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Middy railway footpath

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Well hey there, Prepare yourself for another edition of " Oscar walks far and regrets it the day after ", with pictures of course. Emboldened by my previous efforts on the last trail (not to mention the recovered feet) I set my sights on yet another  hike of sorts. Except this time around preferring not to use public transport to return - the train ticket and taxi fare from Stowmarket to Hoxne was £26... One of the nearer paths to me is called the Middy (Mid Suffolk) railway footpath, which probably has something to do with an old railway line, but I shan't venture to butcher it's historic background. Nevertheless, this runs from just south of Wethersett, down south but mostly westwards and ends near Haughley. Based on some quick calculations, it is roughly 7.5 miles long (or 12km), based on the view of the path from the stitched StreetMap images below.  So following some quick calcs I figured I'd easily be able to walk this trail, and more importantly back in a