He burst out unexpectedly into the main footpath and collided at full tilt with the blue-overalled killer coming in the opposite direction.
This main footpath is marked by a red M on a white background throughout its length.
It has also spawned several circular routes that use sections of the main footpath.
The county council are now requesting that the main east-west footpath be upgraded to a bridleway.
The main footpath continues north past the reedbed to the freshwater lagoon and the Island Hide, then reaches a bank running across the reserve.
In 1996 the main footpath on the Ziegenwerder island was named Hermann-Weingärtner-Weg.
There are five main footpaths in the parish:
It can be found by entering the main footpath at the Ridge Avenue entrance and following the west bank to Hermit's Lane Bridge.
There is a small car park beside the reserve which is close to the two main footpaths.
But it appears that the original spot had marked the exact peak, but was not so obviously recognisable from the main footpath.