London Loop: Erith - Uxbridge (Part 1/2)
150 Miles: Erith - Uxbridge After the bus challenge, but before the night routes started, I looked for a new challenge to participate in, and I found one rather easily. The London Loop is a 150 mile orbital path, split into 24 sections, and is described as an M25 for walkers. Now I never classified myself much as a walker, and I was unsure whether I'd be able to walk the long sections that the loop offered, so as practice the day after I rode X68, I found myself in Dartford. The plan was to walk right up the Darent Creek, which offered amazing views over the marshes and the chance to hear gunshots, which at first, I was unsure where they were coming from, but after looking at Google Maps, I discovered there was a shooting range nearby. I also spotted what looked to be an abandoned house, which I knew I just had to check out, and with the sound of gunshots nearby, made it all the more creepy. Eventually, you get to the Dartford Creek Barrier where the River Darent makes its confluen...