I Like To Start My Walk By Entering The...

Douglas, United Kingdom

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Posted:  Saturday, June 15
Runner:  Ebony

I like to start my walk by entering the Groudle Glen in Onchan by one of the footpaths adjacent to the car park next to the Groudle Cottages. There are numerous paths in the glen, but I like to use the footpath that is well trodden and which has the bubbling stream running down the left hand side, and that runs through the length of the glen. In the glen you will find a small water wheel and a miniature railway that runs to a sight which used to house seals and polar bears in the Victorian days. As you walk through the glen you will eventually come to a bridge. The footpath will lead you directly under the bridge. A main road in Onchan travels over the bridge. If you follow the footpath under the bridge you will be leave Groudle Glen and will enter Molly Quirk's Glen. Molly Quirk's Glen covers five acres of woodland. Follow one of the footpaths and it will eventually lead you a lane in Little Mill, Onchan. You can then either retrace your steps back to the carpark at Groudle, or travel along the lane and take the road back to Groudle. This route makes either a fantastically beautiful walk, or run and it can be done at any time of the year. However, one word of warning, after rain it may be a little boggy. This walk is not suitable for the disabled due to the nature of the terrain. There are no toilets or water fountains on route. Groudle Glen can be reached either by foot from Onchan or Douglas, by electric tram or car.

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