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Salisbury Plain byway query
Does anybody hear have any experience of the bridleway/byway that
links the A342 near Lydeway/Urchfont (near devizes) and "The packway" near Durrington/Amesbury, that then links to the A360 at its juntion with the B3086 and A360 (where it adjoins the A3444 near Stonehenge). I was thinking about cycling down to Salisbury from Devizes on Saturday and this route looks interesting (more interesting than the A345 anyway!) - but I have no idea whether it 1) is MOD land and may be closed 2) is metalled or "dirt track" (cos that will define which bike I use!) 3) is even passable on a bike. the arial photographs on maps.google seem to show a narrow but metalled route ... but I don't want to guess! The OS map shows a metalled road from lydeway/urchfont to the White Horse trail "crossroads" and a bridlepath/byway therafter... but there are big read letters "DANGER AREA" across areas of this path... Would anyone have any ideas about this route? cheers didds |
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didds wrote:
Does anybody hear have any experience of the bridleway/byway that links the A342 near Lydeway/Urchfont (near devizes) and "The packway" near Durrington/Amesbury, that then links to the A360 at its juntion with the B3086 and A360 (where it adjoins the A3444 near Stonehenge). Try the Public Rights Of way people at ??? County Council. -- Peter (Prof) Fox Multitude of things for beer, cycling, Morris and curiosities at http://vulpeculox.net |
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On Jun 26, 9:02*am, Peter Fox wrote:
didds wrote: Does anybody hear have any experience of the bridleway/byway that links the A342 near Lydeway/Urchfont (near devizes) and "The packway" near Durrington/Amesbury, that then links to the A360 at its juntion with the B3086 and A360 (where it adjoins the A3444 near Stonehenge). Try the Public Rights Of way people at ??? County Council. -- Peter (Prof) Fox Multitude of things for beer, cycling, Morris and curiosities at http://vulpeculox.net excellent idea - cheers peter! Meanwhile if anybody has any direct expereince I;'d still be interested to hear ... could be the council have the "theory" buit no actual practical expereinec :-) cheers didds |
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"didds" a écrit:
I was thinking about cycling down to Salisbury from Devizes on Saturday and this route looks interesting (more interesting than the A345 anyway!) - but I have no idea whether it 1) is MOD land and may be closed 2) is metalled or "dirt track" (cos that will define which bike I use!) 3) is even passable on a bike. I've ridden it once, probably seven or eight years ago now. My recollection is that it's metalled right across - nothing fancy, just a single narrow lane of rough tarmac. Certainly, I would have been on touring tyres - 28mm or so. I rode from the southern end, and there was an unmanned sentry box and barrier at the entry to the "danger area", so presumably access can be restricted at times. James Thomson |
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On Jun 26, 9:39*am, "James Thomson" wrote:
"didds" a écrit: I was thinking about cycling down to Salisbury from Devizes on Saturday and this route looks interesting (more interesting than the A345 anyway!) - but I have no idea whether it 1) is MOD land and may be closed 2) is metalled or "dirt track" (cos that will define which bike I use!) 3) is even passable on a bike. I've ridden it once, probably seven or eight years ago now. My recollection is that it's metalled right across - nothing fancy, just a single narrow lane of rough tarmac. Certainly, I would have been on touring tyres - 28mm or so. I rode from the southern end, and there was an unmanned sentry box and barrier at the entry to the "danger area", so presumably access can be restricted at times. James Thomson thanks james - your feedback is appreciated :-) cheers ian |
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"didds" a écrit:
Does anybody hear have any experience of the bridleway/byway that links the A342 near Lydeway/Urchfont (near devizes) and "The packway" near Durrington/Amesbury, that then links to the A360 at its juntion with the B3086 and A360 (where it adjoins the A3444 near Stonehenge). For ease of reference, you mean the byway that runs NNW from the Bustard Inn here?: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.sr...=newsearch.srf http://tinyurl.com/57rlxw James Thomson |
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didds wrote:
Does anybody hear have any experience of the bridleway/byway that links the A342 near Lydeway/Urchfont (near devizes) and "The packway" near Durrington/Amesbury, that then links to the A360 at its juntion with the B3086 and A360 (where it adjoins the A3444 near Stonehenge). I was thinking about cycling down to Salisbury from Devizes on Saturday and this route looks interesting (more interesting than the A345 anyway!) - but I have no idea whether it 1) is MOD land and may be closed 2) is metalled or "dirt track" (cos that will define which bike I use!) 3) is even passable on a bike. the arial photographs on maps.google seem to show a narrow but metalled route ... but I don't want to guess! The OS map shows a metalled road from lydeway/urchfont to the White Horse trail "crossroads" and a bridlepath/byway therafter... but there are big read letters "DANGER AREA" across areas of this path... Would anyone have any ideas about this route? There is information from the MOD about firing days out there on the web. But you have to dig for it, I couldn't find it on the MOD site. http://www.collingbourne-ducis.com/SPTA/SPTE.html -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks" |
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On Jun 26, 9:59*am, "James Thomson" wrote:
For ease of reference, you mean the byway that runs NNW from the Bustard Inn here?: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.sr...url.com/57rlxw James Thomson spot on james didds |
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"didds" wrote in message ... Does anybody hear have any experience of the bridleway/byway that links the A342 near Lydeway/Urchfont (near devizes) and "The packway" near Durrington/Amesbury, that then links to the A360 at its juntion with the B3086 and A360 (where it adjoins the A3444 near Stonehenge). I was thinking about cycling down to Salisbury from Devizes on Saturday and this route looks interesting (more interesting than the A345 anyway!) - but I have no idea whether it 1) is MOD land and may be closed 2) is metalled or "dirt track" (cos that will define which bike I use!) 3) is even passable on a bike. the arial photographs on maps.google seem to show a narrow but metalled route ... but I don't want to guess! The OS map shows a metalled road from lydeway/urchfont to the White Horse trail "crossroads" and a bridlepath/byway therafter... but there are big read letters "DANGER AREA" across areas of this path... Would anyone have any ideas about this route? cheers didds I drove it in my car about 12 months ago. It is not metalled all the way but it is very easy going. If it is closed then there will definitely be a flag flying to say so. It's actually quite a nice track to drive as it gives a perspective of the plain that is difficult to see from any 'proper' road. You also get to see some of the old tank targets that I used to play on as a boy. Happy days! Matt |
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On 26 Jun, 19:49, "Matt" wrote:
I drove it in my car about 12 months ago. It is not metalled all the way but it is very easy going. would a road bike be OK on the non metalled bits Matt? cheers didds |
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