The Chequers Circular Walk

This walk starts and finishes at the Chequers Inn and involves the permissive path

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.48 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 62 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 69 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 28 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 63 m
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 63 m - Leave the Chequers by the gate in the corner of the beer garden and turn left. - Beer Garden
  3. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 66 m - Go through the gate and continue up the hill - Gate
  4. 3 : km 0.34 - alt. 73 m - Go through the gate and go straight on - Nick's Gate
  5. 4 : km 0.37 - alt. 75 m - Go through the second gate and carry on through the left side of the field - Second Gate
  6. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 77 m - Bear right and continue along the left of the field - Continue
  7. 6 : km 0.59 - alt. 70 m - Bear left and continue past the white house - Continue
  8. 7 : km 0.76 - alt. 70 m - Turn right to join footpath GL6. Go past two large oak trees. - GL6
  9. 8 : km 0.97 - alt. 66 m - Continue towards the houses - Continue
  10. 9 : km 1.13 - alt. 60 m - Turn left on to the Main Road - Main Road
  11. 10 : km 1.64 - alt. 55 m - Cross Niton Road and continue on the Main Road - Niton Road
  12. 11 : km 1.72 - alt. 55 m - Turn left on to Bunkers Lane GL1 - Bunkers Lane
  13. 12 : km 1.86 - alt. 64 m - Continue. The path enters a copse. - Copse
  14. 13 : km 2.46 - alt. 64 m - This is the junction with Sibdown Farm lane (Private Road), GL3 and GL1. Go through the kissing gate and follow the right side of the field - Junction
  15. 14 : km 2.75 - alt. 31 m - Cross and double stile and carry straight on across a water meadow - Double stile
  16. 15 : km 2.82 - alt. 28 m - Cross a bridge then a stile. Walk across the field - River Medina
  17. 16 : km 2.91 - alt. 31 m - Go over a stile and carry on up the field - Stile
  18. 17 : km 3.15 - alt. 47 m - At the top of the field turn left on to Loverstone Lane - Loverstone Lane
  19. 18 : km 3.89 - alt. 50 m - Junction of Loverstone Lane and Cridmore Lane. Turn left - Junction
  20. 19 : km 4 - alt. 40 m - Turn left down the farm track G18 - G18
  21. 20 : km 4.25 - alt. 34 m - Go through a gate and cross the field - Gate
  22. 21 : km 4.45 - alt. 31 m - Cross a stile and a footbridge - Stile, footbridge & ford
  23. 22 : km 4.67 - alt. 38 m - Walk past Rookley Farm House then turn right - Rookley Farm House
  24. 23 : km 4.99 - alt. 42 m - Bear left and continue on the farm track - Farm track
  25. 24 : km 5.36 - alt. 58 m - Continue on the farm track towards the Chequers Inn - Farm track
  26. 25 : km 5.47 - alt. 62 m - Carefully cross Niton Road and enter the Chequers Inn, Cheers! - Chequers Inn
  27. S/E : km 5.48 - alt. 63 m

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