Pete's Walks- Kensworth, Markyate, Studham, Whipsnade (page 2 of 3)
Almost as soon as the road entered Markyate, I took a footpath on the right. After maybe a hundred yards I took another path that forked half-right, soon following a hedgerow on the left. The path gradually went up the valley side at an easy angle to eventually reach a distant field corner. I turned half-left through a gate to follow another hedge on my left to reach Roe End, where I turned right along Roe End Lane.
Path junction on edge of Markyate where I turned half-right - the path continues to the right of the hedge starting in the middle of the shot
The path continuing from Markyate towards Roe End
The path approaching Roe End
Roe End Lane (the surfaced part, by Roe End Farm)
At the end of the surfaced section of Roe End Lane, I had to make a decision. The route of my Kensworth and Everywhere walk goes left here, towards Beechwood Home Farm, but I decided to cut the walk short and continue ahead along the unsurfaced section of the lane. Not only were my legs feeling weak and tired already, my whole body was aching and I new I needed to shorten the walk. This part of Roe End Lane was initially quite muddy, and further on there were some drifts of snow across it. After half a mile or so I was back close to Byslip Wood, but I didn't want to retrace my earlier steps (I wasn't feeling too bad), so I continued along Roe End Lane as it turned left and headed to Studham Common.
Roe End Lane
Roe End Lane
Roe End Lane
Roe End Lane (passing the waterworks near Studham Common)
I followed the bottom of Studham Common, which sloped uphill to my left. The Common is divided into three parts by two roads. I crossed the first road and continued along the bottom of the central third of the common to reach the second road and the village of Studham itself. I then continued through the western part of the common, passing a football pitch and veering slightly left (away from a road to my right) to reach the village school.
The path along the bottom of the eastern section of Studham Common
The path along the bottom of the eastern section of Studham Common
The path along the bottom of the central section of Studham Common
The path along the bottom of the western section of Studham Common, by the centre of the village
The path along the bottom of the western section of Studham Common