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Slow Ways linking Lincoln and Bardney, Hemswell Cliff, Market Rasen, Metheringham, North Hykeham, Saxilby, Wragby
England / Lincolnshire / Lincoln
Lincoln’s seven Slow Ways are 36% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Lincoln from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Hemswell Cliff—Lincoln
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Hemlin one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 196m | Descent 144m | ||
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Lincoln—Bardney
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Linbar one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 111m | Descent 106m | ||
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Lincoln—Bardney
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Linbar two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 110m | Descent 105m | ||
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Lincoln—Market Rasen
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Linmar one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 31km/19mi | Ascent 130m | Descent 147m | ||
Lincoln—Metheringham
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Linmet one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 104m | Descent 94m | ||
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Lincoln—Wragby
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Linwra one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 22km/14mi | Ascent 129m | Descent 109m | ||
North Hykeham—Lincoln
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Norlin one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 30m | Descent 23m | ||
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North Hykeham—Lincoln
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Norlin two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 32m | Descent 25m | ||
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North Hykeham—Lincoln
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Norlin three |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 30m | Descent 24m | ||
Saxilby—Lincoln
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Saxlin one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 36m | Descent 37m | |
Saxilby—Lincoln
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Saxlin two |
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2 Y |
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Verify me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 26m | Descent 27m |
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Collective progress
39% of Lincoln’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Lincoln’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Lincoln
48km out of 177km have been walked and reviewed
106km of reviews have been shared in Lincoln
Latest Updates
It was raining for the first half of the journey so plenty of puddles but not a problem with decent footwear. Very pleasant walk with plenty of refreshment stops along the way....
Philip Le Marquand
I walked this from Metheringham to Lincoln with a stop in Nocton....
Philip Le Marquand
I walked most of this route from Saxilby to Lincoln, but used the more direct unsafe A57 crossing as per SAXLIN 1. Overall this is an excellent direct route, it is just a bit of a shame that the A57 was built without allowing enough space for a path to follow the Foss Dyke all the way into Saxilby....
Hugh Hudson
The route he/she describes is fine, but it needs to be drawn properly as a new route because the difference is a crucial one and the GPX file should lead the user to the safer path....
Hugh Hudson
This is a good route - I live on the route and regularly use sections of it, rain, shine or snow....
Walk_One
The route follows the Spires & Steeples waymarked footpath almost all the way. It would be possible to avoid by using the level crossing on the High Street and using Tentercroft Street to re-join the route, though it’s a fair diversion. This flat, level and tarmacked route is an easy walk down to Washingborough. The route as marked on the Slow Ways website and gpx file follows a footpath diagonally across a field to cross the railway at a pedestrian crossing. Instead use the road shortly before reaching this point to cross under the tracks, and then follow the footpath alongside the track to re-join the route....
JurassicWayfarers
(When the ditch meets the Witham the footpaths can be a little confusing - the signed path takes you away from the river through a farmyard and onto the busy Hykeham Road. It's not much of a detour but not particularly pleasant. Instead take the other, unsigned, path through a gate and between fences which takes you to the river bank.) Once you cross the very busy Newark Road go through the car park to the left of the Plough Inn and take the well surfaced Riverside Path which leads right into the centre of Lincoln....
jbeckton
It starts in Saxilby, and, admittedly, for the first mile or so it is pretty unpromising, following the busy A57 towards to Lincoln. This marks the start of the Foss Dyke Trail, an (almost) traffic-free path that goes virtually all the way to Lincoln City Centre along the side of the Foss Dyke, a canal that connects Lincoln to the River Trent. After the second of these, the Pyewipe Inn, it joins a very well surfaced National Cycle Network route for the rest of the way into Lincoln....
jbeckton
Slow Ways added Hemlin one, a new walk from Hemswell Cliff to Lincoln
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Linmar one, a new walk from Lincoln to Market Rasen
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Linmet one, a new walk from Lincoln to Metheringham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Norlin one, a new walk from North Hykeham to Lincoln
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Norlin two, a new walk from North Hykeham to Lincoln
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Norlin three, a new walk from North Hykeham to Lincoln
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Lincoln’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SK9758870915
Lat / Lon
53.22635° / -0.53966°
Easting / Northing
497,588E / 370,915N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Lincoln's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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