Wednesday 31st. August 2022. Nature Trail at Newmiller Dam
Today’s adventure would take 4 of the Lads to the woodlands surrounding the area of Newmiller Dam a well known beauty spot on the outskirts of Wakefield. John Malcolm and Brian will be making their way by train and bus, for Dave it is just a short walk from his home. A time of 11:30 was suggested for meeting up , then from the bus stop it is just a few hundred yards to the lakeside. A steady walk in a clockwise direction was now pursued on past the boathouse cafe and on to the footbridge crossing, once on the other side a short rest stop was taken with a chance to mull over a few ideas on future adventures etc. From this point the lads now deviated away from the main pathway and on into a more wooded area less noisier and far less dogs. A slight uphill challenge now for a few hundred yards before levelling off and a much wider pathway to walk along , this part of the forest is encased in very tall pine trees somewhere between 60 and 80 ft tall. Hidden in this part of the wood the lads stumbled across a large carved wooden bear in all it’s glory just waiting to be photographed, which is indeed what took place.
Saying farewell to Bruno the lads now ventured further along the various pathways that would eventually lead then safely back to the car park then from here on towards the Beuley Cafe for a well deserved lunch time meal, sausage egg and chips was the order placed by all 4 of the Lads, taking an outside vantage point to consume their meals. The weather conditions had been very favourable with prolonged sunny intervals with a distance of approximately 4 miles covered. A hurried dash to the bus stop now ensued with our meals all but finished, as a bus every hour is the schedule on this particular route. No ice cream for some of the lads today.
Cheers Everyone
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