I haven’t been in this house long. But over the winter I could walk the trails / more clear areas when everything was dead and the snow covered everything. It was so rainy this spring by the time I could use a riding mower without destroying my lawn, nature had taken over the woods. As I had mentioned in another post, I’m afraid to mow blindly and hit a large stump or large rock and destroy my mower.
Edit - but yes I do suppose walking first might be a good idea if I can bushwhack my way through.