21st March 2015
Walking Distance
: 7 miles
Description
Having parked my car in Mere I walked south along Pettridge Lane, over a small
bridge and then immediately left down Mill Lane. This lead down to a footpath
which more or less follows Ashfield Water stream to a pretty converted
Watermill at Burton. I then took the road south along Southbrook Lane and once past
all buildings, the Monarch's Way foot path crosses the road and you turn left.
A pleasant path takes you through fields and woods to Charnage and a short
straight section of road. At the T junction at the end the footpath resumes
and carries on to West Knoyle. The
church here was pleasant but locked. Just past the church the path resumes
through the pheasant farm and the climbs quite steeply through woods eventually
giving good views across the vale to the south and then further views west. At
Chapel Farm a short section of road going north leads to a track heading due
East (unmarked). This continues across the busy A350 and more good views east
and then takes you on to Hindon (though there seems to be a diversion from
older maps near the end). Here I enjoyed lunch at the Angel Inn before catching
the bus back to Mere.
Map
Downloadable Trails.
GPX files
can downloaded and used in GPS units and Smartphone GPS apps. You can also
download open it in www.bikehike.co.uk
on bing maps to view on an OS map.
Leg 5 KML
This may
open in Google maps for viewing. A down arrow on the top left of the map should
allow you to download the file. You can then open it in Google Earth and do a
'flying tour'
Profile
Photos
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| Old Watermill at Burton |
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| West Knoyle Church |
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| Blackthorn |
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| Welcome to Hindon |
