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u3a Walking Group One - June 2023
by Tim - 07:09 on 03 June 2023
Seven of us met at the Kirk in Orphir on a wonderful sunny morning with no wind . After examining the Millennium Stone by the Kirk in among the bushes ,we took two cars to the top of Scorradale . Setting off up the track we noticed that there had been a small fire in the heather since we reconnoitered the walk on Monday . Luckily it seemed to have been confined to a reasonably small area . We walked along the ridge of the hill with the paths much drier than in the winter .Arriving at the bottom of Ward Hill ,we had a rest before tackling the steeper path to the Summit . With a couple of pauses, we all got to the Witches Hat post on the top where we had our snack .The views were a little hazy but stretched from Waulkmill around to Stromness and then to Brodgar and the Standing Stones. Out in the Flow a couple of tugs were herding one of the Oil Rigs down past Hoxa .Rested we made our way back down past the Shooting Range and the Guide Hut to the road and eventually the Kirk .A good 4 mile walk in exactly the right conditions and no midges .
The next walk will be Thursday 29th June . I will send a reminder a week before .
Keep moving , Tim.
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