Royate Hill

Bristol Group

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Overview

An exploration of two Victorian necropolises, a splendid Victorian park, a 14 arch viaduct, Barton Hill’s industrial past and Troopers Hill’s quarries and mines. And a surprising amount of street art.

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Start time:: 2:00 pm
Estimated finish time:: 5:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 8.9km / 5.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Accessible by public transport
Car parking available
No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:: ST 62285 73615
Nearest postcode:: BS5 8AJ
what3words:: exact.garage.scale

Start time:: 2:00 pm

The entrance to St Georges park, beside St George Library, Church Road, BS5 8AL. Buses 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45.

Upcoming walks with Bristol Group

PARKING UPDATE: Coast path and country fields at Sand Point (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Chew Magna & Stanton Drew (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Hawkesbury Upton (A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Lower Failand Circular (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

North Nibley (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Backwell Farleigh (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Wellow to Shoscombe (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Castell Coch (A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Compton Dando

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

The Daffodils of Partrishow (A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.5 miles

Bruce Trail Cotswolds (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Mynydd Maen (AHW)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Winchcombe (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Crug Mawr and Gaer (AHW)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Hidden Stoke Bishop (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Failand Bluebell Walk (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Kymin (A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Sea Mills Circular (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Purdown and Eastville Park (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Westbury Weaver (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Long Ashton and Ashton Court

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Hambrook Figure of Eight (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Mr Bump: Sea Mills to Blaise and Kings Weston

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Circular walk from Badocks Wood via Brentry and Southmead (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Troopers Hill and Conham Vale

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Bishops Knoll (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Ashton Court and Clifton (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Royate Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Blaise Maze (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Failand Fanfare

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Waterfall Walk (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Nailsea Round (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Southern Malverns Rollercoaster (A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Stapleton and Greenbank (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

A Ramble on the Western Edge of Bristol (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Maes Knoll (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Riverside Revelations (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

A Dundry Round (A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Clutton to Folly Farm (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Abbot’s Pool (B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.58 per month