Wandering on a road to nowhere
Who's for footpaths? I love discovering and walking them, but after Tuesday I will be a little wary in future.
I walked the Anstey to Cropston footpath, only a mile or so, and came to a stile, but directions? No.
The direct path led to a farmer's plantation.
So I detoured and when I reached Cropston it seemed like three miles.
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I kept on the main road to Thurcaston.
I noticed two smart-looking footpaths in Cropston, but no destination on signs, so ignored them, or else there's no telling where I'd have landed.
R Dunkley Eyres Monsell.
Comments
by MacMonkey74
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 2:35PM
“If've you've got a smart phone (which practically everyone except me seems to own) then I would imagine there's an 'app' for that too.
Although with things like that dependant on batteries, signal, access to wi-fi or 3G networks and other things I don't really get not using them the best advice has already been posted.
Get a good old map.”
by graydjames
Monday, June 25 2012, 6:50PM
“I agree with you on that one CG Lee and was typing pretty much the same thing - then I saw your comment. The notion that footpaths have directions is slightly bizarre. It happens very occasionally, but if you're going to go walking in the country and a good map is absolutely essential.”
by Sorengadfly
Monday, June 25 2012, 11:46AM
“If you don't know where you are going - Any road will take you there!”
by CGLee
Monday, June 25 2012, 7:58AM
“Very few footpaths have direction indicators. You need to plan your walk with the aid of a map and use the yellow markers as a guide to keeping to the path in conjunction with your map.
The best maps to use for walking are 2.5" to the mile. Ordnance Survey "Explorer Maps" are good.
Happy walking for the future.”