Day Three | The Serpent Trail | Petworth to Cocking | Cool Dudes Walking Club

The third day of the Serpent Trail, in which Marek Larwood tries to make it from Petworth to Cocking whilst battling a knee injury.
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[@anno1010]

Yes I'm a winner!!! Yes that is how you pronounce my name. Can't wait to get my spotter checklist on.

[@cdwc]

I think I emailed you at the exact same time you wrote this.

[@anno1010]

@@cdwc weird, i'll check it out thanks!

[@stevesvids]

Luckyyy... 😄👍

[@indobleh]

Well done !

[@ReeTM]

Congratulations!

[@anthonyhatter196]

Two videos for the price of one. Best way to start the day. Keep em coming, pls! CD#123

[@weebleny]

That was a well-deserved beer! Gorgeous walk.

[@cdwc]

It was a lager shandy! Half hydration.

[@squalloogal]

Rewatching Feb ‘24

[@indobleh]

71 points ! It was a very long way to walk, well done Marek - Stay cool !

[@cdwc]

It was a big scoring walk. My record. I suppose it helps when you're out for about ten hours.

[@kek23k]

Some serious mileage done there, you are right to be proud. Enjoy the peas :)

[@cdwc]

Thank you cool dude. Peas be with you.

[@kek23k]

@@cdwc and also with you :)

[@stevesvids]

I just did a Binge Session on your Serpent..... trilogy. Its a pretty lengthy Serpent. I had a wonderful time. Thank you Marek 😊 👋👋👏👏

[@cdwc]

Cheers Steve. Stay cool.

[@ReeTM]

Seriously impressed with your progress, you powered through the knee and completed another trek, well done. Quivering in anticipation for the next part of the Serpent Trail.

[@cdwc]

Quivering is an excellent word.

[@HikingWithMartin]

this is definitely some of the nicest scenery for walking in ive seen in a while, i cant wait to have a go at this, seems much quieter than the south downs as well, i love all the forest walking and then the views are looking more interesting less farmland etc

[@cdwc]

I think this is a good alternative to summer hiking the South Downs. Only bad side is there are not any water taps.

[@grampawud]

Well done on doing this cool walk especially with a sore knee.

[@cdwc]

Oddly it got better. I think it was the taping.

[@grahamcope2196]

Well done on completing this stage with the wonky knee, that beer was well deserved. Glad you didn't get your lardie stuck in the kissing gate although that would have made for an excellent episode in itself. Cheers CD#247

[@cdwc]

I would probably still be there now. Although I may have lost enough weight to squeeze through.

[@chegeny]

Well done, Marek. Getting a pace on with a sore knee can be rough. The Serpent Trail's scenery is very nice.

[@cdwc]

I love the pine forests so it is a big winner for me.

[@neilmeadowcroft7569]

"Shush". Excellent. Did that letterbox have eggs and spoons for eyes?. Well done.

[@cdwc]

Yes you're right the eyes did look like spoons. Terrifying spoon eyes.

[@MattG-vs2rt]

The algorithm pretty much only shows me videos of Marek walking now. no complaints.

[@dazbass007]

some good Miles There Marek especially with a dodgy Knee I'm still alive 🤣🤣 atb daz

[@mattentwistle70]

Always a good way to end the day with Cocking. Was walking the South Downs Way last weekend and Cocking was pretty hard. Cheers Cool Dude.

[@JohnBone]

[4min 55sec] I'm still chuckling. oh god I'm puerile

[@munkeypants1]

That pervy pony doesn’t need a hiking pole (!)

[@cdwc]

Ha.

[@evegasse6999]

Hey now! Those birds at the start were just expressing themselves! Sorry you hurt your knee! My new job is very physical and it's really taking a toll on my walks because I'm always extremely sore and since I work night shifts, I wake up at noon and by that time the trails are full of people (I like walking early in the morning!) Also I talk to birds in front of people all the time and if it means strangers will think I'm crazy and not talk to me, I consider it a bonus!

[@cdwc]

That is a shame about the night shifts. I used to do them in twenties for a while. I found them exhausting.

[@evegasse6999]

@@cdwc Imagine how they are when you're almost 40! haha But I do love the work itself and I love not having to get up at 5 am so I guess it works out.

[@RetroRatz]

Peggy sympathize with the bench requirements on a long walk!

[@systemSkynet]

You should injuries your knee more often. You flew through that walk. Damn that pink marshmallow coloured snake

[@cdwc]

My knee actually felt better after 20 miles. I don't understand it.

[@systemSkynet]

@@cdwc the knee injury might have been there a long time and on this walk you have popped it back into place, which hurts like F. I've did that once with an ankle.

[@jenniferburk7965]

@@systemSkynet I've done that. Thought I was going to pass out from the pain of it snapping back in.

[@garrymartin6474]

It's still Titty Hill for me ! It was a good tip re the Leukotape I shall get some from the chemist on Monday

[@cdwc]

I bought my roll when I started this channel two years ago and it is still going. I always put some on the back of my heels to stop blisters.

[@Syncop8rNZ]

You don't prefer Cocking over Titty Hill?

[@TheUnnamedGent]

All roads lead to public footoath.

[@AzzMort]

aaah again so close to #10 :)

[@cdwc]

One day my friend.

[@squalloogal]

Just finished work and so glad to see this waiting for me. I’m shagged but this has lifted my spirits 😊 I survived again. I went for grass snake. 😁👍 I was also an extra early member but didn’t get my number for ages…but I’m cool with that cause my number is awesome. 😎

[@cdwc]

The walking gods appreciate all the support you have given to one of their flock.

[@squalloogal]

@@cdwc 😆😆😆😆👍 got to keep the walking gods in my favour. Taking care of their kin. 😏 Id hate to end up like Old Master Sparrow.

[@munkeypants1]

Nooo. I’m finally out of the Serpent Challenge as I chose the yummy, and seemingly harmless, pink marshmallow snake. Still, this is a brilliant mini series and I’m looking forward to the finale. Petworth looks stunning but those tiny Kissing Gates are bound to entrap me for eternity if I tried to pass through them

[@cdwc]

Over one million people die each year at those Petworth kissing gates.

[@stephr7637]

Thanks Marek, this is a great little series! Your editing is getting very swish. The Attenborough's and Packham's of this world would never pepper their docs with funny place names or interactive games featuring naive art, and perhaps that will be their downfall.

[@cdwc]

Thanks Cool Dude. The editing is just taking a lot longer. Ha. Packham must be sh*tting himself when he watches this.

[@puddindancer]

Wow! This is so lovely. Glad your knee held out and didn't cause too much trouble. So far I have Indiana Jones'd my way through the snake challenges and survived but what awaits us tomorrow?! I'll have to tune in to find out! Same Cool Dude time, same Cool Dude channel.

[@cdwc]

Thanks cool dude. Tomorrow more than one life is at stake in the Serpent Challenge.

[@user-fm6tj6is6u]

...and he was pecked to death by the crows and birds that he moans about...Maybe this happened to you in a past life which is why you don't like them. Which was the most scenic part of the walk? Loving this series!

[@cdwc]

Black Down is probably the most scenic, but Tullecombe Forest was great as was Midhurst Common on the last day.

[@kittikoko]

2:02 I actually thought you were looking pretty svelte, my dude! I always get stuck with my backpack in kissing gates and I'm too stubborn to take it off.

[@cdwc]

I will literally walk two miles without water as I can't be arsed to take my backpack off normally.

[@SouthCoastDetecting]

I keep forgetting you’ve got pink walking poles, they catch me by surprise each time they appear on screen…. Oi mate! You’ve got pink poles!

[@cdwc]

Technically they are purple poles. I blame Amazon for setting the default buy on purple.

[@SouthCoastDetecting]

@@cdwc 😂

[@alisoncrocker9919]

I’m sorry about your knee. That’s miserable. Get some massage cream called fisiocrem. Pronounced physio cream. It has arnica in it which numbs it and the pain will go away. 🙂

[@cdwc]

That sounds great thanks Alison. I will look it up.

[@michaelwhite8031]

Ride a Cocking horse to Banbury Cross.......sorry wrong direction !

[@cdwc]

It is fun saying Cocking.

[@michaelwhite8031]

@@cdwc Lol

[@thekentishpilgrim]

Good progress on this Serpent Trail, Cool Dude. What's your drink of choice at the pub after a long day of walking?

[@cdwc]

A larger shandy is my number one choice. That was a rather flat one in the video.

[@thekentishpilgrim]

@@cdwc You're so English Marek. I would love to see you attempt to order one of those in the US of A.

[@ColinPaterson295]

What are you doing getting inside my head? That's too days in a row I've been destroyed by the snake challenge.

[@cdwc]

The marshmallow snake killed lots of cool dudes.

[@ShireWitch]

Why isn't a haunted house worth points? Definitely missed that out of the list.....As I'm now claiming immortality, I chose the wooden snake, so hurrah!

[@cdwc]

A haunted house is worth points, I just didn't put it up on screen. It is in the book under buildings and worth 1 point.

[@ShireWitch]

@@cdwc Pleased to hear it! 😂

[@petergilbert7106]

I've only watched 2:34 of this so far, but I'm concerned about the knee injury, the concentration of ghosts in Petworth and the fact that Marek didn't say "Good luck cool dudes, especially me" before he started. I can only conclude that this video is going to end up being the preview of the Blair Witch Project 2; Too blairy, too witchy.

[@cdwc]

I may not have survived to edit it.

[@petergilbert7106]

@@cdwc Shhh Spoilers!

[@Vurtonable]

That was a sneaky trick Marek… who wouldn’t go for the marshmallow snake. How great would a marshmallow snake coming out of your hot chocolate be!!! Also how do I tell if I’m a website or you tube cool dude?

[@cdwc]

A youtube cool dude is someone who joins via the link on KZbin. They have little badges by their names. You are a website cool dude. Specifically Cool Dude #121.

[@Vurtonable]

@@cdwc but can I be even cooler Marek if I join both ways? I’m happy to put in at least a solid 2-3 minute effort and even a few NZ dollars to be slightly cooler and have a badge after my name. However I guess no matter what I do my cool dude status is majorly let down by my bad attitude and obsessive talking about bushrangers.

[@myoldreteacher]

Gah! Three away from the win… 😩

[@cdwc]

Death comes to us all. (this might be my bleakest reply ever).

[@BeatTheFlash]

Re. Knee, it strikes me that the female (grey) part of the adjustable across chest strap of your rucksack has an integrated whistle; are you aware of the international whistle calling distress signals being to blow three times and the rescue team's response usually being six blows? You can blow three times for three seconds each: while you’re blowing, it is suggested you count to three in your head during each blast so it lasts approximately three seconds, then take a breath or two between each blast to give the sound time to travel and catch your breath, then repeat. Give yourself a few seconds after you’ve completed the three blast pattern, and then repeat as long as you can to give yourself the best chance of being heard and located using direction of your whistle. You never know, might be handy if your leg falls off at the knee in darkest Hampshire.

[@cdwc]

This is excellent advice. Thank you cool dude. Yes that is a whistle on the chest strap. Osprey bags are great and all have them. The worry about injuries is why I bought my Fenix watch which sends an email to three people if you are stranded and gives your exact location.

[@michaelwhite8031]

@@cdwc Cool stuff if you chose to accept the Mission.

[@jefyhunt6219]

Have you been to the Lavington on camera?

[@cdwc]

I only go on camera.

[@jdanielpUK]

What was the distant passing creature around 08:10? Can't make it out. Sorry to hear about the bad knee - I've been having a similar issue on and off for a while and it's not a lot of fun.

[@cdwc]

It was a deer going past. Hope your knee gets better soon.

[@jenniferburk7965]

I was worried by the thumbnail expression. Stone snake. What was the animal you were pointing at?

[@cdwc]

It was a deer. A very distant deer.

[@philipemery7328]

I had some i-t band pain during long walks a while back. It's not nice at all. Fixed it by wearing a knee support brace while out walking for a while, until my legs got sufficiently strong to cope with 20+ miles on a regular basis. Had no trouble with it since, and therefore remain cool at all times.

[@cdwc]

Nice one cool dude. I have one of those big massage roller things I need to use more. Also will invest in a knee support. I am glad your knee issues have been resolved.

[@systemSkynet]

I stopped watching floyd fight paul for this