SA1: WALKING WHEEL OUTER CIRCLE Walk 1

Adult £5 incl. return transport to BoA - 14 miles

Please bring a picnic lunch, snacks and plenty of water.

The start time is the time we leave so please arrive 10 minutes beforehand for registration & briefing.

Also, we have a ‘no dogs except assistance dogs’ policy for all our walks.

This is the first of 2 days that will provide an opportunity to complete the whole of the outer circuit of the renowned Bradford on Avon Walking Wheel. Starting at the registration tent, we follow the Avon Valley using the River Avon to Avoncliff. A short climb takes us up into Turleigh and Winsley then we drop back to the canal towpath and on to Limpley Stoke.  A very steep climb out of the valley takes us above Limpley Stoke, across the A36 and then down into the Midford Brook Valley and Monkton Combe. The walk returns to the canal at Dundas Aqueduct, leading to the second steep climb of the day to the hamlet of Conkwell and stunning views down the Avon Valley towards Bath. The walk then heads North through Warleigh Wood, across the A363 and into Monkton Farleigh and to the old manor house. We go east across fields to South Wraxall, eventually passing South Wraxall Manor house to Cats Hill and the B3109. We cross fields to Stonar School and take well-used farm tracks to Church Farm and Atworth where the walk finishes. The minibus will be waiting to take us back to the start.

This walk is 14 miles long and very strenuous in places and we will be climbing 1500 feet in total throughout the day.