Long Marston — Shipton by Beningbrough
Longshi three
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By Yorkie Christine on 16 Jul 2023
Description
I have devised this route to follow the starter route Longshi one quite closely but with three changes to reflect the reality "on the ground".
Firstly, Longshi three removes the need to use a mile-plus section of the fast, busy B1224 (Wetherby Road) on the York side of Rufforth as there is now a good public bridleway round the north side of Harewood Whin (not shown on OS map 290 dated 2015) that can be used instead. Once in Rufforth, turn left off the village street into Milestone Avenue to join the (fairly new) permissive path which avoids the road walking that would otherwise be necessary at the eastern end of the village. Be aware that this permissive path is closed one day each year on 1 July. At the end of the permissive path, Longshi two joins the relatively new public bridleway and cycle track that winds around and over Harewood Whin, formerly York's landfill site and now reclaimed for nature and beginning to flourish with wildflowers and young trees.
Secondly, between Harewood Whin and Knapton Longshi three ignores the public footpath marked on the OS map at at GR553523 as this path is unclear on the ground, and instead continues to follow the new bridleway along Moor Lane all the way to the ring road, then turns sharp right to run alongside the ring road to the underpass.
Thirdly, the route map for Longshi three also shows more clearly the access points onto and off the A1237 ring road where the route crosses both the East Coast mainline and then the River Ouse on a high bridge
I have devised this route to follow the starter route Longshi one quite closely but with three changes to reflect the reality "on the ground".
Firstly, Longshi three removes the need to use a mile-plus section of the fast, busy B1224 (Wetherby Road) on the York side of Rufforth as there is now a good public bridleway round the north side of Harewood Whin (not shown on OS map 290 dated 2015) that can be used instead. Once in Rufforth, turn left off the village street into Milestone Avenue to join the (fairly new) permissive path which avoids the road walking that would otherwise be necessary at the eastern end of the village. Be aware that this permissive path is closed one day each year on 1 July. At the end of the permissive path, Longshi two joins the relatively new public bridleway and cycle track that winds around and over Harewood Whin, formerly York's landfill site and now reclaimed for nature and beginning to flourish with wildflowers and young trees.
Secondly, between Harewood Whin and Knapton Longshi three ignores the public footpath marked on the OS map at at GR553523 as this path is unclear on the ground, and instead continues to follow the new bridleway along Moor Lane all the way to the ring road, then turns sharp right to run alongside the ring road to the underpass.
Thirdly, the route map for Longshi three also shows more clearly the access points onto and off the A1237 ring road where the route crosses both the East Coast mainline and then the River Ouse on a high bridge
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Long Marston
Grid Ref
SE5019751131
Lat / Lon
53.95386° / -1.23657°
Easting / Northing
450,197E / 451,131N
What3Words
ooze.slamming.playroom
Shipton by Beningbrough
Grid Ref
SE5527858743
Lat / Lon
54.02175° / -1.15777°
Easting / Northing
455,278E / 458,743N
What3Words
motored.clashes.guilty
| Long Marston | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SE5019751131 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.95386° / -1.23657° |
| Easting / Northing | 450,197E / 451,131N |
| What3Words | ooze.slamming.playroom |
| Shipton by Beningbrough | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SE5527858743 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.02175° / -1.15777° |
| Easting / Northing | 455,278E / 458,743N |
| What3Words | motored.clashes.guilty |
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Yorkie Christine
11 Feb 2023This is an interesting route which starts in a rural village, clips the edge of the York suburb of Acomb, uses a stretch of the busy York outer ring road to cross the River Ouse then proceeds once more into the countryside along unfrequented riverside paths, ending in another quiet but well-connected village.
A perusal of the map will soon show why this route is not (and cannot be made) substantially more direct, as it needs to proceed a fair way towards York itself in order to find the first river crossing point upstream of the city. North of Skelton, however, there are options to shorten the route if desired, by bearing right towards Overton at GR559555 and staying on the quiet road all the way to Shipton, or by using the route of Shiyor one.
At a length of 15 miles it is useful that this route passes through 3 places where food, drink and bus stops can be found: Rufforth, Acomb (Beckfield Lane) and Skelton.
From Long Marston to Rufforth the route uses a country lane, a farm track and then field edge footpaths, which I’ve walked in both very dry and very muddy/slippy conditions (e.g. see my review of Lonyor one).
There is a lot of tarmac (maybe up to half the route?) but unfortunately this route in its entirety is not suitable for wheeling as there are lots of stiles and narrow kissing gates on the riverside section between Skelton and Beningbrough, though some stretches (for example, between Rufforth and York) are step-free and accessible to wheelers.
The riverside stretches north of York are liable to flooding at times of very high rainfall.
At the time of walking (November 2022) there is still a path closure in place from GR 566554 to GR 559551 due to the footbridge marked at GR 566554 being broken, so if you are not in need of any services at Skelton and were thinking of a shortcut along the river bank you’ll be disappointed!.
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