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From my hotel by Tampere Hall I walked up past the rapids to Näsi Park. Then west into Pispala, up a huge flight of stairs and along to Pyykkimettä Park. Back though Pyynikki, past the Alexander Church, over the Laukonsilta Bridge, and on through Höyrypuisto and Vilnikanlahdenpuisto to Hatanpää where there is a lovely arboretum which I explored in by now rather soggy weather before heading home.
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 With Anneli. We parked at the Dunstable Down visitor centre where we waited a very long time for our food in the very busy cafe while people outside flew kites. Then we followed something called the Icknield Way Trail north along the top over Five Knolls and through the fringes of Dunstable. Northwest along a track then southwest and into Totternhoe. Then along Well Head Road and a path past the Gliding Club to meet the Chiltern Way along the base of the escarpment. Along this all the way south to the B4540 then up to the top where i make a stupid wrong turn and get us hopelessly lost down in the wilds of Whipsnade. We put it right eventually and made it home. Never trust Lenman's route finding was the main take home lesson if the day.
 With Anastasia and Helen. Anastasia wanted to go somewhere where there were wind turbines. So we came here. We parked by Ashworth Moor Reservoir and headed north to wind turbine no. 1, then east to the trig point on Knowl Moor. There were dreadful young men buzzing around on motor bokes scattering litter and being noisy and it was evident from the state of the terrain they came here a lot. But they failed to spoil our day out. On up past Higher Hill and to the top of Hail Storm Hill.  Once off the land rover track it got unbelievably boggy and we very soon had our boots full of water. But it stayed lovely as we headed south down the Rossendale Way and the Coal road to follow something called Fecit Lane to somewhere called Paradise where we found we were on the wrong side of the wall and had to climb over a barbed wire fence to get ourselves right. (You want the north side.) From here up a thing called Tom Hill then easily back to where we started. There is a pub here called the Owd Betts where they gave us very nice food. I had a Lancashire thing called Rag pudding. It was tasty  With Shaun and Rachana, A little walk on a lovely day. We started Alsop en la Dale Station which is not in Alsop en le Dale but a car park on the A515. Up a hill passing New Hanson Grange to a meeting of paths and down to Milldale. Up Dovedale to Coldeaton Bridge. Then right up a branch dale and right again to gain Tissington Trail - very beautiful around here - and back. There was enough day left to make a visit to Arbor Low then a nice meal at Sycamore Inn in Parwich.
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