04/08/26 - The Teme Valley at Eardiston

New Cicerone Guide KlaxonI do like the Cicerone Day Walks Guides. Always interesting, always on the right side of challenging. And my home county has a new 2026 release.Saves me having to think too hardHaving the car, I decide on Walk 2. The Teme Valley. I ask AI what to look for in the hamlets of Eardiston, Stanford Bridge, Orleton, Eastham and Lindridge. It replies, "There is nothing of interest there." Knowing me, as it does so well, AI then suggests a blog theme.One theme that might work well is that "nothing happened" is actually the story.It's not wrong.... I don't pass a church or a pub on a 12 mile route. Especially cruel when much of the walking is through cider apple orchards and hop gardens. Worse than that, my own fears from knowing the area are confirmed. Badly overgrown paths - to the point that it's nearly a non-starter - and ridiculously steep woodland climbs. Walls Hill Woods is a case of one step forward, three steps back and pulling myself up by any available…