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BATH SKYLINE
| Waypoint |
Map Reference |
Bearing to next waypoint |
| START |
ST 7775 6412 |
108 |
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WP1
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ST 7786 6409
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50
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| WP2 |
ST 7813 6435 |
345 |
| WP3 |
ST 7777 6542 |
291 |
| WP4 |
ST 7754 6549 |
298 |
| WP5 |
ST 7719 6565 |
225 |
| WP6 |
ST 7663 6501 |
252 |
| WP7 |
ST 7641 6492 |
337 |
| WP8 |
ST 7637 6500 |
294 |
| WP9 |
ST 7626 6504 |
217 |
| WP10 |
ST 7602 6467 |
147 |
| WP11 |
ST 7623 6439 |
189 |
| WP12 |
ST 7621 6419 |
158 |
| WP13 |
ST 7636 6389 |
90 |
| WP14 |
ST 7641 6389 |
109 |
| WP15 |
ST 7675 6380 |
185 |
| WP16 |
ST 7674 6345 |
229 |
| WP17 |
ST 7648 6319 |
155 |
| WP18 |
ST 7662 6294 |
87 |
| WP19 |
ST 7749 6304 |
26 |
| WP20 |
ST 7776 6371 |
3 |
| START |
ST 7775 6412 |
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General:- Judging by path wear and tear this 5.5 mile route must be the most popular in BANES, and with good reason, there are fine views of the city. The path is really a celebration of the National Trust's success in purchasing large chunks of the city skyline and creating linking paths to show their acquisition at its best. The path is littered with waymark signs and maps (I cannot recall any route with more!) and if you are in any doubt just follow the footprints. Having said that there are some tricky bits and you need to pay attention, at times there are too many paths and you could end up following the wrong footprints.
The woodland around waypoint 3 has a ghostly appearance, the path zig zags through half hidden remains of houses and strange stone blocks covered with moss, there is a hint that something lurks! In fact it is an abandoned quarry but I like the mystical theory, a real "Lord of the Rings set ready for a few Orcs. The inclined plane at waypoint 3 is the remains of a lift system to transport stone from the quarry down to barges waiting on the canal. If you look carefully you can still see where the cables have cut into the stone.
Sadly I know little of the Sham Castle other than to say it is a folly, built to be viewed from the city centre, but by whom? You get a good view of the gasometer from here, Bath's worst architectural blight. There is talk of making the gasometer a listed building, now that's what I call folly!
Bath university is a centre of excellence for sport. It has an excellent athletics track but more bizarre is the bob run where you can see them practice their sledge starts. (GPS length 5.14 miles). No pub.
How to get there: Park in the lay-by opposite the dog's home near the University.
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