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This 9km walk takes you from the chalk stream by the church up onto the chalk downland with its views across the next valley. It takes in an ancient hill fort and a motorsport hill climb, before returning to the village with its community café and pub.
Park in the church car park (grid ref: SU 040 253, Waht3Words///besotted.workbench.butterfly) and take the path north, by the stream.
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From the Church, take the staps down to the path and turn left along the stream. Continue along the road, over the river, towards the pub.
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Follow the road up to Chalk Pit Farm and keep going up to the top of the hill.
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At the top, admire the view, then turn left along the byway on top of Compton Down.
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Make a short detour to experience the earth ramparts of the Chiselbury Iron Age Hillfort.
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At the crossroads, by a small Wessex Water reservoir, take the bridle path on the left and follow it down to the village past the Gurston Motorsport Hill Climb.
Chiselbury is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort in Wiltshire, England. The hillfort is sub-circular in plan, and encloses an area of approximately 10.5 acres (460,000 sq ft). It is defined by an earthen rampart up to 3.6 metres (12 ft) in height and an external ditch, up to a maximum of 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) in depth. A gap in the south-eastern side of the rampart, and a corresponding causeway across the ditch, is thought to be the original entrance and is associated with a small D-shaped embanked enclosure, which is apparently visible on aerial photographs. Although the enclosure has subsequently been degraded by ploughing, it is still apparent as a series of low earthworks.
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Finish at the community shop with its friendly café.
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