Picked a point on the loop that was easiest to get to for me & started there.
There's quite a lot of shade for the majority of the route which is nice on a sunny day, though still stretches fully in the sun throughout.
When I was checking the gps tracks of the other entries I spotted a degree of variability on exactly which paths were taken, especially in Standish Wood, but when I got there I found some of the paths are marked for mountain bikes and others for pedestrians/other uses, and after that it made a lot more sense.
Significant stretches of the cyclepath are a type of rubber & gravel surface which gives a bit more cushioning & that was quite nice to run on, especially towards the end when I was really quite tired :D
Definitely took some determination to get round, but a great day out, and I got to see so much wildlife, big & small!