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Paul Saunders
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Phil Cook wrote:
> They used to do Southampton. Perhaps they got scared of terrorists using their maps to locate
> their premisses and bomb them. That word "ordnance" surely means it's a military target
> doesn't it?
Not many mountains in Southampton so it doesn't show off steep contours very well. Port Talbot is
one of the few areas in Wales where the mountains reach the sea *and* has a decent sized urban area
with motorway to show off.
In fact, if anyone wants to walk the whole length of Wales from coast to coast (north and south)
following a route that takes in as many hills and mountains as possible, then Port Talbot would be
the ideal place to start or end (best to start there as it's not the ideal place to look forward to
finishing at). At the other end the Carneddau would be the obvious end point. If you wanted to take
in all three coasts (stepping on the sand or in the water at each) then Barmouth would be the
obvious spot, conveniently located at the crossing point between Cadair Idris and the Rhinogs.
In fact I actually worked out such a route once. Never attempted it though. Long distance walking
has never been my thing.
Paul
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> They used to do Southampton. Perhaps they got scared of terrorists using their maps to locate
> their premisses and bomb them. That word "ordnance" surely means it's a military target
> doesn't it?
Not many mountains in Southampton so it doesn't show off steep contours very well. Port Talbot is
one of the few areas in Wales where the mountains reach the sea *and* has a decent sized urban area
with motorway to show off.
In fact, if anyone wants to walk the whole length of Wales from coast to coast (north and south)
following a route that takes in as many hills and mountains as possible, then Port Talbot would be
the ideal place to start or end (best to start there as it's not the ideal place to look forward to
finishing at). At the other end the Carneddau would be the obvious end point. If you wanted to take
in all three coasts (stepping on the sand or in the water at each) then Barmouth would be the
obvious spot, conveniently located at the crossing point between Cadair Idris and the Rhinogs.
In fact I actually worked out such a route once. Never attempted it though. Long distance walking
has never been my thing.
Paul
--
Calendars for 2004
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk/cal/cal.html
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/userphotos?id=118749