There and Back Again: Be a Hobbit Challenge!

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  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Journey Began 12/15/12
    Arrived at Rivendell 3/27/13
    Heading Home 3/28/13


    360 miles- to Bag End.
    Camp near valley from the south.
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,472 Member
    What a lovely idea!
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    I made a group to help make it easier for people to post their miles.

    There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Challenge! Group
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    Heading back...

    7.92 miles Sunday
    7.14 miles today

    74.19 miles to Bag End...Continue west at a leisurely pace. The most eastern slopes of the Barrow-downs appear far to the north. Camp.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Journey Began 12/15/12
    Arrived at Rivendell 3/27/13
    Heading Home 3/28/13


    357 miles- to Bag End.
    Continue west. Far ahead, the Weather Hills show more and more.
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    222.41- Weathertop is still visible straight behind.

    Slow going, but I'll make up some distance with a half marathon on Sunday. :)
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Journey Began 12/15/12
    Arrived at Rivendell 3/27/13
    Heading Home 3/28/13


    353 miles- to Bag End.
    Pass out-thrust ‘toe’ of a hill.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    Heading back...

    2.52 miles today...

    71.67 miles to Bag End...up ahead, the Old Forest begins to the south, but is hidden in the rain.
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  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    224.5. Still trudging along away from Weathertop.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    Heading back...

    7.54 miles for today...

    64.13 miles to Bag End...continue at a fast pace. Forest is now quite close, but still hidden in the rain.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Journey Began 12/15/12
    Arrived at Rivendell 3/27/13
    Heading Home 3/28/13


    350 miles- to Bag End.
    Woods run into the valley on south.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    Heading back...

    8.45 miles for Saturday

    45.95 miles to Bag End...decided to go straight to Hobbiton. Heading west on the Road. Grey, but calm.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Journey Began 12/15/12
    Arrived at Rivendell 3/27/13
    Heading Home 3/28/13


    348 miles- to Bag End.
    Enter woods. Continue west on road through woods.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    Heading back...

    7.57 miles walked today

    38.38 miles to Bag End...See smoke rising in several places, especially in Woody End to the south.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Journey Began 12/15/12
    Arrived at Rivendell 3/27/13
    Heading Home 3/28/13


    343 miles- to Bag End.
    Camp.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    Heading back...

    5.65 miles yesterday
    7.49 miles today

    25.24 miles to Bag End...Left for Bywater at 10:00 a.m. Merry makes Shirriffs march in front.
  • bump what an interesting challenge!!!
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    237.6. Road deteriorates still more. Weathertop now appears lower. Camp.
  • moreORless50
    moreORless50 Posts: 261 Member
    342 miles done. Road now turns southeast. Skirts hills of the Trollshaws.
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    239! Nothing of interest to note.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Journey Began 12/15/12
    Arrived at Rivendell 3/27/13
    Heading Home 3/28/13


    339 miles- to Bag End.
    Continue down path
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    Heading back...

    Walked 3.02 miles yesterday
    Walked 6.67 miles today

    15.55 miles to Bag End...Turned northwest on Bywater Road. High banks with hedges rise on each side. Almost to Bywater
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Journey Began 12/15/12
    Arrived at Rivendell 3/27/13
    Heading Home 3/28/13


    337 miles- to Bag End.
    Continue down path
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    Heading back...

    7.50 miles today

    8.05 miles to Bag End...There was a mileage mess-up along the way and yesterday we were at the Three-Farthing Stone. We left the Shirriffs behind. Today we are on Bywater Road.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    8.05 miles for Saturday and Sunday...

    We reached Bag End with a large party of hobbits. Frodo confronted Saruman. Wormtongue slays Saruman, and is killed by hobbits.

    BUT...I want to see Lonely Mountain, so I must travel back to Rivendell then on to Lonely Mountain.

    1.55 miles...left Bag End and head south down the lane toward Hobbiton. Take bridge across the Water; turn east on the road to Bywater.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,968 Member
    6.75 miles today

    8.30 miles...Reached the Great East Road. Turned east. Three-Farthing Stone is just ahead.
  • I LOVE THIS! Definitely going to do it!
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    241, road starts turning east.
  • This sounds awesome! I'm in :)