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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Diss and Eye.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Diss and Eye.
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This route has been reviewed by 4 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (4)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 2
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Diss
Grid Ref
TM1170479971
Lat / Lon
52.37686° / 1.10887°
Easting / Northing
611,704E / 279,971N
What3Words
spark.generals.plotter
Eye
Grid Ref
TM1451173905
Lat / Lon
52.32132° / 1.14617°
Easting / Northing
614,511E / 273,905N
What3Words
prank.bank.coarser
Diseye One's land is
| Diss | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TM1170479971 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.37686° / 1.10887° |
| Easting / Northing | 611,704E / 279,971N |
| What3Words | spark.generals.plotter |
| Eye | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TM1451173905 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.32132° / 1.14617° |
| Easting / Northing | 614,511E / 273,905N |
| What3Words | prank.bank.coarser |
| Arable | 50.1% |
| Other agricultural land | 5.7% |
| Pasture | 8.6% |
| Urban | 35.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Pandora
01 Apr 2024Not a huge amount of variation in the landscape but a nice gentle stretch of our larger walk.
Be sure to double check the navigation with Thom's previous comments as there is a couple of ways you could walk the wrong field.
Tiril Sofie Berg
31 Mar 2024Walking in rainy weather this had created smaller streams of water in parts of the footpath, making it slightly difficult to follow the route. Despite this, it was still an enjoyable part of our longer trip. We walked through several farms and woodlands. Approaching Diss it was lovely to experience the appearance of the village. Be mindful of the challenging navigation, as referred to by former reviewer Thom Brisco.
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Thom Brisco
29 Mar 2024An enjoyable trail that prioritises the avoidance of roads and hard surfaces over the plot of a fastest route between the two towns. A walk of thatch-roofed houses, farms, fields, and country lanes.
Shortly after walking north out of Yaxley, we faced a navigation challenge by struggling to figure out which side of a ditch/hedgerow to turn west onto, in order to avoid a potential doubling back. I have attached an image with our successful path marked (in red). A slight adjustment of Slow Ways’ recommended route might clarify that walkers should stay south of the tree line.
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Nicholas Lingwood
10 Oct 2022A fair option among the many possible routes between Diss and Eye. There are shorter ways between the towns, but involving more road or grass verge use.
Highlights:
+ Largely avoids walking on roads, includes some lovely tree-lined bridleway, and pleasant footpaths including the valley between Yaxley and Eye.
+ The Cherry Tree pub in Yaxley breaks up the distance.
Negatives:
- Unsuitable for wheelers, most of the route is either restricted for wheels (as public footpath) and includes obstacles, shown in the 4th to 8th photos.
- The A143 crossing chosen is on a fast 60mph stretch, with limited visibility.
- The A140 is also a testing stretch of 50mph road.
- The footpaths between Palgrave and Thrandeston include unkept stretches that often become overgrown with nettles and other tall plants.
- Stiles to cross west of Thrandeston, and west of Eye.
- A minor point, but it's quicker and nicer to use the footpath north of Eye Fire Station, rather than passing Eye Poultry.
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