A short run so as not to over-stress sporting niggles.
Route: leaving the car in the Mill Yard and heading over the footbridge over the river and then the middle path to Staveley Back Road and up to the gate into Craggy Wood. Round to the right and up and swinging left at altitude, looking out for, but finding only one of, the survey posts mentioned in a recent Guardian article. Exiting the woods and tuning right up sodden fields, over the ridge and down to Littlewood Farm. Right along the road to the walled track along the edge of Mike’s wood and picking up a metalled track turning right to descend to Staveley Back Road turning right and then left back to Staveley across fields.Conditions: blue sky, bright sun, cool but very wet (and deeply muddy and slippery) under foot.
Pub: the Hawskhead Brewery for Hawskhead WPA, NZPA and lunch.
