Pylon hunt 23: Letchmore Heath, 21st October 2023
| Destination | Letchmore Heath via Radlett |
|---|---|
| Goals | PL16 DD60 EWCO |
| Distance | 11.6 miles (total on foot) |
| Walk number | 179 |
Based on weather forecasts I was expecting to have to postpone pylon hunt 23 indefinitely. Due to the rain I was expecting to not even have my camera with me on my Saturday walk, but the weather cleared up—for a while—so on the train again it was! Arguably this could be classed more as a “scouting” walk considering the weather. Last time I explored this area I came across a PL16 DD30 EWCO (earthwire changeover) tower, where the double earthwire changes to single earthwire. I was hoping (and still intend) to replace the original photographs with better ones, both through increased zoom (12× compared to 3×) and better route planning.
Although as a pylon hunt it wasn’t really successful due to the weather and the season, as a walk it was excellent.
Flowers on the way to the station:
Skipping ahead all the way to Radlett:
A brief interlude through the trees …
Back to the houses; out of fairness, a variety of residences:
A first glance at the pylon I’ve come to find:
The route now follows a country late down the hill. The sunshine held up a little longer, but not quite long enough!
Finally here, but, the weather has other ideas.
Time to pay Letchmore Heath a visit.
Halloween is coming!
A last look around Letchmore Heath:
A quick visit to a Blaw Knox L2 D60:
Leaving Letchmore Heath and returning to Radlett:
In between places:
The trouble with public footpaths is that sometimes you completely lose them and end up wandering around somewhere you’re not supposed to be, often due to inadequate signage. For example, through a herd of cows. Ended up climbing through a gate to get back to where I was meant to be.
Back in Radlett:
About to leave Radlett:
Finally … I genuinely believed that all of these pillar boxes said “EIIR” on them (“Elizabeth II Regina”, the late Queen’s royal cypher) but here’s one I have walked past numerous times and lo, it’s a GR!
The things we overlook in life, the wrong assumptions we make based on insufficient evidence, and the fun when we discover variety we never knew existed.