Stradbroke — Harleston
Strahar one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Stradbroke and Harleston.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Stradbroke and Harleston.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 4
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Stradbroke
Grid Ref
TM2315473941
Lat / Lon
52.31820° / 1.27280°
Easting / Northing
623,154E / 273,941N
What3Words
berated.sprain.kiosk
Harleston
Grid Ref
TM2451383312
Lat / Lon
52.40176° / 1.29897°
Easting / Northing
624,513E / 283,312N
What3Words
slyly.jogging.notices
Strahar One's land is
| Stradbroke | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TM2315473941 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.31820° / 1.27280° |
| Easting / Northing | 623,154E / 273,941N |
| What3Words | berated.sprain.kiosk |
| Harleston | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TM2451383312 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.40176° / 1.29897° |
| Easting / Northing | 624,513E / 283,312N |
| What3Words | slyly.jogging.notices |
| Arable | 52.5% |
| Pasture | 37.3% |
| Urban | 10.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Colin Dooley
21 Sep 2023I walked the route in 2 sections: Harleston to Wingfield (6 miles); and Wingfield to Stradbroke (2 miles).
Most of the first section involved footpaths that skirted round fields, and a few that went through some woodland. Some of the paths were very narrow and bordered by nettles. I saw an owl, a hare and a few pheasants on my walk.
The weather was fine and the ground was firm. There were a few slopes and stiles to negotiate but nothing too daunting. There wasn't much shade and I only saw one bench all day.
I lost the trail the trail after about a mile at the bottom of Shotford Road and resumed it when I got to Harleston Hockey Club. There didn't seem to be any way to rejoin the route guidance from this point rather than going back, but I continued to use the map to follow the remaining footpaths without any further difficulty until I got to Wingfield.
It took me about 2.5 hours to complete the first section and then I took a detour to stop at The Good, The Bad and The Hungry in Wingfield where I was revived by a hearty breakfast before continuing.
I went back to the route and headed off towards Stradbroke on a minor road where I only saw one vehicle. After about half a mile, the next public footpath came into view but it was just a post with all signage removed. I headed in the direction shown by the map through a field but soon came to a dead end and had to turn back and walk round on a road towards Stradbroke.
This diversion eventually came round to the other side of the fields and then the map showed that the rest of the walk was on the road. This road to Stradroke was fairly busy, including some lorries, with hardly any verge and lasted about a mile. I was happy to finally reach the relative safety of a pavement, before finishing my journey at The White Hart Public House.
I would recommend this walk with 4 stars if it had stopped at Wingfield!.
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