Lightwater — Ottershaw
Ligott three
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By Petr Sadilek on 28 Jul 2023
Description
The third proposed route aspires to eliminate some drawbacks of Ligott one and two. First, it avoid the problematic section between Philpot lane and Youngstroat Lane which is almost impassible. It also avoid walking long distances on busy roads and takes a shortcut close to Ottershaw where the route approaches Paragon Roundabout.
Walkers should be mindful when approaching the Broadoak farm that a public footpath by-passing the farm leads right next to the gate to the farm and it is quite overgrown. See a photo below
The third proposed route aspires to eliminate some drawbacks of Ligott one and two. First, it avoid the problematic section between Philpot lane and Youngstroat Lane which is almost impassible. It also avoid walking long distances on busy roads and takes a shortcut close to Ottershaw where the route approaches Paragon Roundabout.
Walkers should be mindful when approaching the Broadoak farm that a public footpath by-passing the farm leads right next to the gate to the farm and it is quite overgrown. See a photo below
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Lightwater
Grid Ref
SU9311462156
Lat / Lon
51.35086° / -0.66429°
Easting / Northing
493,114E / 162,156N
What3Words
lights.hint.crass
Ottershaw
Grid Ref
TQ0233863935
Lat / Lon
51.36527° / -0.53137°
Easting / Northing
502,338E / 163,935N
What3Words
trash.pans.fork
| Lightwater | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU9311462156 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.35086° / -0.66429° |
| Easting / Northing | 493,114E / 162,156N |
| What3Words | lights.hint.crass |
| Ottershaw | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ0233863935 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.36527° / -0.53137° |
| Easting / Northing | 502,338E / 163,935N |
| What3Words | trash.pans.fork |
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review
Petr Sadilek
05 Sep 2023It is mostly a quiet, well shaded route through Surrey countryside. One drawback is that the paths it follows are not always well maintained and if I didn't have long trousers I would be stung all over by nettles and scratched by thorny bramble canes.
One thing to watch out for is a public bypass of the Broadoak farm approx. 5km from Lightwater. A sign on the gate to the farm makes it clear that the owner doesn't want anyone who is not invited to enter it. There is a way round the gate but it's easy to overlook. There are steps right next to the wide gate but they are overgrown and it doesn't look like a genuine public footpath at all. It is, however, the only way of avoiding Broadoak farm.
The section between Philpot lane and Youngstroat Lane is seemingly an unnecessary by-pass but I found the more direct way too overgrown so this route is probably the best one.
The last section before Ottershaw from the roundabout at the McLaren Center is mostly next to a busy road but it is on a separate pavement which does not border on the road. It may seem that a little detour via the Great Blackmole Pond would be more enjoyable but it is inaccessible to the public, I'm afraid.
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