Of all the legs i’ve walked so far, this was by far the most boring. I coughed up near £15 to get to Elstree due to the rail network so I was in a foul mood to begin with. No trains from Kentish Town like last week, instead I had to go St. Pancras, hop on a train to St. Albans and then get to Elstree. Whilst aboard I realised whilst we left West Hampstead that I could probably get a train there to Elstree for a bit less money. Gutting.
Looking at the map in my guide and reading the first paragraph, I could tell this wasn’t going to be a good leg. For many parts I would be walking along roads, and I had the joy of walking down one side of the A1, crossing it via subway and then walking back up it to continue the route. Such a stop/start walk in that respect. Furthermore, there wasn’t much wildlife apart from the odd grey squirrel jumping from branch to branch to see, or indeed anything else of real note until I got to Hadley Green which is a very plush area just north of Barnet with fine houses, including one that David Livingstone lived in for a year.
Fortunately the next couple of legs are a bit shorter than the 10.5 miles I walked today, and probably have a lot more features to take pictures of.
