Rushbury (26km) Print

Waypoint 1
Rushbury Waymarker 1
Long ridges, wonderful views and nature in abundance, this ride has them all. From the parking at Manor Farm in Rushbury (Grid reference SO514918), ride through village of Rushbury past the church and school.


Waypoint 2
Rushbury Waymarker 2
As you leave the village and cross a small stream take the first turn right. Follow the lane, then the bridleway (BW), crossing an old railway bridge into fields and continue uphill to a gate into wood. Keep to the track in the woods up to a wicke


Waypoint 3
Rushbury Waymarker 3
Cross the field ahead of you to the top where you turn right and soon enter woodland. Follow the woodland track down through gates to Wetmore Farm.


Waypoint 4
Rushbury Waymarker 4
Cross the field ahead of you to the top where you turn right and soon enter woodland. Follow the woodland track down through gates to Wetmore Farm.


Waypoint 5
Rushbury Waymarker 5
Keep straight ahead. Continue for a further 1km to byway on right (Dunstans Lane).


Waypoint 6
Rushbury Waymarker 6
Turn right, ford stream and follow lane out t


Waypoint 7
Rushbury Waymarker 7
Turn left and continue to road junction where you keep straight on.


Waypoint 8
Rushbury Waymarker 8
Turn left into woodland on BW.


Waypoint 9
Rushbury Waymarker 9
On reaching road at picnic area turn right then almost immediately left into wood. Keep left at first fork and right at second fork in path and continue along the BW for 3.5km through Long Coppice and Alcaston Coppice to a clearing in wood at Moorwood.


Waypoint 10
Rushbury Waymarker10
On reaching road at picnic area turn right then almost immediately left into wood. Keep left at first fork and right at second fork in path and continue along the BW for 3.5km through Long Coppice and Alcaston Coppice to a clearing in wood at Moorwood.


Waypoint 11
Rushbury Waymarker 11
At road keep right and then, as road bears sharply right, go straight ahead onto BW. Take track on left as the route enters trees. Follow woodland track which takes you to Hill End Farm.


Waypoint 12
Rushbury Waymarker 12
On reaching driveway turn right and continue for approximately 0.5km to road.


Waypoint 13
Rushbury Waymarker 13
Turn left onto lane towards Westhope


Waypoint 14
Rushbury Waymarker 14
Turn right onto BW opposite Westhope College. Climb track bearing right into woodland. On entering field go straight across.


Waypoint 15
Rushbury Waymarker 15
Do not go through gate in front of you but turn left. Follow fenceline to gate. Keep right and follow BW to Pinstones Farm.


Waypoint 16
Rushbury Waymarker 16
At farm turn left before buildings. Cross fields and bear right to gate into woodland. Follow path down to hedged lane and out to road.


Waypoint 17
Rushbury Waymarker 17
On reaching road turn right.


Waypoint 18
Rushbury Waymarker 18
At T junction turn left. This takes you to the point where you earlier turned left onto BW. Now take a track almost opposite the BW entrance and follow down to road.


Waypoint 19
Rushbury Waymarker 19
Turn right and take right hand fork near village. Continue along lane to T ju


Waypoint 20
Rushbury Waymarker 20
Turn right to Eaton. You are now following the Jack Mytton Way. Take track to left of church and climb up through woods. Go straight across field to hedge.


Waypoint 21
Rushbury Waymarker 21
Turn left and follow Jack Mytton Way along track and out to road.


Waypoint 22
Rushbury Waymarker 22
Turn left onto road and bear left down steep hill back to Rushbury. Go through village and take right fork to return to your parking place.