Springhead

A circular walk alongside Sand Dike and through Springhead Golf Course, offering a mix of both urban and pleasant green spaces.

Walk details and distance

Grade

Easy to moderate

OS Explorer Map No.

293

Distance

• 2.77 kilometres
• 1.72 miles

Start and End Point

Willerby Road
HU5 5JD

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Accessibility Information

This route -

• has no stiles but does include other structures, for example, P-barriers, chicanes, steps, gates, boardwalks, or bridges
• includes steps or steep inclines
• 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 households/settlements

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

Walk Description

1. Start on Willerby Road, on the boundary with the East Riding of Yorkshire. Take the public footpath on the south side of the road between 467 Willerby Road, Hull and 430 Kingston Road, Willerby
2. When the footpath opens into a grassed area with woodland, bear right and follow the footpath alongside the Sand Dike
3. Continue along the public footpath, you will pass a small footbridge on your right and the perimeter of a former Yorkshire Water Museum on your left
4. At the point where you come across playing fields, turn left and continue on the footpath alongside the former museum
5. At the end of the footpath, cross Springhead Avenue and turn left
6. When you arrive at Willerby Road, cross at the controlled Toucan crossing, turn left and head for Wymersley Road
7. After crossing the road, turn right and follow the footway along Wymersley Road
8. Cross Sandycroft Close and continue along Wymersley Road
9. At the end of Wymersley Road, turn left to join Carr Lane
10. When you reach the wooden fence and gate with a footpath sign, go through the gate. Sand Dike is to the left, follow the public footpath
11. Continue walking along the path by Sand Dike and the edge of Springhead Park golf course, until you reach Willerby Road
12. Cross Willerby Road, where you have returned to your start point

Features of Interest

Springhead Park Golf Club was founded in 1930 and was originally a municipal golf course operated by Hull City Council. The golf course is a mature parkland layout that effectively acts as greenbelt land between the City of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The course boasts tree-lined fairways on every hole and a variety of hazards and features to challenge golfers of all abilities.