Rutland Water walk - 17 miles

** NOTE DATE CHANGE TO SUNDAY 25 MAY **

I'm doing this walk mainly as a training day for the Hadrian's Wall walk event which takes place a week later. So hoping some of my Hadrian's Wall colleagues will join, though of course this event is open to any group members.
This is a complete lap of Rutland Water (but not the bit in the middle which would make it 23 miles!) - it's a beautiful walk, I've done it a few times before.
Of course, 17 miles is quite a distance so please consider that when deciding whether to attend or not. But we will take it gently, take our time and stop a few times on the way around - there are a number of cafes on the way around, also a great pub (see Photos).
You can buy lunch in the pub/cafes or bring your own

The walking surface is tarmac, mostly flat but there are some hilly bits. I can't recall any stiles as the route is also used by cyclists.

Parking at Whitwell is expensive (£16 for all day) so we can organise car-sharing to share the cost when we know the attendees.

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