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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Rainworth.
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Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Grid Ref
SK5067756014
Lat / Lon
53.09895° / -1.24461°
Easting / Northing
450,677E / 356,014N
What3Words
noted.acting.often
Rainworth
Grid Ref
SK5909358341
Lat / Lon
53.11900° / -1.11850°
Easting / Northing
459,093E / 358,341N
What3Words
spice.reflect.socialite
Kirrai Two's land is
Kirkby-in-Ashfield | |
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Grid Ref | SK5067756014 |
Lat / Lon | 53.09895° / -1.24461° |
Easting / Northing | 450,677E / 356,014N |
What3Words | noted.acting.often |
Rainworth | |
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Grid Ref | SK5909358341 |
Lat / Lon | 53.11900° / -1.11850° |
Easting / Northing | 459,093E / 358,341N |
What3Words | spice.reflect.socialite |
Arable | 33.2% |
Urban | 62.2% |
Woods | 4.6% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Hugh Hudson
25 Jun 2023 (edited 26 Jun 2023)I only walked the section from Kirkby to the end of Cauldwell Road today, but the rest of the route is almost identical to the Sutton-Rainworth route I walked last week, which is more enjoyable than this one. The walk in from Kirkby is a dull but direct pavement slog, largely through industrial estates. It is shorter and quieter to cut the corner where the B6021 joins the B6022, then cross the B6022 because the south pavement stops at Sotheby Avenue. The route is unimaginative and rather lazily plotted in places, so this is a slightly grudging snail.
From Kirkby. we head north on Lowmoor Road. The first part through a shopping centre is pedestrianised, but we are soon on the pavement of the busy road through an industrial estate. The scenery improves a little as we approach Sutton Parkway station, as there are at least trees to the right and the pavement moves away from the road a little. We continue up Kirkby Folly Road. Once in the houses, I chose to follow the old road around the edge of the houses rather than staying on the main road, partly because the right hand pavement encourages this. Eventually we reach Sotheby Avenue where we are forced back onto the main road, and need to cross to continue walking on the pavement.
The busy junction with the B6139 has traffic lights, but its layout is not very friendly to pedestrians. With care you should reach Cauldwell Road, where we join SUTRAI 2. From here we follow what used to be a through road, that was closed when the Mansfield southern bypass was built. The bypass is fairly easily crossed using a central refuge, but take care as the traffic is fast and often busy. Beyond, we follow the mostly pedestrianised Old Newark Road through housing estates and a few fields to reach the busy roundabout at the edge of Rainworth. Cross the main road with care and continue down Southwell Road East to reach the Rainworth meeting point.
Although this is a fairly safe and easy route, I can't help thinking it could be a lot better. I agree with Stephen that the old railway path provides a better route at the Rainworth end. Between Kirkby and Sutton Parkway station it might be more pleasant to start on the SUTKIR 1 route and use one of the concessionary paths through the open space south west of Sutton Parkway station. It is a great shame that there is no pavement on Blidworth Road east of the A611, which blocks any safe pleasant route from Kirkby to Thieves Wood, as there is a good green route from Thieves Wood to Rainworth.
For pictures of the route from Cauldwell Road to Rainworth, see my review of SUTRAI 2.
Ken
27 Apr 2023Easy navigation and easy on the feet, no stiles, no cattle, no serious mud. Road walking is fair with pavements or quiet lanes but crossings need care as there is little if any help from lights. All I can say is this route is functional.
I walked from Rainworth the long stretch of pavement is not a good start you might like to look at Sutrai-2 which uses the parallel Mansfield Way along the old rail line behind the houses. This main road route does offer a buffer space by using the service road where the houses are set back.
The crossing of the bypass road fails to offer any lights to stop the traffic so extra care is needed. The old road looks to have been out of use for many years, any tarmac surface long gone, but it's a fair surface and away from traffic at last. It's not real countryside but still a bit green although development is marching towards the track.
The narrow track suddenly becomes an incredibly wide road, further along the route another wide road stops abruptly all suggesting an unfulfilled plan. A forlorn shelter awaits a bus. Or perhaps it's prepared for the rush of passengers from development on the land between us and the bypass which is already fenced off awaiting more housing. On the day I passed it had had vegetation and topsoil removed and looked like the Sahara desert.
I should have known where I was but this byway route was unfamiliar so I was surprised to pass the impressive building of Nottingham Trent University which I now see was Mansfield College when I regularly passed by car years ago. This section of road was busy and the pavement quite narrow.
Crossing the next road be aware, this is not the route to Amazon, clearly the numerous signs suggest some believe it is. It's a quiet cul-de-sac and a cycle route so there is a central refuge to help us across the next road to meet the other side of the truncated Cauldwell Road.
There is a pavement but with little traffic it's best on the road to avoid overhanging bushes and trees. The road climbs and offers an excellent view of the vast warehouse that our route fails to serve. The next road junction has traffic lights but they fail to provide any assistance for pedestrians with the refuge on the road without a pavement.
From here it's alongside busy roads. There is an option of a service road set back starting at Searby Road which also passes a pub, other services are available here - grooming for her or her dog, Bow Wow Boutique. There is a corner shop on route at Farndon Road but hardly in the middle third. The road walking continues all the way to Kirkby passing 'The Summit' and an informative board which explains the name.
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StephenWalker
30 Mar 2022I walked this route from Kirkby. Once out of the town centre there is a 2 mile section on the wide pavement of a busy road. At the lights/cross-roads cross onto Caudwell Road. This was severed by the Mansfield bypass so it is quiet. After crossing the main road the old line continues. The next section (still Caudwell Road) has a pavement leading to the A60. Straight ahead (almost) takes you onto Old Newark Road, which is a pedestrian route along a gravelled track.
After the Main road crossing the route was temporarily blocked by water excavations (March 2022) causing a detour left to the roundabout and then back to the right on Bellamy Road to regain the route. At the main road (A6191) it is easy to walk across with the large centre reservation to reach the cycle/pedestrian lane on the north side. That is followed to the right as far as the other side of the roundabout. From here I took the extension of the Mansfield Trail (a track along an old railway) provides a quiet route to the middle of Rainworth and gets you of the roadside.
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