点评:This disused lines runs from Hemel Hempstead through to Harpenden and goes right past my house. Being a keen cyclist and marathon runner I found this route to be a favourite of mine for many years and hardly a week would go by without me venturing onto the Nicky line. Some mornings I would even run this from Hemel to Redbourn and back, a good seven miles, before making my way into work. It was ideal ideal for walking my two dogs of an evening and letting them have a little freedom off the lead, but no more. I'm sorry to say that my enjoyment of the Nicky line has been spoilt. Someone, with the power to do so, has decided that the Nicky line needed to be tarmacked at the Hemel Hempstead end. I have no idea as to how far this goes although I know it certainly goes out further than the industrial estate, or even if the work is completed. It never needed to be tarmacked, not for dog walking, running or cycling, the most the tarmac will do is save a little mud in the winter as if a little mud is a problem to someone who loves the outdoors. Living so close I've noticed the increase in the number of motorcyclists and electric scooters who seem to have little to no regard for other users so now the idea of letting dogs or toddlers have the run around is not recommended. If the maintenance of the pathway is anything like the lack of maintenance we usually see then it won't be long before the lovely flat black tarmacked strip becomes a safety risk as it becomes rippled due to tree roots trying to undo the damage caused by man. What was little known about the Nicky line and certainly something I kept quiet about was the occasional glow worms that you could find if you were brave enough to venture along there at night. Glow worms respond to vibration so as I ran or cycled and looked back I could see the green glow of those I had disturbed. Hopefully the glow worms will survive but I wonder how long before we see street lighting which will affect the glow worms. I tried to find out who is responsible for what has been done but so far I have failed. If any part of this has not yet been spoilt then I thoroughly recommend it, do it while you can.
翻译:这条废弃的线路从赫默尔亨普斯特德一直延伸到哈彭登,然后正好经过我的房子。作为一名狂热的自行车手和马拉松运动员,我发现这条路线多年来一直是我的最爱,如果我不冒险走上尼基线,几乎每个星期都不会过去。有些早晨,我什至会在上班前从赫默尔跑到雷德伯恩,然后再跑七英里。它非常适合晚上遛我的两只狗,让它们有一点自由,但仅此而已。很抱歉,我对 Nicky 系列的喜爱被破坏了。有权这样做的人决定,尼基线需要在赫默尔亨普斯特德端铺设柏油路。我不知道这能走多远,尽管我知道它肯定比工业区走得更远,或者即使工作已经完成。它从来不需要柏油碎石路面,不适合遛狗、跑步或骑自行车,柏油碎石碎石路面最多只能在冬天节省一点泥土,好像一点泥土对喜欢户外活动的人来说是个问题。住得很近,我注意到越来越多的摩托车手和电动滑板车似乎很少或根本不考虑其他用户,所以现在不推荐让狗或幼儿到处乱跑的想法。如果这条路的维护就像我们通常看到的缺乏维护一样,那么用不了多久,可爱的扁平黑色柏油碎石带就会成为安全隐患,因为树根试图消除人为造成的破坏,它会泛起涟漪.关于尼基线鲜为人知但我一直保持沉默的一点是,如果你有足够的勇气在晚上沿着那里冒险,你会偶尔发现萤火虫。萤火虫对振动有反应,所以当我跑步或骑自行车时,回头看时,我可以看到那些被我打扰过的萤火虫发出的绿光。希望萤火虫能存活下来,但我想知道我们要多久才能看到影响萤火虫的街道照明。我试图找出谁对所做的事情负责,但到目前为止我没有成功。如果其中的任何部分还没有被破坏,那么我强烈推荐它,尽可能地去做。