Kilometres walked : 19km

Floors climbed : 130

Wednesday 29th March, 2023.

Let’s just do a short walk today he said🤪 19 kms later and several very steep climbs, we made it back in one piece😩 The sun was definitely trying to poke its head through the clouds and it felt warmer than yesterday. ‘Okay’ I agreed, let’s go exploring 🥾 .

Making our way over the little bridge in West Burton next to Cauldren Falls we headed straight up towards Morpeth Scar. Muddy tracks and slippery rocks made the slog slow but the view from the top was well worth it. We could see straight over the village and around to Bolton Castle. Rolling green hills surrounded us and of course more lambs dotted the fields.🐑

Exploring the track to our left we kept on going for a few kilometres, high above the villages below. Dry stone walls divided paddocks, abandoned stone sheds and sheep were spread between them. Fluffy 🐇bunnies raced across the fields and pheasants chased each other.

Finding a non muddy path up through the paddocks to Black Scar, we started our ascent. Fields of thick moss replaced grass and the mist got thicker the higher we climbed. Slowly but surely we made it to the top. Wow! The mist and fog obscured our view slightly but it was still amazing. It was like the top of the scar had its own micro climate. And just on the other side of the dry stone wall was the moors with heather spreading out for miles.

Carefully making our way back the same way we had come, we tiredly trudged back into the village. With stiff legs we made it back to our favourite window seat along with a stiff drink🥃