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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
Notes:
  • Berkshire (1974) administrative county top
  • Berkshire historic county top
  • West Berkshire current county/UA top

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 503 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
With Anthony Wooddunx200518/02/2024
From car park to E above West Woodhay Down. Summit is not on access land but no signs prohibiting access.peter4lc10/02/2024
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.gbeniston16/01/2024
Walk w/Devon. Parked Sandpits Down car park. Pilot Hill, Walbury Hill loop.ZacField28/10/2023
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.nickywood104/10/2023
Walbury HIll from GR: SU 38001 61579ronaldo33311/09/2023
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.richard6929/07/2023
Parked at the nearby car park, walked to the gate, climbed over into the field. Then walked to Pilot HillRowanP25/06/2023
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_rambler24/03/2023
Nice sunset/twilight bag from W.davechaffey06/02/2023
annoying there's no right of way to the summit itselfgeorgecaren24/12/2022
From car park to west. Superb frosty sunny day.cjo16/12/2022
https://www.strava.com/activities/7508604868. While on a bike ride.Sleepwa1ker18/07/2022
With Evelynjd1617/07/2022
From Ham via Combe Gibbet, descent towards Kintbury.deknyff20/06/2022
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.hillbagger9127/05/2022
Stroll from the car park to the NW.JK26/03/2022
As others parked at car park to westJulieB11/09/2021
with Pilot HillMikePD07/09/2021
Parked at car park to the west. Followed the track then over the gate to the summit.Alan Caine18/07/2021
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.DavidHiner12/07/2021
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.cjwilliams07/07/2021
On a circular out of Ham following the Mid Wilts Way then circling back for Wexcombe Down, Haydown Hill and Walbury Hill.PhilipChaston26/06/2021
Hail in May!?Richard Dukes23/05/2021
Grassy summit with reservoirfreethehilltops24/04/2021
From the fop of walbury Hill follow a 6 mile loop around the south side of the hill.Yochy05/04/2021
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.jamiequackers01/11/2020
Really enjoyed following the high ground of the Wayfarers Walk for a few hours today.Alex C24/09/2020
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!pclyndes09/09/2020
Stopped en-route to cottage in DorsetParkerP196026/08/2020
First active county top baggingdanboyfrcs23/08/2020
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 pointlerritt16/08/2020
Nice easy walk from car park, also ticking off Pilot Hill. Longer walk back through Combe.ondi01/08/2020
Quick family stroll from Combe Gibbet car park.amswanston01/08/2020
Quick family stroll from Combe Gibbet car park.iks01/08/2020
Quick family stroll from Combe Gibbet car park.eks01/08/2020
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 G27/07/2020
up track from cpunderhill08/07/2020
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.JOHNS26/06/2020
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.Sapphirites25/06/2020
26km walk from Woodhay Down.atreides788724/05/2020
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...Dazingdale22/03/2020
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!Hippy7715/02/2020
Ran from Coombe Gibbet car park, turned off right to trig point.gazgib25/01/2020
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 !jarmin4504/01/2020
From Coombe Gibbet car park, up the hill and turn right into field to trig point.gazgib31/12/2019
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_alan25/10/2019
Along the Wayfarers to Combe Gibbet and up to the trig, hopped the gate.Eggletina26/09/2019
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.Jephcote8314/09/2019
Rolling hills. Walbury Hill, Pilot Hill, Combe Hill, Summer Hill, Inkpen Hill and Combe Gibbet.peter_tun08/09/2019