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Melksham Without walks
Semington - canal & river
Visorando Member
6.13 mi
+33 ft
-33 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Melksham Without (Wiltshire)
Walk along reasonable flat paths by canal and river.
Calne to High Penn Loop
5.93 mi
+138 ft
-135 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Calne (Wiltshire)
Nice easy route starting with the Wilts & Berks canal, then along Abberd Brook - lots of opportunities to spot a variety of water birds and even otters have been seen. You walk up out of the town and into the countryside where the birdlife moves to red kites and buzzards. An amble through High Penn nature reserve with great views sees you walking down and back into Calne.
From Winsley with great views
6.65 mi
+499 ft
-509 ft
3h 30
Difficult
Departure from Winsley (Wiltshire)
A six and a half mile walk with one steep hill which affords many open views on a mix of quiet roads and paths - some through wooded areas and some with broad open views.
Tunnels and Kennet and Avon Canal
10.38 mi
+814 ft
-820 ft
5h 30
Moderate
Departure from Bath and North East Somerset
A walk with fine views over Bath. Then a taste of 19th Century transport following the Somerset and Dorset disused railway through two tunnels, with information about the railway's history. Later picking up the Kennet and Avon Canal for the return journey to Bath.
The Cam Brook Valley from Southstoke
5.47 mi
+495 ft
-489 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Southstoke (Bath and North East Somerset)
A Somerset walk in the northern part of the county. The undulating route explores the hills and valleys to the south of Southstoke using field paths, the course of an old railway and tracks.
Country and town, starting at Lansdown P&R to Bath Abbey
5.91 mi
+157 ft
-804 ft
2h 50
Moderate
Departure from Charlcombe (Bath and North East Somerset)
This is a circular country and town walk, starting at Bath’s - Lansdown Park and Ride. The first part is along the Cotswold Way, the second is a walk-through of the Georgian City of Bath, calling at the Royal Crescent, the Circus and finishing at the Bath Abbey. Return to Lansdown P&R is by bus.
Bath and Solsbury Hill
Association / Club / Walk leader12.43 mi
+1,217 ft
-1,237 ft
6h 45
Difficult
Departure from Charlcombe (Bath and North East Somerset)
Scenic walk through Bath and surrounding area - takes in walks around the Bath Circus, along The Kennet & Avon Canal and up Solsbury Hill.
Woolley, Langridge and the Monument
6.74 mi
+682 ft
-666 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Charlcombe (Bath and North East Somerset)
Scenic walk around Wolley, Langridge and over to Sir Bevill Grenville’s Monument.
Sir Bevill Grenville’s Monument
2.63 mi
+75 ft
-72 ft
1h 15
Easy
Departure from Charlcombe (Bath and North East Somerset)
Short circular walk to Sir Bevill Grenville’s Monument.
Beckford’s Tower
3.21 mi
+56 ft
-56 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Charlcombe (Bath and North East Somerset)
A gentle walk across Bath Racecourse to Beckford's Tower Monument.
Prospect Stile and the Racecourse
3.26 mi
+66 ft
-69 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Charlcombe (Bath and North East Somerset)
An easy walk around Bath Racecourse, to Prospect Stile with good views of Kelston Round Hill.
Around Battlefields
3.45 mi
+102 ft
-98 ft
1h 40
Easy
Departure from Charlcombe (Bath and North East Somerset)
This walk starts at Lansdown Golf Club and takes in part of The Cotswold Way and spectacular views out across the scenery. It also takes you past sites of historic interest in the Battle of Lansdown.
Avebury, West Kennett and Silbury Hill
6.70 mi
+335 ft
-351 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Avebury (Wiltshire)
This Wiltshire walk provides a way of visiting many of the interesting World Heritage Neolithic sites around the village of Avebury including the Stone Circle, Silbury Hill and West Kennett Long Barrow.
Hackpen Hill and Overton Down from Avebury
9.04 mi
+420 ft
-410 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Avebury (Wiltshire)
The North Wessex Downs provides some good walking terrain and this extended route from Avebury takes you onto the downs to follow a section of the Ridgeway.
Milk Hill the highest point in Wiltshire
2.80 mi
+322 ft
-335 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Alton (Wiltshire)
A pleasant Wiltshire walk across chalk downland to the highest point in the county. The walk also includes some other interesting features typical of this area.
Frome to Whatley and Nunney
9.56 mi
+482 ft
-479 ft
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from Frome (Somerset)
A circular walk from Frome to Whatley, then to Nunney along Nunney Combe and back to Frome via Critchill Farm.
It features the eastern end of the East Mendip Way.
Cotswold villages of Doynton and Dyrham
6.20 mi
+427 ft
-440 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Doynton (South Gloucestershire)
Doynton is a village situated at the southern end of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, approximately 14.5km (9.0) miles from Bath. The walk starts from the Holy Trinity Church, Doynton, and takes you up the Cotswold escarpment, over fields, through quiet lanes and valleys, to the village of Dyrham, before returning to Doynton
Easton Grey / Sherston
4.79 mi
+108 ft
-112 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Easton Grey (Wiltshire)
An easy pleasant walk around pretty villages of Easton Grey and Sherston Parva (Pinkney), near Malmesbury.
At the southern end of the Cotswolds
7.75 mi
+312 ft
-299 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Hillesley and Tresham (Gloucestershire)
This circular walk set in the southern end of the English Cotswold, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The walk is a mixture of open fields, quiet country lanes, with one section of the walk using pathways within the National Arboretum at Westonbirt. The walk passes through two Cotswold villages : Tresham and Leighterton.
Around the Cotswold village of Hillesley
6.42 mi
+522 ft
-528 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Hillesley and Tresham (Gloucestershire)
This is a circular walk starting in the Cotswold village of Hillesley. The route takes you up the Cotswold escarpment, over fields, through quiet lanes and valleys, to the villages of Alderly and Wortley, before returning to Hillesley. The Cotswold's are a range of hills that rise from the Severn Valley. The “Wolds,” or rolling hills, is an AONB in the west country of the UK. Here the past is evident in the many honey-coloured stone villages and farms.
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