Epworth Carrside

Start - Holmes and Gardens Garden Centre, Belton Road, DN9 1JL

• 1
  Turnright out of the car park, following the track uphill towards the church.
• 2
  Ascend the steps to the church, keep right, then descend more steps onto Church Walk, continue to the road next to the car park.
• 3
  Continue ahead into the Market Place, cross, go up the lane ,passing public toilets and a small car park.
• 4
  Cross Chapel Street into Pashley Walk, just left of the Butchers shop.
• 5
  Cross Burnham Road, keeping to left down Fieldside, crossing the cul de sacs Southfield Road and Guisefield Road.
• 6
  Turn left into Birchfield Road, and along a footpath between two schools.
• 7
  Where the main path bends left, continue ahead on a narrow path, which soon bends right to meet a main farm track.
• 8
  Turn left and then right along a way marked footpath alongside some trees on your left; go through a tunnel under the embankment, continue ahead alongside a fenced paddock on the right. Cross a footbridge and continue ahead.
• 9
  Turn left at a wall and then right alongside Skyers Farm. A deep dyke is soon on our right (Skyers dyke).
• 10
  At the first lane right, marked by a finger post, turn right and continue to the road junction.
• 11
  Turn right along the road, passing the entrance to Skyers and Carrside Farms.
• 12
  At the bend before the house on the right, cross a stile onto a path, then 3 more, go through another tunnel and continue along a wide space between houses.
• 13
  A railed path leads onto Studcross, turn left.
• 14
  Cross Fieldside, go straight on, then turn right along Battle Green.
• 15
  Carefully cross Station Road, bear left along Tottimie Lane.
• 16
  Cross Belton Road (A161) back to the start.