Weltau two

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I started from the slightly off-centre node at Wellington, and walked through housing streets and alleyways. Nynehead Road, leaving the town and heading under the railway, had a bit of traffic and no pavement, but it wasn’t for too long.
The first section of footpath followed the line of the former Grand Western Canal. (In fact, turning from Nynehead Road onto the footpath in the opposite direction would take you to the remains of the historic Nynehead Boat Lift, which I had visited a few years earlier.) It split into two parallel paths for a short distance where the aqueduct over the River Tone was. Both paths worked, but the higher one seemed better used.
The route was also following the West Deane Way, which was a good clear route. It left the line of the canal and crossed fields to a quiet road, which it then followed, including a light-controlled level crossing, and over the line of the canal again, almost into the village of Bradford-on-Tone, at 40% through the route, where there was a pub, and a little shop open in the mornings only.
The route continued following the West Deane Way, along the north west bank of the River Tone for some distance through fields. The line on the map was covered with crops, but the well-trodden footpath hugged the river around its wiggles. There were lots of dog-walkers on this path, on a sunny weekday afternoon. The path looked as if it could be muddy in wetter weather than I had. There was access to another nearby pub where the route crossed a narrow road at Allerford, at 60%.
Near Norton Fitzwarren the route crossed the middle of a couple of fields where the path was kept free of crops, maybe because we were following the line of the canal once again. Then there was a nice walk through Netherclay Community Woodland.
Crossing the A3065 Silk Mills Lane was not fun, it was a very busy road, especially in the late afternoon. If it had been really bad it might have been an idea to walk north along one side of the main road to cross at the Park and Ride where there are pedestrian lights on the far side of the junction, then walk back south again - a 500m diversion.
A few tracks led to a footbridge over the river, so the next section was south of the river through Longrun Meadow, which had multiple paths on offer as well as the possibility of walking through long grass or sections with some trees. Visiting the Willow Cathedral was a highlight, although I was told it was in need of a haircut to show its structure better!
I had walked the last few miles with a friend who lives in Taunton and knew some of the best ways to walk.
Crossing the river a couple more times allowed me to reach the centre of Taunton passing some interesting historic buildings.
An enjoyable route with the majority off-road following easy paths.

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