Mucklewick Walk

Walk directions

1. Start

   The walk starts from The Bog Visitor Centre Car Park.
   
   Starting from the waymark post at the top of the car park pass a small pool on your left. Bear left to cross a board walk and follow the deep path up the bank.

2. Step 2

   Climb to cross a stile and press on keeping to the left of the line of gorse bushes. At the top of the field, cross the stile and bear right across the next field, eventually crossing another stile into woodland. Stay on the path through the trees to eventually emerge at the edge of the wood with Nipstone Rock ahead of you.

3. Step 3

   With Nipstone Rock to your right continue on as the ground rises, the eventually descends into a wood. Follow the path down through the wood to meet a junction.

4. Step 4

   Turn right to cross a stile out of the wood onto the road. Cross the road and the stile in front of you and follow the track leading down to Brookshill Farm.

5. Step 5

   Cross the stile in the fence on your right just before the farm. Please keep dogs on lead. Go diagonally across the corner of the field to cross another stile. With the farmhouse on your left follow the hedge and cross the stile ahead of you, next to a gate.

   If you wish to cut your walk short at this point and return to the Bog Centre follow the short cut.

   Otherwise continue to Step 6

   SHORT CUT

   Instead of crossing the stile, turn right and keep to the hedge line on your left. At the stile cross into the next field and turn immediately left heading for the corner. Bear right following the fence line until you meet the corner of the forest. Continue straight on through the gateway ahead of you. Bear slightly right to descend to a stile to the left of a forest gate. Follow the track through the forestry plantation until you meet the next track. Turn right and follow the rough lane back to the Bog Centre.

    

6. Step 6

   Continue along a double hedged track crossing a stile at the end. Continue down the next field bearing left on to the track at the bottom. Follow the track. Shortly after the track bends to the right, cross a stile on your left.

7. Step 7

   Cross the stile, passing between two cottages to turn right along a track to cross a stile on your left into woodland. Descend to the stream and cross the footbridge then continue up the hill to reach a lane.

8. Step 8

   Turn left along the lane until you reach a sharp left hand bend. At this point you turn right up the track. Continue up the track, leaving gates as you find them, to emerge onto open common land. Take the left hand fork still climbing the hill to reach a bridle gate at the summit.

9. Step 9

   Go through the gate and continue on up the hill, aiming slightly to the left of the outcrop on the summit, to join a grassy track. Stay on the track as it descends to cross a stile by a gate next to a wood. Skirt the woodland, on your right, leading on to Milk Hill.

10. Step 10

    Bear slightly left across the open grassland, paying special attention to way marking as the path is not distinct. Descend the hill with Shelve Pool on your left eventually crossing a footbridge.

11. Step 11

    Bear slightly right aiming for the right hand side of Grit Hill ahead. Once on the hill bear right and descend to cross a double stile next to a gate.

12. Step 12

    Continue on to cross a sleeper bridge and then a stile in a fence. Follow a fairly direct line diagonally crossing four fields and as many stiles (one double) before meeting a track at junction of Ritton Farm drive

     

13. Step 13

    Go left and follow the track, keeping the woodland to your right. Continue along the track until you meet a road, the Bog Visitor Centre and car park.

     

14. SHORT CUT

    Instead of crossing the stile turn right keeping the hedge line on your left. At the end of the field cross the stile and turn immediately left to the corner of the field, bear right following the fence line until you meet the corner of the forest.

    Continue straight on through the gateway ahead of you. Bear slightly right and descend to a stile to the left of a forest gate.

    Follow the track through the forestry until you meet the next track. Turn right and follow the track to the Bog.