Cape Wrath Trail

Cape Wrath Trail
Carrying 25 kg and feeling good

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

17 August 2011


There were several horned fallow deer
I went for a 16 mile walk today in the southern part of the New Forest. Mostly I circumnavigated Burley.

I borrowed Andrew's SATNAV for the trip, but the battery went flat after 6.81 miles, so I resorted to good old map and compass.

I saw these fallow deer just after I started walking at 08.30. They had some of the largest horns I have ever seen on deer, but unfortunately I scared them away before I could get close enough to get a good photo.

The usual trees and ponies


There was a beautiful path named "The Commoners' Passageway, which had clearly involved local time and effort. I really enjoyed walking along it as it took me through some beautiful open, empty countryside, containing fabulous old trees and undulating contours. There was a plaque to commemorate the reinstatement of the route.

An old milestone near Burley





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