AAC Walk, Sapperton & Edgeworth

My first outing with the AAC in the west of England. A bit of a trek down the border and across the Severn to get there, but it was an opportunity to meet a new group.

I had picked up the details from the newsletter, but all I knew was the meeting point and a vague outline of the walk. I was in the van so set off early so I could find alternative parking if there was any obstacles or space issues, however this also helped where the idiot box took me down all the narrow lanes on the most direct route in for the final 10 miles.

Eardisley. Brilley & Almeley Circuit

The next heat wave is upon us ... so I had an early start, but even that rebounded later when it did not protect me as much as I had hoped.
I wanted to do a mash up of two more walks from the Kittiwake book .. One (route 14)from Eardisley to Brilley on the Herefordshire trail, and back via Woods Eaves. The second (route 13) was from Eardisley to Almeley via Hollywell dingle down to Kinnersley and back to Eardisley.
I would join the two up, starting at home and walking across to Kinnersley and picking up the second half of route 13, then around route 14, before starting the beginning of route13. At Almeley I would then split off and go across the fields back home.

Sunday Wander, Kinnersley

Following yesterday's abortive walk, we chose to go out again this morning before it warmed up later in the day.
I chose a mash-up from the local walks, Starting opposite the house and working down through the fields to the Erie Gilbert meadow nature reserve. Then back up the road to Kinnersley church, before returning through the orchards and past the chicken farm.

Aborted Bread run, Weobley

I was missing my weekly walks to Plaistow stores for the bread (and croissants!), however the nearest stores to us now were in Weobley or Eardisley - Both a little further than before.
Looking in a book of local walks around Weobley showed that there was a "permissive" path joining two footpaths through Hyatt Sarnesfield farm. This would make the walk to Weobley better and avoiding main roads.

The Wye Valley Walk, Capler Camp & Haugh Wood

The ultra hot weather of last week had passed and more normal early summer temperatures had returned. However all was not lost last week as I used the time to search out some walks.
Both the OS and the Kittiwake books have routes leaving from Fownhope, a village close to the river Wye a little downstream from Hereford.
I had picked out a merger of walks from both books to come up with a longer route. I would combine the routes for Capler camp - an iron age fort with the walk around Haugh wood. Starting in the car park at the village recreation ground, and following the river to the south end of Capler camp. Over the camp and back around to the hills above Fownhope on the Wye Valley walk, before climbing up through Haugh wood to its northerly point before turning across to Mordiford, then back down the Wye Valley walk to the car park.