STROLL 10
BLACKS MOOR HILL & KNOLE
BLACKS MOOR HILL & KNOLE
Distance: 11.7km/7.3m Ascent 100m
Across Radio Station Hill to Knole Hill with excellent views to the south
A gentle walk along country lanes and tracks
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Across Radio Station Hill to Knole Hill with excellent views to the south
A gentle walk along country lanes and tracks
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Comments to [email protected] Updated June 2025
Leave car park and turn L over the railway bridge and immediately R (SP Public Footpath). Follow this lane downhill 200m and on sharp left bend, go through a gate and along path at side of field. At end of field take steep steps down to road and go L. Pass Bedlands Gate Farm and continue 650m to cross‑roads. Continue ahead for 1.3Km as the road bears R then L then R again and over the field on the R past the site of the old radio station (building development can be seen). At junction by Trout Cottage bear R and after 100m go through Bristol gate on R and cross the field following fingerpost on clear path to locate a gap in the hedge and a stile. Follow a track ahead for 50m bear R for 20m then L through the trees 100m to reach a metal gate and a road. Go L 150m to reach a cross roads with the busy A372. Go straight across (SP Bineham) and after 600m where road bears R at Bineham Court proceed ahead (No through road sign) for 200m to reach a gate on the R opposite Little Bineham. Go through gate (SP Stonemead Lane) and bear slightly R 100m to a stile across a fence and then ahead 50m to join fence on R to another gate. Continue ahead 250m firstly between a line of trees and garages, then follow waymarks to reach an open field. Continue ahead 200m to a stile then 150m to another stile, then ahead 50m to crossing hedge and go R with hedge on L and through a metal gate under a large willow tree into a garden area. Continue ahead with hedge on L through a gap by a small pumping station and cross the stile on the L. Go R along the road 160m and at road junction go L beside a thatched cottage (SP Stonemead Lane) along a short path and through a kissing gate. Go ahead with hedge on R at first, then climbing steeply and near the top turn R to reach a flagpole at the top of the hill. Stop to admire the view (and get your breath!) then continue ahead to a waymarked gate. Bear 45 degrees L downhill between two large bushes then ahead to the hedge and go L to the corner of the field, cross a stile then keep hedge on R 100m to reach a stile and sleeper bridge to reach a track. Go R and follow grassy (and sometimes very wet) track for 500m to a T‑junction. Go R for 170m and go along the first track on R (no sign). After 300m, pass through a Bristol gate and then a stile by a derelict building and 50m another stile. Continue with hedge on L and after 50m go through double gate on L and cross field 200m aiming to the far R corner. Go through Bristol gate and follow enclosed track 150m to road. Turn R and follow 175m through the pleasant hamlet of Knole to a junction and 50m beyond turn L by The Manor House. Follow 300m to reach a small bridge then as the road bears L go ahead through a metal gate (SP A372) following a clear path 400m aiming for a Bristol gate to the R of the Lime Kiln Inn - the building on the skyline. (If this path looks uninviting or the field is cropped, continue along the lane to the busy A372, turn R and follow the grass verge for 200m to reach the track) Go through the gate and cross the road into a track (SP Public Footpath) bearing L at the fork after 150m and at the end of the track, at Appledore Barn, continue ahead with hedge on L to reach an enclosed path between two hedges. Continue for 400m and when the path emerges into a field follow the left hand boundary 100m to a gate, and then bear slightly R 130m on faint path to reach a hedge gap. Continue 200m in the same direction to cross another stile then a further 150m to reach a gate and stile at a road. Turn R and walk with care along the road descending gently with views to Somerton and the Hood Monument ahead. Bear R with the road and 70m beyond, where it bears L, go ahead (7.5t weight restriction). After 350m at the cross-roads at Badgers Cross turn L and follow 500m past Jubilee Park to a T-junction and turn R for 850m going over the railway bridge and along Sutton Road past a staggered crossroads to reach The Triangle. Continue ahead for 100m to the car park on the left.
