 It was opened to the public in February 2013 by track cyclist Dani King.South of the viaduct, NCR 23 loops northwards alongside the South Western Main Line, crossing the railway and the Hockley Link road before joining Otterbourne Road.The route follows this road through the villages of Compton, Shawford and Otterbourne, then turns left onto Boyatt Lane which takes it into Boyatt Wood.