Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

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Parking

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33 m

Combe Gibbet Memorial

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127 m

View from Combe Gibbet

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Whichever road you approach the Combe Gibbet climb from is just great with superb vistas across the roof of Berkshire and Hampshire beyond.

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602 m

Combe Gibbet

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Combe Gibbet is a macabre monument on the top of Gallows Down. The structure was erected in 1676 to hang the bodies of George Broomham and Dorothy Newman. Broomham and …

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766 m

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

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Combe Gibbet is an impressive landmark at the top of Gallows Down, near Combe. It is actually located on the Test Way footpath on the Berkshire-Hampshire border and is a …

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4.98 km

Linkenholt Hanging

Forest

7.43 km

Highdown

Forest

8.79 km

View of North Wessex Downs from Faccombe Road

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

905 m

253 m

231 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.34 km

5.10 km

905 m

489 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Saturday 2 May

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View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Combe

Combe Gibbet Memorial

View from Combe Gibbet

Combe Gibbet

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

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