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WALK FROM SANDILANDS

Sunday 18th April 2010

Sutton Branch Line Walkway car park.Path along Sutton Branch Line Walkway.The group cross a footbridge over the Boy Grift Drain.

Walking along Mill Lane.On a fine, mainly sunny day with a light chilly breeze a group of 16 walkers set off from the Sutton Branch Line Walkway car park on a 15.8 km/9.8 mile circular walk. This walkway is part of the former Sutton to Willoughby railway line which opened in 1886 and closed in 1970. Extending south for just over a mile, this walkway is now a nature reserve run by the parish council.

The start of footpath Huttoft 14.The group on footpath Huttoft 14.Walking the length of the walkway, we then turned west onto Crawcroft Lane which we followed for 1 km to reach a roadbridge over the Boy Grift Drain. Turning south just before the bridge onto a 'other route with public access' we proceeded along the drain to reach Mill Lane from where we joined public footpath Huttoft 14.

Obstructed footbridge on footpath Huttoft 11.Turning right on to footpath 11, we struggled to cross a dyke where the footbridge is obstructed by bushes making it unusable. We then turned left on to footpath Huttoft 12 and followed this to once again encounter the course of the old Sutton to Willoughby railway line. Following a newly cleared path across the railway line we followed this to Alford Road, Huttoft and proceeded to Huttoft church were the group stopped for a coffee break.

Walking along footpath Huttoft 12.Coffee stop at Huttoft church.Walking through the village, we joined footpath Huttoft 2 and followed its non-contiguous segments to Jolly Common Lane, Eastfield Farm and then on to Roman Bank. It was then just a short walk to the Mogg's Eye picnic site where the group stopped for our lunch break.

On the beach at Huttoft Car Terrace.Part of group at Mogg's Eye picnic site.Crossing to the beach, we headed north along the sands to the far end of the Huttoft Car Terrace from where we climbed to the sea defence wall which was followed along the coast to Sandilands. Turning west off the sea wall we crossed Roman Bank and then used footpaths Mablethorpe & Sutton 339 & 338 to reach the A52 and then footpath 335 to return to our starting point.

  

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