2017-02-10 52 -1

Fri 10 Feb 2017 in 52,-1: 52.3762865, -1.5801558 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

In a field belonging to Hurst Farm off Crackley Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2JW, UK.

The hash turned out to be in a field of grain, with 5 cm long shoots, so actually reaching it was out of question. A public right of way footpath crosses that field, and the right of way seems to have been maintained by spraying it with a plant killer.

Participants

Pbro

Plans

Less than 2km away from work -- even though I had low hopes as the hashpoint is on private farm land, I hopped on my bike in the afternoon.

Expedition

At 4pm, I hopped on my bicycle, rode it to Crackley Lane and locked it on a conveniently placed bridge railing. From there I took a Public Footpath north. The footpath crosses the field the hash is on, and I passed it in 174 m distance. At the next intersection I turned south again. The public right of way then however leaves the path along the field (the path is closed by a gate). This time I approached the hash to a distance of 77 m. At that time I resigned myself to not reaching this hash and returned to my bicycle.

Weather: Rays of sun fighting through the clouds, but at the end a flutter of snowflakes. Temperature just above freezing.

Photos

<gallery2 perrow="5"> Image:2017-02-10_52_-1_field.jpg | Hashpoint is on the other side of that grain field. Image:2017-02-10_52_-1_path.jpg | But we cannot leave the public footpath. Image:2017-02-10_52_-1_screen1.png | So we stay 170 m away. Image:2017-02-10_52_-1_gate.jpg | Closed gate prohibits access. Image:2017-02-10_52_-1_hedge.jpg | Now the hash is on the far side of the hedge. Image:2017-02-10_52_-1_screen2.png | Only 70 m away! Image:2017-02-10_52_-1_sunset.jpg | Last rays of the sun fighting snowflakes. </gallery>

Achievements

Pbro earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost (73 m) reaching the (52, -1) geohash on 2017-02-10.