Longer Walk - Semer Water and the Roman Road

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Overview

A longer walk through pastures at first to Semer Water and Marsett and then rougher ground, climbing through Bardale to the Buckden Road, followed by easy downhill and straight walking following the Roman road to Bainbridge, with a short visit to the summit of Drumaldrace

Saturday, 25 April 2026

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 6:30 pm

Difficulty:: Strenuous
Distance:: 22.5km / 14.0mi
Ascent:: 575m / 1886ft
Type:: circular

Bainbridge - Semer Water - Busk Lane - Marsett - Bardale -Cam High Road - Drumaldrace - Cam High Road - Gill Edge - Bainbridge

Features

Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:: SD 93413 90257
Nearest postcode:: DL8 3EF
what3words:: narrate.lime.tailwind

Start time:: 10:00 am

Bainbridge village centre (some parking beside the playground, otherwise park nicely)

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