Dundry Down trail head in Dundry.
| Dundry Down from Dundry Dundry Down |
| Estimated net time | Less than an hour. | ||
| Difficulty | No difficulties. | ||
| Drinking water | No stable access to running water. | ||
| GSM coverage | Coverage throughout the route (July 2014). | ||
| Parking | Room for several cars around trail head. | ||
| Start height | 210 metres | ||
| Vertical metres | 30 metres for the roundtrip. | ||
| Trip distance | 1.6 km | ||
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From Bristol drive road A38 south-west. When you pass the exit to Woodspring Golf and Country Club continue another 1.1 km (0.7 mi) and turn left onto Dundry Lane (this is just before you get to the lake Barrow Gurney Reservoir 3). Drive 1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the end of the road and turn right onto Church Road. Drive 65 metres, turn right onto Downs Road, and park at the small car park on the right hand side of the road after another 80 metres.
Start your walk by following the gravel road towards the field. Follow this gravel road 400 metres and turn left where signed for "Public Footpath". Follow this path 240 metres, pass the stile and turn left onto dirt road. Walk 40 metres and turn right onto path, and follow this path 100 metres up to the concrete summit cairn.
Descend by reversing your ascent route.
Colleague Trond and I hit the road immediately after work, in Bristol this week, in order to bag a couple of small tops. We first visited Failand Hill before heading south-east to Dundry in order to hike Dundry Down. The hike itself wasn't anything more than a short walk, but the post-hike dinner at The Dundry Inn can be recommended for both hikers and anyone else. They served good rustic food, offering both indoor and outdoor facilities.