Withycombe - Redhill - Temple Grafton - Exhall - Oversley - Upton - Haselor

Lovely walk around Withycombe - Redhill - Temple Grafton - Exhall - Oversley - Upton and Haselor.

Technical sheet

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A Aston Cantlow CP walk posted on 28/07/21 by Steve Dorning. Last update : 29/07/21
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 122 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 122 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 113 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 m

Description

D/A:: From Wilmcote to Aston Holdings, go left then right in Wood Lane, park on the verge by double gates on the left. B95 6JT is nearby on this road.

(1) Stay in the field with woods to your right. Path in woods impassable.

(2) At end of the woods follow the track to left, cross A46 and turn right into the lane. After the farm shop, enter drive on right and gate to left onto gravel lane.

(3) Walkthrough Barley Leys Farm tidy garden and cross road by Haselor House, continue with hedge on your right.

(4) Walk over to the edge of the wood and go through the hedge, turn left uphill with a hedge on your left to an open gateway. continue under power lines with the hedge on your right.

(5) Follow the hedge round to the right and go over a plank bridge then after 50m turn left into tarmac lane and houses.

(6) After the church and school pass a bench and take the path to right along the brick wall.

(7) Turn left at the top of the hill along the woodland path. In an area with no big trees take a path right downhill that has wooden steps. Pass a bench on your left and cross a field to a gravel path.

(8) In Exhall pass the first houses on the left and turn right into Valley Farm, pass the paddocks and Oversley Wood, under the bridge and down tarmac lane.

(9) Cross the road and turn right after the stile, then move to have the hedge on your left, go under power lines, on farm track towards chicken sheds.

(10) Join the road at Upton then turn left uphill.

(11)Take the path right past Driftway Barn by the stocks, signed to Church.

(12) Stop to enjoy the views from Haselor Church then continue to the road and go right.

(13) Turn right by the cider press and pass the milk churn stand at Manor Farm.

(14) Where the road turns left go straight on into the lane and take the path through a gate left.

(15) Enter the woods and go left on the path you started on to return to start.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Wood Lane
  2. 1 : km 2.1 - alt. 110 m - Withycombe Wood
  3. 2 : km 3.02 - alt. 106 m - Redhill
  4. 3 : km 4.13 - alt. 103 m - Barley Leys Farm
  5. 4 : km 4.59 - alt. 112 m - Edge
  6. 5 : km 4.98 - alt. 91 m - Hedge
  7. 6 : km 6.09 - alt. 98 m - Church and school
  8. 7 : km 6.76 - alt. 100 m - Top of the hill
  9. 8 : km 8.12 - alt. 54 m - Exhall
  10. 9 : km 10.15 - alt. 63 m - Stratford Road
  11. 10 : km 11.22 - alt. 61 m - Upton
  12. 11 : km 11.6 - alt. 64 m - Driftway Barn
  13. 12 : km 11.98 - alt. 68 m - Haselor Church
  14. 13 : km 12.36 - alt. 57 m - Cider press
  15. 14 : km 12.61 - alt. 63 m - Gate
  16. 15 : km 13.73 - alt. 98 m - Woods
  17. S/E : km 14.32 - alt. 62 m - Wood Lane

Useful Information

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Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Clarity of route description
4.5 / 5
Clarity of route map
5 / 5
Walk interest
3.5 / 5
Alan  Munro
Alan Munro

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : 20/03/22
Clarity of route description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Walk interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

As this is almost nine miles long, we started the walk between points 7 and 8 at about 10 am, by parking at a wide farm lane entrance (B49 6EA) near Exhall, so that we could have a lunch break three quarters of the way round at The Blue Boar, Alcester (B49 6NR). During the walk we found there's also good parking just before point 9, at the entrance to Oversley Wood. The instructions are easy to follow. There are very good views from the Church at point 12. At point 15 we turned right into the wood. At point 1 we turned right and used the path in the woods, which brought us down to the main road. Take care crossing here! At point 3 we turned left and walked down the road to the pub, arriving at about 12.30 pm, where we had a welcome drink and a small, but good lunch (well recommended). On leaving the pub we missed out points 4 and 5 by turning right to walk along the road into Temple Grafton, to rejoin at point 6.

Jchad
Jchad

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : 10/02/22
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Decent walk, stick with the instructions, sometimes you have to walk longer than you would think to get to the next turn or instruction. Use the map!. Crossing the A46 is problematical and the farm shop mentioned is more of a wholesaler. Walking through the woods is muddy but most of the rest is fields or paths. Good nearly 15K walk. Not really any pubs on the route so take your own food and drinks.

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