Accessibility Photo Survey

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   1. Walked from Long Bennington to Newark, so reverse of the GPX route. This shows where the first path leaves the road in Long Bennington. All distances are best guesses based on the mile positions as shown when the GPX is loaded into OS maps 13.28 km from start —

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   2. Bridge over River Witham at Long Bennington 13.12 km from start —

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   3. No visible path across field beyond bridge 13.07 km from start —

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   4. Crossing next field 12.98 km from start —

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   5. field boundary 12.71 km from start —

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   6. Approaching the road at Westborough Gate Lodge. Note that the path follows the field edge so deviates slightly from the right of way. 12.25 km from start —

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   7. Westborough Gate Lodge 12.23 km from start —

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   8. entering the field at Westborough Gate Lodge 12.21 km from start —

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   9. path along edge of field 12.18 km from start —

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    10. passing the Lodge farm 12.18 km from start —

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    11. Note that the path stays on the left hand side of the field and deviates a little from the right of way line 12.13 km from start —

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    12. Crossing into next field 11.91 km from start —

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    13. following field edge near Lincoln Hill 11.91 km from start —

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    14. Approaching Dry Doddington. Here the path along the edge of the field is easier to follow than the diagonal right of way. 10.87 km from start —

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    15. This illustrates why I didn't attempt the diagonal field crossing - an electric fence and a crop field with no cut gap 10.87 km from start —

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    16. Following the field boundary into Dry Doddington 10.78 km from start —

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    17. In Dry Doddington 10.54 km from start —

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    18. In Dry Doddington 10.5 km from start —

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    19. The road from Dry Doddington towards Claypole 10.14 km from start —

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    20. leaving the road to take the field path to Claypole 9.01 km from start —

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    21. A clearly cut field path. The soil is clay so very sticky when damp. 8.93 km from start —

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    22. further into the field 8.85 km from start —

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    23. bridge across ditch between fields 8.69 km from start —

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    24. The next field also has a clear cut path 8.68 km from start —

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    25. The last field before Claypole. No alternative to crop trampling, since any sign of a marked path soon disappears. 8.37 km from start —

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    26. further into the crop, now no path whatsoever 8.21 km from start —

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    27. Approaching the road at Claypole 8.13 km from start —

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    28. The path goes through this gate into Claypole churchyard, then turns right along the edge. 7.97 km from start —

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    29. the path past the church is unsurfaced grass 7.95 km from start —

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    30. The first field beyond the churchyard is rather overgrown, but there is a traceable path line 7.9 km from start —

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    31. Another well marked field path 7.72 km from start —

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    32. Well Fen Lane 7.56 km from start —

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    33. Leaving Well Fen Lane, the first of several stiles 7.32 km from start —

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    34. The path goes up the bank of the Witham, and over a stile. 7.08 km from start —

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    35. The bridge over the Witham 7.05 km from start —

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    36. Another stile at the far end of the Witham bridge 7.05 km from start —

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    37. Another stile leads into a field 7 km from start —

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    38. The right of way goes straight across this field, but a small detour is needed to avoid the horse fences 6.98 km from start —

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    39. another stile 6.92 km from start —

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    40. another well cut field path across more damp clay 6.84 km from start —

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    41. Approaching Broad Fen Lane, the path crosses a ditch on this bridge 6.52 km from start —

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    42. The path leaves the lane through this gap 6.49 km from start —

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    43. Another well cut field path (yet more clay) 6.42 km from start —

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    44. The path turns north along a ditch 5.87 km from start —

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    45. This bridge crosses the ditch 5.71 km from start —

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    46. The way through the next field is obvious 5.7 km from start —

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    47. approaching the road on the edge of Balderton 5.55 km from start —

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    48. We follow the lane north 5.39 km from start —

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    49. There is new housing development underway here, but the path along the lane is still clear. 4.67 km from start —

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    50. bridge under the A1 at Balderton 3.94 km from start —

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    51. The lane emerges at this junction 3.86 km from start —

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    52. leaving the road on a narrower tarmac path 3.81 km from start —

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    53. An unexpected bench on the route through the houses 3.54 km from start —

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    54. further into the housing estate 3.3 km from start —

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    55. the route continues on a fenced path next to a playing field 2.57 km from start —

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    56. Further on along the fenced path 2.25 km from start —

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    57. The remainder of the route is along pavements, with no difficult road crossings, so I don't think any further pictures are needed to illustrate it. This path leads down to the old railway route (see Newlon 1) 1.29 km from start —

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