2021 Challenge

Challenge: At the start of the year I spotted a challenge in the Country Walking magazine, to complete 1,000 miles by the end of 2021. This target was achieved in August so I set another target of 500 miles by the end of the year. This was achived just before Christmas Day.
Start Point: Mainly from home and in the local area    
Distance: 1,520 miles Ascent: 112,900 feet
Time: 527 hours
Weather: Some very cold spells, some very wet spells intermixed with changeable conditions.
Comments:

Already a keen walker, looking after my daughter's dog 3 or 4 days a week ensured that I did 2 walks every day. This meant that it was quite easy to achieve an average of more than 4 miles a day. A week's walking holiday and a few longer walks further afield made up for the odd days that I didn't walk.

Below are a selection of photos taken during the year.

Upper Dilworth Reservoir

Parlick Pike

Ribchester

River Ribble

Yoke, Ill Bell & Froswick

Ill Bell

Cromwell Bridge

Longridge Fell

Friendly bullocks!

Roughlee

Heed my warning!

Near Patterdale

Cat Bells

Millennium Stone, Calf Close Bay

Watendlath Tarn

Souther Fell

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Parlick Pike

Jeffrey Hill

Jumble Stones, River Ribble

Upper Dilworth Reservoir

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