11 mile route description          26 mile route description

SHERARD STRIDE - 15.3 MILE ROUTE DESCRIPTION

20th NOVEMBER - 1999

Please note part of this route is negotiated access and not available until the day.  Anyone wishing to 'recce' the route tel:  Anne (01664) 852774 or 0961-584598.


ABBREVIATIONS:  AH=Ahead, R=Right, L=Left, TR=Turn Right, TL=Turn Left, ½R=½Right, ½L=½Left, RD= Road, TK=Track, FD=Field, FB=Footbridge, Thro=Through, X=Cross, FP=Footpath, BW=Bridleway, WMP=Waymark Post, H/gate=Handgate, K/gate=Kissing gate, Imm=Immediately, Opp=Opposite, Junc=Junction, CB=Compass Bearing, GR=Grid Reference (to nearest six figs).



Leave School X playing FD (CB158) thro gap in corner.  Follow Red/White tape to 2nd playing FD.  AH X FD (CB207) (trees on L) thro gap near L corner to RD.  TL on pavement to Burton Lazars Xing RD at sign Opp Lime St with EXTREME CARE.  AH on Lime St thro gate (FP sign).  AH on RD bear L at Y Junc passing Hall Farm on L thro H/gate on R of building.  AH hedge on L thro 2 gates.  AH on enc BW.  When TK bears R AH thro gate.  AH hedge on L thro H/gate.  AH X FD (CB228) passing trig on R X stile to RD.  TL on RD to TK.  AH on Sandy Ln TK thro green gate.  Cont AH on TK thro gate.  AH between hedges.  AH hedge on L on TK thro 1 gate to RD
ROUTES SPLIT                                              GR 759142



TR 75 yds TL on TK.  Follow main TK leading to grass TK passing FP sign on R thro gate. AH X FD (CB180) thro gate.  AH on TK thro gate to RD.  TR X stile on L (FP sign).  AH hedge on R thro trees to grass TK.  TR uphill thro 2 gates.  TR fence on R ascend Burrough Hill.  At top TL along bank to pass trig. point.  Descend with bank TL to wooden fence thro gate.  AH on TK thro gate on R (WMP).  AH X FD (CB210) X stile.  AH hedge on R X 2 stiles in corner.  X TK ½L downhill (CB232) thro gate.  ½L uphill (CB210) thro gate to RD.  TR to Burrough on the Hill to:-

CHECKPOINT 1    On R in gateway                      GR759109 5.8 miles



Cont AH thro village Church on R ROUTES SPLIT.  TR on 2nd FP thro churchyard, Church on R X stile in L corner.  ½L X FD X stile.  X FD (CB258) X stile to RD (ignore FP AH).  TR as RD bends R TL thro 2nd gateway FP sign.  TR hedge on R.  TR thro gateway near corner.  TL X FB to WMP, TL hedge on L X FB near corner.  AH X FD uphill (CB278) X stile.  AH X FD (CB315) X FB/stile.  AH X FD (CB300) X FB/stile near R corner.  ½R X FD (CB326) X stile/FB/stile on R.  TL hedge on L X stile.  AH X FD (CB302) X stile.  AH X FD thro park (CB292) thro K/gate in corner to RD.  X TR, TL Church Ln.
                                  Thorpe Satchville                                  GR 733118


4.AH on RD (ignore FP Church Walk).  TL on FP thro H/gate to Church.  AH
thro Churchyard Church on L X stile.  TR hedge/fence on R X 2 stiles.  AH X FD (CB277) thro gate on R X jump.  ROUTES SPLIT.  AH X FD (ignore stile at bridge).  TL thro gate to Railway TK.  TR on Railway TK passing under 3 bridges (X jump) for 1 mile.  Imm after gate (maybe open) X TK TR thro white gate to leave railway TK.  AH X FD (CB142) thro gate.  TL hedge on L X bridge near corner.  AH X FD (CB86) X stile near gate in Opp corner.  TL thro 1st gate.  AH uphill on TK hedge on R thro gate.  AH X FD (CB352) passing pond on L to R of farm buildings X stile.  ½R X FD X FB in corner.  (Ignore gate on R).  AH hedge on R X stile on R.  TL hedge on L X stile near corner.  ½R X FD (CB100) to brick wall.  TL on TK thro gate to RD.  TL to:-       

      CHECKPOINT 2  Great Dalby Village Hall on L.  GR 740144 10.4 miles

5.   
Leave CP, TR on RD to T Junc.  TR until RD bears sharp R.  (SP Thorpe
Satchville).  TL on enc FP X stile.  X FD (CB76) X stile near gate.  ½L X    FD X stile to R of gate in Opp corner.  AH on enc FP X stile to RD.  TL (ignore RD on R) X stile on R.  AH hedge on L thro trees passing pond on right.  ½R  X FD (CB145) X stile on R.  TL hedge on L X stile in corner to RD.  TL ¾ mile to TL on TK (retracing 1st part of route).  AH on TK hedge on R thro 3 gates.  AH on TK to RD.  AH on RD X stile on R.  AH X FD (CB48) thro H/gate.  AH hedge on R thro gate.  AH on BW thro 2 gates.  AH trees on R thro H/gate on R.  AH to TK.  TL on TK farm on R bearing R at Y Junc thro gate.  AH on Lime St to T Junc.  X RD with EXTREME CARE.  TL to Melton to School playing FD on R.  TR thro gap.  AH X FD trees on R to R of School buildings.  Follow Red/White tape to Sherard playing FD.  X FD to School thro main entrance.


15.3 MILES - WELL DONE