HambrookYate

Hamyat two
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By Mockymock on 23 Aug 2023


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Description

Very similar to Hamyat one, with the minor access issues resolved, the route through Kendleshire golf course replotted, and a more off road entry into Yate.

Note that the bus service to the stop in Hambrook was discontinued in 2023. You have to walk 500m or so south down to the ring road to pick up the bus there

Very similar to Hamyat one, with the minor access issues resolved, the route through Kendleshire golf course replotted, and a more off road entry into Yate.

Note that the bus service to the stop in Hambrook was discontinued in 2023. You have to walk 500m or so south down to the ring road to pick up the bus there

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Grade 4: Route includes very rough surfaces including deep ruts, steep loose gravel, unmade paths and deep muddy sections. Wheelchairs may experience traction/wheel spin issues.
Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users.
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Facilities

Facilities in the middle third of this route.

Maybe present Public toilet (1)
Maybe present Wheelchair accessible toilet (1)
Not present at time of survey Supermarket (1)
Present at time of survey Restaurant (1)
Maybe present Vegan restaurant (1)
Maybe present Accommodation (1)
Maybe present Accommodation < £50 (1)
Maybe present Campsite (1)
Not present at time of survey Bothy (1)
Maybe present Free wifi (1)
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Maybe present Bench (1)
Not present at time of survey Picnic table (1)
Present at time of survey Bus stop (1)
Not present at time of survey Ferry (1)

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Maybe present Likely to flood (1)
Maybe present Long grass sections (1)
Not present at time of survey Crops encroaching on path (1)
Maybe present Diverted path (1)

Obstacles

Obstacles on this route.

Present at time of survey Stiles (1)
Present at time of survey Step and kerbs (1)
Not present at time of survey Possible to avoid steps, if applicable (1)
Present at time of survey Flights of steps (1)
Present at time of survey Gates (1)
Present at time of survey Kissing gates (1)
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Not present at time of survey Cattle grids (1)
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Not present at time of survey Ferry required (1)
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Not present at time of survey Unacceptable road walking (1)
Not present at time of survey Dangerous road crossings (1)
Present at time of survey Walking on paths beside roads (1)
Not present at time of survey Walking on verges beside roads (1)
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Maybe present Cattle possible (1)
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Not present at time of survey Potential falls (1)
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Not present at time of survey Military training area (1)
Present at time of survey No visible path (1)
Seasonal nesting birds (0)
Not present at time of survey Other hazards (1)

Accessibility

Is this route step and stile free?

Not present at time of survey Free of stiles (1)
Not present at time of survey Free of single steps/kerbs (1)
Not present at time of survey Free of flights of steps (1)
Present at time of survey Free of other obstacles (1)

Measurements

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The narrowest part of the path is 30.0cm (1)

The steepest uphill gradient East: no data

The steepest uphill gradient West: no data

The steepest camber: no data

How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)

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Large St. Bernard-sized dog (0)
Standard pram (0)
Off-road rugged pram (0)
Standard wheelchair (0)
Off-road rugged wheelchair (0)
Standard mobility scooter (0)
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Recommended by an expert

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Terrain

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2.0% of the route is on roads (1)

20.0% of the route is lit at night (1)

30.0% of the route is paved (1)

5.0% of the route is muddy (1)

2.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)

2.0% of the route is through long grass (1)

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4X August 2023 by Hugh Hudson
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Hambrook
Grid Ref ST6418078980
Lat / Lon 51.50860° / -2.51752°
Easting / Northing 364,180E / 178,980N
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Yate
Grid Ref ST7146482599
Lat / Lon 51.54156° / -2.41286°
Easting / Northing 371,464E / 182,599N
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Hugh Hudson

16 Aug 2023 (edited 17 Aug 2023) Summer

Walked from Yate to Hambrook as part of a longer walk to Bristol (I can't review BRIHAM two yet because the route page for that one is currently inaccessible). This route is mostly good, but despite all the signs I struggled to get out of the second golf course, and I don't see the logic of going up Ivory Hill - lots of overgrown holly on the path through the wood. There are also a few little used path, but nothing that can't be followed with a bit of determination and careful navigation, and the GPX is well plotted.

For those arriving by train at Yate, the first task is to find the meeting point, which probably looks better in an aerial photo than on the ground - the area in front of the shopping centre is carefully designed but somebody forgot to put any benches in. We start through the shopping centre and continue on a cycle track that reminded me of Milton Keynes, then follow a railway and cross a bridge into Wapley Common - here I stayed on the wide tarmac path rather than trying to follow the right of way around the west edge.

The section from Besom Lane to Westerleigh is on a little used footpath, and some of the gates require careful navigation as they are not visible from a distance. We walk round the village to join a more popular cycletrack that starts narrow then joins an old lane (Broad Lane). There is house building ongoing at Boxhedge Farm, and as Mockymock says the path has been diverted around the new track (somewhat cheekily the signs describe this as a permissive route, where the right of way appears to have been blocked without consultation!).

It is easy enough to find the way to and through Ram Hill Wood, and after a short road walk we enter the Kendleshire, an enormous golf course. There is no shortage of footpath signs here, but they go missing at a few crucial points, notably the crossing of Ruffet Lane (where I tried to follow the GPX but had to retreat to the previous gate - OpenStreetMap is correct here). Beyond the lane, the route through and beyond the pools is not on a clear path - there are plenty of signs and red marker posts, but there is nothing to indicate the exit beyond the last fairway crossing, which took me a while to locate and uses a fairly overgrown path to reach Park Lane.

Here we take the road opposite that climbs steeply up Ivory Hill, then take a path that leads into a small area of access land, which is mostly filled with holly bushes - there is a visible path which is easy enough to follow but quite difficult to use without being scratched by the rampant holly. I suspect staying on the pavement of Badminton Road (the A432) and using Huckford Lane would be easier, with less up and down. We then follow a quiet farm lane most of the way to the river Frome. The short path that connects the lane to the wide riverside path is narrow, muddy and deeply rutted, so needs a little care. The river path is better but still quite muddy in places - there are also steps.

At Down Road we cross the river and follow The Dingle, a riverside residential street, then take the track left that leads to a bridge, which we cross and continue on a good track (less of a hill than the OS 1:25000 suggests), then turn right when we reach the road, then take three left turns to reach and cross the river again. Another good track takes us to Rock House, then we take a little used field path with stiles to reach the B4058, which we follow uphill to the Hambrook meeting point (another rather eccentric choice though it is close to a pub and a pair of bus stops).

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    Mockymock

    23 Aug 2023

    Thanks for writing this detailed and helpful review. For some reason, I completely forgot to put on the full review on that I promised back in February. My bad! Anyway I totally agree that the Kendleshire golf course is confusing however one tries to map it, and I also agree about Ivory Hill. There was a blockage on the original route there too, and I simply remapped it to the nearest useable path I could find, but you are quite right, it is actually less effort to go round by the road and the lane to the south.

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Mockymock

13 Feb 2023 Winter

A really nice walk, starting along the River Frome valley and then, after a short hike across a golf course, taking paths through fields and along peaceful, oak tree-fringed bridleways to the edge of Yate via the village of Westerleigh, where there is a pub that offers lunches. Entrance into Yate via quiet multiuser paths through Wapley Bushes nature reserve, then a green corridor by the railway, and on through the housing estates. Only the last part is by a busy road but that is along a cycle path on a wide green verge. Ends up at Yate’s monsterchain-store shopping centre, which has a well-connected bus hub.

More detailed review to follow.

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    Panifex

    04 Jan 2024

    I haven't walked this route yet (I will be doing so in the next few months) so can't leave a review yet. It seems like a really nice walk (and I based my alternative more direct, but inferior in other ways, hamyat three on it) and I'm looking forward to walking it. I just want to comment that the bus service *does* stop at the bus stop in Hambrook again (services Y1 and Y2 are regular and quick!) which is a definite plus.

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