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 (immediately before the first house on that side). 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 (there was a small 'up and down' at one point) 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.
The start of the path to Roe End (photo taken from the path junction on the edge of Markyate where I turned half-right)
The path continuing from Markyate towards Roe End
The path continuing from Markyate towards Roe End
Roe End Lane (approaching where the surfaced part ends and the byway begins)
At the end of the surfaced section of Roe End Lane, I continued straight on along the section that is a byway. As usual, this part of Roe End Lane was initially quite muddy. After half a mile or so I was back close to Byslip Wood, but 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 then followed the bottom of Studham Common, which sloped uphill to my left. The Common is divided into three parts by two roads. Just before reaching the first road, I stopped on a seat to eat my lunch. I then 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 to reach the village school.
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