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Name: | Walbury Hill |
Hill number: | 2906 |
Height: | 297m / 974ft |
RHB Section: | 42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight |
County/UA: | West Berkshire |
County (CoH): | Berkshire (CoH) |
County (CoA): | Berkshire (CoA) |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Test, Thames |
Watershed: | Greater Thames Estuary, Land's End to Dover, Dover to Cape Wrath, The Solent |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top, Administrative County Top, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,2,CoH,CoU,CoA,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SU 37348 61632 |
Summit feature: | ground 2m NE of trig point |
Drop: | 188m |
Col: | 109m SU042590 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 174 (1:25k) 158 |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 503 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
With Anthony Wood | dunx2005 | 18/02/2024 |
From car park to E above West Woodhay Down. Summit is not on access land but no signs prohibiting access. | peter4lc | 10/02/2024 |
First Marilyn in section 42. Parked for free in East Ham outside the gates of Stargrove, once owned by Mick Jagger. Don't block the gates. Made a 6 mile circular walk by ascending the Brenda Parker Way to the Wayfarers way. Descended through the car park and a short diagonal field path and then along country lanes through East Woodhay. Mud not a problem as it was frozen! Lovely sunny day, but a tad cool. Solo. | gbeniston | 16/01/2024 |
Walk w/Devon. Parked Sandpits Down car park. Pilot Hill, Walbury Hill loop. | ZacField | 28/10/2023 |
1/2 Walbury Hill with Pilot Hill from the car park near the Combe Gibbet. Tops not that exciting but pleasant views on the walks between the two and lots of Red Kites. | nickywood1 | 04/10/2023 |
Walbury HIll from GR: SU 38001 61579 | ronaldo333 | 11/09/2023 |
Like others used the free car park to the NW and walked up the track and into the field to the trig point. With Gillian on the way home from a camping trip. | richard69 | 29/07/2023 |
Parked at the nearby car park, walked to the gate, climbed over into the field. Then walked to Pilot Hill | RowanP | 25/06/2023 |
Climbed from car park to the W as part of circular walk via Combe Hill, Combe, part of the Test Way and Inkpen Hill. Trig point/summit located in private field but easily accessed by climbing over locked gate. | southern_rambler | 24/03/2023 |
Nice sunset/twilight bag from W. | davechaffey | 06/02/2023 |
annoying there's no right of way to the summit itself | georgecaren | 24/12/2022 |
From car park to west. Superb frosty sunny day. | cjo | 16/12/2022 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/7508604868. While on a bike ride. | Sleepwa1ker | 18/07/2022 |
With Evelyn | jd16 | 17/07/2022 |
From Ham via Combe Gibbet, descent towards Kintbury. | deknyff | 20/06/2022 |
Continued along the Wayfarer's Walk from Pilot Hill. A very nice path. No problem with gate. Walked through sheep field and easily found trig point. The views of the surrounding hills are very nice. | hillbagger91 | 27/05/2022 |
Stroll from the car park to the NW. | JK | 26/03/2022 |
As others parked at car park to west | JulieB | 11/09/2021 |
with Pilot Hill | MikePD | 07/09/2021 |
Parked at car park to the west. Followed the track then over the gate to the summit. | Alan Caine | 18/07/2021 |
Did this county top first out of the 3 we did on that day: Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. We were very disappointed with how disrespected it is for the highest point in South Eastern England. Unfortunately, my cousin didn't do the summit, but I managed to do it and definitely a hill I would never want to go back to again. | DavidHiner | 12/07/2021 |
Did this as part of double bagging with Pilot HIll. Set off from East End. Lovely walk. Walbury Hill closed to public so seek permission first. | cjwilliams | 07/07/2021 |
On a circular out of Ham following the Mid Wilts Way then circling back for Wexcombe Down, Haydown Hill and Walbury Hill. | PhilipChaston | 26/06/2021 |
Hail in May!? | Richard Dukes | 23/05/2021 |
Grassy summit with reservoir | freethehilltops | 24/04/2021 |
From the fop of walbury Hill follow a 6 mile loop around the south side of the hill. | Yochy | 05/04/2021 |
Parked at Farccombe and walked the Brenda Parker Way up to Wayfarer's Walk. Few spaces to park but the Brenda Parker Way is fantastic - currently being nicely resurfaced and saw birds of prey and more pheasants than I could count. The Wayfarer's Walk was very very boggy after heavy rain and evidence of the rabble out on their dirtbikes churning it up further. Weather was low cloud with light rain, still permitting some excellent views across the countryside framed with the colours of the autumn leaves. With the right kit a good circular walk all year round. | jamiequackers | 01/11/2020 |
Really enjoyed following the high ground of the Wayfarers Walk for a few hours today. | Alex C | 24/09/2020 |
County Top No.7. Walked on from Pilot Hill the on from here to Coombe Gibbet then back down the Test Valley to Faccombe. The sky full of buzzards - saw 10 all in the same section of the sky. Passed Netherton Farm just before the end - the most impressive thatched barn I've ever seen! | pclyndes | 09/09/2020 |
Stopped en-route to cottage in Dorset | ParkerP1960 | 26/08/2020 |
First active county top bagging | danboyfrcs | 23/08/2020 |
First of four today. Nice easy stroll from the car park to the West before making my way over to Pilot Hill. Lots of sheep in the field by the trig point | lerritt | 16/08/2020 |
Nice easy walk from car park, also ticking off Pilot Hill. Longer walk back through Combe. | ondi | 01/08/2020 |
Quick family stroll from Combe Gibbet car park. | amswanston | 01/08/2020 |
Quick family stroll from Combe Gibbet car park. | iks | 01/08/2020 |
Quick family stroll from Combe Gibbet car park. | eks | 01/08/2020 |
Lovely circular walk from car park to W of hill. Then through Sugglestone Down, Linkenholt and returning through Combe Wood and Sheepless Hill (where there were sheep grazing!) | Clive G | 27/07/2020 |
up track from cp | underhill | 08/07/2020 |
The short hop from nearby West Woodhay CP, over the gate and a few bemused sheep moved away from the trig point: a very hot day and this top was followed by a circuit over to Ham and back, with excellent views afforded throughout. | JOHNS | 26/06/2020 |
We parked in Combe Gibbet car park and did short walk up path to the farmers gate which we crossed before arriving at the Trig point. | Sapphirites | 25/06/2020 |
26km walk from Woodhay Down. | atreides7887 | 24/05/2020 |
2nd top of a 3 tump traverse from Kintbury station to Bedwyn station and a West Berkshire completion, climbing Pilot hill then re-tracing route to continue on trail, climbing over gate to walk Sw to top but waiting for family to do the widespread habit of standing on the trig pillar. I was content to reach the slight rise nearby. Beautiful views, remniscent of the Ridgeway. Continuation via the Test Way via Inkpen hill to Carvers Hill... | Dazingdale | 22/03/2020 |
Parked in carpark (Combe Gibbet Carpark) and did short walk up path behind carpark and across field in the middle of Storm Dennis 50mph winds! | Hippy77 | 15/02/2020 |
Ran from Coombe Gibbet car park, turned off right to trig point. | gazgib | 25/01/2020 |
Easy walk from the car park, hopped fence and bagged the trig, then walked onto Pilot Hill. On the return leg dropped down to Lower Farm in Coombe, at the foot of the hill, and climbed the south side back up to the trig point. Amazing views ! | jarmin45 | 04/01/2020 |
From Coombe Gibbet car park, up the hill and turn right into field to trig point. | gazgib | 31/12/2019 |
A short stroll in the dark, at the end of a day bagging 4 Marilyns in area 42. Spent more time in the car than walking! | silveracorn_alan | 25/10/2019 |
Along the Wayfarers to Combe Gibbet and up to the trig, hopped the gate. | Eggletina | 26/09/2019 |
On the way home (sort of)after Butser Hill. The minor roads round here are a nightmare! Parked at the CP area to the East then along the track and a left turn to the trig and adjacent high point. The stile over the fence looks as though it has been broken/removed and is no longer there. | Jephcote83 | 14/09/2019 |
Rolling hills. Walbury Hill, Pilot Hill, Combe Hill, Summer Hill, Inkpen Hill and Combe Gibbet. | peter_tun | 08/09/2019 |