New Ollerton — Retford
Newret one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting New Ollerton and Retford.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting New Ollerton and Retford.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to safety.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 3
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
New Ollerton
Grid Ref
SK6632867909
Lat / Lon
53.20414° / -1.00844°
Easting / Northing
466,328E / 367,909N
What3Words
shortcuts.argued.siblings
Retford
Grid Ref
SK7054081154
Lat / Lon
53.32264° / -0.94246°
Easting / Northing
470,540E / 381,154N
What3Words
milk.device.sleep
Newret One's land is
| New Ollerton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK6632867909 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.20414° / -1.00844° |
| Easting / Northing | 466,328E / 367,909N |
| What3Words | shortcuts.argued.siblings |
| Retford | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK7054081154 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.32264° / -0.94246° |
| Easting / Northing | 470,540E / 381,154N |
| What3Words | milk.device.sleep |
| Arable | 66.9% |
| Green urban | 1.0% |
| Urban | 21.7% |
| Woods | 10.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Hugh Hudson
24 Jun 2024 (edited 27 Jun 2024)It is clear to me that the A1 crossing where Cross Lane ends west of Elkesley is not safe, and that the route needs to use the road bridge a little further east. I have drawn a new version that also straightens the routes through Ollerton and Retford, and test walked it. I also found an issue with the Robin Hood Way path just south of the Maun, where the path has been semi-permanently flooded. Some locals showed me a fairly easy diversion route that gets round that. I will write a longer review for the new route, with pictures.
The pictures here are (i) looking down on the A1 where this route crosses it, from the bridge the route should use, (ii) and (iii) the flooded area that the Robin Hood Way "crosses". This path used to be fine when I last walked it in the 2010s, but it appears that something has changed causing it to be flooded even at dry times of year.
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