Was looking forward to a walk out and the weather didn’t seem too bad when I left home. However by the time I’d driven up to Keighley Gate the start of the walk it was pretty mizzly weather and looked like the fog was rolling in. Although when I looked across the valley to the other side of Keighley it was pretty clear and even a little sunny. Still I’d committed to this now so got my boots and gaiters on and set off. It was pretty muddy but not too bad until I went past the farm. On the track there were several 4x4’s parked up and as I got going across a field just past them the fog rolled in – I couldn’t even see to the other side of the field. I heard gun shots and some people talking, then out of the gloom came some shooters with their dogs and in the distance I could hear a quad bike somewhere. As I kept going through the rough field the flock of sheep there decided to follow me, It felt a bit spooky in the fog all these sheep looking at me and following on.
When I got to the edge of the field
it took a while to find the stile over it.
As I crossed down to the stile in the wall the last of the shooting
party came through, they didn’t look local, I’m guessing they had paid for a
days shooting up here, but what they could see to shoot in this weather I have
no idea. Anyway I pressed on –
eventually after a couple more stiles I cam to the forest track through the
plantation, although I think in the fog I’d missed a bit out cos normally I go
past a farm house but I didn’t see it today.
It was pretty dark in the plantation and lots of water
dripping down from the trees. Fog makes
everything eerily quiet. Although when I
popped out back on the track to turn down the second path I briefly heard
voices but didn’t see anyone. The way
back was pretty straight forward the rest of the way but no views today
unfortunately.
It was fairly gloomy weather all the way round. But I felt better for making the effort and
getting out there. Just a small walk to
start the new year. 4 miles. I’ll probably do the walk again in better
weather as I do like this walk
.
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