Southwell trail walk - hiking a disused railway line

Want to walk the Southwell trail and learn about its history? Here's my Southwell trail walk - hiking a disused railway line youtube video guide to take you there. In this video I start the Southwell trail route from the Southwell end and walk to Bilsthorpe and back however it can be walked either way. The Southwell trail walk is an old disused railway line in Nottinghamshire dating back to 1842 which was born in the golden age of steam trains. Today the old railway track provides a great place to walk and an important habitat for local wildlife that lives along the Southwell trail. The path supports a wide range of habitats, because it crosses two distinct geological areas from Sherwood Sandstone to the north around Bilsthorpe and Farnsfield and the Mercia Mudstone to the south respectively. The Southwell trail walk is 7 miles each way and built on the former railway line of the Midland Railway. Its a great hike for beginners as it is very flat and really easy to navigate. The Southwell trail walk is way marked and there is ample free parking at both ends of the Southwell trail route. Hiking a disused railway line is easy and great fun for the whole family. I fully recommend hiking the Southwell trail walk as a day hike especially in the winter when the weather is poor due to its good path and high levels of protection. Southwell trail walk - disused railway route map: https://my.viewranger.com/route/detai... This video about hiking the Southwell trail walk was filmed before lock-down FOLLOW ME: Facebook:   / generationhiker   Insta:   / generation_hike   Twitter:   / generation_hike   #SouthwellTrail #HikingAlone #RailwayWalk