A homeowner owned a plot of land that he inherited from his mother. Both the homeowner and his neighbor often walked along a ten-foot strip of land on the edge of the homeowner's land to get to the nearby lake. The neighbor frequently took this route to the lake because otherwise he would have had to walk around the homeowner's property. For 23 continuous years, this strip of land was used by both the homeowner and the neighbor. The homeowner knew of, but did not consent to, the neighbor's use. Recently, the homeowner decided to build a fence across his property in order to prevent anyone else from using the strip to get to the lake. The statutory period for prescription in the jurisdiction is 20 years. The neighbor filed suit to enforce his right of access to the easement.

Should the neighbor prevail?