Axnfell

Circular walk, 4 km

Route: Axnfell

Walk through the valley of the river Glen Roy that flows into the Laxey river. On the south side you walk through the densely forested Axnfell Plantation. With a steep descending path you reach the river, and then climb out of the valley on the other side. You come into the hamlet of Baldhoon. Walk along the quiet road to Laxey. Here you cross the Glen Roy again. Via ascending paths through the Axnfell Plantation you return to the starting point.

shape
loop
length
4 km 134
location
Isle of Man
start / arrival
Parking Ballacollister Road-Church Road, Laxey
path
path:73%  road:25%  stairs:1% 
elevation
rise: 186m / fall: -186m
lowest: 51m / highest: 171m
 
Photo: Axnfell Plantation
Axnfell Plantation
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Route "Axnfell" is recorded on 19th September 2018 and placed on 23rd November 2018. The route has been viewed 3809 times.

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Points of interest

  • Christ Church, Laxey
  • Laxey Woollen Mills
  • Ballacollister Road, Laxey
  • Laxey station Manx Electric Railway

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References

Source

We have used publication ‘Warden's Walks’ of Island's Forestry Warden, published by Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture in 2017, to develop this route.

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