The Broomway Walk
- Thread starter LONG_KEELER
- Start date
matthewriches
Well-Known Member
Sounds dangerous!
LONG_KEELER
Well-Known Member
It does doesn't it .
Probably best to do the watery bits in a blow up with the right amount of tide. I reckon Mr Tillergirl could come up with a plan . Not saying that I would do it though
.
MikeBz
Well-Known Member
Creeksailor (aka Tony Smith, the current custodian of Shoal Waters) has experience of walking the Broomway: http://creeksailor.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Broomway.
I like the idea of it, except for this (quote from Tony's blog): "...one needs to allow for the outward leg and also the return leg, roughly six hours of continual walking. The tide can appear suddenly. If I can offer one word of advice it would be prepare yourself physically by doing a walk across soft terrain for five or six hours in one session, a couple of weeks prior to see how your body reacts to it, then you will have the confidence that you can cope, for, lets be realistic, there is an amount of endurance involved".
I like the idea of it, except for this (quote from Tony's blog): "...one needs to allow for the outward leg and also the return leg, roughly six hours of continual walking. The tide can appear suddenly. If I can offer one word of advice it would be prepare yourself physically by doing a walk across soft terrain for five or six hours in one session, a couple of weeks prior to see how your body reacts to it, then you will have the confidence that you can cope, for, lets be realistic, there is an amount of endurance involved".
Last edited:
Capt Popeye
Well-Known Member
Humm no never walked the Broomway but have left a few long marks across various parts in its length {#
All in all it reads like a magical journey to do
#All in all it reads like a magical journey to do
MoodySabre
Well-Known Member
There are people who lead walks on the Broomway. A local history Facebook group did one last summer.
Having sailed through Havengore Bridge I cannot imagine that walking the area at low water is more bum-clenching than sailing it at HW!
Having sailed through Havengore Bridge I cannot imagine that walking the area at low water is more bum-clenching than sailing it at HW!
Capt Popeye
Well-Known Member
Well you are indeed lucky, it was more daring before the Bridge and Roadway were improved, getting enough steerage way plus water exciting plus plus dropping money into His Hat or Fishing Net was at times rather risky {:-(#
