Not a great number of miles but goodness knows how many feet (or metres) up and down for our run to Hansel Mill. Attendance was into double figures once we had reached the Totnes pickup, and the weather was quite kind as we followed the Harbourne river for a couple of miles to Tuckenhay before climbing to Tideford and joining the main-ish road towards Strete. Ominous blackness and a few heavy spots caused a rapid scramble for capes, and no-one’s arm needed twisting to stop for lunch when a convenient barn was sighted.

A little watery sunshine as we dropped down the very steep and, for a few hundred yards, rough road to the mill, and then plodded up the equally steep road past Hansel farm to the high ground behind Slapton. After a little more lane exploration we decided to take the easy way to Moreleigh, leaving Millcombe and Blackawton for investigation on another day.

(Colin Brierly)