WALTHAM WINDER – 16 MILE ROUTE - NEW for 2007

Please note, detailed instructions will be provided on the day. The route will have specific blue arrow marker signs and tape to help you to find your way and countdown signs (3-2-1) for the last 3 miles. Where routes combine a black arrow will be used with red, green or blue dots added.

Up High Street bear left at the top towards Bescaby, 0.5km (500yds) turn right onto the footpath which goes around disused tip to Stonesby. In Stonesby past Church, head to main road, turn right go along footpath for 200m (150 yds) and then turn left into Chapel lane follow the By Way to Sproxton (checkpoint 1) Go up School Hill, turn right and follow the footpath to Buckminster Proceed to road and then turn left, passing Buckminster Hall on your left. At the water tower take the footpath off to the left, about 0.35km (1/4mile) down this route the footpath divides, take the track to the right and follow this to Skillington. As you enter the village of Skillington take the first road off to the left follow this until you see the Church beyond the village green, here turn left onto the Sproxton Road. After about 0.35km (1/4mile) on this road take the footpath off to the right to Saltby airfield (Checkpoint 2) Follow the path around the airfield, (do not take the Viking way that goes off to the right). At the end of this footpath turn left towards Saltby. Go straight ahead at the Xroads, and about 0.25km (250yds) turn right after phone box, between buildings, follow this footpath across the fields until you come to a fork. Take the left hand fork go past new reservoir to pass woodland on left and follow the footpath towards Bescaby Oaks, take the footpath left through the Oaks and round on to Mary Lane to Bescaby (Checkpoint 3) Follow Bescaby Lane. to Waltham. Please note that all distances are approximate