Kingston Bagpuize — Abingdon
Kinabi two
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By Jim Champion on 28 Oct 2022
Description
Modified version of Kinabi1, in order to avoid walking on the busy road between Gozzard’s Ford and the junction with the A415. The alternative route uses a permissive path that runs south from the Black Horse pub at Gozzard’s Ford and joins up with the northern end of the Peat Moor Lane (public bridleway). The southern end of Peat Moor Lane is on the A415 and the A415 has a wide footway.
I have also adjusted the route between Fyfield and Tubney so that it passes under the A420 using the tunnel (as opposed to crossing the A420 at the Tubney junction).
I am still not satisfied with the safety of the route between Tubney and the A338. It involves walking on a B road (national speed limit, no walkable verges to speak of) and there’s no obvious alternative.
This isn’t a very elegant route, especially the trudge alongside the A415 and the subsequent entry to Abingdon, but it is the best I can do under the circumstances!
Modified version of Kinabi1, in order to avoid walking on the busy road between Gozzard’s Ford and the junction with the A415. The alternative route uses a permissive path that runs south from the Black Horse pub at Gozzard’s Ford and joins up with the northern end of the Peat Moor Lane (public bridleway). The southern end of Peat Moor Lane is on the A415 and the A415 has a wide footway.
I have also adjusted the route between Fyfield and Tubney so that it passes under the A420 using the tunnel (as opposed to crossing the A420 at the Tubney junction).
I am still not satisfied with the safety of the route between Tubney and the A338. It involves walking on a B road (national speed limit, no walkable verges to speak of) and there’s no obvious alternative.
This isn’t a very elegant route, especially the trudge alongside the A415 and the subsequent entry to Abingdon, but it is the best I can do under the circumstances!
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Kingston Bagpuize
Grid Ref
SU4070098313
Lat / Lon
51.68211° / -1.41270°
Easting / Northing
440,700E / 198,313N
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just.desiring.socket
Abingdon
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SU4979097050
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51.67003° / -1.28141°
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449,790E / 197,050N
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coins.rent.fines
| Kingston Bagpuize | |
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| Grid Ref | SU4070098313 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.68211° / -1.41270° |
| Easting / Northing | 440,700E / 198,313N |
| What3Words | just.desiring.socket |
| Abingdon | |
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| Grid Ref | SU4979097050 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.67003° / -1.28141° |
| Easting / Northing | 449,790E / 197,050N |
| What3Words | coins.rent.fines |
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Martin McGovern
25 Jun 2023First - the route itself. It's reasonably varied, with the terrain ranging from decommissions roads, to footpaths and bridleways, and some urban roads in Abingdon itself. The footpath and bridleway sections make it unsuitable for wheels, and there are a number of stiles along the way. Not a lot of refreshment opportunities outside the two ends of the route, though Fyfield has the White Hart (the Black Horse pub on Faringdon Road showed no signs of being open). The route is pretty well signed and straightforward to follow, though at a couple of places (notably while crossing the Faringdon Road at location of the Black Horse pub, the hedgerows are quite overgrown (see one of the pictures).
This route is definitely an improvement on Kinabi one: Jim Champion's changes to that to produce this route (Kinabi two) are beneficial, reducing the amount of on-road walking, and in particular, cutting out the road section from Gozzard's Ford to the A415.
Having said that, in the description of the route, Jim Champion notes that he is still not satisfied with the safety of the route between Tubney and the A338. A bit more detail on that: the western end of this section isn't too bad, as there are pavements or at least wide verges, but at the eastern end the verges are extremely narrow, or even non-existent, so one is faced with oncoming traffic (see two of the pictures). I'm not flagging this route for safety, but wanted others to know so you can make your own decision.
With respect to a better route - there is scope for a route which turns south in Tubney, across the golf course and through Marcham, then further south to Marcham Mill and along the Ock into Abingdon. It would be longer but would avoid the Tubney Road issue. I may get onto this at some point, but please feel free to log it yourself!.
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Jim Champion
26 Jun 2023Thanks for reviewing the revised route. With regards to the suggestion for a better route: the bridleway bridge at Marcham Mill has been closed for many years pending repairs. I'm not sure if the repairs have been carried out yet and the bridleway reopened. The most recent info I can (easily) find online is the Marcham Parish website (16 Mar 2023) which says "Plans are progressing with the aim of delivering the repairs to the bridge this Spring. Issues which delayed the project last autumn have been addressed, and project delivery meetings have recommenced. The final construction plans are currently being considered by Oxfordshire County Council, and once approved, they will firm up the delivery programme. Residents will be further advised once the works programme is set."
Jim Champion
26 Jun 2023Also (with regards to the suggested new route) the part between the golf course and Marcham involves the verges of the A338 and they have the same problems as the dangerous bit of kinabi2, but worse as the A338 is a much faster road!
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