Geocaches - 25
Walk Inspiration
Drink - Tring Brewery Ridgeway Bitter at Chartridge Pond
Previous Stages - Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Stage 5
I'd like to say that if Dominic Cummings can travel from London to Durham in the height of lock down - twice, with Covid Symptoms - I don't have to defend myself for resuming the Chiltern Chain Walk. But that would be petty.
He is obviously an overlord and I am merely the sort of chav that would take his own bottle of beer to a bench by a pond.
Plus Boris's bumbling advice says that I can travel anywhere. In England. But National Parks and hills would still be frowned upon. As long as hand sanitiser and 2m distancing from other ramblers are observed.
This is a walk that is high on loveliness during completion but devoid of anything too interesting. The dry valleys, woodland and farmland make for pretty walking. There is an abundance of Geocaches - as I pick up (and repeatedly wash my hands) of more of the Chiltern 100 round. Photo wise, I seemingly have lots of photos of trees and the GoPro was untroubled.
I start in Buckland Common - a place that tested a BMWs navigation system to the limit - as it tried to take me down dead ends and then up lanes that had grass growing in the middle. Safely parked up, I head north through the woodlands of Drayton, Shrubbs and High Scrubs.
Buckland Common Start - Dinosaur Wood is Closed. |
Many Photos like this |
With the odd Geocache to provide variety |
Earthworks of Cholesbury Camp |
Glorious Chiltern Dry Valley Walking |
Lets move on to Lockdown refreshment items.
The first opportunity dispels the myth that farmer's don't have a sense of humour.
What delights remain within? |
One Day, the Bell at Chartridge will be picked |
Fitting with the location, I've bought a Tring Brewery Ridgeway Bitter to stuff into a Wye Valley Brewery chalice. In a further nod to great preparation, the bottle was nestling nicely against a frozen ice pack in my rucksack.
My boy scout training was not in vain.
Decent walks require decent lunches |
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