For the Dionscourt Hill trig point bag, I parked in a pull in by a couple of houses in Green Lane in Orleton. I had intended to park at the Village Hall but having taken a wrong turn, by the time I had found somewhere to turnaround, I thought I might as well park there!
The Dionscourt Hill trig point bag was another one of those where you could see in the distance where the trig point was going to be! So, I headed off up the narrow lane. There was a left turn by a sign for Orleton Park over a little stream. Then the lane follows a steady incline.
Another left turn is marked by a sign for a pubic footpath and the Mortimer Trail. Oh no, the Mortimer Trail! The last time I ventured along the ‘Mortimer Trail’ there wasn’t much of a trail… At all! So, I hoped for better with this one! The initial signs were promising… For one, there were signs… And a trail!
The trail leads to a house with the route markers on, so you can pass through. However, after the *ahem* ‘drama’ on the White Hill Farm trig point bag, a gave the front door a knock to make my presence known. A jolly old boy answered and he was very welcoming – even gave me permission to head through his sheep fields for a more direct route…
However, hopping over the gate, I saw sheep, lambs… And a ram! I didn’t fncy that so followed the route which was clear and well trodden.
The views were incredible.
It’s mid May as I write this… And summer has arrived! 18 degrees, pleasantly warm with a slight breeze and a beautiful blue sky. The weather always makes or breaks a trig bag… And it certaibnly added to this occasion on this one!
I followed the trail all the way round the field I knew the trig pillar was in. Aware that the trig was sandwiched between two barbed wire fences as the jolly farmer mentioned it. I kept following the trail, looking for the trig point and eventually reached the end of the field. Checking my location, I had apparently passed the trig… However I didn’t see it!
There was easy access to the field at the edge, a semi-broken down fence where others have trod before me. I went back the way I came… Still looking for the trig. This one took some looking for!
I did eventually locate the Dionscourt Hill trig point!
However, it is very, very well hidden under shrubs and bushes. It’ll only get more hidden as the hedge grows and blossoms – so be warned!
It’s definitely in there!
It’s so buried in the hedge between the barned wire fences that unfortunately, but more so frustratingly, I couldn’t physically tag it! I did find a big stick and poked it – best I could do. Even more annoyingly, I couldn’t get any decent photos either – as you can see!
Despite the visible but inaccessible nature of the bag, it was still a great bag. Up there with the best of them!
Also had this flying monster scare the sh*t out of me on the way back – any idea what it is? Thought it was a hornet but it looks more like a dragonfly with the wings!
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Grid reference: SO 46222 68043 | T:UK waypoint: TP2787 | Taken from www.streetmap.co.uk
