James Duffy

@DanRavenEllison @SlowWaysUK B! Best to get that one done before winter on the levels.

All going well, I'm going to create a new connection in the @SlowWaysUK network tomorrow - connecting the South-West of Britain to Wales and central England with verified #SlowWays walking routes 👍🏼 Where shall I go.. A) #Axbridge to #Weston or B) #Wedmore to #Bridgwater ?

@PaulWhitewick @Whereinsussex @Southsomersetdc @openspacessoc have been doing great work fighting for access in Cornwall. I wonder if they would fancy a go in Somerset? cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-…

Thanks to some research from @Whereinsussex turns out, it's already been reported. IN 2010 !!!! @Southsomersetdc what's going on??? (2/2)

EVERY trip we make, we find yet another footpath blocked. From both sides, this was inaccessible. I asked the owner on the at the road side end as he was in his drive: "No mate, definitely no footpath here." Turns out.... (1/2).

Happy to contribute to the snailing of TruPro3! After some exploration a safer route was found. This provides an important link which means we now have continuous snailed routes from the Lizard to Lostwithiel! Thanks to those walking tricky Cornish paths. @SlowWaysUK #slowways

@DanRavenEllison @SlowLara2022 @SlowWaysUK Had a similar situation on HayHel where the council have closed a path indefinitely. Might be a nice feature to flag a route for a check in a years (?) time to see if it's resolved. I'm sure once the A30 upgrade is done, crossing will be easier.

@SlowLara2022 @SlowWaysUK Ouch. Got any other options?

Set out today full of optimism on another @SlowWaysUK, but Pentru Two is a nope! ⛔Totally impassable due to the A30 redevelopment. Back to the drawing board.

@darrenmoore Looks like a classic Cornish slow way. Third time lucky? Thanks for trying!

Sadly this route is a fail as the A30 roadworks means there is no safe passable route through to Perranporth. Very helpful and apologetic road team but it's not good enough! We'll have to try again when the road is finished.

If this Slow Way between Truro Perranporth works then there'll be a verified Slow Ways walk coast to coast across Cornwall! beta.slowways.org/Route/Pertru/8… #SummerWaycheck #SlowWays #Truro #Perranporth

@thentrythis Or could you set one up on Pendennis to heat the pool when if/when it's up a running again? (theguardian.com/business/2023/…)

We need an additional server so we've been looking into current options that are running on 100% renewable energy. Made a (non-endorsed) list of some here in case it's useful for anyone else: thentrythis.org/notes/2023/03/…

@DanRavenEllison @SlowWaysUK Yes, looks like it's working now. Thanks!

@JamesPDuffy @SlowWaysUK Apologies for that. Should work now?

Up for helping with @SlowWaysUK this weekend? I've created a waylist of some routes to target that will give the growing walking network a boost. There's a spread across GB - are you close to one of the routes? beta.slowways.org/user/waylist/R… #GiveAHike #SlowWays 🐌

Treated myself to a @SlowWaysUK walk today in the South Downs, while travelling between Sussex and Cornwall. Happy to say I gave PetLip1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Mine is the 3rd review, but no snail yet as a previous reviewer raised an issue with safety (I'm not convinced). #slowways

Walked ProMev1 (⭐️⭐️⭐️) and StaMev1(⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) on a lovely winters day today in Cornwall. Both good enough to be added to the #slowways network, and both should be snailed, given existing reviews and the fact 3 of us completed them today! @SlowWaysUK

I was happy to pioneer the @SlowWaysUK route from Indian Queens to Probus in Cornwall today. It was an enjoyable walk, with one major amendment required (uploaded new route). Two of us did this, so looking for one more person to snail it! #reviews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">beta.slowways.org/Route/Proind/1…

@Mary_OzAgain @SlowWaysUK Totally agree with you. Those reviews combined don't offer any reassurance that the slow way in it's entirety is suitable. A false snail if I ever saw one! I think reviews like these should be moved to a 'comments' section or similar.

#reviews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">beta.slowways.org/Route/Cheaash/… Flippin heck - this @SlowWaysUK route has been verified by 3 people who haven't walked it!!! PLEASE will people realise you can only recommend a route you have actually walked all of. Maybe the website wording should be stronger?

@SlowWaysUK No worries, it's an interesting challenge. I'll try and make an alternative incorporating the bits that work, but part of me feels a totally different route might be needed!

@JamesPDuffy Oh no! Thank you for trying James. We really respect everyone who's pioneering these routes for others. Can you see another potential way??

Tried out HayHel1 yesterday down here in Cornwall. Unfortunately an all too familiar situation once out in the sticks with some poorly maintained/non-existent footpaths. The problem will affect HayHel2 as well - both will be getting 1⭐️.Time for a new route - onwards! #slowways

@nebogeo That's a funky reprojection :D

Quite enjoying how our sanity checking text mode previews deform the UK (these are seasonal shortwave radiation models - aka cloudiness, 2040 to 2050 from MET office RCP 6.0)

Tried out PenSti2 from Penzance from St Ives on Saturday. Sadly not a viable route given some non-existent footpaths around Nancledra and Trink. PenSti3 taking in more of St Michael's Way (a safe bet) submitted and ready to try! #slowways

@SlowWaysUK Yep, it's definitely suitable for the network, but just requires vigilance!

@JamesPDuffy Was the road section OK for others to walk?

Yesterday I tried RedTru2, starting in Redruth. Pleased to say that I think it should be part of the network, and gets a 3 star rating from me. Some lovely parts through Cornwall's mining landscape, but a tricky bridleway and a fair bit of road walking too @SlowWaysUK #slowways