Phil Aldridge led a hike of 7 miles (11.2km) on Sat 18 Oct from the Case Is Altered, Case Lane, Five Ways, Hatton Warwickshire CV35 7JD (link to the Case Is Altered in Google Maps).
The route through glorious Warwickshire countryside left the Case Is Altered along Case Lane, and quickly turned on to a footpath through fields. The walk passed Wroxall Abbey, once owned by Sir Christopher Wren and most recently operated as a hotel and wedding venue till Jan 2025 when it closed down for the third time in 6 years. (Anyone interested in taking it on is welcome to look at the listing for Wroxall Abbey Hotel & Estate at Savills where "Substantial Rental Offers" are invited 😀)
From Wroxall Abbey the route went to Wroxall, then through Hay Wood to join the Heart of England Way to Rowington Green and along Finwood Road to join the Grand Union Canal at the Tom O' The Wood pub. The walk left the canal at Rowington, went through the churchyard of St. Laurence Church, across fields to Mousley End and then back to Case Lane and the Case itself.
The walk was mostly on footpaths over fields and through woods but also had a stretch on canal towpath and a couple of short sections on quiet roads. There were several stiles and many kissing gates, and livestock in some of the fields.
See below for a photo album, a map of the route and a Google Map of the start point.
Click the Learn more button above to open the map in Outdooractive from where you can download the route to the free Outdooractive App for Android or iOS, or export the route to a GPX file for use in other apps.
For more about using Outdooractive, a list of all our routes with GPS files, and a link to folder with all our GPX files including HHIK0144.gpx, the file for this route, see GPS Routes.
