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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Combe

Hiking trails & Routes

South East England

Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Combe

Moderate

5.0

(4)

36

hikers

Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Combe

03:29

12.5km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

1

1.37 km

View from Sandpits Down

Highlight • Natural

lovely view at the top.

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2

2.59 km

North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Highlight • Other

4.47 km

Buttermere Wood

Forest

7.93 km

Three Cornered Covert

Forest

5

9.93 km

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

Highlight • Historical Site

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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6

10.1 km

Combe Gibbet

Highlight • Monument

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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7

10.6 km

View from Combe Gibbet

Highlight • Historical Site

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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B

12.5 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.49 km

2.28 km

944 m

588 m

209 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.68 km

2.88 km

2.02 km

1.08 km

452 m

437 m

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Sunday 18 October

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