Foredyke Stream

A pleasant circular walk, taking in parts of Foredyke Stream, Rockford Fields, and the Trans Pennine and Hornsea Rail Trail.

Walk details and distance

Grade

Easy to moderate

OS Explorer Map No.

293

Distance

• 2.75 kilometres
• 1.71 miles

Start and End Point

Chamberlain Road
HU8 8HW

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Accessibility Information

This route -

• has no stiles but does include other structures, for example, steps, chicanes, gates, boardwalks or bridges
• includes one or more busy road crossings or a section of road walking
• includes sections of difficult terrain, for example, rough ground, boggy grass or scree
• lies within remote areas, away from settlements

You are advised to carry a mobile phone and inform someone of your planned route before setting off.

Walk Description

1. Starting on the north side of Chamberlain Road, near Mayville Avenue, with the Toucan crossing behind you, pass through the access control and join the Foredyke Stream segregated footpath and cycle track. If possible, keep to the right of the divider kerb
2. As you walk along the Foredyke Stream, you will pass the allotments on the right-hand side
3. After passing a small, wooded area, you will reach the footpath running across the grassed meadow (Rockford Fields), where you turn right
4. Following the footpath and cycle track across Rockford Fields, the path then joins the Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) and Hornsea Rail Trail. At this point, turn right, joining the shared-use footway and cycle track trail
5. Continue walking southward until you reach the Toucan crossing at Chamberlain Road. After crossing the road, rejoin the Trans Pennine Trail and Hornsea Rail Trail and continue walking
6. Cross Dunscombe Park and continue to the fork where the Trans Pennine Trail and the Hornsea Rail Trail meet Foredyke Stream
7. Where Hornsea Rail Trail starts and ends, and the Trans Pennine Trail continues to the city centre and beyond, turn right, re-joining the Foredyke Stream, heading north along the segregated footpath and cycle track. Keep to the right of the dividing kerb, if possible
8. Continue walking along Foredyke Stream until you arrive at the Toucan crossing on Chamberlain Road, where you started

Features of Interest

Stoneferry was formerly a small hamlet on the east bank of the River Hull, the site of a ferry, and, after 1905, a bridge.

The Hull and Hornsea Railway was opened, passing roughly north through the eastern extreme of the Stoneferry area in the 1860s. The line closed in 1965, following the Beeching Report.

Rockford Fields may now be surrounded by housing on three sides, but it has a history which few know about, going back to the 12th century and the Monks of Meaux. In the summer, it bursts into life, with a rich variety of grasses and wildflowers. As well as species like knapweed, bird’s foot trefoil, and red fescue, commonly found on grass chalkland, it provides a home for a very rare species in the city, crow garlic or Allium vineale. Bats visit to feed, and grass snakes have been reported along with song thrush and linnet. The field is what’s left of an expanse of ancient meadow and pasture called Sutton Ings, which continued to be grazed by cattle up until the mid-1950s.