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You may also find the current flag status of the river useful. This page tracks the level of the Isis at Friar's Wharf; Geraint Jones informs me that 15" to 20" above normal there seems to be a good match for a flooded path.
The Environment Agency has an automated level meter at the Southern end of Mesopotamia with two readings available: upstream and downstream. Once calibrated against the flooding of the path these should provide a useful warning mechanism.
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Tuesday 27 February 2024 07:53
: Nena () said:
Went through fine cycling slowly with hiking boots with water just about reaching ankles at times - should be ok on a bike with waterproof boots or wellies. Gets slightly deeper at the cattle grid end.
Monday 26 February 2024 22:32
: James () said:
Passable in wellies and seen cyclists make it through
Monday 26 February 2024 20:40
: Mina (minasaman@gmail.com) said:
Is the cycle path passable now walking with normal shoes?
Monday 26 February 2024 10:04
: Mina (minasaman@gmail.com) said:
Hi Everyone, here’s the link to check the water level. It’s passable on foot without wellies when it’s 2m or below.
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\nhttps://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/7071
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\nRough idea of levels:
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\n< 2m - normal passing without wellies
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\n2.1m - need wellies on foot
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\n2.2m - need wellies on bike
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\n> 2.25m - difficult with wellies on bike so use fisherman’s waders and push bike through.
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Monday 26 February 2024 09:01
: Becky C (becky.carlyle@gmail.com) said:
After dicing with St. Clements all last week, I bought new wellies and tried the path this morning. Bad idea. With splashes, it was just below my knees on my bike (I'm 5'3") and the current in the middle was significant so you couldn't slow down to prevent splashing. I'm a strong person and it felt like a very silly decision halfway through.
Monday 26 February 2024 08:24
: Carole () said:
Hi, the level at King's Mill is still 2.35 m (falling though), from checking it all through the last 2 weeks, it correlates to 35 cm of water on the path.(Thanks to whoever shared the river level page - it's a game changer).
Monday 26 February 2024 08:09
: Carol () said:
This site is so helpful, thank you! Has anyone been through this am?
Sunday 25 February 2024 15:12
: Mina (minasaman@gmail.com) said:
Hi Everyone,
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\nThis Crowd Fund has been set up. Let's see how far we get with this and how much interest there is. Then hopefully we can get discussions moving about this in some shape or form.
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\nhttps://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/marston-cycle-path
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\nKind regards,
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\nMina
Sunday 25 February 2024 14:36
: Tabs () said:
Definitely unwalkable today unless you have above knee wellies. Not sure about on a bike but I wouldn't take the chance. Route through uni parks is also impassable.
Saturday 24 February 2024 09:49
: Sebastian () said:
It’s gone up overnight and now flooded to the dogleg. Path to rainbow bridge and uni parks also very bad and impassable.
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“ An A-road walks into a bar and asks for a pint. The barman serves him, but he looks really tough and the barman worries that there'll be trouble.
“ Then a dual carriage way walks in and buys a pint. The barman again notes that he looks tough and says, ‘Look, I don't want any trouble, so could you sit in that corner away from the A-road?’ So the dual carriage way does.
“ Soon afterwards, in walks a motorway and gets a pint, who looks extremely tough, so the barman makes him sit in another corner away from the other two roads.
“ A bit later, a really small road walks in and buys a diet coke. The A-road, dual carriage way and motorway all look at him aghast and run out of the pub. The barman grabs the motorway on the way past and asks, ‘Why are you running out? He's a really tiny road.’
“ The motorway replies, ‘He's no road, he's a cycle path!’ ”
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