting a friend who had an apartment in the New Town in Edinburgh and she took us out a good few miles away for a "wee wander" as she said, it wasn't "wee" but it was truly beautiful!

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Gthants]

There are lovely walks around the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh and of course you have Holyrood Park with the mighty Arthur's Seat of about 823 feet in the middle of the park.

[Over60sRunner 1000miles per year]

Amazing! And in some ways reminds me of parts of mid/West Wales where we live 🥰

What an achievement - it's an ambition of mine to [eventually] do steep walks like this again in the future. They used to be a regular thing, but I'm lucky to be able walk up gentle gradients nowadays 🙄but least I'm walking which is more than can be said for some in my position, so I am thankful nevertheless 🙏

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Over60sRunner]

Thanks Over60'sRunner, some parts of that walk were very steep and I had to rest every 5 minutes for 1 minute, where the photo was taken wasn't the highest part but the best part for a good view, I am glad that you like the photo and happy to know that you are enjoying your walks 🚶 ✔️

[Koala679]

That looks a stunning place for a walk

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Koala679]

It is Koala679

[Jools2020]

That view is so beautiful, Al! Worth the uphill walk in the right footwear! Sounds like hard work though, especially that 17% gradient.

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Jools2020]

That 17% gradient wasn't only steep, it was the worst part of the whole walk rutted with stones and small boulders, I was almost crawling but it was only for about 100 metres before becoming less steep and the path surface getting smoother, where I took the photo was at the last part of the steepest bit, it gave me a short 3 minute rest before continuing up to the top, still about a ten minute walk..

[Jools2020 in reply to AlMorr]

My goodness, I don’t think I would have made it! 🤨

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Jools2020]

Hi Jools2020, at no time I thought of not continuing even at the steepest part, before the steepest part a cyclist 🚴 riding a mountain bike passed me but I noticed he was walking at that steepest bit, not after I took that photo when I was on a less hilly part a RUNNER passed me, I am just wondering if that runner ran on that steepest part of the hill, with that terrible surface of stones a small boulders, who knows.

[Jools2020 in reply to AlMorr]

It sounds like a recipe for injury! I expect the runner walked up that part it sounds the sensible thing to do.

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Jools2020]

What they call a "fell runner" I just hope he didn't fell/fall😂🏃🏾

[Jools2020 in reply to AlMorr]

🤣 I hope not, too!