Routes Walking

Atkinsons Warren - Flixborough Trail

Explore the diverse landscapes of North Lincolnshire at your own pace on our walking and cycling routes.

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Route details

4.5 miles
Hilly terrain
02:15 hours
4 difficulty
route
Walking type

Start - Atkinson’s Warren car park, Ferry Road, DN15 8JA

  • 1
    From the car park, enter the Nature Reserve through the gate, continue straight ahead with the boundary on your left.
  • 2
    Carefully cross Phoenix Parkway, continue straight ahead on the public footpath. Continue with industrial units on the left and follow the winding path uphill, turn left before the bench down a sandy track following the fence.
  • 3
    Turn left going downhill, continue downhill on a track until a wooden signpost.
  • 4
    Turn right, follow the winding narrow track, eventually it runs parallel to the mineral railway lines, continue until a wooden gate is on the left which crosses the railway line.
  • 5
    Turn left going downhill the footpath eventually comes out onto a wide track turn left then shortly turn left.
  • 6
    Turn left along a wide gravel track heading uphill passing the Chicken farm, continue uphill until reaching the new cycleway/footpath.
  • 7
    Turn right and follow the new Cycleway footpath which winds its way downhill through woodland to meet up with the bench on the outward journey.
  • 8
    Rejoin the outward track and retrace steps back to the Phoenix Parkway main road, cross carefully and retrace track through Atkinsons Warren back to the car park.
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.