Wednesday 7th October 2026
Jockey Shield
Leader: Mike Coates
Photo's by Mike Coates and Judi
Turesday 6th October 2026
Annan River
Leader: Sharron Murray
Photos: Sharron Murray and Christine Wood
Unfortunately there were just two people on this walk, myself and Christine. We did consider sloping off for coffee instead but decided a walk was probably better for us.
Leaving the station we walked through town and crossed the bridge out of the town to the steps down to the river. It was a fine day and we were enjoying chatting when we were joined by a third walker who very politely came to walk between us. She wasn't much of a talker but seemed to enjoy our company, which wasn't really a problem until she got an itchy ear and tried to scratch it on Christine's arm. Christine flew off the path just managing to keep her footing, while, I'm ashamed to say, I laughed. We lost our companion at the next gate, she didn't seem bothered, just got her head down and contined eating the grass. Meanwhile we continued to follow the river for a couple of miles before turning off through the woods. We took a lunch break in the cemetery before continuing down Violet Hill and into town for refreshments.
Sunday 4th October 2026
Deer Rut Walk, Martindale and Brock Crags
Leader: Pete Rutland
Photos: Pete Rutland
We managed to park at the valley head which was a good start. A steady climb up toward Bedafell Knott and then onto Angle Tarn for mid morning coffee. It was then around the far side of the tarn to Brock Crags. We retraced our steps to the tarn for lunch. We headed down via the route under Heck Crag navigating the tricky path to the valley floor. The pics don’t show it but the viz was pretty poor today with constant mizzle. It made deer spotting difficult but we were very lucky to have a couple of close encounters of the deer kind at a couple of spots. Thanks to gang for coming out, great to see David again and Suzy on her second outing with the club. Tea and cakes at the Howtown Hotel.
