Chapter 16: Vandalism
October, and back on the road again; this time the road in question is a quiet little country lane called the M25, which led me to Epping Forest, from where I struck out north, only to find myself bewildered and disappointed by some of the trigs I found. S4750 Monkhams Hall and S4474 Bromley Common both fall into the bewildering category, for similar reasons – both are accessible via lengthy driveways which are clearly signed as Private, and in the latter case, watched over by CCTV. Ordinarily, I would apply Rule One here and either find an alternative route or move on to the next one… but the same driveways were also clearly signed as PROWs just a few metres away. Confused by the contradictions, I strode purposefully up the tracks regardless. I was spotted at both locations, but nobody paid me any interest, so I’m assuming that the Footpath and Bridleway signs at these locations take preference – for pedestrians, at least. The latter trig is sited beside t...