BS7, Horfield Common And The Downs

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.80 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 44 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 38 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 61 m
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 72 m - Start on Bishop Road
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gaston Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Longmead Avenue
  5. 5 : km 0.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.72 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 1.07 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.29 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left onto Kellaway Avenue, B4468
  9. 9 : km 1.31 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Kellaway Crescent
  10. 10 : km 1.39 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto West Broadway
  11. 11 : km 2.01 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto The Crescent
  12. 12 : km 2.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Hill Grove
  13. 13 : km 2.17 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Hill Burn
  14. 14 : km 2.38 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto The Crescent
  15. 15 : km 2.42 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 2.62 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Henleaze Park Drive
  17. 17 : km 2.64 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Saint Margarets Drive
  18. 18 : km 2.72 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Margarets Drive
  19. 19 : km 2.85 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right onto Henleaze Park
  20. 20 : km 3.02 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Park Grove
  21. 21 : km 3.25 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Springfield Grove
  22. 22 : km 3.25 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Park Grove
  23. 23 : km 3.56 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Howard Road
  24. 24 : km 3.59 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Fallodon Way
  25. 25 : km 3.6 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Howard Road
  26. 26 : km 3.7 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Howard Road
  27. 27 : km 3.8 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Linden Road, B4054
  28. 28 : km 3.85 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto North View, B4054
  29. 29 : km 4.2 - alt. 84 m - Keep right onto North View, B4054
  30. 30 : km 4.22 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto North View, B4054
  31. 31 : km 4.22 - alt. 84 m - Keep right onto North View, B4054
  32. 32 : km 4.24 - alt. 84 m - Enter roundabout
  33. 33 : km 4.38 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Saville Road
  34. 34 : km 4.52 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Parrys Lane, B4054
  35. 35 : km 4.52 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left onto Saville Road
  36. 36 : km 5.1 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Stoke Road
  37. 37 : km 5.64 - alt. 96 m - Keep left onto Roman Road
  38. 38 : km 5.81 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left onto Upper Belgrave Road, A4018
  39. 39 : km 5.82 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right onto Upper Belgrave Road, A4018
  40. 40 : km 5.84 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Redland Hill, B4468
  41. 41 : km 5.96 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Durdham Park
  42. 42 : km 6.11 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Iddesleigh Road
  43. 43 : km 6.21 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Redland Road
  44. 44 : km 6.22 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Redland Road
  45. 45 : km 6.23 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto Redland Road
  46. 46 : km 6.24 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Coldharbour Road, B4468
  47. 47 : km 6.93 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Linden Road, B4054
  48. 48 : km 6.93 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Coldharbour Road, B4468
  49. 49 : km 7.35 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Bishop Road
  50. 50 : km 7.8 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Cornwall Road
  51. S/E : km 7.8 - alt. 72 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 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 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 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 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 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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