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Most of the walks I do are circular, just out of convenience. There isn’t really a good reason not to do linear walks if you can easily join the circle with another mode of transport. I have done this a few times in the Peak District -typically getting a bus or a train out of Edale. Yesterday I walked from Sherwood Forest to Worksop, then got the bus back to complete the loop. Sometimes, walks are circular and in order to make that circle, you may have to include bits that aren’t really that nice. I’ve been on lots of walks where sections just feel like they’re there to join up the good parts! I’m certainly going to think about linear options more.

The walk from Sherwood to Worksop wasn’t a direct one really. I did meander in Sherwood Forest and Clumber Park on the way. I measured the route I took and it was about 13 miles, but that could be extended significantly. My path through Clumber Park was more or less in one end and out of the other. That place is big enough to add a fairly sizable distance on to a route like this.

The shot above was taken in Sherwood Forest near the beginning of my walk - and is far more pleasant than the burnt out car pictured at top. I do like the photos of the car, even if I don’t like the fact that it’s been stolen,torched and dumped in the forest.

More photos from the walk

I was travelling light again, and just took the Ricoh GX100 with me. I love that camera much more than I expected to. I thought it’d be a good camera to have, but I didn’t expect to love it so much. It’s just so nice to use. I can’t believe I’ve only had it 10 days or so. It feels so familiar and comfortable. I remembered this Gadget Show video I watched before deciding to buy the camera (after much deliberation and eliminating possible candidates from a list) in which the host appears to love the camera as much as I do. I’ll make a proper post about that after the ‘honeymoon period’ though!