Pete's Walks - Chess Valley Walk (part 2)
The attractive path ran along the valley above the river for some way, before heading downhill beside a wood to the valley floor. It continued through fields for some distance, crossing a lane at one point.
The path along the Chess valley, heading northwest towards Chesham
Looking across the Chess valley - at this point the path leaves the field edge and runs along inside the edge of the wood
Path along the bottom of the Chess valley heading towards Chesham
Path along the bottom of the Chess valley heading towards Chesham
Almost on the edge of Chesham, I turned right, and followed a series of mainly bridleways to reach the village of Botley. It was a short walk from there to Ley Hill, following which along bridleway took me to the valley of Flaunden Bottom.
Bridleway rising up the northern side of the Chess Valley
Near the start of Bottom Lane, heading towards Botley
One of my favourite path or road names, in Botley
Woodland path near Ley Hill
I believe this fungus is "King Alfred's Cakes", also known as "Cramp Balls"
Start of the bridleway from Ley Hill to the valley of Flaunden Bottom
The bridleway approaching Flaunden Bottom
I followed a lane a short distance south along Flaunden Bottom, then took a steep path on my left which climbed steps through a wood. A byway then took me to another wood, Baldwin's Wood. On the far side a path took me downhill to join the path running through the Chess Valley - I'd just followed a semi-circular route that had brought me back to just east of Latimer.
Path out of Flaunden Bottom
Looking back along the byway to Baldwin's Wood
Track through Baldwin's Wood
The path from Baldwin's Wood into the Chess Valley