A steep hike at Alkham
Our view
From the car park, walk down the edge of playing fields and turn right through a gap in the hedge at the far end, by the footbridge. Turn left along the path for a few paces to emerge at the end of a cul-de-sac (Short Lane) by houses. Turn briefly left and look for a narrow, fenced path running off right beside a house called Valhalla.
Walk up between the houses and cross two stiles into fields, then walk half left up the sloping pastures beyond, crossing stiles where necessary (there may be temporary paddock fencing here) until you reach the left corner of a patch of woodland. Skirt around the wood, bearing left where the path forks, and cross a stile into a belt of trees beyond (a tricky scramble – the path is steep and slippery).
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