Shared use turned out to be one of the things that wasn’t a problem, as the paths I found were mostly wide (and those that weren’t I met nobody on), I didn’t come across any groups walking across the whole width of the path, and most importantly no doggists. I actually went through a bit by Willen Lake which had lots of pedestrians, but so much space I didn’t really need to slow down much (I’m only doing 14-15mph so not that fast anyway, but don’t accelerate that fast up to speed, so it’s really irritating having to slow down). I actually wish I’d just gone up and down the bit past the lake as that was good quality, just not all that long – everything I found heading away from there was a bit rubbish.
I suppose there’s shared use and shared use – just wanted to avoid anything dominated by peds, which is the case for the otherwise nice paths around here. Was being a bit economical with info because I wasn’t sure anybody would understand or it would add anything – was riding a geared unicycle which I can cruise at 15mph on, but bumps slow me down a lot as they upset the balance and I have to concentrate on that rather than being able to cruise. The trouble is I’m a bit stuck between, as it feels slow on roads with cars, but too fast when mixing with peds.
Thanks for the info anyway – should have asked sooner, as next week is likely to be the last time I go that way and I won’t be riding as I pulled my hamstring coming off on a bump at speed.