Hanging Hill Summit – Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument loop from Bath Racecourse

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Hanging Hill Summit – Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument loop from Bath Racecourse

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Hanging Hill Summit – Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument loop from Bath Racecourse

01:42

6.42km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.35 km

Hanging Hill Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

From Hanging Hill, you get wonderful views that stretch over Bristol to the Severn Estuary and right into the heart of Wales if conditions are clear. A great battle of …

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3.07 km

Beech Wood

Forest

3.64 km

Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument

Highlight • Monument

This monument is dedicated to Sir Bevil Grenville, a Royalist commander in the Civil War, who was killed in the Battle of Lansdowne on July 5, 1963. Henry Grenville, Lord …

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3.82 km

View of Caterpillar Tracks

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.42 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.04 km

1.65 km

356 m

354 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.04 km

908 m

737 m

546 m

193 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

12°C

7°C

58 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

February 13, 2025,Around the site of the Battle of Lansdown, 5.5km (carrier walk)

Starting point (postcode or What Three Words reference): layby by Lansdown & Langridge Village Hall

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Getting there: driving

Parking: Layby has a few spaces or pub down the road (and have a cuppa/lunch at the end as parking is for customers only, please check with pub before setting off).

Walk type : baby-carrying