Our second walk of the year (and of the new decade) had twenty-two people on it, including several newcomers trying us out. The day was rain-free and mostly sunny. Although it had rained overnight, the paths weren't too muddy.
We started at the open air car park, near Queen Anne's Gate and joined the Long Walk about half way between Windsor Castle and the statue of George III on horseback (also known an the Copper Horse). We headed down the map, but up Snow Hill, to the statue.
We stopped at the statue, to admire the view and get our breath back, before continuing south toward Cumberland Lodge. On the way, we saw a herd of deer who were quite unfazed by our presence, but they are very much used to people there.
Passing Cumberland Lodge, we followed a route that took us round behind the Savill Garden and then to the entrance, where we stopped to avail ourselves of the facilities. Stopping at the picnic area by the Cumberland Obelisk and Pond, we ate our packed lunches at the tables provided.
After lunch, we headed down toward the Valley Gardens, but didn't explore them this time. (We have done on other walks.) Instead we skirted the polo grounds at Smith's Lawn and made our way back to the Long Walk via a different route (Bishopsgate).
Heading back along the Long Walk, we retraced our steps back to the car park. See our route on Google Maps. Everyone had managed a good pace throughout the walk (which was a bit longer than advertised, but no one complained) so we're well on the way to burning off the Christmas calories.
Thank you to Lexi for leading the walk and providing the pictures for the scrapbook.
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