Eyehar two

Slow Way not verified yet. Verify Eyehar here.

This is a replacement for Eyehar One as this has a number of small errors that are corrected by this route.
All you need to know is you follow the Mid Suffolk Way until you reach the Angles Way, turn right and follow this until you get to Harleston and then stop. No more description needed :-)

Take Note

If following the path from Harleston to Eye take care after going down the farm track away from the A143 near Brockdish. At the bottom of the track at TM 20068 78959 the track turns right and runs along the bottom of the field. This looks like the way the path goes, I have been down the path twice now and I did exactly that. However after a bit you notice there is a trackway just to your left about 10 metres away, this is the actual path. So do not turn right with the farm track go on a few metres and get onto the trackway. It is possible to get between the to if you miss the trackway. If you stay in the field it joins the trackway at the far end of the field but by then the farm track has petered out and is more difficult to walk on.

The Angles Way through Harleston has been moved as they are building another new housing estate. I suspect it may go back closer to it's original route once the housing estate is complete. There are signs, stickers on lamp posts, but these are limited and not easy to spot.

Route Description (See Key at end for description of terms used)

"tart End Miles Type Segment Description
TM 14500 73938 TM 14466 74816 0-0.6 Town Pavement alongside the road

TM 14466 74816 TM 15711 76640 0.6-2.2 Farmland This is where you join Mid Suffolk Footpath. Gravel farm track, last section concrete farm track.

TM 15711 76640 TM 16273 77095 2.2-2.6 Road Double track lane, 1 car/5 minutes

TM 16273 77095 TM 17608 76819 2.6-3.8 Farmland A grass and soil path following round a field and wood. Then gravel and soil farm tracks with some lumpy sections. Also passes through a small wood on a grass path of medium width

TM 17608 76819 TM 17877 76977 3.8-4 Road Two track lane with intermittent verges, 1 car / minute

TM 17877 76977 TM 18380 77515 4-4.5 Village Passing through Hoxne. Some sections have pavements while other sections do not.

TM 18380 77515 TM 18355 78222 4.5-5 Farmland A mixture of trackways and grass path crossing fields un til the path joins the Angles Way after crossing the river.

TM 18355 78222 TM 19954 79220 5-6.5 Farmland Mainly grass and soil paths crossing fields. There is a section of trackway, see Take Note section. Then a farm track to meet a road.

TM 19954 79220 TM 20234 79335 6.5-6.7 Road Two lane road, road leads to the A143. The verge can be walked on.

TM 20234 79335 TM 21080 80145 6.7-7.6 Farmland Grass farm tracks and gravel driveway leading from the church. A short section of road before more farm tracks to join another road

TM 21080 80145 TM 21210 79902 7.6-7.8 Road Single track lane, 1 car / minute

TM 21210 79902 TM 21522 79510 7.8-8.2 Village Through the village of Brockdish. Some sections of pavement.

TM 21522 79510 TM 23816 81639 8.2-10.2 Farmland The section follows the river mainly on grass and soil paths. There is also a trackway in this section. A couple of fields are crossed and there is a short road section before going up a gravel drive and through a farmyard. The route then crosses a few more fields before a gravel track turns into a lane.

TM 23816 81639 TM 24223 81830 10.2-10.5 Road Single track lane, 1 car / 5 minutes

TM 24223 81830 TM 24200 82176 10.5-10.8 Farmland Down a gravel drive and then grass paths crossing a couple of fields

TM 24200 82176 TM 24618 82238 10.8-11.1 Road Initially a two track lane with no pavement, 1 car / minute. Then a pavement alongside a two lane road.

TM 24618 82238 TM 24591 82316 11.1-11.2 Woodland Short steep path through a small wood, lumpy.

TM 24591 82316 TM 24518 83317 11.2-12.1 Town The A143 needs to be crossed, visibility is good. Then across a section of scrubland that is being converted into a housing estate. Then pavements through the town to the destination. See Take Note section as the Angles Way has been moved.

Obstacles

TM 17338 77011 Photo 1 - Kissing gate and footbridge near Hoxne
TM 17609 76822 Photo 2 - Kissing gate near Hoxne
TM 18463 77874 Photo 3 - Kissing gate above Hoxne
TM 18453 78108 Photo 4 - Gate and footbridge across river near joining Angles Way
TM 21771 79615 Photo 5 - Stile near Brockdish
TM 23011 80927 Photo 6 - Stile near Needham
TM 24138 81944 Photo 7 - Narrow footbridge near Harleston
TM 24112 82084 Photo 8 - Second narrow footbridge near Harleston
TM 24195 82164 Photo 9 - Kissing gate near Harleston
TM 24580 82343 Photo 10 - Steps and Stile near Harleston


Refreshments

TM 21484 79752 Old Kings Head pub, Brockdish
TM 17999 77187 The Swan pub, Hoxne

Resting

TM 18043 77280 Bench on green, Hoxne
TM 20426 79658 Bench in churchyard, Brockdish
TM 22153 79941 Bench overlooking river near Brockdish

No Car Parks

Bus Stops

TM 21271 79601 Simmonds route 81 Bus stop: Village Hall, Brockdish

Key to terms used in the Route Description

This section describes the key used in the Route Description. The route description has the following format

[Start Position] [End Position] [Miles] Segment Type] [Description]

Each of these has the following meaning and the possible values.

Start Position This is the OS map reference of the start of the section being described
End Position This is the OS map reference of the end of the section being described
Miles This is the miles from the start to the start of the segment and miles to the end of the segment.
Segment Type The type of area the segment passes through, see Segment Types
Description A description of the type of terrain the segment passes through. Also any notes on the segment

Types of paths
Path A path formed by either people or animals walking along the path
Track A path formed by a vehicle quite often with two distinct tracks
Road A road for vehicles
Pavement A path for people alongside a road
Beach A sea or river beach
Driveway A vehicle track to a house or similar

Surface Material This is the main material the path is made up of and can be one of the following values

Soil The main component is soil. This could be muddy in bad weather
Tarmac The surface is made of tarmac
Gravel The surface is either packed or loose gravel
Grass The main surface is grass. If well used this could turn to soil
Concrete Made up of concrete sections
Sand Main component is sand
Shingle Loose stone normally of beaches

Path Width This is the width of the path on the ground where you walk or wheel. Can be one of the following

Narrow Shoulder width or less
Medium Shoulder width to width of a car
Wide Wider than the width of a car

Path smoothness Smooth Path is mainly smooth. Can walk the path without looking at your feet.
Lumpy Path has things such as roots and molehills. Need to occasionality look at your feet when walking the path
Rough There are large ruts in the path. You need to look at your feet most of the time while walking the path.

Segment Types
Farmland Mainly passing through fields and other farmland
River Passing along the side of a river
Town This will be at the start and end of the walk as you pass through the town.
Village Passing through another inhabited area other that the towns at either end of the walk
Road Along a road. Will indicate if there is a pavement or verges
Park Through a park or golf course
Wood The path go through a wood.
Garden Passing through a private garden to a house

This is a replacement for Eyehar One as this has a number of small errors that are corrected by this route.
All you need to know is you follow the Mid Suffolk Way until you reach the Angles Way, turn right and follow this until you get to Harleston and then stop. No more description needed :-)

Take Note

If following the path from Harleston to Eye take care after going down the farm track away from the A143 near Brockdish. At the bottom of the track at TM 20068 78959 the track turns right and runs along the bottom of the field. This looks like the way the path goes, I have been down the path twice now and I did exactly that. However after a bit you notice there is a trackway just to your left about 10 metres away, this is the actual path. So do not turn right with the farm track go on a few metres and get onto the trackway. It is possible to get between the to if you miss the trackway. If you stay in the field it joins the trackway at the far end of the field but by then the farm track has petered out and is more difficult to walk on.

The Angles Way through Harleston has been moved as they are building another new housing estate. I suspect it may go back closer to it's original route once the housing estate is complete. There are signs, stickers on lamp posts, but these are limited and not easy to spot.

Route Description (See Key at end for description of terms used)

"tart End Miles Type Segment Description
TM 14500 73938 TM 14466 74816 0-0.6 Town Pavement alongside the road

TM 14466 74816 TM 15711 76640 0.6-2.2 Farmland This is where you join Mid Suffolk Footpath. Gravel farm track, last section concrete farm track.

TM 15711 76640 TM 16273 77095 2.2-2.6 Road Double track lane, 1 car/5 minutes

TM 16273 77095 TM 17608 76819 2.6-3.8 Farmland A grass and soil path following round a field and wood. Then gravel and soil farm tracks with some lumpy sections. Also passes through a small wood on a grass path of medium width

TM 17608 76819 TM 17877 76977 3.8-4 Road Two track lane with intermittent verges, 1 car / minute

TM 17877 76977 TM 18380 77515 4-4.5 Village Passing through Hoxne. Some sections have pavements while other sections do not.

TM 18380 77515 TM 18355 78222 4.5-5 Farmland A mixture of trackways and grass path crossing fields un til the path joins the Angles Way after crossing the river.

TM 18355 78222 TM 19954 79220 5-6.5 Farmland Mainly grass and soil paths crossing fields. There is a section of trackway, see Take Note section. Then a farm track to meet a road.

TM 19954 79220 TM 20234 79335 6.5-6.7 Road Two lane road, road leads to the A143. The verge can be walked on.

TM 20234 79335 TM 21080 80145 6.7-7.6 Farmland Grass farm tracks and gravel driveway leading from the church. A short section of road before more farm tracks to join another road

TM 21080 80145 TM 21210 79902 7.6-7.8 Road Single track lane, 1 car / minute

TM 21210 79902 TM 21522 79510 7.8-8.2 Village Through the village of Brockdish. Some sections of pavement.

TM 21522 79510 TM 23816 81639 8.2-10.2 Farmland The section follows the river mainly on grass and soil paths. There is also a trackway in this section. A couple of fields are crossed and there is a short road section before going up a gravel drive and through a farmyard. The route then crosses a few more fields before a gravel track turns into a lane.

TM 23816 81639 TM 24223 81830 10.2-10.5 Road Single track lane, 1 car / 5 minutes

TM 24223 81830 TM 24200 82176 10.5-10.8 Farmland Down a gravel drive and then grass paths crossing a couple of fields

TM 24200 82176 TM 24618 82238 10.8-11.1 Road Initially a two track lane with no pavement, 1 car / minute. Then a pavement alongside a two lane road.

TM 24618 82238 TM 24591 82316 11.1-11.2 Woodland Short steep path through a small wood, lumpy.

TM 24591 82316 TM 24518 83317 11.2-12.1 Town The A143 needs to be crossed, visibility is good. Then across a section of scrubland that is being converted into a housing estate. Then pavements through the town to the destination. See Take Note section as the Angles Way has been moved.

Obstacles

TM 17338 77011 Photo 1 - Kissing gate and footbridge near Hoxne
TM 17609 76822 Photo 2 - Kissing gate near Hoxne
TM 18463 77874 Photo 3 - Kissing gate above Hoxne
TM 18453 78108 Photo 4 - Gate and footbridge across river near joining Angles Way
TM 21771 79615 Photo 5 - Stile near Brockdish
TM 23011 80927 Photo 6 - Stile near Needham
TM 24138 81944 Photo 7 - Narrow footbridge near Harleston
TM 24112 82084 Photo 8 - Second narrow footbridge near Harleston
TM 24195 82164 Photo 9 - Kissing gate near Harleston
TM 24580 82343 Photo 10 - Steps and Stile near Harleston


Refreshments

TM 21484 79752 Old Kings Head pub, Brockdish
TM 17999 77187 The Swan pub, Hoxne

Resting

TM 18043 77280 Bench on green, Hoxne
TM 20426 79658 Bench in churchyard, Brockdish
TM 22153 79941 Bench overlooking river near Brockdish

No Car Parks

Bus Stops

TM 21271 79601 Simmonds route 81 Bus stop: Village Hall, Brockdish

Key to terms used in the Route Description

This section describes the key used in the Route Description. The route description has the following format

[Start Position] [End Position] [Miles] Segment Type] [Description]

Each of these has the following meaning and the possible values.

Start Position This is the OS map reference of the start of the section being described
End Position This is the OS map reference of the end of the section being described
Miles This is the miles from the start to the start of the segment and miles to the end of the segment.
Segment Type The type of area the segment passes through, see Segment Types
Description A description of the type of terrain the segment passes through. Also any notes on the segment

Types of paths
Path A path formed by either people or animals walking along the path
Track A path formed by a vehicle quite often with two distinct tracks
Road A road for vehicles
Pavement A path for people alongside a road
Beach A sea or river beach
Driveway A vehicle track to a house or similar

Surface Material This is the main material the path is made up of and can be one of the following values

Soil The main component is soil. This could be muddy in bad weather
Tarmac The surface is made of tarmac
Gravel The surface is either packed or loose gravel
Grass The main surface is grass. If well used this could turn to soil
Concrete Made up of concrete sections
Sand Main component is sand
Shingle Loose stone normally of beaches

Path Width This is the width of the path on the ground where you walk or wheel. Can be one of the following

Narrow Shoulder width or less
Medium Shoulder width to width of a car
Wide Wider than the width of a car

Path smoothness Smooth Path is mainly smooth. Can walk the path without looking at your feet.
Lumpy Path has things such as roots and molehills. Need to occasionality look at your feet when walking the path
Rough There are large ruts in the path. You need to look at your feet most of the time while walking the path.

Segment Types
Farmland Mainly passing through fields and other farmland
River Passing along the side of a river
Town This will be at the start and end of the walk as you pass through the town.
Village Passing through another inhabited area other that the towns at either end of the walk
Road Along a road. Will indicate if there is a pavement or verges
Park Through a park or golf course
Wood The path go through a wood.
Garden Passing through a private garden to a house