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Pub Walks - Upton and Micklebarrow Hill

Distance 4 miles
Time Required 2 hours
Maps 1:25,000 Pathfinder Sheries sheet 796 (SK65/75)
Car Parking and Public Transport Car Parking - Take the Upton to Hockerton Road. After about 400m the road widens with a good verge and cars may be parked here.
Public Transport -There is a frequent bus sevrvice to Upton from Southwell to Newark. There is no nearby rail station.
Refreshments Refreshments
Upton
The French Horn - Bar Meals
The Cross Keys - Bar Meals

Route and Points of Interest

1.Take the Hockerton Road from Upton. For background to Upton see Fiskerton, Rolleston and Upton Walk. After a short distance there is a right turn and the road widens. Adequate parking can be found on the verges. Continue along the road for about 1km until you reach the main Mansfield to Newark road. Turn left towards Mansfield and after 100m take the track (bridleway) on the right just past a cottage.

2. Follow the bridleway for about 300m when the track turns to the left just before the next field boundary. Continue following this track. This track was a parish boundary in 956 A.D. and you will notice the many different species of tree along this track gives evidence for the great age of this track. After 500m you will come to a metal gate.

3. Pass through the metal gate turning right and follow the field boundary. When you reach the end of the field, continue straight on by first turning right through the metal gate then immediately left into Cheveral Woods. The path climbs up hill through the wood and when you reach the edge of the wood, follow the bridleway which follows the right hand field boundary for about 500m until you reach the end of the field when you take the track to the right.

4. Follow the track at first along the left side of the field and then between hedges until you reach Averham Park. Just before a line of three pairs of cottages take the footpath to the right. We will now follow the Trent Valley Way back to Upton.

5. The footpath initially follows the left hand field boundary passing past Averham Park house which can be seen through the trees on the left. Pass into the next field and continue to follow the left hand field boundary in a Southerly direction. Follow the Trent Valley Way until you reach a footbridge over a stream to the main Mansfield to Newark Road.Turn right towards Newark, taking great care on this busy road and after 100m take the footpath on the right.

6. This footpath goes diagonally to the right across the field crossing after 50m into the next field. Continue in a straight line up Micklebarrow Hill and at the top cross the small field to a wood style ove a wire fence. Follow the sign Trent Valley Way across the field to another wooden style. Continue in a staight line towards Southwell Racecourse with Upton in the distance. The path drops down the hill to a wood gate into the next field. Continue in the same direction, across the field to cross a concrete bridge. The path continues along the same line to a gap in the hedge on the left hand side. At the Newark to Upton road turn right to take you back to Upton.

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