Ancient Trees Walk, Killerton
Loop Walk · Devon
150
XP
about 33 min walking
This circular walk highlights some of the many ancient trees that you can see in the garden and park at Killerton. Examples include gnarled sweet chestnuts that were planted some 250 years ago but as you follow the route, look around you to see many more.
144 m
94 m
44 m
Move along the chart to follow it on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
69 m
Drop
65 m
Highest
121 m
Lowest
51 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 15% for 350 m early on, no steep descents.
Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, comes down 15% for 350 m near the end.
Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.4 km at 10%+, 0.4 km of it 15%+) and come down no steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 0.0–0.8, from 51 m to 121 m.
How the 2.2 km splits
Flat
0.4 km
Climbing
0.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
1.1 km
Tramper Route, Killerton
Starts here too · Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.8, 1.4…3.66 km
Plains Walk, Killerton
Starts here too · Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.7, 0.9…3.62 km
Deodar Glen Walk, Killerton
Starts here too · Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 1.4…2.79 km
Two Counties Way
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.872.32 km
Acland Walk, Killerton
Starts here too · Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.4, 1.5…1.54 km
Killerton Dog Walk, Killerton
Starts here too · Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.4, 2.03.21 km
Danes Wood Walk, Killerton
Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.13.86 km
Front Park and The Clump Walk, Killerton
Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0, 0.7, 1.4…2.38 km
Killerton to Sprydon
Crosses at km 0.0, 2.13.91 km