Around the Weald

Jarvis Brook - Marks Cross - Rotherfield loop

Another beautiful spring day. Trevor was baby-sitting and Ivan needed to get back by 4-00pm so we decided to stay local. Ivan had plotted this loop walk and swore it was only 7 miles long. 10.5 miles later we returned to the car ! Anyway, it was a good walk through great countryside and we did need the exercise.

We didn't walk last week and its amazing how the countryside changes in just 14 days in the springtime. Most of the trees are now bursting into life and the Bluebells are just starting to bloom in the sunny spots.

A WW2 Pill Box sited on a stream that is slowly eroding its foundations	Early Bluebells
Bluebells in the sunny spots	Lunch stop at the Mark Cross Inn

Stats for the day were ...

Finished Hike: 10 Apr 2017, 15:06:28

Route: New Route

Explorer Link: http://walkmeter.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Hike-20170410-1016

Import Link: http://share.abvio.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Walkmeter-Hike-20170410-1016.kml

Hike Time: 3:30:35

Stopped Time: 1:06:05

Distance: 10.45 miles

Average: 2.98 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 15:06 min/mile

Ascent: 2038

Descent: 2219

Calories: 1118