A Cheddar Circular Hike, Part VII,'Exploring Alterbative Cross Country Routes'by Sheila, June 14th 2
Channel: semw52
Date: 2021-06-26

I had to take a new diversional track  to reach Piney Sleights on this occasion due to the  presence of  cows in a field usually kept for sheep only--so I go off track passing  wild goats , tall grasses and  a very large  and wide trenched field---I wonder why this field has been gauged  in this way---is it  some sort of massive pit  dug  for ??????  Anyway I continue into an extended field with tall grass until I reach a boundary wall with barbed wire but I realize Piney Sleights is very close and across yet  another wild field--I managed to get over the  wall and eventually I am back on Track but the other side of Piney Sleights farm closer in the direction of Cheddar Gorge------not a cow in sight  so far in these fields this year--only wild Cheddar goats-----the weather is kind--warm and sunny with a  cooling breeze---I just love the  landscape here and look back to the AONB, the aerials where I had hiked  a few hours earlier----breath-taking and healing scenery---fields full of swaying  wild grasses, buttercups and other  flowers--all dancing before me......I feel good with no S.O.B and soon I will pass by the Gorge again on the North side where several hours earlier the hike had commenced---what a great day-----peace and beauty---Just one more video of this day's hike to follow soon but really just a snippet of footage--a taster of images of many----the smells and the fragrances of our beautiful countryside cannot be captured on film--the feelings only   partially shared of hte  magnificence felt here.....