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Alkborough to Whitton

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5 miles
Hilly terrain
02:30 hours
4 difficulty
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Start - At entrance to Julian’s Bower, Back Lane, DN15 9JN

  1. 1
    Enter 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.
  2. 2
    At 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.
  3. 3
    When reaching twin set of wooden gates bear left along fence edge heading towards river and wooden fingerpost on top of embankment.
  4. 4
    Walk up embankment slope, turn right continue along embankment gradually going uphill.
  5. 5
    On reaching the road at Whitton turn right and head uphill until past all the houses.
  6. 6
    At wooden public footpath sign turn right, follow track continue along track which bends right and head towards gate.
  7. 7
    Turn 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.
  8. 8
    Go down steps cross lane and up steps on other side, over wooden bridge, turn right and follow field edge.
  9. 9
    At Public footpath sign turn right, cross road and re-enter Alkborough Flats via steps down, walk uphill between wooden fences to Prospect Lane.
  10. 10
    Turn left uphill and return to Village.
  11. 11
    Bend 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.