Pete's Walks- Kensworth, Markyate, Studham, Whipsnade (page 2 of 3)
Almost as soon as the road entered Markyate, I took a footpath on the right. After maybe a hundred yards I took another path that forked half-right, soon following a hedgerow on the left. The path gradually went up the valley side at an easy angle to eventually reach a distant field corner. I turned half-left through a gate to follow another hedge on my left to reach Roe End, where I turned right along Roe End Lane.
The path on the edge of Markyate
The path after I took a path going half-right, towards Roe End
The path to Roe End
The path to Roe End
Approaching Roe End
Roe End Lane (the surfaced part, near Roe End Farm)
At the end of the surfaced section of Roe End Lane, I just continued straight on along the unsurfaced part (which is a byway). There were several puddles that were still frozen over here. After half a mile or so I was back close to Byslip Wood, but continued along Roe End Lane as it turned left and headed to Studham Common.
Roe End Lane
Roe End Lane
Roe End Lane
Roe End Lane
Roe End Lane
Roe End Lane (passing the waterworks near Studham Common)
I followed the bottom of Studham Common, which sloped uphill to my left. The Common is divided into three parts by two roads. I crossed the first road and continued along the bottom of the central third of the common to reach the second road and the village of Studham itself. I then continued through the western part of the common, passing a football pitch and veering slightly left (away from a road to my right) to reach the village school.
The path along the bottom of the eastern section of Studham Common
The path along the bottom of the central section of Studham Common
The path through the bottom of the western section of Studham Common, by the centre of the village
The path through the bottom of the western section of Studham Common