Nanny Mayer's Incline November 28th
A new walk for me and possibly several other gadgies today. starting from Allensford near Consett in County Durham.
Head west on the A69, turn south on the A68 and look out for signs. Turn left, there is some parking available next to the caravan park. The park has a shop/cafe and a shed for people to have eats and drinks in the company of their dogs.
The walk is covered by OS explorer 307, Consett and Derwent Reservoir. Could well be useful.
Car parking at the Allenford caravan site. Free!
After breakfast in the cafe we set off back out of the park and across the road to find a muddy footpath by the river. It started to rain. Reaching a footbridge we admired the waterfall.
As we walked uphill on a muddy path through woods the rain got heavier, stair rods as they say.
Leaving the wood we followed a footpath over fields alongside Birks Wood as the stair rods increased. The path looked down on Wharnley Burn and we were approaching Castleside. Somebody suggested sheltering in a pub in Castleside, somebody suggested cutting the walk short. Agreed on this we turned back, which explains the spike on the map from Mile 2.
Following a rough track through woodland and taking brief shelter in a ruined cottage we crossed the Comb Bridges and headed uphill on the road.
Another chapter for my Book of Kilns.
Realising we had missed a turning point we turned back which explains the wiggle by mile 3 on the map.
Back over Comb Bridges, and the rain easing off, we found a path through Windybank Wood. We also had to negotiate several stiles.
Having crossed several fields we came to a track, past a farm and joined the same track we had started out on.
Same waterfall, after the rain.
At the cafe we asked if we could use the dog hut for a Herbie and the ladies said yes so we all bought large coffees too. (Apart from the coffee we shared mince pies, almond slices, 2 flapjacks, cake and sweet and savoury from Mrs A.
On the way home we called in at the Fox and Hounds in Wylam which had a roaring fire, TTL and alcohol free Guinness
Cold and wet we went home. And we didn't get to Manny Mayer's Incline. Saved for another day
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The walk is about 5.5miles, including backwards and forwards. About half the planned walk. In spite of the rain we agreed it was a great area for walks and shall return, soon.
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