Abram Bickershaw Circular

The walk starts at Abram by Kingdown Flash (01Start) and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Bickershaw Park and Fan Lodge ponds.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.07 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 52 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 49 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 138 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 66 ft

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Description of the walk

The car park is an opposite pond.

(S/E) Take gate into the pond area. Follow the path around the pond. Take gate onto the path on the north side of houses.

(1) Head south along the path. Turn east along Park Lane. (Maypole field worth a 200m walk west.) Continue East past Motorcross site

(2) Head south on one of many paths. Take one of the paths east on the north side of new houses. Head north along the substantial path. Bear northeast along substantial path. Head north along the path towards the lake.

(3) Head west beside Fir Tree pond. Branch north at the next junction. Branch north-west towards the fishing lake. Take pathway West between ponds.

(4) Bear south-west on the good quality path. Head north-west on Shuttle Hillrock Road.

(5) Take the short path to Fan Lodge fishing pond. Follow path north on the east of the pond. Bear west beside the top of the pond. Cross car park to the footpath on the west side of the fence. Head south along with it. Continue south along the field boundary.

(6) Turn west along the hedge line. Head briefly north around copse. Turn west along the field boundary. Head few yards south to the field boundary. Follow field boundary west to exit gate.

(7) Take path south. Take path west behind houses. Back at the car park. Seat for rest overlooking Kingsdown Flash, Polly's Pond. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 115 ft - Car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.6 - alt. 131 ft - Path
  3. 2 : mi 1.56 - alt. 112 ft - Path
  4. 3 : mi 3.19 - alt. 92 ft - Fir Tree pond
  5. 4 : mi 4.21 - alt. 135 ft - Good quality path
  6. 5 : mi 4.81 - alt. 105 ft - Fan Lodge fishing pond
  7. 6 : mi 5.24 - alt. 131 ft - Heron Lodge Farm
  8. 7 : mi 5.7 - alt. 131 ft - Field Farm
  9. S/E : mi 6.07 - alt. 118 ft - Car park

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