A gentle walk through farms, meadows and pastures, with wide open spaces & a great chance of spotting birds of prey like red kites, buzzards and kestrels. Mainly flat on paved, farm tracks & through fields. Includes muddy parts, stiles, steps and gates.

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

82 m

Drop

75 m

Highest

211 m

Lowest

141 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise

Clockwise

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Clockwise: Easy first 5.3 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 0.0–1.3, from 202 m to 144 m.

How the 6.6 km splits

Flat

2.8 km

Climbing

2.1 km

Descending

1.7 km

Link it with other walks

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Campsites near the start

Firtrees Certificated Location

1.3 km from the start · 5.0★ (5)

Manor House Campsite

3.8 km from the start · 4.0★ (23)

New Causeway Farm

4.6 km from the start · 4.9★ (47)

Madge Hill Scout Camp

4.8 km from the start · 4.9★ (8)