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Category Archives: Levadas

Giving a Fig About Walking up Gorges

Posted on September 25, 2012 by McFadzean

Walking on water . . . just for a change Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Environment, Hiking, Levadas, Mountains, Railway goods wagons, Railways, Walking | Tagged Lake District, Madeira, outdoors, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Tejeda y Almijara, Spain, The Lakes, transportation | 24 Comments

Madeira: Walking with Water

Posted on October 26, 2011 by McFadzean

Levada walking in the mountains of Madeira Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Environment, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Levadas, Mountains, Walking | Tagged Madeira | 10 Comments
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    Devil's Points and Angels' Peaks – a classic day in the Cairngorms

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    Walking the Old Corpse Road – Mardale to Shap

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