Binlon one

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This was a mostly pleasant route although there was a good 3-4 miles of walking along country roads, some quite fast - and frustratingly some paths had become overgrown or disappeared altogether, particularly in the second half. The walk leaves Bingham Market Place and the first stretch across fields is well-defined and easy to follow, skirting the edge of fields of what looks like barley. Halfway to Scarrington, though, the path disappeared and I had to wade through the barley to reach a footbridge and continue the route (photo 3). The route follows the road for 2 miles betwen Scarrington and Orston (photo 5). Shortly after leaving Orston, the route follows a byway (Longhedge Lane) - this was quite overgrown (photo 8). The next section of the route follows a fast and quite busy country road with no pavement through the villages of Alverton and Kilvington (photo 9). Leaving Kilvington, the route leaves the road at a bend and follows a footpath (footpath sign rather hidden and hard to spot - photo 10). Shortly after Staunton, the route leaves the road and is meant to follow a footpath which cuts a corner and joins the road further up. The path is initially well-defined (photo 11), but then disappears in an overgrown field with no obvious exit out onto the road (photo 12). I would recommend avoiding this path altogether and staying on the road. The final section of the route had to be altered significantly: the path crossing the A1 no longer exists - there is just a delapidated stile in the undergrowth (photo 14) to show where the path once was. I had to leave the field and return to the road and finish the remainder of the route into Long Bennington via country lanes.

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