Hiking and walking in South Yorkshire and beyond

 Worksop Woodsetts  RFM Blue Line 25/09/24 After a walking trip to Lapland and 2 days on the Pennine Way including Hadrian's Wall I was not highly motivated to do this walk but I am glad I did. The walk started in the nice modern estate in Gateford (Worksop).It took a while to get to Gateford Hill the start of the countryside but everyone I passed was friendly and some willing to chat. One lady with 2 dogs and a baby in a stroller left me with the phrase 'Its not winter yet'. She was right and actually though overcast again it was quite warm and still. Through the pleasant and dark Owday wood onto Owday Lane with its huge bare autumnal fields stretching over the northern horizon.  Following the lane over the hill at Cotterhill Woods, the woods have been replaced with bare grain prairies. The final field before the road had horses in it but they were round the bottom end in the trees so it was easy to cross. The lane up to the golf course past Cotterhill Woods Farm was ple...

 Walking in Finland  Palo-Ojan Kota  13/09/24 The last walk of the Lapland adventure was upon us. Mary and Kirstie were leaving in the evening and we were going south in the morning. This was billed as a short walk but of course it wasn't. We headed towards the ski resort through the woods east of Saariselkä. A very pleasant stroll along the wide path with the usual fat tyred electric bikes passing us.  Into the woods just before the resort we were overtaken at speed and too near by a lady on an elctric bike. We shouted etiqetti after her. Not satisfied Michael with his Gandalf pole stopped the ladies associates following  her and gave them a lecture in bike over taking etiquette. They were suitable contrite but we still reminded them as they dissappeared into the distance with calls of etiqetti. Knobs. Past the car park at the foot of the resort. The forest in the distance looked more like a lake than trees due to the low cloud. We had passed over this path bef...