A circular Risley to Hopwell Hall Walk (hence RHW). A little under 4½ miles in total, with 21 caches – not many stiles, but a bit hilly in places, and parts of it can get very muddy. The final section is along the main road, so please be careful.
You’re best to park somewhere on the main Derby Road, probably near the church. There is a multi-cache along the way – easy enough to solve, but I would strongly recommend that you do the series in the numbered sequence! When you get to Hopwell Hall please make sure you keep to the footpath, which is very easy to follow – they do get a bit fussy about it! And watch out for horses too, as along this stretch it is also a bridlepath.
None of the caches are meant to be at all difficult to find – the aim of the walk is to get people out to admire the lovely countryside and fantastic views, and, from time to time, to pick up a little local history too.
You will NEED a pen, and you are also likely to NEED tweezers. If you can’t find a cache, please log a DNF or let me know – I don’t want any throw-downs along the route please.
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The second Little Bridges cache of the series, again crossing the Golden Brook.
The bridge clearly served the footpath that you're on, but nobody uses it now, as it is easier to cross on the more recent bridge which has been placed to allow farm machinery to get from one side to the other. It is safe to cross the wooden bridge if you want, but it isn't necessary in order to find this cache.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here:- https://littlebridgesseries.wordpress.com/ . If you would like to add to the series, please go to the stats web site/Get Involved and click Number Request. To qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xxxx then the name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.