After last week's epic walk just to reach the first footpath, I decided to change the rules slightly.
Walking on our roads isn't much fun, you're constantly stepping onto the verge to let traffic past. I enjoy a cycle ride, so I've decided to cycle to the footpaths that I want to walk.
This worked a treat. I locked my bike to a barrier and then continued on foot. The first was longer than either of the two that I walked last time, crossing several fields and a railway line.
The blackthorn blossom has been around for a while but it's great to see the hawthorn leafing up at the same time.
Once out into the fields, I felt that this was the most enjoyable path that I've walked for a long time. (The great weather helped too!) Only slightly uncomfortable due to no clear path across one young crop but otherwise It felt incredibly peaceful.
I walked that one both ways, then a short distance along the road is this one:
I shared that walk with three deer. There were a lot of hares darting about as well.
The rights of way I've visited so far are fragmented but checking them off in a systematic way like this is fun and I'm discovering some great relatively-local places to revisit.
