Photos showing the shared use path between Histon and Milton, as well as the section between Doctor's Close and Woodcock Close which has been defined by the council as the safe route from Milton to Impington Village College.
This gallery was created on Wednesday, 29th April 2015
Histon-Milton path. Narrow cut-through, looking from end of Doctor's Close towards Woodcock Close. Not sure of the legal standing of this section.
Histon-Milton path. Narrow cut-through looking from Woodcock Close towards Doctor's Close (gravelled surface beyond red car). I doubt that this cut-through is shared use, so it presumably can't form part of an official safe cycle route.
Histon-Milton shared use path. New ~30m long bit installed in 2015 across an old grass verge. The few metres before & after St Andrew's Way is 2m wide.
Histon-Milton shared use path. New bit installed in 2015. Yellow part of tape set to 1m for scale. Tarmaced width = 138cm. Usable width = 138cm. No verge.
Histon-Milton shared use path. Yellow part of tape set to 1m for scale. Width between lines = 90cm. Usable width due to vegetation = 80cm. Verge to white line on road = 80cm
Histon-Milton shared use. Yellow tape set to 1m for scale. Usable width (due to vegetation ingress & damage) = 95cm. Tarmaced width = 145cm. Verge roughly 60cm.
Histon-Milton shared use path. Yellow part of tape set to 1m for scale. Tarmaced width 190cm. Usable width between white lines approx 110cm.
Histon-Milton shared use path. Yellow part of tape set to 1m for scale. Usable width = 125cm. Verge approx 50cm.
Histon-Milton shared use path. Yellow part of tape set to 1m for scale. Width = 118cm. Steep drop down to road level over driveway then back up other side.
Histon-Milton shared use path. Yellow part of tape set to 1m for scale. Width between white lines = 124cm. Tarmaced verge = 80cm. SLOW is marked due to hidden driveway on right.
Histon-Milton shared use path. This is the end of the old path and start of the newer section, across the entrance to the business park. The blue sign says "Share with care". This short length up to the side road is approx 2m wide, but narr ... [more]
Histon-Milton shared use path. Yellow part of tape set to 1m for scale. Tarmaced width = 135cm. Usable width = 115cm due to vegetation overgrowth. No verge.
Histon-Milton shared use path. Speed limit reduces to 50mph just before the entrance to the tip. Tarmaced width = 135cm. Usable width = 120cm. No verge.
Histon-Milton shared use path. Crossing of tip entrance. Dropped kerbs are between two rightmost posts in photo. It's 11m across, without using the island.
Histon-Milton shared use path. Sightline looking to the right out of the tip entrance, drop kerb in foreground. There is a 20m sightline for drivers turning into the tip from the Milton direction to see people stepping off the kerb here.