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.

Its now "Foxglove" time for the wild flowers	A heavy overcast day on the forest
The Pack-horse bridge; the last vestige of the medieval iron blast furnace that was once on this site	Lunch stop at "The Blue Anchor"

Stats for the day were ...

Finished Hike: 13 Jun 2016, 13:46:12

Route: Ashdown loop

Explorer Link: http://walkmeter.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Hike-20160613-1003

Import Link: http://share.abvio.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Walkmeter-Hike-20160613-1003.kml

Hike Time: 3:12:22

Stopped Time: 26:31

Distance: 8.97 miles

Average: 2.79 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 16:14 min/mile

Ascent: 1091

Descent: 1098

Calories: 952