Lifetime of Walks by Derek Harwood

OFFA'S DYKE PATH No. 8 Total 66.0 miles Time Taken: 2:75 hrs Distance: Enjoyment: Weather: Sun 17:10 pm - 19:55 pm 10.00 miles 85% too hazy for photographs Temp: Cloud: Rain: Visibility: Ground Conditions: Nature: 15^oC 10% None Poor Very Good Squiirels, rabbits Total AA: Total MH: Total LD: Total AW: Other: Total Distance: 494.0 mls 314.0 mls 438.0 mls 53 mls 117 mls 1416.0 miles Companions: (Derek) Points of Interest and LINKS: Offa's Dyke Path Kington Hergest Croft Gardens Bradnor Hill Rushock Hill Herrock Hill Burfa Bank Dolly Green Pen Offa (camp and house)

66 miles to 73 miles. I parked the car again at Hergest Croft Gardens, but this time just in the lane because the chain was across the entrance to the car park. I walked through the village and up the very steep lane, fields and hamlet of Bradnor Green to England's highest golf course. There was a notice on the path before the fairway: 'Watch for flying golf balls'. The excellent views all around were spoilt by very hazy sunshine, which ruled out photographs, so the next best option was the bungalow 'The Bower'. Some people are lucky to live in such a beautiful area. I walked on the distinctive Dyke for long stretches for most of the remainder of the walk from Rushock Hill to Pen Offa. I picked some bluebells for Sylvia on Burfa Bank. Squirrels and rabbits could be seen on banks and in the woods. It was a long, steady climb on, and by the Dyke from Burfa Farm to Granner Wood on Evenjobb Hill. As I walked down the hill from hilltop plantation on Newcastle Hill to the lane at Beggar's Bush, I could easily see my bike in the hedge when I thought I had hidden it well. I biked back to the car park at 8:30pm.



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	OFFA's DYKE PATH Kington to Beggar's Bush 30 April 1993 .......................................................Walk No. 224
	OFFA'S DYKE PATH No. 8 Total 66.0 miles Time Taken: 2:75 hrs Distance: Enjoyment: Weather: Sun 17:10 pm - 19:55 pm 10.00 miles 85% too hazy for photographs Temp: Cloud: Rain: Visibility: Ground Conditions: Nature: 15^oC 10% None Poor Very Good Squiirels, rabbits Total AA: Total MH: Total LD: Total AW: Other: Total Distance: 494.0 mls 314.0 mls 438.0 mls 53 mls 117 mls 1416.0 miles Companions: (Derek) Points of Interest and LINKS: Offa's Dyke Path Kington Hergest Croft Gardens Bradnor Hill Rushock Hill Herrock Hill Burfa Bank Dolly Green Pen Offa (camp and house) Description: 66 miles to 73 miles. I parked the car again at Hergest Croft Gardens, but this time just in the lane because the chain was across the entrance to the car park. I walked through the village and up the very steep lane, fields and hamlet of Bradnor Green to England's highest golf course. There was a notice on the path before the fairway: 'Watch for flying golf balls'. The excellent views all around were spoilt by very hazy sunshine, which ruled out photographs, so the next best option was the bungalow 'The Bower'. Some people are lucky to live in such a beautiful area. I walked on the distinctive Dyke for long stretches for most of the remainder of the walk from Rushock Hill to Pen Offa. I picked some bluebells for Sylvia on Burfa Bank. Squirrels and rabbits could be seen on banks and in the woods. It was a long, steady climb on, and by the Dyke from Burfa Farm to Granner Wood on Evenjobb Hill. As I walked down the hill from hilltop plantation on Newcastle Hill to the lane at Beggar's Bush, I could easily see my bike in the hedge when I thought I had hidden it well. I biked back to the car park at 8:30pm. Location Map: - www.streetmap.co.uk, - Start: at Kington Finish: Beggar's Bush Hazards: Care is required in Kington and on Herrock Hill. It was a shame about the haze. Click Here for Previous Walk on Offa's Dyke - Walk 7 Click Here for Next Walk on Offa's Dyke - Walk 9 Click Here to Return to 'Lifetime of Walks' Homepage

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