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Burton

Wiltshire


Slow Ways linking Burton and Chippenham, Chipping Sodbury, Marshfield, Sherston

England / Wiltshire / Burton

Burton’s four Slow Ways are 38% checked

Drawn: 4/4
reviewed: 2/4
verified: 0/4
and surveyed: 0/4

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Walk to Burton from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Burton—Chippenham
Burchi one Pioneer me Distance 17km/11mi Ascent 253m Descent 182m
Burton—Sherston
Burshe one

Double check Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 96m Descent 99m
Chipping Sodbury—Burton
Chibur one Pioneer me Distance 14km/9mi Ascent 154m Descent 136m
Marshfield—Burton
Marbur one

Double check Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 79m Descent 146m
Marshfield—Burton
Marbur two Review me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent - Descent -
Marshfield—Burton
Marbur three Review me Distance 12km/7mi Ascent - Descent -

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Collective progress

42% of Burton’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

6/6

drawn

4/6

reviewed

0/6

surveyed

0/6

verified

4 people have contributed to Burton’s Slow Ways

3 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Burton

39km out of 70km have been walked and reviewed

57km of reviews have been shared in Burton

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This route is more indirect than Marbur two, and this is its main weakness, but it is a really nice walk, and having walked Marbur one, which is a flawed route overall, but used the lovely path through the lBroadmead Brook valley, I felt that it would be good if that option was kept available to Slow Ways walkers. From West Littleton the route takes a gravelly track east along the edge of a shallow valley. Once across that, it is a tranquil, pleasurable walk along the valley of the Broadmead Brook, with access through iron field gates with little chains that you need to lift over the gateposts to undo them....

Mockymock

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Marshfield—Burton

Mockymock added Marbur three, a new walk from Marshfield to Burton

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Turn right for a few metres towards the road sign and you will see your ongoing path on the other side of the carriageway into the field corner opposite. There follows two straightish miles along a quiet minor road to the hamlet of West Kington. From now on the route is more off-road, first making its way around the yards and access road of a farmstead to join a footpath along the edges of horse pastures to Nettleton Green....

Mockymock

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Marshfield—Burton

Mockymock added Marbur two, a new walk from Marshfield to Burton

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This is a very frustrating route this because the middle section along the Broadmead Brook valley is beautiful and the Burton end is fine too (unless you have an aversion to horses - a lot of them about!) but the section between Marshfield and the entrance to the valley is pretty unsatisfactory....

Mockymock

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We had to go off route due to the path being inaccessible in places - a real shame given the scenery was lovely....

Lucie

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Overall this part of the MacMillan Way suffers from poor stewardship and as a Slow Ways route it was not passable - we had to do a bit of road walking on a really busy stretch to avoid an inaccessible part of the suggested route....

Sara Huws

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Between Littleton Drew and Luckington was incredibly difficult walking - there was electric fencing blocking the first field twice, stiles were very overgrown (and one was completely broken and impassable), and there was limited footpath signage and no discernible route for much of it, meaning tramping through thigh high meadows over pretty rough ground. It didn't feel like an accessible or advisable route for anyone without a fair amount of experience (and a good map) to undertake. The section from Luckington to Sherston was much better though and would recommend this stretch....

Stephanie Wetherell

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Burton—Chippenham

Slow Ways added Burchi one, a new walk from Burton to Chippenham

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Burton—Sherston

Slow Ways added Burshe one, a new walk from Burton to Sherston

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Chipping Sodbury—Burton

Slow Ways added Chibur one, a new walk from Chipping Sodbury to Burton

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Marshfield—Burton

Slow Ways added Marbur one, a new walk from Marshfield to Burton

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Burton, Wed 11 December

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Burton’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

ST8168579513

Lat / Lon

51.51424° / -2.26532°

Easting / Northing

381,685E / 179,513N

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