Walking Britain The Lambourn Downs
Introduction to Walk 1419
Region - North Wessex Downs
County/Area - Oxfordshire & Berkshire & Wiltshire
Author - Peter Lane
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km
Ascent - 700 feet / 212 metres
Time - 7 hours 40 minutes
Grade - moderate
The Marlborough Downs provide some excellent walking with wide open vistas over the rolling countryside. This walk also features many items of interest mainly from the iron age. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 170 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 170 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 174 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 174 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Other walks nearby
1.9 miles / 3.0 km away
Uffington Castle, the White Horse and Wayland's Smithy
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
1.9 miles / 3.0 km away
Uffington White Horse & Wayland's Smithy
Grade - easy
Length - 3.3 miles / 5.3 km
2.5 miles / 4.0 km away
Wayland's Smithy & Uffington Castle from Woolstone
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
6.4 miles / 10.3 km away
Badbury Hill, including the Great Barn at Great Coxwell
Grade - easy
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
7.1 miles / 11.3 km away
Faringdon, Radcot and Littleworth
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
7.1 miles / 11.3 km away
Buckland & Pusey from Faringdon
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
7.1 miles / 11.3 km away
Faringdon Folly, Buckland Warren and Hatford
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
7.1 miles / 11.3 km away
Faringdon, Wicklesham, The Folly & Folly Park
Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
7.1 miles / 11.3 km away
Faringdon, Thrupp and towards Lechlade
Grade - easy
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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Walking in the North Wessex Downs
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