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1. Start at the small parking area just off the A6097 dual carriageway on the road to Oxton just opposite the turn for Blidworth. Alternately, the walk may be started in Oxton where on street parking can be found. Walk by the side of the dual carriageway in a northerly direction. Note: this road is very busy and even though the verges of this road are wide, great care should be taken but good views of Robin Hood hill can be enjoyed. Follow the road for one kilometre and then turn right down Greaves Lane.

2. The road goes slightly uphill, after a slight bend first and then to the right and after 800m at the top of the brow, take the footpath to the right over a style.

3. The footpath follows Robin Hood’s Way up a track for about 400m then turns right down a footpath which passes in front of the trees of Loath Hill. There are fine views towards Nottingham and the West. At the end of the wood, cross the style into the next field and follow the track between the two small hills. If you wish to visit the old settlement area on Robin Hood hill, take the footpath over the style. This fort (Oldox Camp) is one of the largest remaining Iron Age hill forts in Nottinghamshire. It has a single rampart, ditch and counterscarp on the west, and three banks and ditches on the east. The large mound, which is some six m high and found outside the north-west entrance is known as Robin Hood’s Pot. It is probably a round barrow and has produced a pot of Roman coins and a saxon burial. Continue around the second hill towards Oxton The footpath follows a track for some 100m and leaves the track to continue straight on by the side of a large tree and across a field. Follow the footpath straight on through a gap in the hedge to the next field towards a line of trees. The footpath joins a gravelled path between hedges with mature trees to the right. Continue down Windmill Hill and the sunken lane into the delightful village of Oxton. The village was mentioned in the Domesday book. The Sherbrooke family were lords of the manor here from the 16th century. Their name comes from nearby Shirebrook. Parts of the church of St. Peter and St Paul dates back to the 14th century although most dates to the 18th century. The church has a fine display of items relating to the Sherbrooks. Unusually one of the Sherbrooks (Robert) is buried in a nearby farmyard possibly the site of the Quaker Meeting house and the resting place for other quakers.

4. At the Green Dragon Inn, turn right down Blind Lane and then turn right down Forest Road towards Ollerton. The footpath follows the right side of the road with sunken hedge lined lane. After one kilometre you will arrive at the car park and your start point.