Tilton Parish Walks

There are 2 walks in the Tilton area: 6.75 km (4.25 miles), 6.25km (4 miles), both start from Digby Close, opposite Tilton Garage.

Where is Tilton? Due East of Leicester. Click here to view a location map

Leave the village by walking south along the B6047 towards Billesdon and just before reaching the Loddington road on your left, turn right over a stile.
A  Cross through 2 fields then walk towards the hedge on your left.  Follow the hedge until you come to a small copse with a water trough on your right.  The path goes straight through the copse and continues parallel with the hedge on the left, through some wetlands and over a substantial footbridge until it reaches a track that leads to Sludge Hall Farm.
B  Climb over a stile approximately 20m to the right of the track, then cross a field and a disused railway before heading uphill towards Cold Newton.  Just before Cold Newton, when crossing a bridleway, head for the waymark post and stile in the middle of the hedge and continue to the lane.
C  Turn right along the lane, through a gateway, and past the old Manor House.   Take the track on the right to Hamner’s Lodge Farm.  Once past the farm the track deteriorates as it winds uphill to a cattle feeding area with beautiful views North East towards Marefield.  Head towards the corner of the hedge on your right, then diagonally right across the open field to rejoin the start of the walk.  Retrace your steps back to the road into Tilton.

From Digby Close, turn left on Leicester Road then almost immediately right down Main Street signed to ‘Halstead’ and ‘Loddington’.  At the crossroads with the church opposite, turn right down the hill to a T-junction.  Take a left then at the end of the houses follow the direction of the signpost on your right up a track.
1. Follow the track all the way around the back of the farm buildings and over a bridge, before following the yellow waymarkers bearing right past Shepherds House. The waymarkers guide you along a track that runs parallel to a small wood on the right.  Enter a large field and walk directly across to the bridge on the opposite side.
2.  Cross the bridge and follow the waymarkers uphill, initially parallel to the copse on the left.  The path then veers right across the field and down to a small ditch.  Once you have crossed the earth bridge, walk in the same direction for approximately 200m, then turn left to follow the footpath heading towards the edge of Skeffington Wood.
3.  Cross over the small stream and start walking up hill keeping Skeffington Wood and the hedge on your right.  At the end of the hedge, keep walking in the same direction across the field to a stile.  Once over the stile, head to the far left corner of the field and cross Loddington Road.
4.  Walk through Tilton Grange and follow the yellow waymarkers through 2 ½ fields before turning left through a gateway and following the footpath waymarkers through 4 fields back to the Loddington Road. Turn right at the road and retrace your steps back to the start of walk.