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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. |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 151 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
solo, parked near highpoint on road, walked up track to alternative, uninteresting. | Hippo | 30/07/2023 |
Parked at summit. Walked track to alternative. | Minto | 29/06/2023 |
Quick visit in the car on the way home. | richard69 | 16/01/2023 |
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-by | GordonAdshead | 06/11/2021 |
10:30am, 18 degrees, mostly sunny. | Wycombe Wanderer | 16/09/2021 |
Quick visit on way to Peterborough. Easy win. | Ramblingpaul | 10/08/2021 |
Nice walk from Stamford station | raymondwilkes | 02/08/2021 |
Horrid ride along the A1 to get to this odd little spot. | pclyndes | 20/06/2021 |
Parked at summit. Also walked to alternative highpoint. | PGCE | 06/12/2020 |
Parked on the county top and got out for some fresh air. Bright day with autumn colours. | edmundjohnson | 15/10/2020 |
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. | Beeliner | 26/07/2019 |
Parked half way along Racecourse Road and wandered along to the 'summit' | callumorr | 30/05/2019 |
Parked and had a brief wander | kjg106 | 10/04/2019 |
Parked at summit, then walked to alternative top to the NW. | David Evans | 11/03/2019 |
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! | petebagger | 28/01/2019 |
Final Northants hill. Stepped out of the car in the dark. Not a lot to see. | jonglew | 19/11/2018 |
Almost a drive-by bagging but did the decent thing and set foot on terra firma. | jedthehumanoid | 26/08/2018 |
Parked on bend walked across road to HP to south. Then walked up track to North to alternative HP | PeterD | 16/08/2018 |
Visited whilst in Rutland for a few days | magirob | 22/06/2018 |
Drove to bend in the road where the hill summit is. no effort required. | jmistry86 | 06/04/2018 |
In the dark. Bit of a diversion from my route to the Peterborough Travelodge. | Herbert Anchovy | 05/02/2018 |
quick stop off while passing, roadside parking within yards. | rhalstead | 20/01/2018 |
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 Singer | 22/11/2017 |
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. | lenman | 17/11/2017 |
What can I say, another top Bagged. | dgresty | 22/10/2017 |
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 Jimmy | 04/08/2017 |
Very quick detour from A1, parked right on bend. | alwaysinshorts | 29/06/2017 |
Roadside bag then a walk to the alternate summit to the north along track. With Sail & Coel. | Dangerous Dave | 26/02/2017 |
surprisingly nicespot considering all the roads nearby. top seems to be just nearto the oak tree (at the corner) | keithelliott | 13/10/2016 |
TD, C & H | This Dog | 03/09/2016 |
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. | Dugswell2 | 30/08/2016 |
Done on way back home from a weekend in Suffolk. Very quick detour from A1. | Wheelsy | 02/05/2016 |
Done. | mart0797 | 28/02/2016 |
Not much you can say about this one. Pretty damn dull. | ngthack | 10/02/2016 |
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 ROWLETT | 02/09/2015 |
With two lincs hills | maltose | 15/08/2015 |
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. | M3WDD | 03/07/2015 |
1/2 Quick drive to bend in road....an jumped out of car a one metre walk ! | Fergalh | 03/07/2015 |
not a lot to say. | stig_nest | 24/04/2015 |
The 1st of 9 county high points today | mcallmar | 08/04/2015 |
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. | RHW | 20/12/2014 |
Only just off the A1 but you have to take a longer way back onto it via Easton | squeegs | 03/10/2014 |
On the way to play cricket at Easton on the Hill | garth87 | 31/08/2014 |
Drive by, not much other option. | Fred Windsor | 01/08/2014 |
Parked in gateway at bend in the road but had to move to avoid being run over by massive sprayer. | Newton Maximus | 30/05/2014 |
At a bend in the road. Drive by. | arranc | 19/04/2014 |
Quick drive by type of bag this one . | Haygalzer | 18/04/2014 |
Hump close to road. Also walked up the lane to the alternative. | bolton | 28/01/2014 |
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) | gerrybowes | 28/01/2014 |
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.65to70 | 20/03/2013 |