Marilyn's Trek Challenges - Mount Kilimanjaro - The Great Wall of China - Machu Pichu, Peru: Sunday 12th August - Cawthorne, Silkstone Waggonway & Tramway

Another trek challenge completed - Reaching
the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro at 19,341 feet above sea level and the highest
free standing mountain in the world is my proudest achievement so far. I didn’t start trekking until I retired and I
have surprised myself (and many others) in what I have accomplished. I have had
the most incredible experiences and met some amazing and inspirational people. Thank you so much for all of your
support on each endeavour and for believing in me. You have helped me to raise £9,500 on this
trek taking the total for all three treks to a fantastic £18,000, with Gift Aid to be added to that total.

Monday, 13 August 2012

Sunday 12th August - Cawthorne, Silkstone Waggonway & Tramway - 5 Hrs (12 miles)

With Elizabeth amd Bear - Starting at Cannon Hall, we had to do a bit of a detour when we met the runners of the Cannon Hall run coming in at the beginning of the walk but once we had worked out where we were we enjoyed an energetic walk mainly following the Bridleway which runs through the village of Silkstone, formerly the route of a horse-drawn waggonway which was built in 1809 by the Barnsley Canal Navigation Company. Then back through the pretty village of Cawthorne back to Cannon Hall.