Melton Mowbray — Colsterworth
Melcol three
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By Hugh Hudson on 30 Mar 2024
Description
This is the route I actually walked while trying to walk MelCol one from Colsterworth to Melton. The supposed permissive path west of Woolsthorpe has no footpath sign and does not look trodden, and since it is not a right of way I did not feel comfortable trying to use it, so I used the roads instead. The other changes are to avoid a section of footpath west of Freeby that was completely blocked by a high electric-looking fence across a horse pasture and to straighten the street route into Melton, passing more shops. I also attempted to show a few places where the waymarks and marked paths were not quite as per the rights of way
This is the route I actually walked while trying to walk MelCol one from Colsterworth to Melton. The supposed permissive path west of Woolsthorpe has no footpath sign and does not look trodden, and since it is not a right of way I did not feel comfortable trying to use it, so I used the roads instead. The other changes are to avoid a section of footpath west of Freeby that was completely blocked by a high electric-looking fence across a horse pasture and to straighten the street route into Melton, passing more shops. I also attempted to show a few places where the waymarks and marked paths were not quite as per the rights of way
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Melton Mowbray
Grid Ref
SK7527519116
Lat / Lon
52.76443° / -0.88585°
Easting / Northing
475,275E / 319,116N
What3Words
liner.pulse.libraries
Colsterworth
Grid Ref
SK9307324143
Lat / Lon
52.80684° / -0.62073°
Easting / Northing
493,073E / 324,143N
What3Words
disprove.devotion.gently
| Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK7527519116 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.76443° / -0.88585° |
| Easting / Northing | 475,275E / 319,116N |
| What3Words | liner.pulse.libraries |
| Colsterworth | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK9307324143 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.80684° / -0.62073° |
| Easting / Northing | 493,073E / 324,143N |
| What3Words | disprove.devotion.gently |
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