Start at Sion Hill at the look-out point above the Avon Gorge Hotel, but you can join at any point on the map.
(S) Start at Sion Hill look-out point above the Avon Gorge Hotel; take a seat looking up the hill. Walk on up the hill following the tarmac path that curves left and then right below the bridge’s abutment. Very carefully cross Suspension Bridge Road by the speed restriction signs and take the steep tarmac path winding up Observatory Hill, stopping very soon at the first bench.
(1) Walk on up the hill always keeping to the path at the edge of the gorge. Continue past the Observatory and take a seat at the first bench 20 metres after you have enjoyed the information panel ‘Having a wild time’. You have four ‘chapters’ here; do also wander and marvel at the spectacular landscape around you. Walk on along the path and descend through the hill fort’s ramparts to the Promenade avenue. Continue to the far end of the avenue, cross over very carefully by the bus stop and take a seat on the bench near the point of the Triangle close to the gothic fountain.
(2) Follow the pavement to your right along the grandest sequence of semi-detached houses in England. After the first four gloriously various houses turn right past the Mansion House and cross the road above the point of the Triangle opposite the Merchant Venturers’ Hall, rejoining the avenue’s broad path. At the top of the avenue, bear left this time around the hill until you see the playground and the bench beside it.(E)
