Houghton on the HillOakham

Houoak one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021


Distance

23km/14mi

Ascent

356m

Descent

417m

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Houghton on the Hill and Oakham.

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Houghton on the Hill and Oakham.

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Reviews - 1

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Problems reported -  Access (1)

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Houghton on the Hill
Grid Ref SK6806103685
Lat / Lon 52.62669° / -0.99593°
Easting / Northing 468,061E / 303,685N
What3Words lungs.ultra.forgiven
Oakham
Grid Ref SK8614408799
Lat / Lon 52.67008° / -0.72751°
Easting / Northing 486,144E / 308,799N
What3Words roadways.seashell.deal

Houoak One's land is

Arable 31.7%
Pasture 57.0%
Urban 7.7%
Woods 3.6%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

review


Stephen Morse

04 Nov 2023 Autumn

This was a reasonably challenging walk so not to be ventured into lightly (not helped by the weather, admittedly). It's a little tricky to find the starting point and once you get into the wooded area (fairly early on), there's no clear path and you're literally fighting the undergrowth to get through (I gave up and climbed over a fence into a field to escape and get back on track). Much of the walk is through farmers' fields (signposted footpaths) but you can't just walk through the field because it's boggy or pre-planted so you have to skirt around the edges which adds a lot more distance. Also be aware that there's a fair amount of gradient. My final point is the last part of the walk which is a mixture of road/verge walking on a reasonably busy road. Always good to be out in the great outdoors but I'd definitely felt I'd done a proper day's walking.


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