An article covering the Community Forest Path, focusing on highlights of the route and it as an accessible walk during lockdown.
“What does a keen long-distance hiker do during lockdown? In my case, scour the local OS map (the rather underused OS155 Bristol and Bath sheet) in search of adventure closer to home. In poring over its overwhelmingly urban squares, I spotted the familiar green diamonds that mark a long distance path, and following its route, I discovered that it looped all the way around the city of Bristol.
Managed by the Forest of Avon trust, the 46-mile Community Forest Path was designed in 1997 by one of the right of way officers in the region. It was planned to link together the counties that used to be called Avon (City of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset), and encourage people out of the city into the surrounding countryside.”
Excerpt from the Independent Online, February 2021, words and photos.