I walked most of this route from Lincoln to Wragby, but I think the route out of Lincoln is unnecessarily long, so I walked a shorter route along the Witham and submitted it as LinWra two. Most of what I did walk is fine, if a little muddy in places (some of it sticky wet clay), and the footpath approaching Little Langley now takes a shorter waymarked line....

Hugh Hudson

Where the path divides take the left fork through a narrow passageway then follow the main road round the village, passing the Carpenters pub and the village green before turning left into Corn Close to find the footpath which follows another narrow passage. A footbridge takes us to a farm lane, which we leave in the last field to head straight for the corner of the road. A quiet road takes us through Apley, then turn left to find the field path (again fairly well marked and trodden) which leads across fields and through a wood and some scrubby fields, then past Goltho Grange and on to the B1202, which has a wide verge on the west side. Another field path takes us across to the edge of Wragby - the final field had an unpleasant wet clay patch where we cross tractor tracks and it appears that locals use an alternative drier line that is not a right of way....

Hugh Hudson

Another path heads diagonally through the fields past a holiday park with a cafe to the Lincoln-Sleaford railway, but the level crossing that once went straight on here is long gone, and we follow the railway north to a very quiet lane with a bridge under the railway. The Spires and Steeples Trail now uses a concessionary path to reach Sheepwash Lane south of the beck rather than using the old path through cow pastures. The route through Heighington is a little indirect but more interesting than heading straight down Sheepwash Lane, and the Spires and Steeples Trail continues to lead us to the river Witham, where we join the Water Rail Way cycle track which follows a wide tarmac path between the South Delph drain and the river....

Hugh Hudson

Although this route is snailed, I am going to disagree with the previous reviewers - for me the missing level crossing on the GPX file should be an automatic failure, and I am going to draw and submit an alternative. This is almost a great route but it really needs a GPX that works for those who don't have local knowledge. I will write a detailed review with pictures on the new version....

Hugh Hudson

In places there is a choice between a narrow compacted gravel path along the flood bank or a cycle track further away from the river and lower down, but either way navigation is easy. Beyond the bridge we lose the cycle track, and the path is mostly unsurfaced, but clear and fairly well trodden. This takes us most of the way to the edge of Hykeham, but we leave it at a signposted junction over a few steps to cross a field and join a narrow path alongside a stream which leads to an obvious path between houses....

Hugh Hudson

I walked this route from North Hykeham (or rather from Hykeham railway station). It continues to head south along school Lane and Water Lane to reach the banks of the North Hykeham Pump Drain....

StephenWalker

I walked this route from Lincoln to Saxilby, having made use of the free car park at Saxilby station and catching the train to Lincoln. I think the route is better starting from Saxilby however, to get the boring road walking out of the way first....

JurassicWayfarers

Mix of public footpath, country lanes and some pavement alongside busier roads through Lincolnshire farmland. Some of the public footpaths weren’t well trodden and across ploughed fields, but generally well signposted. Chance for refreshments at the Coach and Horses in Faldingworth or numerous options in Nettleham....

Lucy Baker

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