route – Walks With Olly

Nantlle Ridge Circular Walk (Part 1)

Wednesday 15th May 2024

I’d been wanting to walk the Nantlle Ridge for a few years, prior to this trip. My original plan was to to it in March 2023. However, the weather was awful for much of that week and instead, I settled for a lowland walk through nearby Beddgelert Forest.

Ridge walks are often some of my favourites and, if I can tie them in to a circular route, it can make for a great day all round. I wasn’t overly familiar with the area and so, put my trust in a route discovered on OS Maps…

Wentwood and Gray Hill

Sunday 23rd January 2022

A few years ago, I challenged myself with the quiet intention of completing more of the walks available in the Walk West series of eBooks (all of which are free to download from this website). I couldn’t recall the last time I had embarked on one of Geoff Mullet’s walks and I wasn’t feeling too enthusiastic about another local walk on the Mendip Hills.

I dove in to Walk West Again (the second title in this trilogy) and printed out instructions and a basic map for the final route on the contents page.

Exmoor: Dunster and Around

Sunday 20th October 2019

This would be my first walk on Exmoor proper since all the way back in February, when I helped someone explore the National Park for the very first time and led them to the highest point in all of Somerset.

That is excluding a walk I did more recently along the coast path because, although it does cross Exmoor, I consider it to be more of a ‘coastal’ scene that anywhere close to the heart of the moorland.

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Discovering Bodmin Moor

Thursday 23rd August 2018

I was on my way to St. Ives for a long weekend of camping with Brunel Walking Group. As this was an early start to the August Bank Holiday, I left home at 7:30 with the intention of doing a walk along the way.

Cornwall has much to offer, in the way of outdoor opportunities and National Trust visits – some of which I’ve covered in the past. I decided to tread on to Bodmin Moor for the very first time.

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