Pathways Through Puxton Moor

Summer Walk

Pathways through Puxton Moor... Restored footbridges and pedestrian gates have opened up the moor between Congresbury and Puxton to walkers for the first time in years.

tart the walk from the Bristol Road and for stinging nettles and thorns here, but you SHigh Street junction. Head into Broad might also see some dragonflies. Street, passing the Grade II-listed village Go over the stile and continue on, alongside cross, and turn right into Paul’s Causeway. the rhyne. At the gate, cross the rhyne and Go over the cobbled steps, past the pretty enter the field, keeping to the left-hand side. Court House, and the footpath is in front About half way along is another gate and a of you, behind a fence. This leads to the footbridge over the rhyne. Cross here, then graveyard of the 13th century St Andrew’s head diagonally right across the next field, Church. towards the farm buildings. Exit How to get there Keep to the left, then exit over a stile on your through the Start at map ref: left. Cross the field, veering to your right, kissing gate ST 437638 towards another stile. Go over the bridge and turn and walk alongside the rhyne. Car: left onto Congresbury is on Follow the path round Dolemoor the A370. Free and you come out Lane. parking is available onto the Strawberry at the Bristol Road car Line walk and cycle park. Turn into Kent path. Cross straight Road, which is near over, between the the junction, then hedge and rhyne, Gooseham Mead. and through a gate. Bus: Continue ahead. You The X1 and W1 run are walking alongside along the A370. Littlewall Rhyne, From August, a which is on your right- council supported 88 hand side. Watch out service will also run. 24 • North Somerset Life • July/August 2015 Walk Summer

Three new footbridges and The restored bridges and gates, eight new pedestrian gates were provided by Avon Wildlife and installed on the footpath across North Somerset Council, were Puxton Moor last year thanks to installed by the Ramblers last Woodspring Ramblers volunteer August. group. The path crosses a sensitive Avon The 1.4km path between Puxton Wildlife site grazed by cattle. Lane and Dolemoor Lane had Visitors are asked to respect the been unavailable for many years countryside, especially in relation due to missing bridges. to dog control. www.woodspringrambers.org.uk

Continue on the lane until it bends round to Keep on the bridleway/track. This is (a the left and becomes a track. Keep following different) Dolemoor Lane. Cross the Strawberry Route information it until you reach a kissing gate at the end. Line again and continue ahead, with the Distance: houses of Congresbury ahead of you. just over 5 miles Head across the field towards the footbridge, then across to the next field. Veer slightly to Follow the lane around to the left behind Difficulty: the right towards the next footbridge, cross the houses, and then right. You will come easy – a flat route this, then go straight on towards the trees. to the bottom of Paul’s but a number of Causeway. From stiles, which are not Go over the next footbridge and turn right. here you can suitable for large Go through the gate then continue straight return to dogs ahead, alongside the rhyne. Broad Street Duration: Exit the field through the kissing gate onto the and your allow up to 3 hours track, then turn right onto Puxton Lane at the starting Map: end. You will see the 13th Century Church of St point. OS Explorer 154 Saviour with its leaning tower ahead of you. Follow Puxton Lane. At the ‘Welcome to Previous walks Puxton’ sign turn right into the bridleway. from around North Follow this track to the end, turn left, and Somerset which then follow it round to the right as it becomes have featured Dolemoor Lane, where you were earlier. in Life can be At the crossroads, turn right into the track downloaded from which runs between the rhynes. Go through www.n-somerset. the next field, keeping to the left edge. Turn gov.uk/lifewalks the corner at the end and go through another gate to continue along the bridleway.

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