Harby to Lincoln via Skellingthorpe, NCN Route 64

Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Monday, 27 August, 2007
Route 38

This traffic-free linear cycle route takes you from the Nottinghamshire village of Harby and follows the line of a dismantled railway through the countryside to Skellingthorpe and into the ancient city of Lincoln, returning by the reverse route.

Information

Distance (km): 
22.06 km
Distance (miles): 
13.71 miles
Elevation (start point): 
12 metres
Latitude (start point): 
53.2258
Longitude (start point): 
-0.68437
OS Grid Ref (start point): 
SK 87929 70668
Nearest Post Code: 
NG23 7EW
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Route summary 

The Pyewipe Inn, situated at a point where the route passes under the busy A46 trunk road and joins the towpath of the Fossdyke canal, is a convenient place to take on refreshements and to idly sit and watch the boats go by.

From the Pyewipe Inn the route follows the towpath of the roman Fossdyke canal, the oldest man-made navigation in England, built by the Romans in AD120. From the towpath, just after the inn, are beautiful views of the city of Lincoln and its picturesque cathedral.

The route enters Lincoln at Brayford Pool, a stretch of open water in the heart of the city where the canal meets the river Witham, next to the campus of the University of Lincoln. Exercise some care in and around the Brayford since there is a small amount of local access traffic and many pedestrians.

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