Longshi three

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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