START/FINISH Batheaston Car Park, London Road East, Bath, BA1 7NB

WALK INFORMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: There are a couple of steep uphill sections and two stiles The section through the woodland is on a muddy/uneven path so take care Some of the route is on quiet country lanes, once you’ve crossed the London Road There are facilities (shops, cafes, pubs, loos) in Batheaston The car park has only a small number of spaces, and is free for 3 hours, there are frequent buses to and from the city centre There may be livestock in the fields and on

EXPECT TO SEE • Wildflowers on top of Solsbury Hill, including rare species typical of calcareous grassland • Views • The remains of medieval field system THINGS TO DO • Explore the village of Batheaston and the riverside path at the start and finish • Enjoy the views towards the eastern end of Bath and into from the top of Solsbury Hill

DID YOU KNOW? • The flat top of Solsbury Hill was an iron age fort • The small turf labyrinth was put there in 1994, by protestors against the widening of the A46 TRAILS

1.5-2 HRS

4.5km / 2.75 MILES SHORT WALK

SOLSBURY HILL SOLSBURY BATHEASTON TO TO BATHEASTON 3 2 1 get to a narrow gap in the hedge. The footpath is there, on a narrow, treelined path (trees on both on a narrow, is there, The footpath in the hedge. gap to a narrow get right. your to the bottom of on Keep the field with the hedge gate. sides) ending in a wooden Half-way up the second field stick to the path that follow the hedge as it goes sharp right (don’t as it goes sharp right (don’t the hedge follow up the second field stick to the path that Half-way Head uphill diagonally the kissing gate. hill) and go through ahead going up the footpath take gap you’ll see a large side, path. On the opposite no obvious the field, bearing right, there’s across sign a footpath there’s beyond), of trees (with good views the valley two between in the hedge right till you on your but turn left with the hedge the trees, go between this (don’t pointing left, take Turn left onto Seven Acres Lane. Where the road turns sharp right, take the marked footpath ahead, the marked footpath turns take sharp right, the road Where Acres Lane. left onto Seven Turn to the right side of up hill. Keep going straight keeping the field. down the field towards the churchcontinue road and on the right backgate field towards the onto the the taking down ahead. Leave the car park turning left, crossing the road when it’s safe. As the road bends left, take the bends left, take the road As safe. it’s when the car park the road turningLeave left, crossing Solsbury Lane uphill, and take ahead going the road the path onto from the right. Continue steps on and head on the right gate the kissing take of the top the rise, towards After 150m on the left. 6 5 4 left, going downhill. Keep on Solsbury Lane to the end, and then turn right, and retrace your steps to the start - end, and then turn on Solsbury Lane to the your Keep right, and retrace left, going downhill. onto the main road. taking the steps on the left down Carry on following the edge of the plateau until you see some buildings on your right, where you can drop down down can drop right, where you see some buildings on your of the edge you the plateau until Carry on following continue to the join a road, and when you right. Carry on downhill and join the track the buildings on your with Ignore the waymarked path going down-hill on the right. Take any of paths up to the top of any the informal the on the right. Take path going down-hill Ignore the waymarked reach you it to the right until the trig point. There are follow the edge, around a wide footpath plateau. There’s and to Wiltshire to the left. Folly into the east side of to Brown’s really good views Bath, across Solsbury Hill. ROUTE to be muddy. and likely The path starts climbing and is quite uneven stile into the woodland. the wooden Take the top of another stile and continue up into the open space at by and leave woods the Continue up through Leave the car park turning left, crossing the road when it’s safe. As the road bends left, take the steps on the right. Continue from the path onto the road ahead going uphill, and take Solsbury Lane on the left. After 150m towards the top of the rise, take the kissing gate on the right and head down the field towards the church taking the gate on the right back onto the road and continue ahead. 4.5km / 2.75 MILES MAP 1.5-2 HRS

Half-way up the second field stick to the path that follow the hedge as it goes sharp right (don’t take the footpath ahead going up hill) and go through the kissing gate. Head uphill diagonally across the field, bearing right, there’s no obvious path. On the opposite side, you’ll see a large gap in the hedge between two trees (with good views of the valley beyond), there’s a footpath sign pointing left, take this (don’t go between the trees, but turn left with the hedge on your right till you get to a narrow gap in the hedge. The footpath is there, on a narrow, treelined path (trees on both sides) ending in a wooden gate. Keep to the bottom of the field with the hedge on your right.

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