Overton Hill

Description

(D/A) From the front door of the Netherton Hall, cross the A56 and follow Carriage Drive, opposite. Ignore turnings to right and left to reach a gate at the end of the metalled road. 

(1)Follow the track beyond the gate, which ascends gradually through the trees (ignore a path down stone steps at the end of the wall on your right). Pass below a red sandstone cliff on your left as you approach the Sandstone Trail. On meeting the Trail, bear left. Nimble walkers with a head for heights can climb a rocky scramble overworn sandstone on the left at the end of the cliff (Jacob’s Ladder), but for a more straightforward continuation, continue to the foot of a flight of metal steps (Baker’s Dozen).

(2) At the top of the steps, bear left (past the top of the Jacob’s Ladder scramble) and continue along the obvious path, ignoring a path heading out across the golf course on your right. Pass a bench and continue below some low cliffs with names and initials carved into them. Ignore wooden steps above and below the path by a second, wooden, bench, continuing along the contour as before. At a fork with a short Sandstone Trail waymark post, follow the upper (right-hand) path past a taller waymark post to reach the war memorial obelisk.

(3) Retrace your steps (keeping right at the taller post) to the junction with the short post, where you double-back right onto the lower path. Follow this path to a fork, turning left as the path descends more steeply, with occasional earth-covered steps. When you eventually reach a wider track within sight of houses, turn left.

(4) Follow this obvious path for 500 yards, then bear right at the foot of a flight of wooden steps to meet a track. Turn left and follow the track until it meets the road at Carriage Drive. Turn right and retrace your steps back to Netherton Hall.(D/A)