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5
miles
Hilly
terrain
02:30
hours
4
difficulty
route
Walking
type
Start - At entrance to Julian’s Bower, Back Lane, DN15 9JN
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1Enter the gate for Julian's Bower and follow the footpath marked 'Permissive Footpath to Alkborough Flats'. This goes downhill, through a wooden gate continues downhill down through two more gates to reach a track ahead.
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2At fingerpost turn right along good stone track, continue straight ahead through metal gate (signpost Whitton 2 ¼ mls) continue in same direction through further wooden gates, continue walking through grassland in same direction.
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3When reaching twin set of wooden gates bear left along fence edge heading towards river and wooden fingerpost on top of embankment.
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4Walk up embankment slope, turn right continue along embankment gradually going uphill.
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5On reaching the road at Whitton turn right and head uphill until past all the houses.
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6At wooden public footpath sign turn right, follow track continue along track which bends right and head towards gate.
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7Turn left before gate (signpost Alkborough 1 ¼ mls). Continue along edge of field, through a wooden gate, continue along this top track eventually reaching steps.
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8Go down steps cross lane and up steps on other side, over wooden bridge, turn right and follow field edge.
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9At Public footpath sign turn right, cross road and re-enter Alkborough Flats via steps down, walk uphill between wooden fences to Prospect Lane.
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10Turn left uphill and return to Village.
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11Bend right to a road and bend right again on a grass path round the Church into Churchside, continue ahead past the Coronation Club to the start.
Please note: routes are created by volunteers and may change due to ground conditions. Start points and landmarks are directional guides only and may be near or on private property.
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