We got started on our 11-mile jaunt about 10.45am, going through lots of lovely woods, some of which were quite wild.  Unfortunately, we had to walk alongside the busy A1 for a bit, before being able to cross via a subway.  We quickly headed away from the road then along some quieter, residential, roads.

We soon shared part of our route with the Dollis Valley Greenwalk, following Dollis brook, going into Totteridge Fields, a nature reserve managed by the London Wildlife Trust.  We came out of the woods into fields now and then, had a group picture taken at Scratchwood and later, having walked more than 6 miles, enjoyed a picnic stretched out on the grass. 

After cutting through Barnet Playing fields, a few people went to High Barnet station and the remainder of us carried on walking. There followed a few fairly steep ascents, which the group took in their stride.   We walked alongside Hadley Green and later into Monken Hadley common, along what is know locally as Hadley Woods which stretches all the way to Cockfosters.   

At the end a group photo was taken outside Cockfosters Station to mark the final leg of the Loop, having started walking it at Cockfosters, back in November 2021. A few of us visited a trendy bar nearby for coffee to celebrate!

Jackie

Photos by Lan and Chris