Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

United Kingdom

England

South West England

Bath and North East Somerset

Sham Castle and the view over Bath – Long Wood loop from University of Bath

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

United Kingdom

England

South West England

Bath and North East Somerset

Sham Castle and the view over Bath – Long Wood loop from University of Bath

Moderate

4.9

(15)

168

hikers

Sham Castle and the view over Bath – Long Wood loop from University of Bath

02:25

9.28km

60m

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: April 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

The Cotswolds National Landscape

City of Bath WHS

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.16 km

Sham Castle and the view over Bath

Highlight • Monument

Sham Castle is a folly built for Ralph Allen to improve the views from his house in Bath. It was built in 1762.
The castle has great views across Bath and is visited on the wonderful Bath Skyline walk.

Tip by

2.55 km

View of Bath from Bathampton Down

Highlight • Trail

From this point you can run through the gate and across the golf course towards the uni or continue in either direction on the circular Bath Skyline route across Bathampton …

Tip by

2.60 km

View of Bath and the Avon Valley from Bathampton Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this elevated vantage point on Bathampton Down, you can enjoy tremendous views across the stunning southern Cotswolds countryside over the picturesque Avon Valley and the historic city of Bath.

Tip by

3.14 km

Bath Skyline Trail

Highlight • Trail

Skyline walk. Forests to get up are like a jungle rainforest and then you pop out onto top park.

Tip by

6.04 km

The Mole Hill

Highlight • Rest Area

The coffee cart is found in a field just off the Bath Skyline walk near the popular Rainbow Woods. Grab a coffee and a cake and take it for a …

Tip by

6.59 km

Pirate-Themed Woodland Playground

Highlight • Structure

6.86 km

Long Wood

Highlight • Forest

Long Wood is a beautiful section of woodland located along the Bath Skyline trail on Claverton Down. The woods feature an elf and fairy foray where you can discover 22 …

Tip by

7.32 km

Fairy Woods

Forest

7.70 km

Klondyke Copse

Forest

9.28 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.89 km

2.29 km

620 m

471 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

1.86 km

1.65 km

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Saturday 16 May

14°C

7°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.7

1,357

Bath Skyline loop from from Bath Spa Station

03:17h

12.0km

180m

Moderate

4.6

247

Broadmead & Bybrook loop from Castle Combe

01:20h

4.94km

70m

Easy

4.6

255

Chew Valley Lake, Knowle Hill & Chew Magna loop — Mendip Hills

01:52h

7.04km

70m

Easy

4.5

467

Wapping Wharf & SS Great Britain loop from Bristol Temple Meads

01:49h

7.12km

20m

Moderate

4.6

185

River Frome loop via Iford & Farleigh Hungerford — The Cotswolds

02:11h

7.96km

120m

Easy

4.5

260

Frome Valley Walkway: Oldbury Court Loop

01:28h

5.64km

30m

Moderate

4.6

167

Cheddar Gorge & Beacon Batch loop from Burrington Ham — Mendip Hills

04:22h

14.5km

450m

Moderate

3.8

184

Blagdon Lake loop from Blagdon Village — Mendip Hills

02:19h

8.80km

70m

Easy

4.6

272

Bradford-on-Avon & Avoncliff loop — The Cotswolds

01:27h

5.22km

90m

Easy

4.7

199

Ebbor Gorge loop from Deerleap

00:50h

2.59km

110m

Moderate

4.7

101

Kelston Round Hill and River Avon Loop

04:03h

14.7km

250m

Moderate

4.4

119

Clifton Suspension Bridge and Leigh Woods Loop

02:58h

11.0km

140m

Sham Castle and the view over Bath – Long Wood loop from University of Bath

Sham Castle and the view over Bath

View of Bath from Bathampton Down

View of Bath and the Avon Valley from Bathampton Down

Bath Skyline Trail

The Mole Hill

Pirate-Themed Woodland Playground

Long Wood

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️