Thursday, October 1, 2020

1 October – Thursday Explorers - Jalon Circular


  

Eight of us today for the first walk after lockdown and summer walks

It should have been Jalon to Parcent along the pipeline

But temperatures of 32c were forecast, so we opted for a summer walk instead 

It was 20c when we started at 0900, which was quite comfortable walking weather

Most of the walk was through woods, so we were not bothered by increasing heat

It was nice to see Richard and Brenda again, for the first time since lockdown

They have walked with us for a few years as non residents

But they have now moved here permanently, so we hope to see a lot more of them

We also welcomed Anne and Colin to their first walk with the group

They have recently bought a holiday home in Jalon and want to explore the area

We were quite surprised than any UK residents would visit Spain at present

About half of the group are non resident and have no plans to visit until 2021

It is really pleasant to walk with a smaller group

 

And also to do a familiar walk where I don’t have to worry about finding the track

Most of this walk is on good tracks with some tree cover

It reminded us of walking around Rothbury in Northumberland

But of course we have not been able to do so since last Christmas


Stats

Time taken – 3.5 hours

Distance – 7 km

Total Ascent – 200 metres

Temperature – 20-30c

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