| Date: Location: Distance: Parking: Lunch: | 4 October 2018 Rushmore Park 6 miles Golf Club car park Golf Club |
After we had sorted out whose walk it was this week we set off to drive to Rushmore Park where we parked in the Golf Club car park. One of Rob's favourite places giving rise to a few reminiscences.
We followed the road past the buildings guarding the gateway with a misty vista to the west and then turned right to join up with Longcroft Road. This provided a very pleasant walk through the woodland on well made up tracks. The quite wide Chase Avenue took us to the “circle” and soon after this we headed onto a smaller track that was not so easy to follow. When we reached the junction with Shire Rack there was no sign of any continuation so we wiggled around the tracks we could find and then back to Oxford Street. Unlike its name sake this is quite a narrow track!
Scrubbity Barrows provided a convenient spot to stop while we had some refreshments and enjoyed the peace of the woodland.
The maps shows how we deviated from the path which is shown on the map but we still ended up at our destination on the edge of Brooks Coppice. Here the sweet chestnut trees were telling us that autumn was on its way.
We followed the road past the buildings guarding the gateway with a misty vista to the west and then turned right to join up with Longcroft Road. This provided a very pleasant walk through the woodland on well made up tracks. The quite wide Chase Avenue took us to the “circle” and soon after this we headed onto a smaller track that was not so easy to follow. When we reached the junction with Shire Rack there was no sign of any continuation so we wiggled around the tracks we could find and then back to Oxford Street. Unlike its name sake this is quite a narrow track!
Scrubbity Barrows provided a convenient spot to stop while we had some refreshments and enjoyed the peace of the woodland.
The maps shows how we deviated from the path which is shown on the map but we still ended up at our destination on the edge of Brooks Coppice. Here the sweet chestnut trees were telling us that autumn was on its way.
 View Across Rotherley Bottom |  Sweet Chestnuts |
We then followed the Hardy War as it winds its way around the old walled orchard. Approaching Barrow Hill it looks, from the map, as if the path goes straight through the property in for of you that we understand is the golf course manager’s. It doesn’t! It skirts the edge of the property. The numerous notices regarding guard dogs should put anyone off trying to follow the map.
Approaching the Cub House we followed the edge of the course to arrive back at the car park in good time for lunch which is served until 4pm.
Ray greatly enjoyed his ham egg and chips with two slices of ham large enough to feed a family and I had the giant size breakfast which was equally good.
We were quite surprised at the amount of logging going on, particularly around Chase Woods, where we saw one monster truck. There were also quite a lot of fungi to be seen but nothing spectacular.
Approaching the Cub House we followed the edge of the course to arrive back at the car park in good time for lunch which is served until 4pm.
Ray greatly enjoyed his ham egg and chips with two slices of ham large enough to feed a family and I had the giant size breakfast which was equally good.
We were quite surprised at the amount of logging going on, particularly around Chase Woods, where we saw one monster truck. There were also quite a lot of fungi to be seen but nothing spectacular.
 Lots of Logs |  A Few Fungi |
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