East Howe: Ericksen Road meets Moorside Road

Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 9 Jul 2016

Ericksen Road has only been tarmacked in fairly recent years, before which it was a wide gravel track. It forms part of an original route across the heathland before the large housing estate was built. From satellite images, it is easy to visualise the route, heading uphill opposite us on what is now Moorside Close, continuing along the course of Mount Road to meet Poole Lane. Ericksen Road forms public footpath U35, whose course continues to the left of the two trees and onward along the visible tarmac path. Meanwhile, the vehicular access to Ericksen Road, the short segment to the right, is also designated as a public footpath, number U37. See Image for the view towards us from beyond the two trees to the left, and Image for the next view up Ericksen Road behind us - each provides further links to photos all along the route. See Image for a view of path U37 from the opposite end.

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