Length 3 miles, 4.8km. Scroll to the bottom of this page for a map...

When out walking, please remember the Country Code...

Enjoy the countryside and respect its life and work. Guard against all risks of fire. Fasten all gates. Keep dogs under close control, Keep to public paths across farmland. Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges and walls, Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone. Take your fitter home. Help to keep all water clean. Protect wildlife, plants and trees. Take special care on country roads. Make no unnecessary noise.

Mile Straight
From the railway bridge at Parkway Station, New Road the old road, runs SW and was known as three quarter mile, or the mile straight. This road from Stoke Gifford to Filton, replaced an older road which ran to Conygre Farm in Filton. New Road has also been replaced, for through traffic, by Brierley Furlong.

Sun Life Lake
A new pathway winds around the artificial lake. The water tapped for the lake is also the source of the little stream which winds its way behind New Road to Stoke Brook. The path follows the route of the old church path to Harry Stoke Road. The public footpath is diverted via Church Road and Westfield Lane.

'The Paddocks'
Before crossing Harry Stoke Road into the field, turn right for 50 metres to the post box in the wall. Over the wall is the old farm pool, with a resident moorhen. The big farm building was one of several in the Stoke Gifford Parish. Harry Stoke Farm was renamed The Paddocks early this century.

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