Twelve of us set out today on a perfect summer’s day. We walked down Green Lane, extracted ourselves from the medium walkers who were following the same path before turning off to head for Rainsborough Camp, and continued down to Lower Walton grounds. As last week, we crossed the stream and continued through the field up to the copse at the top of the ridge. It was a little muddy underfoot after the recent rain, but not a problem. We followed the path diagonally across the field and down into Kings Sutton via College Lane. The Green looked lovely in the sunshine. It had been recently mowed and was completely free of litter. Past the memorial Hall and down the narrow path to the far side of the village soon brought us to the new housing estates and the furthest point from home. We took the field alongside the railway and came out onto the Aynho road which we crossed. The path across to the sewage works was clear and gave a marvelous view of the church if you looked back. From here we continued across fields to Lower Walton grounds and climbed the hill back to Aynho. Kay was running the Pavilion cafe today and the refreshments couldn’t have been better after the hill climb in the warm sun. The Kings Sutton Loop is 6 miles.
