Good to see everyone’s blog entries, hasn’t the weather been great. I too have been finding walking has helped keep me (relatively) sane during the lockdown, going out every third day and doing between 5 and 10 miles. My walks have included the Shropshire Union canal path from Stoak to Christleton, the Greenway from Chester to Mickle Trafford, and the, hitherto unknown to me, North Cheshire Way from Backford to Barrow. Most have been walking from my house, but recently I have also parked at Caughall Bridge. It has been fun to explore locally but I do miss the hills and the views, and although the Greenway and canal paths are good they have hard surfaces!
One easy walk I did not know before that I really recommend for my fellow Uptonians is from Caughall Bridge along the canal to the A41 bridge, then road walk to the main hospice car park in Backford where you can pick up the North Cheshire Way to Croughton, then back along the canal. This is 4¼ miles plus the walk to and from home via the zoo bridleway. Elaine really enjoyed this as well, let me know if you want more details.
One thing about walking somewhere new is that you never know what you will come across. In Stoak churchyard there is a tomb inscribed “Nelson Burt Aged 9 year old was drowned in the River Mersey during the hurricane of the 5th & 6th of December1822”. Apparently his mother knew Lady Hamilton and he was named after Lord Nelson who we all know died at sea in 1805, maybe not such a great choice.
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