All-weather gallop near Langley Vale
Introduction
The photograph on this page of All-weather gallop near Langley Vale by Stefan Czapski as part of the Geograph project.
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All-weather gallop near Langley Vale
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 18 Jan 2018
At a crossing-point nearby, a sign warns that between 6am and 12 noon the track is used by race-horses in training - and that they will be moving at speed. Geograph's local man-in-the-know is Hugh Craddock, and without the help of his contributions I couldn't have identified the sandy track (with guide-rails) as an 'all-weather gallop'. Apparently the surface material is 'fibresand' - which I imagine will need frequent topping up. Houses in Rosebery Road lie just down the slope to the left. Photo taken on a January afternoon, with rain on the way.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.306473
Longitude
-0.259929