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Name:Racecourse Road
Hill number:5469
Height:81m / 266ft
Parent (Ma):2869  Cleeve Hill
RHB Section:39: Central and Eastern England
County/UA:Peterborough, North Northamptonshire
County (CoH):Northamptonshire, Soke of Peterborough (CoH)
Catchment:Wash
Class:Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top
(CoH,CoU)
Grid ref:TF 03530 04169
Summit feature:no feature: on boundary on S edge of lane near A1
Drop:0m
Col:81m  TF035041  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 141
(1:25k) 234
Observations:summit is near position of 81m spot height; ground on track 550m NW at TF 03244 04647 is as high
Survey:Abney level
Comments:Also the Huntingdon & Peterborough county (1965-1974) top.
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Notes:
  • Northamptonshire, Soke of Peterborough historic county top
  • Peterborough current county/UA top

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 151 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
solo, parked near highpoint on road, walked up track to alternative, uninteresting.Hippo30/07/2023
Parked at summit. Walked track to alternative.Minto29/06/2023
Quick visit in the car on the way home.richard6916/01/2023
On way to CAmbridge Dinner. Tried to drive via Stamford City, horendous traffic, but missed the A43. Had a long drive back up the A1 and via Ketton to get to this minor drive-byGordonAdshead06/11/2021
10:30am, 18 degrees, mostly sunny.Wycombe Wanderer16/09/2021
Quick visit on way to Peterborough. Easy win.Ramblingpaul10/08/2021
Nice walk from Stamford stationraymondwilkes02/08/2021
Horrid ride along the A1 to get to this odd little spot.pclyndes20/06/2021
Parked at summit. Also walked to alternative highpoint.PGCE06/12/2020
Parked on the county top and got out for some fresh air. Bright day with autumn colours.edmundjohnson15/10/2020
With E. Dry and sunny. Drove over hp. Stopped on road, walked back and wandered round although actual point not obvious. Easiest of the day.Beeliner26/07/2019
Parked half way along Racecourse Road and wandered along to the 'summit'callumorr30/05/2019
Parked and had a brief wanderkjg10610/04/2019
Parked at summit, then walked to alternative top to the NW.David Evans11/03/2019
On the way back from Stamford, out the car and a quick wander about. Strange to be on a high point and be looking up a hill!petebagger28/01/2019
Final Northants hill. Stepped out of the car in the dark. Not a lot to see.jonglew19/11/2018
Almost a drive-by bagging but did the decent thing and set foot on terra firma.jedthehumanoid26/08/2018
Parked on bend walked across road to HP to south. Then walked up track to North to alternative HPPeterD16/08/2018
Visited whilst in Rutland for a few daysmagirob22/06/2018
Drove to bend in the road where the hill summit is. no effort required.jmistry8606/04/2018
In the dark. Bit of a diversion from my route to the Peterborough Travelodge.Herbert Anchovy05/02/2018
quick stop off while passing, roadside parking within yards.rhalstead20/01/2018
Approached from Easton on the Hill. Two farmers were tipping manure adjacent to the summit at dusk. Embarrassed by my quest, I got out of car at hp and asked if it was possible to get onto the A1 from this point or did I have to return to Easton. Knowing the answer, at least the question gave me an excuse to get out of the car but the stink was extremely agricultural and permeated the car. Still, another county top ticked in inglorious circumstances.Campbell Singer22/11/2017
Broke a tedious drive up the A1 to collect this. Parked in the layby a few yards away. Not what you would call a challenging feat of mountaineering.lenman17/11/2017
What can I say, another top Bagged.dgresty22/10/2017
Parked near bend, reading taken S verge near horse chestnut. Then up track to alternative high point, readings taken about 150m before two towers were 2m higher than roadside one.Aye Jimmy04/08/2017
Very quick detour from A1, parked right on bend.alwaysinshorts29/06/2017
Roadside bag then a walk to the alternate summit to the north along track. With Sail & Coel.Dangerous Dave26/02/2017
surprisingly nicespot considering all the roads nearby. top seems to be just nearto the oak tree (at the corner)keithelliott13/10/2016
TD, C & HThis Dog03/09/2016
Parked on verge at bend in road. Highest point appears to be a mound on the side of the road, opposite the track heading north. Walked up the track for about 600m to the potential alternative summit.Dugswell230/08/2016
Done on way back home from a weekend in Suffolk. Very quick detour from A1.Wheelsy02/05/2016
Done.mart079728/02/2016
Not much you can say about this one. Pretty damn dull.ngthack10/02/2016
County top outing, it took two visits to find the spot as the first time I could not remember which of the farm track turnings I was supposed to be at, now I know its the first one on the right if you come in from the A1 also on the opposite side of the road on the far side of a field there should be the start of a long wooded area.WAYNE ROWLETT02/09/2015
With two lincs hillsmaltose15/08/2015
This should be a quiet and peaceful location but the A1 is too close. Being a long, flat straight locals were testing out their motor bikes - which did not help either.M3WDD03/07/2015
1/2 Quick drive to bend in road....an jumped out of car a one metre walk !Fergalh03/07/2015
not a lot to say.stig_nest24/04/2015
The 1st of 9 county high points todaymcallmar08/04/2015
Not a fan of P0 summits I've been driving past this one for years. Finally ticked off on the way home in the dark.RHW20/12/2014
Only just off the A1 but you have to take a longer way back onto it via Eastonsqueegs03/10/2014
On the way to play cricket at Easton on the Hillgarth8731/08/2014
Drive by, not much other option.Fred Windsor01/08/2014
Parked in gateway at bend in the road but had to move to avoid being run over by massive sprayer.Newton Maximus30/05/2014
At a bend in the road. Drive by.arranc19/04/2014
Quick drive by type of bag this one .Haygalzer18/04/2014
Hump close to road. Also walked up the lane to the alternative.bolton28/01/2014
Parked on verge at bend in road. Highest point appears to be a mound on the side of the road, opposite the track heading north. Walked up the track for about 600m to the potential alternative summit. (PM)gerrybowes28/01/2014
Top no.22 - train to Stamford then circular walk via Wothorpe, Racecourse Road, Easton on the Hill and Stamford. Distance 6.6 miles, climb 385ft. Very muddy on farm paths. Cloudy, unseasonably cold with heavy snow shower at first.(Temp 3 deg C)alan.65to7020/03/2013