Pete's Walks - Lilley to Barton-le-Clay walk (page 4 of 6)
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I soon came to a T-junction, close to the Raven pub on my right, where I turned left. This street soon left Hexton and then turned right, at some point becoming Mill Lane. I followed it for almost half a mile until it ended at a property named The Mill. Here the right of way continued straight on between a field and trees on my right. I soon reached a junction where I turned right onto a bridleway that followed the right edge of another field. The bridleway and field boundary soon turned half-left and then the right of way continued along a track or drive, passing between Green End Farm and Bury Farm.
Hexton, after I turned left (near The Raven pub)
Mill Lane
Mill Lane, approaching The Mill
The path continuing from Mill Lane
The bridleway after I turned right, heading to Green End Farm, Pegsdon
Looking left from the bridleway - the bump on the skyline is the Knocking Knoll 'Long Barrow' (a type of ancient burial mound)
The drive from Green End Farm, Pegsdon
On reaching a road I turned right. I went straight on where a road went left into the main part of Pegsdon (where there is another pub, which isn't shown on the OS map). I then forked right along a bit of old road and crossed a verge to reach the B655 (the road from Barton to Hitchin). Across this, I went through a gate and continued along a clear path that was heading up the Pegsdon Hills. There was a steady climb for about a quarter of a mile, then a short almost flat section where I had good views of Deacon Hill and a steep-sided valley named Barn Hole, then the path turned slightly left as it rose again along the edge of Barn Hole.
Looking cross part of Pegsdon to Deacon Hill
The road into Pegsdon
Road at Pegsdon (I turned right along the bit of old road where the cars are parked)
The start of the path up Pegsdon Hills
Zoomed in shot looking left to Deacon Hill
The path up Pegsdon Hills
The path up Pegsdon Hills
Barn Hole
The path up Pegsdon Hills