The Sandstone Trailers at the start of their walk in Frodsham.
At Pale Heights.
The racing stables and grounds at Kelsall, from Primrose Hill.
Smoke signals on the horizon - is it the Sandstone Trailers telling us they are lost?
(not my comment!).
Two at our chosen lunch spot in Black Firs wood. Can' see the other one!
Lunch time at in Black Firs wood.
Not a garden gnome, just waiting for the Sandstone Trailers.
Our wait has been rewarded - the Sandstone Trailers have arrived!
Some mgnificent fungi - probably feeding on the roots of a Beech tree.
Walk stats: Distance: 9.7 miles. Climb: 1248'.
Time: 5 hours 21 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h. (lower than it should be as we had to wait about half an hour fo the Sandstone Tralers to catch up with us).
Max temperature 22.1 Celsius. 20.1 Celsius at the end of the walk.
Beaufort wind force: 0 - 1 ( Calm to light air(occasionally and very welcome).
The main objective of the walk today was to link up with three of our regular walkers that setting off from Frodsham on their first stage of completing the Sandstone Trail. We reached our first hopeful link up point, then the second and even the third and still cercumstance meant they were still some way off. At the last point where our two path overlapped, there was a notice that the Sandstone Path ahead was closed. After phoing them and warning them of a possible problem ahead, we ended waiting about half an hour for them, but eventually they did arrive - all looking as you might expect anyone having done 17 km (10.1 mile) and knowing they still had a few more to do!
Having congratulated the Sandstone Trailers for catching up with us, I handed over a piece of well matured and fortified fruit cake and set them off on their final leg of the first day on the trail.
The four of us a normal Wednesday Walk, had a good morning section, with good views from Pale Heights, but without trying we were walking faster than usual - not very helpful for our attempting to link up with the Sandstone Trailers.
Lunch as taken in Black Firs where we all mangwd tofind suitable places to si as we enjoyded our lunches.
After lunch our only challenge was to negotiate the best way through Primrose Wood we didn't do well and had to return to the main forestrey track back to the Sandstone Trai and back to Gresty's Waste Car Park.
Overall a enjoyable walk enhanced by the challenge to meet up with the Sandstone Trailers.
Birds seen ot heard today included: Common buzzard, Carrion crow, Goldfinch, Great tit, European robin, Common blackbird, Woodpigeon and Eurasian jay.after walk drins were anejoyed at home, although the Sandstone Trailers fared better at the Rising Sun in Tarporley.
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