In reply to marsbar:
I do respect and follow the advice, but I still personally disagree with it.
Started the run early-ish today to avoid the congested areas near home - there's few nice walkways I have been avoiding during daytime, but I miss my regular routes. I ran to the local hills, saw very few people and had plenty of space. By the time I was coming back, my very local area was buzzing with people. So why should we not disperse people from the urban areas?
I do understand the honeypots would be mobbed if we allowed the travel, so I don't really have a solution. It's a bit selfish, I know, which is why I just stick to the rules.
See the Strava Flybys screenshot below. My route is black line - pretty much no other lines at North West.
https://i.imgur.com/wbmDgZc.jpg