Melbourne (South Derbyshire) — Coalville
Melcoa one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Melbourne (South Derbyshire) and Coalville.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Melbourne (South Derbyshire) and Coalville.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Melbourne (South Derbyshire)
Grid Ref
SK3862125185
Lat / Lon
52.82284° / -1.42831°
Easting / Northing
438,621E / 325,185N
What3Words
backpack.bitter.coaster
Coalville
Grid Ref
SK4234614425
Lat / Lon
52.72584° / -1.37442°
Easting / Northing
442,346E / 314,425N
What3Words
comic.adults.racing
Melcoa One's land is
| Melbourne (South Derbyshire) | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK3862125185 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.82284° / -1.42831° |
| Easting / Northing | 438,621E / 325,185N |
| What3Words | backpack.bitter.coaster |
| Coalville | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK4234614425 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.72584° / -1.37442° |
| Easting / Northing | 442,346E / 314,425N |
| What3Words | comic.adults.racing |
| Arable | 50.9% |
| Other agricultural land | 8.7% |
| Pasture | 11.7% |
| Urban | 20.7% |
| Woods | 8.0% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Frances S
12 Feb 2024Walked this in reverse from Melbourne to Coalville on 12 Feb 24, which might have been a mistake as extremely muddy in parts following heavy rain the week before! Very easy to follow route, but so very many, many stiles, one broken one at OS Grid Ref: SK 3893 2279 on Melbourne FP 24 near Scotland Farm, which I struggled with as the step was missing and lying on the ground at the other side, (I have reported it). A scenic walk very much over fields and through some woodland, some small distances on roads until the walk into Coalville but that is on good pavements with pedestrian crossings so not in any way dangerous.
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Ken
25 Mar 2024Yes a most enjoyable walk but I must disagree that it's easy to follow using the plotted route. North of Swannington it fails to follow either recorded paths or roads. I would therefore suggest a look at Melcoa-2 which offers accurate guidance. Frances may have followed a different route getting closer to the windmill for that better picture.
Hugh Hudson
09 May 2024Ken is right - some of the plotting on this route is atrocious, especially that long straight line N of Swannington. Some mapping apps automatically adjust GPX files to fit footpaths, but the OS app doesn't, and had I reviewed this route I would undoubtedly have failed it.
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