Burley Village and Castle Hill
Burley Village and Castle Hill
6.5km
Total Distance
84m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
Starting in Burley village, this circuit climbs Castle Hill Lane past the meadow of Burley Beacon to the Iron Age earthworks of Castle Hill fort, with views over Cranes Moor to the Avon Valley and the Purbeck Hills. It returns along Forest Road beside the open forest, past a Bronze Age tumulus and St John the Baptist church, built in 1838. The National Park Authority gives the route as 4.2 miles.
Route Map
Along the trail
- Bus stop
- Burley Queens Head (temp) · 301m from the start
- Parking
- 11m from the start
- Surface
- gravel 56%, paved 42%
