The walk starts from the Cathedral end of the Tor Hill Lane. After approximately 300 metres a children's playground is passed on the left and a further 100 metres on the Cathedral School Rugby fields will be on the right.

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Continue on the track until the "Footpath Diversion" sign is reached and turn right between two rugby pitches. A short diversion can be made at the sign. If you turn left and cross the stone stile a short path can be followed to the Mendip Hospital Church.

The main walk continues with the rugby pitches on the right until a stile is reached. Follow the sign post to Dinder up the semi stepped path through some woodland to the Golf Course.

Turn right and follow the cinder/gravel path around the edge of the course to a stile on the left of a large house. Turn left on the muddy track and continue with the golf course on the left.Glastonburyy Tor and the Levels can be viewed from here looking to the south and west.

Pass the point on the path where the two sections of the Golf Course meet - the course will now be on the right.

Continue on the track until you come across a sign for the Kings Castle nature reserve. You can either divert up the mound of the iron age settlement or continue on the track around the base of the hill. The path over the ridge of the hill climbs to 130 m above sea level and can get quite muddy.

As the Golf Course ends on the right take the right hand fork - this path now starts to climb gently uphill until another nature reserve sign is reached. Take the path up the hill, again this can be slippy after rain but the path is stepped in places. For those who took the castle route earlier this is where the paths meet.

As the Golf Course ends on the right take the right hand fork - this path now starts to climb gently uphill until another nature reserve sign is reached. Take the path up the hill, again this can be slippy after rain but the path is stepped in places. For those who took the castle route earlier this is where the paths meet.

Follow the clearly defined path across the fields, go through a gate keeping to the left hand side and start to turn to the right before the far side of the field is reached.

A track is now visible as you bear sharply tot he right - follow it as it drops steeply downhill with a stone wall on your left. Walk past the gates to Sharcombe Park and continue down the track with fine views to the south and west. A word of caution here as the path deteriorates and the going becomes quite rough.

Just before the path starts to level out turn right at a post with "Kings Castle" written in blue. Go through the gate and stay on the track now bounded by what appears to be massive concrete blocks. The route opens out on to a field and carry on, keeping to the left. This field is muddy and quite soft after rain so wear suitable footwear.

Ahead of you there are two gates, take the left one signified by the blue markers. This path is a bridle way and thus used by horses, walkers and mountain bikes and is therefore very muddy and stays muddy for most of the time that you are on it. Remain on the path as it bears to the right with the Golf Course now on the left.

At the top of this path we have now rejoined the track that follows the southern side of Kings Castle wood and from here we retrace our steps back to the house and the stile for the Golf Course. Instead of turning right walk past the house and cross the stone stile immediately on the right hand side of the property.

Walk across the field aiming for the obvious gap on the right hand side at the far end of the field. This too can be muddy. Follow this narrow field and ignore the stile/gate that is directly in front of you but follow the field to the left. Continue to the end of the field by the National Trust sign for "Tor Hill". Cross the stile, walk straight on for 10/20 metres and turn right on the path. Follow this path which should now be giving a clear view of the east side of the Cathedral.

Follow the path downwards to a gate, go through and stay on the path until finishing at the bottom of the hill back on Tor Hill Lane

Length - 6.5km/4 miles (approx) .

Time -1 1/2 - 2 hours.

Conditions -Muddy after rain away from the tracks .

This walk can be done anytime.

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