Unusually for a Cambridgeshire hill, its summit is reachable on foot, thanks to permissive open access.

[1] A footpath runs from the Magog Down car park on Haverhill Road, Stapleford, across the managed meadow called North Down, to the top.

The panorama westward is vast; looking northwest there is no higher ground for 50 miles until the Lincolnshire Wolds.

To the southwest, Rowley's Hill and the obelisk on St Margaret's Mount can be seen through binoculars.

The site as a whole is popular with dog walkers and with sledges on the rare occasions when the hill is covered with snow.