Tag: Leicestershire Round

Top 10 walks of 2023 with the highest total elevation gains

Here are my top 10 walks of 2023 with the highest total elevation gains

Myself at Dent railway station

  1. Day 3 : Dales Way : Kettlewell to Oughtershaw, then Gayle, Hawes – 483 metres
  2. Dales Way Link – Harrogate to Ilkley – 459 metres
  3. Day 4 : Dales Way : Oughtershaw to Lea Yeat – 386 metres
  4. Day 6 : Dales Way : Sedbergh to Patton Bridge – 375 metres
  5. Day 7 : Dales Way : Patton Bridge to Bowness on Windermere – 366 metres
  6. Day 7 : Leicestershire Round : Hallaton to Glooston Circular – 325 metres
  7. Day 1 : Market Harborough Round : Hallaton, Tugby, Rolleston and Goadby Circular – 311 metres
  8. Day 5 : Leicestershire Round : Launde Abbey, Belton in Rutland, Loddington, Launde Big Wood Circular – 283 metres
  9. Tilton-on-the-Hill, Cold Newton, Billesdon and Skeffington Circular – 266 metres
  10. Day 4 : Leicestershire Round : Owston to Launde Abbey Circular – 263 metres

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Just 0.76 miles left to do, of #walk1000miles!!!

I’ve only got 0.76 miles left to do, of #walk1000miles!!! So here is a list of 15 longest walks of 2023 so far…

Dales Way, tick!

  1. Dales Way Link – Harrogate to Ilkley – 17.73 miles
  2. Day 3 : Dales Way : Kettlewell to Oughtershaw, then Gayle, Hawes – 16.69 miles
  3. Day 2 : ECP : Berwick upon Tweed to Lindisfarne Inn, West Mains – 15.56 miles
  4. Day 7 : Leicestershire Round : Hallaton to Glooston Circular – 13.31 miles
  5. Day 7 : Dales Way : Patton Bridge to Bowness on Windermere – 13.31 miles
  6. Day 1 : Dales Way : Ilkley to Burnsall – 13.17 miles
  7. Day 4 : Dales Way : Oughtershaw to Lea Yeat – 12.43 miles
  8. Day 6 : Dales Way : Sedbergh to Patton Bridge – 12.20 miles
  9. Day 1 : ECP : Marshal Meadows to Scottish Border and Berwick upon Tweed inc Halidon Hill Circular – 11.89 miles
  10. Day 5 : Dales Way : Lea Yeat to Sedbergh – 10.51 miles
  11. Day 2 : Dales Way : Burnsall to Kettlewell – 10.49 miles
  12. Day 1 : Market Harborough Round : Hallaton, Tugby, Rolleston and Goadby Circular – 10.48 miles
  13. Day 10 : Leicestershire Round : Foxton to Saddington then Mowsley Circular – 10.18 miles
  14. Day 11 : Leicestershire Round : Saddington to Bruntingthorpe then Arnesby Circular – 9.81 miles
  15. Grantham Canal, Coe Farm and Barrowby Circular – 9.54 miles

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Longest walks of 2023 so far…

Here are my 10 longest walks of 2023 so far! It’s amazing to think that every one of them is over 10 miles! Plus of couse, Bugsy has come along on each and every one of them!

 Dales Way, tick!

  1. Dales Way Link – Harrogate to Ilkley – 03/04/2023 – 17.74 miles
  2. Day 3 : Dales Way : Kettlewell to Oughtershaw, then Gayle, Hawes – 19/04/2023 – 16.70 miles
  3. Day 2 : ECP : Berwick upon Tweed to Lindisfarne Inn, West Mains – 03/03/2023 – 15.56 miles
  4. Day 7 : Leicestershire Round : Hallaton to Glooston Circular – 20/02/2023 – 13.31 miles
  5. Day 7 : Dales Way : Patton Bridge to Bowness on Windermere – 23/04/2023 – 13.31 miles
  6. Day 1 : Dales Way : Ilkley to Burnsall – 17/04/2023 – 13.17 miles
  7. Day 4 : Dales Way : Oughtershaw to Lea Yeat – 20/04/2023 – 12.43 miles
  8. Day 6 : Dales Way : Sedbergh to Patton Bridge – 22/04/2023 – 12.20 miles
  9. Day 1 : ECP : Marshal Meadows to Scottish Border and Berwick upon Tweed inc Halidon Hill Circular – 02/02/2023 – 11.89 miles
  10. Day 5 : Dales Way : Lea Yeat to Sedbergh – 21/04/2023 – 10.51 miles

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Day 7 of Leicestershire Round

That’s Bugsy, Mark G and myself just done Day 7 of Leicestershire Round. Covering a distance of 13.31 miles.

You can check out the route at connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/10549972653 or www.strava.com/activities/8593751569

Day 7 of the Leicestershire Round

Day 7 of the Leicestershire Round

Day 7 of the Leicestershire Round

Middle of February 2023 most popular photos

Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website so far during February 2023.

Number 1 (97 views) : Day 1 of the Market Harborough Round
Day 1 of the Market Harborough Round

Number 2 (93 views) : Day 1 of the Market Harborough Round
Day 1 of the Market Harborough Round

Number 3 (79 views) : Day 6 of the Leicestershire Round
Day 6 of the Leicestershire Round

Number 4 (38 views) : Clejuso handcuffs + Fetters Padded Leather Muzzle
Clejuso handcuffs + Fetters Padded Leather Muzzle

Number 5 (35 views) : Clejuso handcuffs + Fetters Padded Leather Muzzle
Clejuso handcuffs + Fetters Padded Leather Muzzle

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January 2023 most popular photos

Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website during January 2023.

Number 1 (635 views) : Day 6 of the Leicestershire Round
Day 6 of the Leicestershire Round

Number 2 (569 views) : Fetters Padded Leather Muzzle
Fetters Padded Leather Muzzle

Number 3 (44 views) : Clejuso handcuffs + Fetters Padded Leather Muzzle
Clejuso handcuffs + Fetters Padded Leather Muzzle

Number 4 (34 views) : Synergy Swimrun wetsuit
Synergy Swimrun wetsuit

Number 5 (30 views) : 2XU P:1 Propel wetsuit
2XU P:1 Propel wetsuit

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Walked 125 miles during January 2023

Well pleased with myself! Set myself a goal of walking 125 miles during January! I’ve made it, with 4 full days left!

Day 1 of the Market Harborough Round

Here is a list of my favourite walks so far this month!

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Day 4 of Leicestershire Round

That’s Bugsy, Mark G and myself just done Day 4 of Leicestershire Round. Covering a distance of 7.06 miles.

You can check out the route at connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/10274944504 or www.strava.com/activities/8244054207

Day 4 of the Leicestershire Round

Day 4 of the Leicestershire Round

Day 3 of Leicestershire Round

That’s Bugsy, Mark G and myself just done Day 3 of Leicestershire Round. Covering a distance of 10.10 miles.

You can check out the route at connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/10129073576 or www.strava.com/activities/8244054207

Burrough Hill

Burrough Hill

Bugsy’s walking map – 01/11/2022 to 12/11/2022

We are only 12 days into November and look at all places Bugsy has walked already!

All going well before the month is out, will do at least another 2 or 3 days of the Leicestershire Round… Plus doing a test day of The Dales Way. Just to double check that Bugsy and myself can do the whole route, in one go next year…

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