Accessibility Photo Survey

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   1. I walked this route in reverse, from Totton to Ringwood. Pavement after first roundabout. 0.3 km from start —

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   2. Foot/cycle path after crossing the roundabout on the approach to Netley Marsh. The roundabout which serves as a junction for the A336 and the A326 had a lot of traffic, was fast-moving, and had no traffic lights. 2.6 km from start —

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   3. Toward the end of the A336 section before turning right at Netley Marsh. 3 km from start —

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   4. Woodlands Road before turning onto Rossiters Lane. 4.1 km from start —

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   5. On-road section of Rossiters Lane. 4.5 km from start —

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   6. Beginning of the Rossiters Lane footpath. 4.8 km from start —

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   7. Muddier section of the Rossiters Lane footpath. 4.9 km from start —

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   8. Some of the muddiest sections could be avoided via off-shoots from the main footpath. Here is an example, but had a fallen tree. 5 km from start —

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   9. Rossiters Lane footpath continued. 5.1 km from start —

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    10. Leaving Rossiters Lane and joining Bartley Road. 5.3 km from start —

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    11. Track after leaving Bartley Road. 5.7 km from start —

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    12. Bridle gate as gravel track resolves to dirt and, later, footpath. 5.7 km from start —

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    13. Footpath nearing the approach to Brockishill Enclosure. 6.4 km from start —

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    14. Choice between going through the mud or walking around over fallen branches and other debris. 6.5 km from start —

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    15. Bridle gate into Brockishill Enclosure. 6.5 km from start —

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    16. Poorly delineated path entering Brockishill Enclosure. Here I veered too far to the right and arrived along track to the north-west of the intended target. In hindsight I should have kept to the left left along this section as far as possible. 6.6 km from start —

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    17. **NOTE: Hereon this survey is up to but no more than 0.1km "behind" the listed Rintot Two 'Kilometres from the start of the route' value** After rejoining the route this what the user will see when reaching the track. Requires crossing a gully to join. 6.7 km from start —

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    18. Track before reaching first Forestry England track. 7.1 km from start —

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    19. Joining the Forestry England track. 7.6 km from start —

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    20. Bridle gate reaching the A337. The target is a verge below the level of the road after crossing the road. The road had lots of fast-moving traffic in both directions. 8.5 km from start —

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    21. Verge along the A337. Uneven and had several perpendicular gutters dug into the earth along its length. 8.6 km from start —

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    22. Livestock gate joining Lyndhurst Road from the verge. 8.8 km from start —

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    23. On-road section toward Minstead. In the village there is a pub and a public bench on the village green. 9.7 km from start —

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    24. Some sections of the road had grass verges, others were narrow hemmed between hedgerows at the roadside. 10.2 km from start —

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    25. Sloped road on the approach passing Fleetwater House. 11 km from start —

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    26. Narrow footbridge crossing the ford at Ringwood Ford Bottom. Soon the route joins Forestry England tracks which mirror the path quality of Image 19 for approx. 4km. 12.2 km from start —

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    27. After passing through a bridge gate and fine gravel car park, the route joins the road which passes under the A31. Traffic was sparse and visibility was good. 15.9 km from start —

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    28. Crossing under the A31. 16.5 km from start —

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    29. Leaving the road and joining the track via bridle gate. 17 km from start —

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    30. After an ascent leaving the tree-covered section via a bridle gate. 18.3 km from start —

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    31. Track once it becomes parallel with the A31. 19.6 km from start —

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    32. Short undulating sections. 20.3 km from start —

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    33. Gravel giving way to uneven dirt with shallow ruts. 20.9 km from start —

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    34. Loose gravel/small stones. Track follows the right-hand path. 22.8 km from start —

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    35. Leading away from the A31. 23 km from start —

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    36. Undulated open section with varying path qualities. 23.3 km from start —

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    37. Beginning the approach to Linford Road (first leg). 23.7 km from start —

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    38. Rough stony section joining Linford Road (first leg). 23.9 km from start —

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    39. Linford Road (first leg). 24 km from start —

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    40. Gate leaving Linford Road (first leg) and joining Right of Way across field which had horses. 24.2 km from start —

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    41. Footbridge leaving the first field with gates either side. 24.3 km from start —

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    42. Gate onto a third field. Target after the gate is along the right-hand side. 24.4 km from start —

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    43. Stile access to a narrow 50m-long footpath studded with tree roots. 24.6 km from start —

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    44. Road on the approach to Linford Road (second leg). 25.3 km from start —

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    45. Just before joining Linford Road (second leg) and following the rest of route into Ringwood along a combination of pedestrian pavements and cycle paths. 25.6 km from start —

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