Walk 6 (Circular) – 5½ Miles Wing – Wingrave
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Walk 6 (circular) – 5½ miles Wing – Wingrave Route: From Wing Church across farm fields towards Aston Abbotts, but left across Aylesbury Rd towards Wingrave. 3 hrs. At Wingrave Start: OS SP880226. Wing Saxon Church A. Walk through Churchyard to kissing gate & cross paddock into pasture. Go ahead up hill-lock – keep to centre of pasture aiming for the bridge on the other side. Head to a 3-bar gate & then stile. B. The photo shows the route that is not marked with a way-mark post. Keep left of hedge. C. Ignore the path to right which goes to Acorn Fm - enter the arable field by going straight ahead. Cross a track – when level with the farm take path to your left in line with far hedge gap. Go through this & the next gap. Keep to left of hedge along dirt track for 600yds until paths cross. D. At the path crossroads walk directly across the arable field to the far right corner towards the farm, under the poles. Cross a bridge & through 2 gates to the Aylesbury Rd. walk6_via-wingrave.doc 1/2 ks - v1.0 – may10 E. Cross the road with extreme care to the lay-by where there is a finger post. Climb the stile and through the short thicket to the arable field, keep hedge line to L. F. When walking down the other side of the incline, the route ahead towards Wingrave becomes visible. See photo – TR at bottom of incline & then TL before the next hedge line. Keeping the hedge to R, before the brow of the hillock look for a gap just after the field boundary on the R. After going through gap, the path heads off diagonally to the L. After 300m, take a path on L that goes back in the reverse direction towards a large single tree. G. About 200m after the tree TL at the path crossroads. Follow the path downwards & ensure the ditch is to the L as you approach the bridge in the bottom right corner. Cross bridge and the path goes diagonally towards Lower Wingbury Fm. H. At the far corner of the field by the farm, enter the copse. Do not cross the brook at this point but keep it on L. Exit the copse into the farm area, TL across wide bridge. Follow the path on R of houses back to Wing. walk6_via-wingrave.doc 2/2 ks - v1.0 – may10 .