TEALBY TRAIL 8.8 miles , 7th April 9.45 – Wolds. Marshalls and well sign posted on day. – your guide – we must observe countryside rules, be aware of livestock and close gates and no botles or liter on route. Walkers or earlier walk joggers below is a guideline to get round but there are signs all round on day. Anyone got tme to try out my instructons below before day �

Start – of the main road (near the artst studio, a smallish whiteccream buildingi through gate. It is a narrow Start. Follow track downwards and go through gate (gapi to right and follow track – go over a wooden bridge (sometmes slippery so go carefuli – go straight on over all the bridge. Do not go lef through gate.

Keep following track – goes uphill and veers right towards a gate – go through gates. From going through last gate on lef you keep up top and follow Viking signs across – bit ruted. Follow downwards towards manmade pond and the Risby sheep and sometmes geese – go through gate

Follow straight along keeping fence line on your right heading across the top of the feld (big farmhouse is on your righti to narrow road with gate – go through then go across this litle road through next gate. Follow track which veers right (just a litle biti then turn lef slightly up toward a Viking sign. The track goes steeply downhill (ruted sectoni to reach two gates, a litle one, then a deer gate, go through both to climb steeply back uphill and heading lef near the top you will see a Viking sign. Go up this short steepish hill which turns right at top and you come to two deer gates go through both, follow the track that goes straight across the feld towards another deer gate. (deer are likely to be in this areai Go through gate and ahead at end of feld on right you will see Walesby Church. Go through turnstle past church through big gate and follow downhill to Walesby village and at botom turn right and then lef. You’ve now covered 1 ¾ miles apprx

Keep on road about 600 metres to a right opening (go past the house named ‘the old stables’ and past the Natonal Speed limit signi, turn into this wide openingand keep going along the track to a Y Juncton, and keep lef, keep going along track to a styleccatle grid and contnue along ruted track to a gate ahead (with a large yellow signi, You then go over rougher ground heading towards the really long hill slightly to your lef. Keeping the dark green bushes on your right, Go up this long hill (which veers right but stll goes up a bit morei. At the top of this hill, you turn lef and go down (this is quite uneveni to botom and go through a gate on right. Go right along a stony track keep following all the way down (it turns lef and fatens out to approach a tarmac roadi – turn right again and keep going to a road juncton. Go straight on at juncton and where the road swings right you carry straight on ahead towards a gate which takes you in a feld (sewage treatment works are on the lef as you approach this gate into feldi once through gate follow track straight on to style ahead. Go over the style and on your lef you will see Claxby Church.

Your now in Claxby village - Go past church (claxby church on lefi and very soon turn right (there is a “Your Physio” at new big house sign where you turni. Stay to very lef track of this house and you will reach a gate, go through and contnue going through untl you reach the road, go straight over road (be careful) and through a right of way of someone’s garden opposite. (The Old Smithy with Viking way sign on gatei.

Keep small fenced feld on your right as you head around and you will see an almost hidden gate to lef into a small copse, follow these track and footpath signs between gardens as the track veers right towards houses and then right to road – Claxby Playing felds straight opposite. Turn lef at the road and Go up this road it goes up hill about 400 metres (past a wood and chain link fenced ploti then you turn right r a gate which takes you of road again. Look out for this gate it is hidden. Go through gate and keep to the track (best you cani aim to go right of the 1st electricity pole and then follow the directons of the cables before heading away from the woods and veering lef upwards towards a litle gate. Go through this litle gate and again up towards two Iron Gates ahead. Your now on road. turn right and keep going (50 metresi past Normanby le Wold church on your lef. Keep lef over a stle to a track which takes you to felds go straight on through gaps you will reach a litle gate go through and keep following round the track once through gate and it will bring you back towards the Walesby track you went out on. (This is a longish fat and downhill secton afer going through normanby le wold.i At this litle gate with a big yellow sign veer right downhill, keeping right of the large tree to contour around the hill and head back downwards (towards the catle grid you went over on way out through the ruted feld and gate posts heading towards Walesby village againi. Follow same way back through Walesby village and uphill to church (7 milesi, , contnue route in reverse all the way to fnish which is where the start was. We will be fying the fag for your fantastc achievement. A lovely chat and tea n cake for your eforts in the Tealby BowlscTennis club house.

Barbara, Dennis & Team 07941113363 [email protected]