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North West Wiltshire Group

We are the North West Wiltshire Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

BOOKING FOR THIS WALK IS REQUIRED.

If you are a Ramblers member, please bring your membership card. You MUST text or ring the leader to BOOK a place. You should not join the walk unless you have received a verbal CONFIRMATION or a TEXT.

Sunday, 26 April 2026
Meeting time:
9:15 am
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:
518.2m / 1700ft
Type:
circular

This walk starts on top of the Colerne ridge and we slowly descend via Weavern farm into the picturesque Bybrook valley.  Our first uphill section brings us into Hungerford Wood and the Rudloe Manor estate. We descend again into the Bybrook Valley and turn across the meadows on the Macmillan Way towards the village of Box.  Now we start the final ascent to Colerne via Ditteridge and West Wood. Fabulous views , good walking and lovely architecture.  What more could one wish for? Expect some stiles, country lanes and grassy fields, and pavements in Colerne. Please bring your lunch.

Features

  • Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:
ST 91848 73381
Nearest postcode:
SN15 2SA
what3words:
plums.arching.reinvest
Meeting time:
9:15 am

For those members who are happy to car share, we meet first at the Bath Road car park in Chippenham. (“Pay and Display”). Contact walk leader Rod to reserve your place on this walk and to tell him if you are going direct or require car share. Lifts are suggested at £1.60.

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 82061 71114
Nearest postcode:
SN14 8EL
what3words:
clarifies.order.chose
Start time:
10:00 am

We meet and start the walk from outside the church. Google search CPQR+H9 Chippenham, On street parking unlimited in appropriate places on Sundays. Please park considerately. O/S Explorer 156.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking