The second hill, and musings about where to go next

So, you may not think that Bickerton Hill is very high (200m), but I never specified how tall a hill has to be in order to qualify for this challenge! We like Bickerton. It is one of our nearest hills, and a great spot to walk Monty. When my daughter, Bethan, first heard that I was going to be walking 40 hills, she immediately said that she wanted to walk this one. So, that's what we did this afternoon, along with my wife Rachael, and our friend, Ken. Rach and Ken are also signing up to do hills of their own with me, so watch out for them in future posts! The weather was good, not sunny, but mild and with good views.

The highest point of Bickerton Hill is Maiden Castle, an iron-age hill fort set on a sandstone ridge that forms part of the Sandstone trail. This is a long distance walk covering 34 miles from Whitchurch in the south, to Frodsham in the North near the Mersey Estuary. You can see a long way over the Cheshire plains to the Welsh hills in the distance. The views today were much better than the ones I got (or should I say didn't get) in the Berwyns last week.

We really enjoyed our walk today, and spent some of the time planning where to go next. I think a trip to Scotland is going to be planned for Spring next year, and also a trip to the Lake District, but I need to get a few more hills done before Christmas to stay on track!

I have a week off son, and hope to do 2 or 3 then. We are down in Surrey visiting relatives for a couple of days, and plan to walk Box Hill in the North Downs. I would also like to get out more in Cheshire, as there are quite a few hills around that I've never been to - Cats Tor, Shining Tor, The Cloud and Tegg's Nose to name a few.

I'm on the look out for ideas for hills to climb, especially ones around Cheshire, so let me know if you think you know of one that I should do!