From the A362 at Radstock, travel along the Radstock to Frome road. Take the road 'Manor Road', and follow it through. It will change into 'Church Road'. Continue to follow around the bends and down into the valley. It will merge into another road from the right. Continue along this road. At the lowest part of the valley, you will see a very small opening with a gate. Just enough space for one car. Park here. If you come to a bridge, you have gone too far, turn around and come back to the lowest part of the valley.

(First Gate with access to spoil heap, park in the small entrance) - 2007

 At the opening, you will need to climb over the gate, you will see evidence of the old railway tracks for transporting spoil and coal along the footpath.

(Evidence of the old railway tracks show you have the right place!) - 2007

 You will come to a second gate at the bridge. The photo below has been taken from the return trip so is reversed when entering the spoil heap. You can see in the photo the fence to the left has collapsed. This is on the right when entering the spoil heap. This is also dangerious so extreme care must be taken as the drop is very low and the stream below is also deep.

(Second Gate at the bridge, acess from the right hand side) - 2007

 You need to follow the footpath all the way until you reach a 'T' junction which also climbs a 45 degree slope. Just before the start of this slope, a footpath veers left into some woods and into an opening. Follow this footpath through the opening and up the mound. You will come to a large clearance of spoil.