Further to my initial excursion on the
Elstead Loop (orange track), today I tried the Frensham Loop (blue track). As I parked in the car park at Frensham Great Pond, it began to rain, and I had second thoughts. When the rain stopped after 30 minutes or so, I decided to go ahead, and was rewarded with a dry if overcast afternoon, in marked contrast to the brilliant sunny day for my Elstead ride. It was another enjoyable circuit. Some of the paths were very sandy and I had to get off and push quite often, although in places new routes have been made alongside: these offer firmer going, although in time they will probably wear down to sand.
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| Beach at Frensham Great Pond |
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| Some of the paths are very sandy |
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| Ford on Sandy Lane, Rushmoor |
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| Formidable hill ahead on Hankley Common |
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| Atlantic Wall, Hankley Common |
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| The wall was built to simulate German coastal defneces to allow Canadian troops to train for D-Day |
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| Hankley Common military training area: don't be unduly alarmed if heavily armed infantry emerge from the undergrowth! |
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| Hankley Golf Course: the tracks across the golf course are ....sandy |
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| Downhill track between Tilford and Sheephatch Lane: take care! |
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| Crossing the River Wey at Wey Meadow SSSI, Pierrpont Farm ........ |
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| .... a tranquil spot |
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| Overgrown path on the return to Frensham Great Pond: I stayed on the road |
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