The valleys around our home are criss-crossed with endless miles of footpaths and bridleways - so much so that it is possible to walk all day and never see another soul!
Many of these paths are almost as old as the hills they wind over and around - ancient driftways echoing to the tramp of long-past travellers. Hamlets and villages, which are now little more that faded marks on yellowed maps, were once linked by sunken green lanes and old parish paths.
We have entertained the idea of being able to walk across the entire length of Devonshire, south to north, without ever having to step onto a main road. I believe this is entirely possible. Devon has over 8,000 miles of roads within it's borders, so there must be many thousands more miles of footpaths, bridleways and by-ways just waiting for our footfalls...
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