Ok, we're back in the zone, after the excitement of a new car last week, I'm back bagging bridleways and byways again. This time I've moved east in the county and headed out from East Malling, to run through two byways and link up some bridleways on the way. The loop started out from East Malling station car park and headed south, down on Rocks Road to the first byway, it starts as tarmac and then diminishes to concrete and finally muck and mud and out onto the road. A short ride along north pole road to the bridleway on the right, down to the A26 and then a dog leg left and right onto the bridleway behind Barming church. A quick dash down to the river and cross on Barming bridge, with a climb out of the valley up to Kettle Lane, this feels like a drag and to be honest I'd like to go back when its not raining! From here its along Heath Road and left, about 300 yards on the right is an entrance to a bridleway cut through the woods, good firm surface with little horse traffic, and out onto Upper Barn Hill, a quick right and take the bridleway that runs alongside the White House pub, and parallel to Hilltop Road. A great bridleway leading to a cracking byway, a short muddy climb leads to a brilliant downhill section in an almost hidden lane, steep sides and wide corners a good downhill. From here its out to Yalding and start the turn back. Up the hill towards West Farleigh, but take the Small Profits road on the left to gain access to the Restricted byway near the end of the road, this cuts the corner (there's a bit of a drag across an open grass field) and out onto the B2010 at West Farleigh. There's then a great road downhill to the river and the lovely bridge at Teston, a great old stone bridge. Up from the river to the A26 and turn right back towards Barming, about 500 yards on the left is an entrance to a bridleway, its messy and mostly long grass, until the end when its a stony climb back up to North Pole road again, turn right, and back to the Byway at the beginning of the ride, but take the bridleway on the left at the junction. This is a long sweeping track, soft black ash and tarmac with a firm finish running along side paddocks, and then back to the main road into East Malling. I will get back this way as I need to cover a few more trails here, but with the great Autumn weather, rain and drizzle it pushed me along. another great Saturday out.