The rights-of-way project, part 5. The shortest right-of-way?

I started this project with the concept of exploring the rights-of way that are within walking distance of my house, but that's quite vague. Then I started to cycle, meaning that I could get further.

This morning I didn't feel like cycling even though I could have covered the ground in a fraction of the time that it took to hoof it. So I walked a 10.15 mile round trip in the direction of Leake Commonside in order to experience three very short paths. I've measured the shortest of those (I believe very accurately) at 0.1miles or 176 yards.

First of all, some pictures of the best that nature has to offer at this specific time of year. I ate many blackberries. I didn't go after the apples (wild, but difficult to get to) or the damsons (the tree itself was within someone's property).

The first path I visited was fairly close to this beautiful church and equally beautiful village sign. The church isn't marked on the map as such (presumably converted now) but it does have a stone that says 'Christ Church' and an 18-something date. 

I'm confused about which Leake I was in. The map marks this as Leake Commonside, with Old Leake being a separate settlement a mile or so down the road. 

Heres the start of the path, and nothing says "watch where you're walking" like an ugly red bin and signs threatening penalties for not using it. 

And here's the other end. It's incredibly well-maintained, presumably for the dog-walkers, although I didn't encounter any today.  

Check out that new footbridge. 

More road walking brought me to this incredibly short path.

Its brevity (176 yards) makes it notable. As does the adornment. You get a clue about that from this picture taken at one end. Once again we have a signal that it's heavily-used for dog walking but you can also see that someone in the neighbouring property likes tubs and garden ornaments and their work continues along the path itself. (I couldn't bring myself to take pictures of all of that).

There's a kissing-gate halfway along the very short walk

.. and very soon we see another at the other end.

A lot more road brought me to my third path of the morning, the longest of the three and still less than 500  yards. 

This is the way I like my walking. You can go to the park for mown grass, benches, ornaments and dog water bowls. I'm out here to be among nature / farming, and that's what you get with this one. It's not clear which side of the drain to walk, the signs at both ends appear to point along the middle of the drain. The map makes it a little more clear if you squint closely. it's borderline passable, you're walking among thistles and long grass while trying to avoid trampling the crop. 

So that's three more ticked off on a day that couldn't decide which season it wanted to be.