A short walk on tarmac road to the summit, but limited activation locations due to official buildings
I parked on the road near the ascending track; the closed gate prevented unauthorised vehicles.
I was conscious that I may have been trespassing, but pedestrian access is easy to the left of the gate or by scrambling up the bank from the road. The tarred road then proceeds, first past a keeper's house and then to a mast installation at the summit. I was careful to keep out of their way, and there was a worker in high-vis uniform at the keeper's house - I am sure he saw me, but did not seem concerned.
There are a few activation options on the wooded bank between the zig zagging road. I found a nice private grassy slope with some shade just below the summit (blue dot):
I set up my sotapole and inverted Vee and managed 12 SSB QSOs on 20m, including 1 summit to summit.
This was not a particularly comfortable activation, so I packed up and set off for the final one of the day:
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