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Ashby Canal Trail from
Snarestone to Measham.
As
part of its 'Waterways in Progress' project, The Inland Waterways Association awarded
£10,000 for a joint venture between the Ashby Canal Trust and the Ashby Canal
Association for the creation of a footpath between Snarestone and Measham. The
path has been completed and is now open.
The path follows the new approved route for the canal, providing
safe off-road access between Snarestone and Measham, with only one road
crossing. It has been built to public footpath standard, stile free and
suitable for most people of average ability. The grant money was used to
purchase gates, signs, waymarkers and path surfacing
material and to produce a leaflet covering the route of the path. Volunteers cleared undergrowth,
installed gates, levelled the route, installed signing, laid path surfacing and
built two sets of steps.
The route is marked by black and white posts. A leaflet about
the path is available from the ACA at their base on
Quarry Lane, Snarestone, DE12 7DD, or from Moira Furnace, Moira, DE12 6AT