Ridgeway

As mentioned in an earlier blog post we're walking the Ridgeway this year. In this post you can follow our progress. Below is a map of how far we are. I will update this after every leg.
When viewed in Google Maps, all the photos and all details of how we arranged our transport to and from the Ridgeway, will be accessible. Or click here to download the KML file


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A walk up Ben Cruachan

During the Easter weekend we were up in bonnie Scotland again and did some fabulous walking. That's quite a while ago, I admit, but now I have figured out a new and exciting way to present a walk we did!
The route can be viewed in 3D in the new Google Earth web gadget. Also you can see the photos exactly where they were taken. Below is just a picture of the gadget, but if you click on it, it will open bigger in a new window. Once you have installed the required add-on you will be able to see our walk in 3D on your screen, pan around the landscape, and see photos where they were taken. Have a go! I love this. If you want to have a closer look, you can also download the kml file here, so you can enjoy it in your own Google Earth full version.

Ridgeway leg 1

Last Sunday we started to walk the Ridgeway, our long-distance challenge for the start of 2009. It's an ancient 139 km route from roughly Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon in the Chilterns.
We parked the car in Ogbourne St George and got on a local bus to Marlborough. A second bus took us to Avebury from where it is about a 3 km walk to the start of the Ridgeway at Overton Hill. From Overton Hill we walked 16 km until we were just South of Ogbourne St George and walked back to the car. Soon after it was dark... Perfect.

Scotland 2008 Autumn

Here are some photos of our holiday to Scotland which included the World Stone Skimming Championship!

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A weekend in West Lulworth

Dorset is a beautiful place. At the end of April we stayed in a B&B in West Lulworth and did some lovely coastal walking. Below I plotted the routes that we walked on Saturday and Sunday. By clicking on the View Larger Map link you get a better view in Google Maps and are able to see the elevation profiles of each walk. There are also links to the KML files which you can download to view the walks and profiles in Google Earth.

Route map for Saturday:

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Google Earth KML file

Route map for Sunday:

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Google Earth KML file

Photos:


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