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Walked from Eastwood to Hucknall on an overcast and sometimes drizzly spring morning. Mostly a good route if muddy in places. One slight quibble with the GPX plot - the route from Valley Drive to Main Road should go up Salcombe Close, and there is no parallel path behind the houses. Surprised nobody else has mentioned this!

Leaving the Eastwood meeting point, we go east along Nottingham Road to the top of the hill, then left and right onto Charles Avenue, left and right onto Valley Road, then (ignoring the GPX) left up Salcombe Close, and right at the end along the path to Main Road. Here we go left again, then right between the houses to reach the fields. The route to Greasley Church should be fairly obvious, though in places paths have formed on the wrong sides of hedges to avoid the many wet and muddy parts. At the church we go through the extended cemetery then find the gate that leads down to the road.

We go right a short distamce (pavement on the south side), and where the pavement ends we cross to find the path that goes up through the fields. This is also wet and muddy in places. There is a little bridge where we cross Gilt Brook, beyond which we follow the brook a little further before going right to find Narrow Lane. Beyond the buildings we take the lane left that crosses the M1 bridge and heads to the outer edge of Hucknall. We follow the houses around to Nabbs Lane, then follow Beauvale Lane to find the path that leads towards the town centre over the bypass where there is a pelican crossing. The remainder of the walk down to the meeting point at Hucknall station is a simple street walk.

I walked this route from Eastwood. The first section is on a wide pavement beside a busy road, but after reaching Hill Top it takes to quiet residential streets. From Newthorpe the route is on footpaths in countryside. The path is well waymarked and obvious. The few muddy sections could be avoided easily. The views were excellent. At Greasley Church the route crosses the busy B600 to more field paths. Once more the few muddy sections could be avoided easily. Eventually we emerge onto Narrow Lane at Brookbreasting farm. From here a firm track leads over the motorway and around the housing estate at the outskirts of Hucknall. Once we reach quiet residential roads these are followed all the way to the Railway/Tram station. A very enjoyable route.

I walked from Hucknall to Eastwood on a hazy sunny Spring day (my first walk of the year ending without at coat). Spring dries out the muddy patches and makes this a fine 5 star route.

The route begins in the residential streets of Hucknall, before moving onto fields where there are some boggy areas (see survey for more details).
For navigation purposes, when walking from Hucknall, the only highlight is at Brooksbreasting Farm (W3W ///increases.lunge.user), where you take the path on the field to the immediate right of the Farm, once you are on the path it is clearly signposted.

The Greasley Parish Oven café next to St Mary’s Church is a good stop for coffee and cake on this short walk.

The worst of the mud is after Greasley, but in Spring it is in small patches and easily avoided.

Apart from some slight confusion at the Farm, the route is clearly defined (it is popular with local walkers and dog owners). There are some kissing gates and one steepish incline walking up to and over the M1 bridge, but dogs can be taken on this route (I saw a good few during the walk).

Nice route that now bypasses the footpath in Newthorpe that has been temporarily closed for the last 8 or 9 years.

I walked Eastwood to Hucknall on a cloudy but dry day, it was also dry under foot. No stiles on route some metal kissing gates. Disinterested cattle in one field and a tea shop at Greasley church hall. Pavements available on road sections. This is identical to Eashuc one with a small detour around the closed path 2021.

A half mile walk along the main road offers an opportunity at Hilltop to buy any forgotten items for the trip. Then onto quite estate roads and a short footpath at the end of a cul-de-sac in Newthorpe. Why doesn't the sign state, 'through route for pedestrians'. The whole route is well walked and easy to follow but here on the urban fringe you will meet the dog walkers.

The route shares the walk of that local outlaw, Robin Hood for a short distance. Greasley church tower soon offers a waymark and on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday you can get a coffee and cake between 10am and 3pm in the church hall.

Good to see that Greasley Parish Council still use the Parish Paths Partnership display case to help walkers find their way. Friends of Lew Pykett knew where best to locate his memorial seat so here's a good spot to take a break. It's quite a short section of open countryside but it is very pleasant. I saw deer run across a field within sight of IKEA.

A bridge takes the path over the motorway and if it wasn't for the noise it would be a delightful county lane. All too soon we are back on the urban fringe initially hemmed in but later the road has open views of Leiver's and Long Hills, neither huge but a pleasant outlook for the houses opposite.

Good that it ends along the high street before arriving at the train and tram stop.

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