Walking Britain Barton and Barrow-on-Humber
Introduction to Walk 1414
County/Area - Lincolnshire
Author - Hugh Marrows
Length - 8.3 miles / 13.4 km
Ascent - 20 feet / 6 metres
Time - 4 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This Lincolnshire walk starts from the new nature reserve at Waters Edge in Barton-upon-Humber. The walk visits Barrow-upon-Humber, the home of famous C18th clockmaker John Harrison and returns along the Humber bank. There are cafés at the Waters Edge and the nearby Ropewalk and two inns (off route) in Barrow. The Waters Edge visitor centre will provide a reserve map illustrating the various colour-coded routes within the reserve. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 281 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 281 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 112 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 112 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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