Having not run for a few days due to the heatβοΈβοΈπ©, it was great to get out today and enjoy a 10k in the Surrey countryside. This route is easily my favourite, meandering through fields and woodland as well as a few km out and back along the beautiful footpath/bridleway that was once our local railway line. My turning point was at a lovely old, disused village railway station - now in private ownership and lovingly restored by the current owners. Today the old engine shed was open and lo and behold, a beautiful old red double decker bus was parked up on the station platform!! (It felt a little bit as though I had slipped back in time! ) Anyway, lots of opportunities on this route to also take a few 'undulating' paths too, as well as running up over the old railway cutting, which is a long hard slog on any day! Back home and feeling so much better for my run π! Happy weekend running to those who can and hoping you are back out there soon, to those who can't.ππ
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Sounds like a lovely run Sandra.πββοΈ Itβs great to be able to get out there now thereβs less heat and humidity.
I love the idea of running back in time too!ππ
Yes, good luck to those who can get out and best wishes to those that canβt. See you out there soon!πββοΈπββοΈππ
Sounds just beautiful Sandra.
Well done Sandra! You painted such a wonderful picture of your route. It sounds gorgeous! π And what a treat seeing an old red double decker! πββοΈπ
What a beautiful run and finding a bus too! It sounds to have been a lovely location and a very relaxed run too... perfect. I love finding new routes, and unexpected things en route too...It is about so much more than running isn't it... ?
Thanks for sharing, my friend x
Woodland runs are so nice this time of year with the dappled light under the trees. The one benefit of Dr Beechingβs railway closures is the running/cycle/bridal paths it has created for us to enjoy. Mainly flat too. π
I love the old railway lines but on their own they could be quite boring for long runs. I'm lucky that there is also lots of farmland and woodland to explore around here, so never 'flat' for too long!π
I was having exactly that conversation with youngest kitten the other day Dexy! He wants the railway reinstated between ours and where he goes to school but weβd lose one of our favourite paths. Whilst we both bemoaned Dr Beechingβs effect on the environment today we both agreed that heβs given us invaluable and safe leisure routes. The irony of forcing more traffic onto the roads wasnβt lost on us.
My train to school at Swanage was closed in the 70s and we had to start going by bus. Boo! But local people got it going again and restored steam trains and it is now a major tourist attraction again. Hoorah! Thereβs even a plaque at the station to mention the children who used the train to go to our school, which was also closed. Boo!
We camped near the old railway line in Swanage when the boys were younger. They loved (well, we ALL loved) watching the steam trains go by! Just lovely! π
Oh Sandra, those disused railway paths are so brilliant! I used to regularly cycle down one to get to the South Downs, it was my favourite route. Nature soon reclaims it for itself and the Surrey countryside is so beautiful, itβs easy to enter another world. Fab run! ππ
Lovely! Running through greenery is so much more satisfying and therapeutic than running on streets and urban areas isn't it? Love the surprise mid route - no two runs are ever the same, they just keep on giving
That sounds wonderful.
Just delightful π I too enjoy running along a disused line.
Oh that sounds heavenly, Sandra! What a magical route. π And that first cooler run after a spell of heat is always a joy, eh? Nice write up, thank you, cheered me right up to read this!
Sadie xxx
Sounds a lovely run ππ