{"id":"69aeb67ec960aef98d0a47bc","title":"Trottiscliffe 8 March","path":"walks/walk-reports/2026/trottiscliffe-8-march","contentMarkdown":"# Trottiscliffe - 8 March 2026 (5.5 miles)\n\n![](https://sevenoaks.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/api/aws/s3/site-content/70769b49-8711-40c1-be32-73e81fe25f1a.jpg)\n\nA Short but Varied Walk from Trottiscliffe - 5.5 miles Sunday, 8th March Promises, promises… Taking a leaf out of the propaganda machine of the former German Democratic Republic which manipulated weather forecasts to make sure people showed up for official celebrations, I put sunny pictures on the Sevenoaks Ramblers website to advertise my walk today. Alas, there were no wide-reaching views from the NDW and there was plenty of mud underfoot. This did not deter a happy band of 18 walkers to come to Trottiscliffe in the hope that the fog would lift. It did not, but it was good to see some old friends and a number of new faces from neighbouring Ramblers groups. The sheep did not seem to mind the lack of visibility, so we decided not to do so either.\n\n---\n\n*Originally published as a [PDF on the Sevenoaks Ramblers website](https://sevenoaksramblers.org.uk/images/Ramblers%20Walks%20Summary/20260308%20Trottiscliffe.pdf).*","contentHtml":"<h1>Trottiscliffe - 8 March 2026 (5.5 miles)</h1>\n<p><img src=\"https://sevenoaks.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/api/aws/s3/site-content/70769b49-8711-40c1-be32-73e81fe25f1a.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>A Short but Varied Walk from Trottiscliffe - 5.5 miles Sunday, 8th March Promises, promises… Taking a leaf out of the propaganda machine of the former German Democratic Republic which manipulated weather forecasts to make sure people showed up for official celebrations, I put sunny pictures on the Sevenoaks Ramblers website to advertise my walk today. Alas, there were no wide-reaching views from the NDW and there was plenty of mud underfoot. This did not deter a happy band of 18 walkers to come to Trottiscliffe in the hope that the fog would lift. It did not, but it was good to see some old friends and a number of new faces from neighbouring Ramblers groups. The sheep did not seem to mind the lack of visibility, so we decided not to do so either.</p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Originally published as a <a href=\"https://sevenoaksramblers.org.uk/images/Ramblers%20Walks%20Summary/20260308%20Trottiscliffe.pdf\">PDF on the Sevenoaks Ramblers website</a>.</em></p>\n"}