Pete's Walks - Kensworth and everywhere in the snow (part 4)
As always I enjoyed the long path from Markyate that passes Dedmansey Wood, and continued on the usual route across to Holywell and back home via Dovehouse Lane and the Whipsnade Road.
The path from Markyate to Dedmansey Wood
The path from Markyate to Dedmansey Wood
Looking back along the path from Markyate to Dedmansey Wood
Approaching Dedmansey Wood
The path beside Dedmansey Wood, approaching Byslips Wood
The path through Byslips Wood
Approaching the wood by Holywell
The path beside Holywell
Dovehouse Lane
Approaching the Whipsnade Road, on the path from Dovehouse Lane
The Whipsnade Road - almost home now!
It was just after 4pm when I got home, after almost six hours walking. This was quite slow, but due to the 200 photos I took and the fact that I was ploughing my way through snow for much of the walk.
This route is always an enjoyable walk, and in these snowy conditions it was brilliant - one of the best walks I've ever done in the South of England (but then I love walking in snow!). It was a shame that it clouded over about midday - the snowy scenes looked so much better under blue skies.