Walks from Kirton Lindsey
MapJump on a train, get off at Kirton Lindsey Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.
Kirton Lindsey to Market Rasen
Scunthorpe to Kirton Lindsey
Gainsborough Central to Kirton Lindsey
A long route leaving the A159 onto an access road and footpaths and following the course of a small river between south and north banks before crossing fields and the railway into Kirton in Lindsey.
Time: 5h30–11h30
Warnings: Gainsborough Central and Kirton Lindsey are both on the Saturdays-only Brigg line — a few trains on Saturdays, none midweek.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Kirton Lindsey to Brigg
A workable but uninspiring route in three stages: a long diagonal across many stony, clay-rich agricultural fields (a real slog when wet or ploughed), a short straightforward stretch through Hibaldstow to the River Ancholme, then a long walk along the raised river bank to Brigg and with a picturesque tree-lined avenue on the approach. One 500m stretch by the river is almost totally overgrown. The route follows the raised bank of the New Ancholme, then the old river towards Brigg.
Time: 3h30–7h
Warnings: Crossing the busy A15 single carriageway involves overgrown steps and climbing over the safety barrier on both sides, with no pedestrian crossing or bridge; a 500m stretch along the river bank is almost totally overgrown with nettles (expect stings in summer with bare legs); the western bank of the Ancholme is not usable due to unbridged tributaries. Kirton Lindsey and Brigg are both on the Saturdays-only Brigg line — a few trains on Saturdays, none midweek.
Walk details: Slow Ways.