Hiking and walking in South Yorkshire and beyond

  Hayton Misterton and Trent  RFM Blue Line  Cuckoo Way 30/05/25 This was a pair of walks close together on the Cuckoo Way. I missed a section at Hayton so that was walk no1. Walk no2 was the final stage between Misterton and the Trent. Hayton Walk no1.  This short section was not covered when I did some walks in the area before deciding to complete the Cuckoo Way. I loved the weeping willows at the start of this walk. It is actually a very very green stretch. Because of the recent rain the banks vegetation has exploded. Parts of the old church at Hayton date back to the C12th. Its location across the canal is picturesque. At the 4th bridge I left the canal and set off back to the start through Hayton.  Some of the buildings are old and show Flemish influences. Some of the buildings are new and look very expensive. Back to the start of the walk just over the bridge over the canal at the top of Hayton. Misterton to the Trent Walk no2. Misterton Church in the gloo...

 Misterton  RFM Blue Line  Cuckoo Way 28/05/25 The dry weather has broken and my bag has got a rain coat in it but today in North Nottinghamshire it was warm and dry. There are a few lanes on today's route and the first one was pleasant enough. A dachshund called Millie was happy to say hello but, as her owner indicated, she left me very quickly when no biscuits were forth coming. There was a sheep in field warning sign so I was expecting some kind of mutant, crazy, angry, people hating, wild woolly animal but luckily it was just a field full of shorn sheep who as normal moved away as I approached. The walk passed through the edge of Walkeringham on a street of huge houses, a genuine millionaire row. I had a friendly chat with a lady with 2 friendly spaniels.     This area is terribly flat. The whole of the 7 miles of today's walk will only have a total ascent of 175 feet. Its not hard and the views are long but low without drama. It has its own beauty, lik...