Tuesday 18th November 2008
It was forecast to be dry so we went off for a walk. We parked in Oakthorpe and set off along the Ashby wolds trail which is part of the Ivanhoe way. It was very Autumny - lots of leaves but bright and sunny. We last walked this trail on 8th June when it was full of wild flowers. Now it is a bit bleak but still interesting.
We followed the trail to Donisthorpe where we stopped to look for the "Church View" geocache. We tried to look round the church but it was locked. We diverted off the Ivanhoe way to go and look for the "Sword of Merlin" geocache. We walked through Donisthorpe and then across a field full of sheep and across a stream with no bridge but a piece of wobbly corrugated iron to walk on. We didn't get too wet! We continued along another field edge and then through a patch of nice woodland along an embankment. We searched for the cache for a while and eventually found it. Unfortunately, while replacing the cache, my flask fell out of my rucksack and rolled down the embankment. John nobley found a way down and reclaimed it. We retraced our steps to Donisthorpe and continued on the Ivanhoe way through Donisthorpe coliery nature reserve and on to Moira. We emerged on a path above the lime kilns and then onto the canal towpath by Moira furnace.
We stopped at the café for some lunch and then crossed the canal and walked through woodland and out onto the road near Norris Hill. We turned off this road and walked down the road towards Willesley. This was a bit of tedious road walking but it did have lots of new plantations on either side.
At the bottom of the road we crossed into woodland. The tracks were very boggy and wet but the trees were nice. We sat by a lake and had a cup of coffee and then continued deeper into the woods where we found the "Heart of the National Forest" geocache.
The path continued alongside a lake, actually it was in the lake in places so we had to divert inland a bit. This path eventually emerged onto the road at Oakthorpe where we followed back to the car. 13.5 km.
It was forecast to be dry so we went off for a walk. We parked in Oakthorpe and set off along the Ashby wolds trail which is part of the Ivanhoe way. It was very Autumny - lots of leaves but bright and sunny. We last walked this trail on 8th June when it was full of wild flowers. Now it is a bit bleak but still interesting.
We followed the trail to Donisthorpe where we stopped to look for the "Church View" geocache. We tried to look round the church but it was locked. We diverted off the Ivanhoe way to go and look for the "Sword of Merlin" geocache. We walked through Donisthorpe and then across a field full of sheep and across a stream with no bridge but a piece of wobbly corrugated iron to walk on. We didn't get too wet! We continued along another field edge and then through a patch of nice woodland along an embankment. We searched for the cache for a while and eventually found it. Unfortunately, while replacing the cache, my flask fell out of my rucksack and rolled down the embankment. John nobley found a way down and reclaimed it. We retraced our steps to Donisthorpe and continued on the Ivanhoe way through Donisthorpe coliery nature reserve and on to Moira. We emerged on a path above the lime kilns and then onto the canal towpath by Moira furnace.
We stopped at the café for some lunch and then crossed the canal and walked through woodland and out onto the road near Norris Hill. We turned off this road and walked down the road towards Willesley. This was a bit of tedious road walking but it did have lots of new plantations on either side.At the bottom of the road we crossed into woodland. The tracks were very boggy and wet but the trees were nice. We sat by a lake and had a cup of coffee and then continued deeper into the woods where we found the "Heart of the National Forest" geocache.
The path continued alongside a lake, actually it was in the lake in places so we had to divert inland a bit. This path eventually emerged onto the road at Oakthorpe where we followed back to the car. 13.5 km.
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