I am trying to locate a map of the Dunvegan/Feorlig/Harlosh area of the Isle of Skye circa 1930's. Does anyone know where I could purchase one or of any site doing one? Thanks Rodders

Considering a day walking the outer ridge of the Black Mountains.. ....anyone know this part of the world..and any advice/observations? ....thinking about clockwise route to get most uphill out of the way ASAP :-) Proposed route is Pandy - Pen Cerrig-calch - Pen Allt-mawr - Waun Fach - Twmpa -...

Evening all, We're booked into Low Manesty near Grange for a couple of nights this week but I was wondering whether anyone would care to fess up and recommend any other good van sites in the Lakes that we might patronise ? I promise not to tell anyone else ;-) TIA Chris

Lots of outdoory-type stuff inc. watch with altimeter and compass. -- Peter. You don't understand Newton's Third Law of Motion? It's not rocket science, you know.

I am going on a couple of short trips soon, Barcelona and Padstow, Cornwall. I'd like to do a bit of semi guided walking, and have been looking at the Garmin etrex Venture HC, and note that I can somehow overlay routes (tracks?) recorded by others so as to have a more productive wander. Trouble...

A few murky photos through the warm drizzle and a brief write-up on our recent trip to Hadrian's Wall: http://www.blacknail.org.uk/HadriansWall2008/index.html Regards, -- Neil Pugh

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7588753.stm Would you take a six-year old up Sharp Edge? I might have done with my son, but definitely roped up.

Does anyone have any information about a walk that happened on 23rd August - it was based around Robin Hoods Bay and was 24 miles long. I heard about it after the event but that is all the info I have but apparently it happens every year. Just thinking about the possibility for next year if I...

Off to The Lakes for 2 weeks on Saturday, and in the process of finalising a selection of routes. I have a couple of queries as follows, and hope some of you Lakeland experts could help: 1. One route is over Loadpot Hill from just south of Pooley Bridge. First question: are car parking...

Yes, some time ago there was postings about the infamous path 'Camino del Rey' in Andalucia, southern Spain, with a video clip on YouTube. Well, now there is a serious rival in China, and in my opinion far worse! Take a look at the following, one a short YouTube clip, and further down the page...

I recorded a circular walk yesterday (around Bewl Water in East Sussex, UK) with my QStarz Bluetooth GPS unit plus iPAQ 2210 Pocket PC. With the trackpoints on my PC I did a little editing in GPS Utility (version 4.94) to remove the spurious signals that arose during the 15 minutes for coffee in...

Sounds like part of the 24 peak challenge route Check this ....... http://www.ndcschallenges.org.uk/uk_challenges/past_events/lombard_24_peaks_challenge/itinerary_7.html I suspect the Day 2 itineray is what you're after -- John Hee www.walkaboutintheuk.co.uk

Kadath Dragon wrote: On 29 Aug, 13:07, Paul Rooney wrote: On Aug 29, 1:48*am, Kadath Dragon wrote: Hi everyone, we are a couple planning to walk the Offa's Dyke path in late October. Does anyone know if advance booking is...

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:48:39 -0700 (PDT), Kadath Dragon wrote: we are a couple planning to walk the Offa's Dyke path in late October. Does anyone know if advance booking is necessary, recommended or useless in this period? We have always advance booked for our UK...

"davy12342" wrote in message ... c17th Inn re-opens after 5 years. www.pontaber.com Ah. Good old Llangadog-a-day. Remember it well....

Oops! Item 9 of this might be useful should be Item 7. -- Alan White

Anyone know of how best to fix a Garmin 60 onto shoulder strap of rucksack to enable good satellite reception? Thanks

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Yes, a little dreary on the South Downs for my walk today. Started out at 7am from Harting Down car park with low clouds and fine drizzle, but light enough to walk without a jacket. Made my way south to Hooksway, then across paths to Stapleash Down and on to Colworth Down. Rain had stopped...

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