Wholly forgettable high point that one would never bother visiting if it weren't for a tick on a website!! Nice chat to a mare and her foal. Checked out height in wood then used wood to traverse to Housing estate where i walked quite a few of the linking paths. Climbed into space between mast compound and pony paddock and walked to south of mast perimeter. Walked to Mast, said hello to the ponies and attempted to remove some of the Burdock seed heads from one of the ponie's heavily matted mane. Followed road up until mast access track. Train back to Newark (Northgate) then followed cycle path 64 to Beacon Hill Bridge. Total ascent of less than 1 metre.įrom Nottingham to Newark (Castle) by train then walked the Trent Valley Way to Collingham. Started from end of reservoir access road.įrom reservoir and mast access road through field of friendly, docile ponies. Had to explain to one of the residents what hill bagging was when she questioned why I was parked up on the access road.įriendly horses. Parked at start of reservoir access road and went from there. High point is probably in field at the rear of the reservoir. on good path up through woods.Ĭycled up Beacon Road in a big diversion while changing trains from Newark North Gate to Newark Castle - as boring as everyone else has already said but the bike path was nice! Hill 99 of 2016 with GFE All very level, good view from the S side where there is currently major groundwork in progress, new water mains? Best to access from Clay Lane to S. The top is now obscured by several mounds of earth and so could move slightly when reinstated.Ī wander around the N, W and S sides of the reservoir enclosure. Severn Trent are currently pipe laying the area, necessitating a weekend visit. There is a maze of paths in the wood and its a case of aiming for the top. The path up thru' the woods is from SK 8132 5339, adjacent and to the east of South Lodge (cattery). Lots of groundwork's still going on in the vicinity of the reservoir. Walked up here to look at site of civil war earthworks. Intended to visit the National Civil War Museum but it was closed due to a health and safety issue. Stood on the reservoir - below a mass of mud and chaos. Short detour from the A1 on drive from Surrey to Cumbria via Folkestone. Field gate just E of the cattery, then muddy tracks though scrubby woodland to an arbitrary HP. Parked on lane near cattery (SK 8124 5341). Clearly the reservoir is the current, artificial, highest point (no access today) but I wonder if the original summit is not across the busy road to the north. Followed my nose to the summit using a path that wends through ancient woodland huge horse-chestnuts and maples bound with ivy as thick as small tree trunks.Īpproaching from the South East I met residents who share the waterworks access road - they tell me that the earthworks are now very much finished and while temporary fences remain, these are in poor shape and a walk along their road and etc. Then pop into field towards summit.ĭrove along Clay Lane (it is motorable) and parked by water works. Walked just past South Lodge then NNE ish through overgrown field and woodland. Parked to the SW in Clay Lane at SK810534, (could have parked closer by South Lodge).
A variety of clear, but often short, tracks lead upwards to the NW corner of the wood where a small fence can be stepped over into the summit field. This goes as far as the edge of the trees where there is a No Trespassing notice. Walk back by South Lodge ignoring the gate and the small access path until you come to a wide access track. Followed paths just E of South Lodge up through trees, then into fields.Ĭlay Lane perfectly driveable as far as South Lodge where you can easily turn round and park. Please quote the hill number and hill name. Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. To contribute a summit or portrait photo for a hillplease contact the hillsummits website Click on a picture to view photo on the hillsummits website
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