It's closed in multiple places for up to 9 months by the East West Rail works. https://m.facebook.com/groups/355411211 ... 5918775745 had some details. Sustrans will add a note to https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-rout ... /route-51/
The National Byway between Islip and Three Locks and National 6 between Three Locks and MK offers an alternative, but that's longer and hillier.
A shorter diversion would be via Little Horwood and Coddimoor Lane Whaddon, but that's not well signed (follow Mursley to exit Whaddon southwestbound) and involves entering/leaving MK at Kingsmead not Bletchley.
Varsity Way (National 51) closed between Winslow and MK
Varsity Way (National 51) closed between Winslow and MK
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Re: Varsity Way (National 51) closed between Winslow and MK
This is really bad news. Bad experience has shown that when a cycle way is grabbed then it is 'given back worse'. Examples of this are:
Misguided busway at Clay Farm in Cambridge
Marston Ferry Road in Oxford.
The route between Winslow and MK (Bletchley) is a potentially excellent route because it is mainly off-road with few motor vehicles. The route is very direct.
BUT there were things about the route that did make it unusable for some cycle users:
1) About 3 sets of gates that are a barrier to disabled cyclists e.g. handcyclists
2) Gravel surface so the route was not used by road cyclists, HPVs
3) Poor and uneven road surfaces - so caution was needed using this route.
I really fear that East-West rail will give this cycling route back in a worse state. Bad experience shows that developers just seem to love salami-chopping potentially good cycle routes e.g. the Marston Ferry Greenway in Oxford.
Misguided busway at Clay Farm in Cambridge
Marston Ferry Road in Oxford.
The route between Winslow and MK (Bletchley) is a potentially excellent route because it is mainly off-road with few motor vehicles. The route is very direct.
BUT there were things about the route that did make it unusable for some cycle users:
1) About 3 sets of gates that are a barrier to disabled cyclists e.g. handcyclists
2) Gravel surface so the route was not used by road cyclists, HPVs
3) Poor and uneven road surfaces - so caution was needed using this route.
I really fear that East-West rail will give this cycling route back in a worse state. Bad experience shows that developers just seem to love salami-chopping potentially good cycle routes e.g. the Marston Ferry Greenway in Oxford.