Downs

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 69 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 69 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 27 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 27 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 27 m - Head northwest on Cranbrook Rd/B4054 toward Carnarvon Rd
  3. 2 : km 0.75 - alt. 46 m - Head northwest on Cranbrook Rd/B4054 toward Dugar Walk
  4. 3 : km 1.61 - alt. 80 m - Head northwest on Northumbria Dr toward White Tree Rd
  5. 4 : km 1.96 - alt. 80 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Henleaze Rd/B4056
  6. 5 : km 2.05 - alt. 78 m - Head west on Henleaze Gardens toward Westbury Rd/A4018
  7. 6 : km 2.31 - alt. 76 m - Head west on Henleaze Gardens toward Westbury Rd/A4018
  8. 7 : km 2.31 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Westbury Rd/A4018
  9. 8 : km 2.75 - alt. 83 m - At White Tree Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Westbury Rd/A4018
  10. 9 : km 3.22 - alt. 92 m - Head south on Westbury Rd/A4018 toward Clay Pit Rd
  11. 10 : km 3.69 - alt. 96 m - Head south on A4018 toward Redland Hill/B4468
  12. 11 : km 3.69 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Redland Hill/B4468
  13. 12 : km 4.05 - alt. 85 m - Head northwest toward Redland Rd
  14. 13 : km 4.08 - alt. 85 m - Exit the roundabout onto Redland Rd
  15. 14 : km 4.38 - alt. 75 m - Head southeast on Redland Rd toward Hartington Park
  16. 15 : km 4.79 - alt. 50 m - Head east on Redland Rd toward Grove Park
  17. 16 : km 5.07 - alt. 38 m - Enter the roundabout
  18. 17 : km 5.07 - alt. 37 m - Head east toward Zetland Rd
  19. 18 : km 5.08 - alt. 37 m - Exit the roundabout onto Zetland Rd
  20. S/E : km 5.35 - alt. 27 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Durdham Down

Walker
↔3.58 km ↗+47 m ↘-47 m ◔1h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

It is 150 years since The Clifton and Durdham Downs (Bristol) Act, 1861 secured the Downs as a place of recreation for us all – forever. This trail and a second trail exploring the Promenade and Observatory Hill celebrate this anniversary and explore the rich and fascinating history of the Downs.

Walking Clifton Down

Walker
↔2.31 km ↗+63 m ↘-43 m ◔0h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

It is 150 years since The Clifton and Durdham Downs (Bristol) Act, 1861 secured the Downs as a place of recreation for us all – forever. This trail and a second trail exploring Durdham Down celebrate this anniversary and explore the rich and fascinating history of the Downs.

Walking Stoke Park

Walker
↔2.77 km ↗+47 m ↘-47 m ◔0h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

Hilly, with extensive views over and beyond the park landscape, mainly on open land.

Walking Barn Wood

Walker
↔2.97 km ↗+51 m ↘-51 m ◔1h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

Contoured walk with a focus on 18th century historic features in semi-ancient woodland.

Walking Blaise Castle Steep via Henbury Golf Course

Walker
↔4.01 km ↗+76 m ↘-75 m ◔1h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

A moderate walk suitable for a family with older children but unsuitable for wheels. Takes you through quieter parts of the Blaise estate and Henbury gold course.

Walking Rhododendron

Walker
↔3.93 km ↗+88 m ↘-95 m ◔1h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

Passing by Goram’s Chair, Tarn Lake, Beech Cathedral, Lily Pond, Rhododendron Walk, Rustic Lodge, Woodman’s Cottage.

Walking Gorge

Walker
↔1.80 km ↗+37 m ↘-35 m ◔0h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

The gorge is at its deepest below Lover’s Leap. You can see massive cliffs of steeply tilted white Carboniferous Limestone. It is difficult to see exactly how the Gorge was formed. It would have been directly influenced by the most recent Ice Age up to 100,000 years ago.

Walking Royals and St Mary’s Church

Walker
↔2.46 km ↗+30 m ↘-33 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

The Church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1093, with various rebuilding over the years until an extensive refurbishment in 1878. Look out for two notable graves; an obelisk memorial to the Egyptologist Amelia Edwards and coloured head and foot stones of ‘Scipio Africanus’, a negro slave.

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