{"id":"6984795d533dbb4b73118a17","title":"Walk 199 Edgebarrow Woods And Caesar S Camp","path":"walks/scrapbook/by-year/2015/volume-14-oct-to-dec-2015/walk-199-edgebarrow-woods-and-caesar-s-camp","contentMarkdown":"# 🥾 Walk 199 - Edgebarrow Woods and Caesar's Camp\n\nSunday 20th December, the day after our annual Christmas pub crawl, eight of us met up at the Ambarrow Court car park for a nine mile walk led by Julia.\n\nWe started the walk by heading west through the woods, joining the Three Castles Path at the pedestrian crossing over the railway line and then following it into Little Sandhurst. The route passed through part of a quiet housing estate before entering Edgebarrow Woods.\n\nThe woodland path was also being used by a very large group of runners doing a charity run of some sort. We made way for them as they passed us in dribs and drabs, finally splitting away from us at an entrance to Wellington College.\n\n![Stopping off for mince pies and mulled cider.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume14/images/mulled_cider.jpg)\n\nCrossing Crowthorne Road, we continued to follow the Three Castles Path through Edgebarrow Woods, stopping briefly for a special Christmas treat. I had brought along some mince pies and Julia had brought some mulled cider. She also brought some mulled apple juice as a non-alcoholic alternative.\n\nAfter our festive elevenses we continued on our way, passing within sight of Broadmoor high security hospital. We could see the new buildings being constructed as we crossed the new access road connecting it to the A3095. Passing through woodland up Butter Hill, we joined the Devil's Highway - a Roman road.\n\nWe crossed under the A3095 and left the Three Castles Path and the Roman road to head north and then north-east through pine forests to Caesar's Camp - an Iron Age hill fort constructed some 2600 years ago. As the forest opened out to heathland, we found a suitable place to stop for our picnic lunch.\n\n![Walking through Edgebarrow Wood.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume14/images/edgebarrow_wood.jpg)\n\nAfter lunch we continued to cross Caesar's Camp and then followed a figure-of-eight pattern through the forest and back to the Roman road at its crossing with the A3095. We rejoined the Three Castles Path, which we followed back the way we'd come. It began to rain about a couple of miles before we got back to the car park, but we didn't get too wet. See our route on Bing Maps.\n\n![Walking through pine forests at Caesar's Camp.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume14/images/caesars_camp.jpg)\n\n## 📸 Back to Volume 14\n\nReturn to volume index","contentHtml":"

🥾 Walk 199 - Edgebarrow Woods and Caesar's Camp

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Sunday 20th December, the day after our annual Christmas pub crawl, eight of us met up at the Ambarrow Court car park for a nine mile walk led by Julia.

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We started the walk by heading west through the woods, joining the Three Castles Path at the pedestrian crossing over the railway line and then following it into Little Sandhurst. The route passed through part of a quiet housing estate before entering Edgebarrow Woods.

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The woodland path was also being used by a very large group of runners doing a charity run of some sort. We made way for them as they passed us in dribs and drabs, finally splitting away from us at an entrance to Wellington College.

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\"Stopping

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Crossing Crowthorne Road, we continued to follow the Three Castles Path through Edgebarrow Woods, stopping briefly for a special Christmas treat. I had brought along some mince pies and Julia had brought some mulled cider. She also brought some mulled apple juice as a non-alcoholic alternative.

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After our festive elevenses we continued on our way, passing within sight of Broadmoor high security hospital. We could see the new buildings being constructed as we crossed the new access road connecting it to the A3095. Passing through woodland up Butter Hill, we joined the Devil's Highway - a Roman road.

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We crossed under the A3095 and left the Three Castles Path and the Roman road to head north and then north-east through pine forests to Caesar's Camp - an Iron Age hill fort constructed some 2600 years ago. As the forest opened out to heathland, we found a suitable place to stop for our picnic lunch.

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\"Walking

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After lunch we continued to cross Caesar's Camp and then followed a figure-of-eight pattern through the forest and back to the Roman road at its crossing with the A3095. We rejoined the Three Castles Path, which we followed back the way we'd come. It began to rain about a couple of miles before we got back to the car park, but we didn't get too wet. See our route on Bing Maps.

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\"Walking

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