Saturday, February 20, 2021

19 February – Alt d’Ample (Dead Dog)


 

Sunny and warm for our first hill walk since December

We were concerned to find the path blocked with a chain and this new sign 

I have always understood this popular walk to be a long distance path (yellow and white signs) so we carried on 

We soon had to jump off the path to allow this mountain biker (and his four friends) to pass, obviously they do not regard the track to be private either!

We were ready for a break when we reached our usual “banana stop”

Good weather for walking, but very hazy so not so good for photographs

 

By the time we reached the well we had passed a group of three walkers, and two hill runners

Jan found a heart shaped rock for her large collection, fortunately it was small and easy to carry.

This part of the walk is level and open, with lovely views

We had planned to have our picnic at the hut, but there were already a couple there

So we climbed up to our usual picnic site

Very quiet here and we could watch the steady stream of walkers below, including a family group with young children

We also had  lovely views to the coast

And also of the Jalon Valley below

We rejoined the path for the winding downhill section where you have to watch every step

At one point the track was blocked by a couple of fallen trees, but we managed to get past ok


 A very enjoyable walk, though our aching legs reminded us that we had not done any hill walking for too long 

Stats

Time taken – 5 hours

Distance – 11 km

Total Ascent – 415 metres

Temperature – 9-19c

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