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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Combe

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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Combe

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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Combe

03:29

12.4km

230m

Hiking

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 23, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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Parking

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31 m

Combe Gibbet Memorial

Highlight • Viewpoint

604 m

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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2.73 km

Landscape View

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Towards the end before the road, we tuned of onto another footpath but it’s really overgrown and parts you may need to bush wack. It’s fun but if your looking …

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8.98 km

St Michael's Church, Inkpen

Highlight • Religious Site

This church was founded in 1316 and is situated in the heart of the small hamlet of Inkpen.

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11.2 km

Wigmoreash Pond

Lake

11.9 km

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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12.3 km

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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12.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.29 km

1.87 km

1.58 km

629 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.59 km

1.46 km

1.39 km

1.36 km

469 m

182 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Combe

Combe Gibbet Memorial

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

Landscape View

St Michael's Church, Inkpen

Combe Gibbet

View from Combe Gibbet

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