WALK1000MILES UPDATE
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The walk I’ll never forget
Walking more brings enriching experiences to every day –and some moments big and small that will never leave us…
‘The first walk I can remember doing with my dad – from Endcliffe Park to Forge Dam, in Sheffield. We did it off and on through my life but my strongest memory of the walk was when I was 16 and he knew I was stressed about exams so off we went through the woods to the café at the Dam. Every time I smell wild garlic, I remember the love of my dad and that special time we spent together walking. He passed over 10 years ago but his love of walking was one of his gifts to me.’
‘Win Hill in the Peak District, Oct 2020, where I completed my first Walk 1000 Miles. I was so chuffed with myself – it was something for me and by me and something I didn’t think this middle-aged, overweight menopausal plodder could achieve. I cried at the top as it was a hill I’d always wanted to climb too, as I could see it from my bedroom window growing up.’
‘Simply a walk around Calke Abbey with fellow 1000-Miler, Richard Crooks. Always a lovely walk but on this occasion the sunshine was interrupted by a sudden, unexpected heavy snowfall. We turned into big kids in the magical winter wonderland!’
‘Following the coastal path, from Swanage to Lulworth Cove in September – for the views, the company, the many inclines, but mainly for running down Bindon Hill into Lulworth Cove to catch the last bus of the day… just made it!’
‘Muker to Keld via Crackpot Hall last June, one month after my all-clear from cancer. I needed to reclaim myself – my body, mind and soul, and so I did this walk in solitude and powered up to Crackpot Hall. I stood in the wind and felt I’d got myself back from the medics and the cancer, and I could do it again. I’ll never forget that moment. My dad was sat waiting for me at the campsite in Keld with a bacon butty and a cuddle – best walk of my life.’
‘It was a beautiful moonlit night for a hike right up until the heavens opened. Then I saw my first and only moonbow. I was literally soaked to the skin but it was worth it for that magical experience.’
‘I’ve dreamed of seeing the aurora but every time we head to the Scottish Highlands we seem to miss them by a day or two! So tonight we headed to the Forest of Bowland, and… wow.’
‘When I did Cross Fell and the Dun Fells it was the culmination of years of being obsessed with an area to which I’d never been to but still dreamed about. The walk was amazing, the company outstanding and the distant views of the Lake District were beyond my ability to express in words.’
‘My fella and
