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Photo: Walk around Brailes Hill

S11m•

5 years ago•20 Replies

I am 71 - and I was disabled for five years - so I do appreciate being able to walk.

I can see this hill from my house - and I always wanted to walk to the top from my house.

There is an annual charity walk to the top (cancelled this year) - but the walk goes over private land - so you cannot walk to the top at any other time... but you can walk around it, as I did today.

14km, 8.6 miles, 225 metres height gain in four hours moving, five hours elapsed. 1,155 "active" calories burnt! A few days ago I took a bus to the halfway point and walked back.

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5 years ago

Well done you, what an accomplishment 👍🥇

Veteran250• in reply to5 years ago

I Envy you S11m, I used to do rambling/back packing as a hobby at weekends, before I became disabled in 2005..... thank you for sharing..... I am 76!

springcross5 years ago

What a lovely picture, thanks for sharing and what an achievement for you walking all that way, well done. x

CraftypersonReading Rabbits5 years ago

Well done on getting going again and a lovely picture

5 years ago

Well done, a very good achievement. What a lovely photo.

5 years ago

That's a goodly walk at any age S11m. Great effort!

daveh1215 years ago

That is a nice view.

Sheperdess5 years ago

That’s a great achievement 😊It’s so good to hear about people’s outdoor adventures. What will your next challenge be I wonder?? 👍

Elt795 years ago

What a beautiful view - well done with your walk 👏👏👏❤️🌈

Sheila_G5 years ago

Oh! Well done. That is an amazing achievement. The view from your house is beautiful. x

Willowrabbit5 years ago

Hi, well done , wish I could do that 🏇 I think this is the only way I could it lol xx

HamishBoxer5 years ago

The very best of luck to you and what a great place.

rachelmi5 years ago

Sounds lovely. Hope you felt proud of yourself! Beautiful photo 👌

S11m• in reply torachelmi5 years ago

There is a sense of achievement - but a bonus is that I (almost) feel I could do it again today!

rachelmi• in reply toS11m5 years ago

That’s great 😁 why don’t you do again sometime soon? So important to make these small safe steps! I’ve lost my confidence, (I’m not shielding but I’m being very careful as I have asthma and am 55. )

But been to walk the dog very cautiously in my local park and by accident meet my Zumba mate Tony. We had a safe, brief chat and then walked up and around town. Beautiful morning and vv quiet 8.30 am Sunday.

My achievement today is a 5 miles run on my treadmill. Took me an hour so not massively fast 😂.

Hopefully over time we will push the boundaries when safe to do so. Wishing you all the best 😊!

S11m• in reply torachelmi5 years ago

I like to think I could walk 5km in an hour.

There are several walks I do regularly from home, depending on weather, mud, fatigue/fitness etc - and this will now be one of the selection.

When the pubs open I will be able to stop for lunch halfway!

There is another pub a few miles in the other direction - but that would not be such a scenic walk.

I walked 5km today - up the hill in the opposite direction.

rachelmi5 years ago

Sounds like a plan! 🥂 for a future pub stop ! I think a pub lunch 🥗 is what’s needed to motivate me! Hope you get to have your wonderful walks and pub lunch very soon! The scenic routes are the best. You’re very lucky to be able to walk in such beautiful countryside with wonderful weather. You will be fighting fit at the end of all this !

Ianc25 years ago

Well done. Have you thought of trying to build up a portfolio of half a dozen circular walks, say 5- 6 miles long(then you can have Sunday off) , Along river banks. old railway lines, community paths, footpaths, bridle ways. Have a dig around, you might find some local walking groups you can join in with, or the ramblers and such. You have to pay after a few walks but you will have company and be insured.

If you can get out two or three times a week you might be able to work out suitable stopping points about half way round to have a coffee and a pee, e.g. a café, a garden centre

a costas coffee shop, a small shop , a hotel etc.

Ah ,yes. the local pubs If you are half way round temptation beckons. Pints of beer to lure you in. Of course you can resist temptation to have another all is well, but If you start to pick up companions as your walks get known about it can get a bit dire..

S11m• in reply toIanc25 years ago

I used to cycle 15,000 miles a year - and I had a lot of regular rides to cafes (mostly between Birmingham, Hereford, Cirencester and Oxford) and I have been thinking I might cycle again. The longest trip I did (with the Cycle Touring Club) was 2,500 miles to Tromsø. In 1995 I cycled 760 miles Paris-Brest-Paris in 87 hours.

Before lockdown, I used to walk to lunch to a pub, cafe or OAP lunch club.

Most of the walks I do are in the country (including a walk along the river) - but a circuit of the town is about 5km - and it is ideal when the fields are muddy.

About twenty years ago I walked with the ramblers (with a girlfriend, when I was between wives) - and I have been thinking I might soon be fit enough to walk with them again.

I have always been a tea-totaller - so beer does not tempt me.

Poodie5 years ago

Good for you. That sure is lovely countryside !

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