Nifty Walks

Walks in Circles, Walk With Friends, Network as you Walk, take the Dog as well!

I've lived in and around Newbury most of my life. I wanted to get fit, so I started going on walks -- then I mapped them so I could find my way back, and take a friend.

Circulars around Newbury and nearby

Each walk has a map, a distance as marked on that map, and notes on parking where I have them.

Abbots Ann, near Andover -- about 7.1 miles

Abbots Ann 1

Quiet back-street parking and a footpath hidden behind a shed at Webb's Lane End.

Newbury -- about 12 miles

Newbury 12 Miles (Circular)

The long loop around town. Best parking is the Wine Glass (water tower) on Pigeons Farm Road.

Lambourn -- about 4 miles (a note on the map adds up to 3.87)

Lambourn 1

Greenways, Windmill Farm, Folly Road, Three Post Lane.

Newbury -- about 3.3 miles

Hamstead Park

From Skinner's Green Lane. Add about a mile if you lunch at the Red House, Marsh Benham.

RG17 8RE -- about 6 miles, with shorter options

Wayland Smithy

Green route about 6 miles; a blue shortcut about 4.5 miles misses Ashdown House.

Shalbourne -- about 5 miles

Ham and Shalbourne

Park at the chippings store near Mill Lane when it is empty. Separate from the longer Ham circular.

Ham -- about 6.7 miles

Ham

Around Ham and Combe Gibbet. Three parking spots marked.

Combe Gibbet -- about 7.9 miles

Gibbet Moordown -- Circular

Two stretches marked 4.6 and 3.3 miles. Ham Hill, the gibbet, gliding club, several places to park.

More circulars

Further routes around Brimpton, Membury, Pewsey, Crofton, and nearby. Ham and Wayland Smithy are in the list above.

Kingswood and Ermin Street -- no total miles marked

Membury 2

Kingswood and Ermin Street -- no total miles marked.

Shorter Brimpton loop -- two car parks

Brimpton -- Small

Shorter Brimpton loop -- two car parks.

A short Brimpton variant -- two points on the map

Brimpton -- left

A short Brimpton variant -- two points on the map.

About 6 miles / 9.88 km

Brimpton

About 6 miles / 9.88 km.

Loop, 13 Oct 2017 -- about 13.7 km on the GPS stats

Wickham 2

Loop, 13 Oct 2017 -- about 13.7 km on the GPS stats.

About 3.11 miles / 5 km loop

Stockcross 1

About 3.11 miles / 5 km loop.

About 2.2 miles (Enborne 1.0 + Acland 1.2)

Headley Ford

About 2.2 miles (Enborne 1.0 + Acland 1.2).

About 3.11 miles; Lodge Down stretch marked 2.5 miles -- blocked paths, race horses

Lambourn Kingswood Stud

About 3.11 miles; Lodge Down stretch marked 2.5 miles -- blocked paths, race horses.

How these walks were made

I used an app on my phone to record my position. I entered the recorded data into Google Maps. If you view the Google Maps on your phone, the map shows a little Blue Dot where you are. You can be reasonably sure you are following the right route.

I soon exhausted most of the easy walks I could find around Newbury so I ventured further afield. I use Google Earth Pro to show footpaths and bridleways within each surrounding County, downloading the data from the various council websites.

About / method -- Other walk ideas (mostly other people's leaflets).