Cirencester — Fairford
Cirfai two
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By 5PintE on 29 Jun 2021
Description
Alternative route avoiding hazardous sections of CIRFAI1 including:
* more direct out of Cirencester using footbridge to cross A419 (original route crosses on street level)
* small detour to cross A419/A417 trunk route by bridge (original route crossing is very dangerous)
* longer detour to avoid dangerous 1/2 mile stretch of A417 that has no pavement/sidewalk
Central part of route, that follows original route, has not been checked at time of uploading
Alternative route avoiding hazardous sections of CIRFAI1 including:
* more direct out of Cirencester using footbridge to cross A419 (original route crosses on street level)
* small detour to cross A419/A417 trunk route by bridge (original route crossing is very dangerous)
* longer detour to avoid dangerous 1/2 mile stretch of A417 that has no pavement/sidewalk
Central part of route, that follows original route, has not been checked at time of uploading
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Cirencester
Grid Ref
SP0232002049
Lat / Lon
51.71717° / -1.96781°
Easting / Northing
402,320E / 202,049N
What3Words
vaccines.shaves.absent
Fairford
Grid Ref
SP1520301005
Lat / Lon
51.70758° / -1.78137°
Easting / Northing
415,203E / 201,005N
What3Words
masterful.sues.mouse
| Cirencester | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SP0232002049 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.71717° / -1.96781° |
| Easting / Northing | 402,320E / 202,049N |
| What3Words | vaccines.shaves.absent |
| Fairford | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SP1520301005 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.70758° / -1.78137° |
| Easting / Northing | 415,203E / 201,005N |
| What3Words | masterful.sues.mouse |
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review
RobRinger
03 Jul 2023 (edited 08 Jul 2023)Mostly easy to follow route but largely on footpaths and consequently with a large number of stiles and kissing gates to obstruct progress of those not on foot. Some road walking but all on quiet roads with minimal traffic. There are sections accessible by those on wheels but they are disjointed. For this review the path was walked from Fairford to Cirencester.
There are some issues with route finding. To the west of Marston Hill farm the path is ill defined and not signposted (photo 2). To the south of Greenacres Park the path is obstructed firstly by some hurdles forming a crude fence and then by crops in the field with no path defined. The way out of this field onto the path is also difficult to find when travelling west (photo 1). The road which later becomes a path due south of Poulton is not marked (photo 3). Later approaching Driffield there is a fallen tree across the path and more crops. The dogleg introduced on the approach to Preston to avoid a level crossing of the A419 trunk road is avoidable if you exercise care; there are effectively two separate crossings of each direction of the dual carriageway.
Facilities are available at Priory Farm near Poulton which has a well used cafe. The Masons Arms at Meysey Hampton is less than 100m off the route. The latter also provides accommodation.
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