The Old Oak Route in Lombers

Date of your route : Dec 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with some beautiful views. However, there is a lot of tarmac.
The ford was impossible to cross as the stream had swollen considerably. Some very beautiful dovecotes.

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Date of your route : Jul 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Nothing but road as far as the eye can see – not to be attempted in the sun as there’s nowhere to get out of the way. The route is well signposted at the start with wooden signs, then marked with yellow markings at level 4; the path is hard to spot across the fields, on a private track??? And watch out for the beehives! Even just for the pleasure of walking, it’s boring to death ........
The local council should find some off-road paths and redo the final signposting

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Date of your route : Aug 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Nothing but tarmac! About 85% tarmac, and in the height of summer, it’s starting to get hot!
Since I started using Visorando, I reckon this so-called ‘hike’ is the most tarmac-heavy. It has to be said that many walks around Lombers are…
No point to it other than keeping your shoes clean.
And then there’s the ford – you have to be very careful if you don’t want to get your shoes wet; I had water up to my ankles.
Anyway, to sum up, I wouldn’t recommend it…

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Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

As the ford is difficult to cross unless you take your shoes off, at point 6, once you reach the D104, turn right; after 300 metres, turn left to cross the Escribe farm (there is a sign allowing walkers to pass through the farm); after the farm, turn left onto a small road that takes you back to the vicinity of the farm known as Versailles, where you rejoin the main route.

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Date of your route : Apr 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A well-signposted and pleasant route.
We couldn’t find the old oak tree where it was marked.
The ford was impassable, so we had to walk a bit further along the road.
We carried on along the secret path of the south-westerly wind; on another occasion we had combined this walk with the archaeologists’ circular route to make it longer.
These routes are well suited to winter or spring.

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Date of your route : Apr 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

a nice, enjoyable hike

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Date of your route : Mar 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Nothing but tarmac... and very little to see
A stream crossing with no fording point.
Whoever mapped out this route must not like hikers.

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Date of your route : Nov 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The terrain is undulating, which is very pleasant. Much of the walk is on tarmac, with vehicles passing along certain sections, so do take care!

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Date of your route : Aug 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

This walk isn't particularly interesting: there's a lot of road (albeit quiet) and the scenery is rather ordinary.

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