Burrough Hill and Somerby

About trip

Starting from the car park at Burrough Hill, walk along thr track until you reach the Leicestershire Round Footpath off to your right. Turn right along the path. Follow this path, with the Leicestershire Round waymarks, as it goes over a ridge and then continues along the ridge just below the top. At the end of the ridge, turn right (still on Leicestershire Round), and head across the undulating countryside to Somerby. 

When you reach the road in Somerby, turn right. Shortly after the telephone box, turn left down a driveway to the stables. Then fork right along a footpath which traverses the valley to Burrough on the Hill. 

When you reach the small country road, turn right towards the village. At the junction turn right, then take the path off to the left (near the church). As the path splits, go right, heading to the left of Burrough Hill iron age fort. 

Where you meet a track with the Leicestershire Round, turn right. Continue along this permissive route until you reach Burrough Hill. Here you can climb onto the iron age fort, before continuing along the track back to your car.