Aynho Long Walk 12 March 2015
Fifteen walkers arrived for the long walk today, including Sue McCouaig, a new walker for us, from Banbury. As the weather had been dry for some days we ventured down the fields to Lower Walton Grounds via the Black Path and the stone stile at the Dad’s Army hut. We continued through the grounds and across the fields towards Kings Sutton, taking the route up hill to the small, boggy copse at the top. From there we descended diagonally across the field in front of us, crossed into the next field and walked diagonally up to the top of the ridge where we paused for everyone to catch up and enjoy the view in both directions. The field had been harrowed and planted very recently so the path was not marked but we aimed for the appropriate tree and reached the next crossing successfully. Two more fields and a wet ditch later we reached the old stone pits at Charlton. We walked down through the village, up to Rainsborough Camp and back along the ridge to Green Lane. The usual cake and coffee were waiting for us at the pavilion after 5.7 miles at 3.25 mph.
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Keith McClellan Keith loads contributions from the Writers Group and writes the blog with photo for the long Health Walks.