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Name:Kings Wood Hill [Chidgley Hill]
Hill number:7796
Height:292m / 958ft
Parent (Ma):2889  Dunkery Beacon
RHB Section:41: South Central England
County/UA:Somerset
Hill area:Exmoor
Catchment:Minor Rivers only (South)
Class:Tump (200-299m), Subhump
(Tu,2,sHu)
Grid ref:ST 04491 37220
Summit feature:ground by tree
Drop:92m
Col:200m  ST046364  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 181
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 23 users)ByDate of Ascent
Same route as PGCEPeterD18/03/2022
Parked to NE near start of ROW (narrow layby / wide bit of road). Track around the wood and across field. Returned via ROW as the gamekeeper was about.PGCE12/12/2021
From Nettlecombe Court FSC where we were staying. Early morning run, mostly on footpaths. Top hidden among bracken in copse.Herbert Anchovy20/08/2020
Treborough to Roadwater along Coleridge Way. Harper's Lane and footpath to and over Woodadvent Lane. Ascent to HP at edge of copse, easily accessible from public footpath. South to Chidgley, along Coleridge Way to Pitt Mill Farm, path to Leighland Chapel, lane and then footpath east and up to Treborough. 7.61miles; 3hrs,10minsHowards01/04/2020
Parked on minor road to the East. Walked up through kings Wood on paths then across pature to copse. Small gate into the copse on the NE side. Pasture seemed as high.fosal2925/07/2019
Parked on minor road to NE, up track which bends left round the upside of the wood then across pasture to copse.clivevilla27/03/2019
4/8 (Willet Hill/Willet Hill North Top/Elworthy Barrows/Kings Wood Hill(Chidgley Hill)/Ley Hill/Road Hill/Withypool Hill/Bye Commons)Fergalh17/12/2017
Parked in layby to E. On N of copse is a gateAdrian21/10/2017
From ne, up thru wood. Across field being grazed off by sheep, to summit in copseRHW11/03/2017
Parked roadside in Chidgley. RoW and farm track to woods. Reasonably obvious HP.jonglew31/03/2016
Parked on B3190 and up footpath from farm, into woods at top of hill via small gate.Poolton12309/09/2015
Walk up as per Andrew.arranc25/03/2015
Parked to the north east and followed track south until close to the wood. Then walked all the way round to try and find highest point. Decided that the high spot was in the north of the woods but it could be anywhere.andrew brown14/10/2012
Matt29/06/2022
mae07/09/2020
Alan Whatley10/10/2019
Martin R28/03/2019
Dusty21/11/2018
Steve Q03/05/2015
AJ&B01/06/2014
DARRENG14/10/2012
stevent080931/12/2011
Sherlock22/08/2011