We started from the car park at Hubbard's Hills by walking back towards Louth to find the B1200 and turning
left before crossing over.
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With David leading the pack we turn into a former driveway to pass a disused school and on to Thorpe Hall
Farm and then cross over the Louth bypass.
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A feature of this walk is the wonderful lush meadowlands we pass through. This is an area we might have
seen dairy cattle, maybe it's too early yet, but they've a nice meal waiting for them! This photo shows Kath passing Pasture
Farm with David still leading.
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Making our way towards the A631 after passing through Cow Pasture Wood, we were now approaching the second
quarter of our walk that takes in Welton Vale.
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Walking along the field edge to Heron Lake and Icehouse Plantation, ahead of us lays Welton Vale.
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Lunch stop in Welton Vale, we had expected more mud than we encounted but we were not disappointed!
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On our way to pass Jack's Furze on a permitted footpath after coming out of the Vale and crossing the A157
on the last half of our walk.
(Furze - another name for gorse)
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Reaching a minor road we turn left and walk two hundred yards to another path on the left. Then we cross
two large fields to a crossroads of paths, turning right a quarter of a mile from the bypass ahead.
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We head off to the southern end of Hubbard's Hills to follow Rise Beck back to the car park having completed
the walk of around 6 miles.
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