All routes must be completed by 17:30 hrs.  The 7 Km is an alternative route without styles, and is suitable for sturdy pushchairs but not wheel chairs. Participants should carry water, light refreshments, individual first aid kit (to deal with blisters, small cuts etc) and ware suitable clothing.

Location:

Rose & Crown Beer Garden (at rear of Pub),  Wotton Road,  Rangeworthy, Bristol, South Gloucestershire.

 
Free Parking in field adjacent recreation ground.
 
Rangeworthy is located North of Bristol on the Iron Acton to Wotton-under-edge Road B4058,  and lies between Thornbury (centre 4 miles) to the North West and Yate (centre 3 miles) to the South East which are the nearest reasonably large towns.
Nearest International airport Bristol 20 miles
Nearest main line train station Yate 2 miles
 
 
The Hawkdean Hike Description:
Hawkdean refers to Hawkesbury Deanery where the walk is located, (the deanery is part of Gloucester Diocese whose boundary extends beyond these walks). The routes combine parts from other well known walks, dependant on which route is taken. All the walks have their own appeal, however the longer routes cover some of the best scenery in Britain. The routes were chosen for their safety, scenery, interest and varied terrain.
 
All routes start from Rangeworthy recreation ground by following part of the Jubilee Way, longer routes go alongside a railway line and use ‘easy access’ walks around Wickwar, and on to one of the largest unspoilt oak and ash woods in the country, across Hawkesbury common, the walk continues to an area known as Cotswold edge, the route now joins the Monarch Way and Cotswold Way passing the Somerset monument and Tindale chapel (which commemorates William Tyndale’s stay nearby at Little Sodbury Manor, whilst translating the Bible into English from Latin). through  Iron age and Roman Forts, continuing across Sodbury common the longer routes rejoin the Jubilee Way (together with some of the shorter routes) along the way passing the hamlet of Yate rocks and close to one of the last moat houses to be built in Britain ‘Yate Court’, finally finishing back at the recreation ground, next to the Rose and Crown public house.
 
The routes use public footpaths and quite lanes, safety is our main concern, therefore in planning the routes we have tried to only use lanes where traffic and pedestrians have good visibility of each other, however there are some very short stretches where this is not ideal, (much of the Cotswold Way follows quiet lanes). Please take care on the roads. On the longer routes there are some small hills, only one route is free of styles 7Km, there are very short sections where the terrain may be a little bit muddy, steep or  stony typical of British footpaths.

Entrance (cheques payable to Hawkdean Hikers enclose self addressed envelope).
£5 Adult, under 16 yrs £3 (£2 IVV stamp only, no books or badges).
Family of 5 £15 (2 adults), family of 4 £12 (2 adults) additional child £1.50)
£25 Team of 6 (additional member £3.50 max 11 members)
£15 Team of 6 under 16 yrs,  (additional member £2.50 max 11 members)
Start & Finish Rose & Crown, Rangeworthy                      Grid Ref:  ST 689 862      
Organisers:    Mr C. Pratt, 11 The Grove, Rangeworthy, Bristol, BS37 7PY England
Telephone +44  (0)1454 228826           e-mail chrisp@11thegrove.freeserve.co.uk
Web site http://www.hawkdean.co.uk

Hawkdean Hike
Sunday May 22nd 2011
 

Start & Finish Rangeworthy (North of Bristol)
Rose & Crown Beer Garden (at rear of Pub)
Wotton Road
Rangeworthy
Bristol, South Gloucestershire.

Map: 1:25,000 Explorer series OS Map No 167
Grid Ref:       ST 689 862     Post code BS37 7NB
 
Distances 6.5km, 7km, 10km, 20km, 30km, 40km.

The event is non competitive, aimed at individual walkers, families or teams, all participants should be self sufficient.  Trail runners are welcome, participants are not timed, and  there are no changing room facilities.

Web site http://www.hawkdean.co.uk

 
Enamel Lapel Badge (22mm) and Cloth Badge (60mm)awarded on completion.