County Tops of England: Northamptonshire
Arbury Hill: 225 metres (Grid Ref: SP540587)
Route Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SP548587
Distance: 1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Time: 45 minutes
Rating: Easy
Arbury Hill (image, courtesy of Wikipedia)
The Walk
The Walk: Follow a tree lined avenue from the road which forms field boundaries. After about 800 metres cut away from the path and climb northwards up Arbury Hill. Look left and right if it is noisy, you will not want to be knocked over by a motocross bike which may be on the motocross track which is found on the hill. You will need to cross the motocross track to reach the summit.
The Walk I Would Do: I would extend the walk by setting off from and finishing the walk in Badby. It appears to be a nice and well kept rural English village.
Information
Information: Arbury Hill, at 225 m (738 ft), is the joint highest point in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of the town of Daventry. On the summit of Arbury Hill there are the vestiges of an Iron Age Fort, although this was disputed by the Royal Commission in 1981. The remains are in the form of a square ditch and embankment about 200 metres across. There is a motocross track on the east side and top of the hill that is used for competitions about three times a year. (Source: Wikipedia)