3 men on a walk 2016: June 2016

Monday, 27 June 2016

another part of the South Downs

Saltdean loop

The forecast was good and it turned out to be a great "walk Day" with a nice breeze and just enough sunshine to stop us getting overheated.

We drove down to the south coast and parked up at Saltdean. The route took us up the southern side of the South Downs and across lovely rolling countryside until we reached the South Downs Way. Turning South East we followed the SDW for about 5 miles until we reached the outskirts of Rodmell where lunch was beckoning at "The Abergavenny".

A long slow uphill pull after lunch bought us back to Telscombe and the downhill run back to the car.

The South East coast road where we parked up.

The rolling countryside on the downs

Blue Linseed (Flax) flowers alongside the golden barley make a great picture

Looking down on the North side from the South Downs Way

A flint stone cairn marking the position of the Greenwich Meridian as it crosses the SDW. The signpost says "Western Hemisphere" left and "Eastern Hemisphere" to the right !

Lunch Stop at the Abergavenny in Rodmell.

Stats for the day were ...

Finished Hike: 27 Jun 2016, 16:45:09

Route: Saltdean Circular

Weather:

temperature	20°C
humidity	78%
wind	10 mph W

Explorer Link: http://walkmeter.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Hike-20160627-1020

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Hike Time: 3:58:13

Stopped Time: 56:21

Distance: 12.57 miles

Average: 3.16 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 13:45 min/mile

Ascent: 1211

Descent: 1170

Calories: 1305

Monday, 20 June 2016

A short outing Groombridge to Eridge

Groombridge to Eridge

The weather was foul and none of us fancied a long walk in driving rain. So plan "C" was to meet up at a pub - we chose the Nevill, Crest & Gun - for lunch and IF the rain was abating we might get a short stroll in the afternoon. As it happened the forecasters got it spot on when they said the rain would stop around 1-30 and so we did get this short 3.5 mile walk in just to stretch the legs.

We left one car at Eridge and drove the 3 miles to Groombridge and left the second car there as this was a one-way walk. It was a bit overcast initially but then the sun started to break through and the high humidity meant that we quickly abandoned wearing the waterproofs !

A grey sky over Harrison's Rocks

Looking towards the forest

The Nevill, Crest & Gun - once a Gunpowder proving station where gunpowder was tested by firing a big gun and measuring how far the cannon ball went.

Stats for the walk were ...

Finished Hike: 20 Jun 2016, 19:15:49

Route: Groombridge To Eridge

weather:

temperature	18°C
humidity	94%
wind	6 mph SW

Explorer Link: http://walkmeter.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Hike-20160620-1343

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Hike Time: 1:16:40

Stopped Time: 6:05

Distance: 3.53 miles

Average: 2.8 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 16:20 /mile

Ascent: 591

Descent: 405

Calories: 392

Monday, 13 June 2016

Another ramble over the Ashdown Forest

Ashdown Forest Loop

The weather looked poor and with Trevor needed elsewhere Ivan and myself decided that a close to home stroll over the forest would be best. We could tailor the length depending on how wet we were getting and with several "lunch Stops" around the area we could always cut and run if the heavens opened.

As it turned out we did get a few light showers but the rain was not as bad as forecast although the high humidity was a pain as we had to wear waterproofs from time to time. So we ended up doing a longer walk than planned.