Enjoy this circular spanning Lardon Chase, the Holies & Lough Down. Explore a variety of landscapes, spot rare butterflies & admire views of the Chiltern Hills, North Wessex Downs & Goring Gap. Sections may be challenging for people with reduced mobility.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

254 m

Drop

252 m

Highest

181 m

Lowest

60 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise

Clockwise

Anticlockwise: Easy first 4.3 km, climbs 17% for 400 m midway, comes down 15% for 370 m midway.

Clockwise: Easy first 3.5 km, climbs 15% for 370 m midway, comes down 17% for 400 m midway.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main climb: km 4.3–5.4, from 60 m to 172 m.

How the 11.1 km splits

Flat

3.6 km

Climbing

3.0 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.7 km

Descending

3.1 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.6 km

Very steep descent · 19% for 240 m

km 4.0–4.2 · drops 48 m

Very steep climb · 17% for 400 m

km 4.8–5.2 · gains 66 m

Very steep descent · 15% for 370 m

km 7.0–7.4 · drops 57 m

Very steep climb · 15% for 320 m

km 10.0–10.3 · gains 49 m

Link it with other walks

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Shares 2.7 km of path · meets at km 4.2

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The Ridgeway

Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 7.4

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King Alfred's Way

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 7.3, 7.6

353.57 km

Accessible Walk, Goring Gap

Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 6.2

1.46 km