The Fish Tower – Jack the Treacle Eater Folly loop from Clifton Maybank

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The Fish Tower – Jack the Treacle Eater Folly loop from Clifton Maybank

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The Fish Tower – Jack the Treacle Eater Folly loop from Clifton Maybank

01:39

6.22km

70m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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744 m

Barwick Church Lane and Holloway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A spectaculair Church Lane, with both the old church and a hollow lane - nearly in darkness...

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3.79 km

The Fish Tower

Highlight • Monument

“The Fish Tower got its name from the fish weather vane, which was once attached to the top of it. This had disappeared by the 1950s. The Fish Tower is …

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4.81 km

Jack the Treacle Eater Folly

Highlight • Historical Site

The story goes that a messenger boy called Jack, would eat treacle to give himself the energy to run to London delivering letters.

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6.22 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.13 km

2.32 km

746 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.40 km

1.64 km

1.61 km

577 m

Elevation

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Thursday 5 November

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The Fish Tower – Jack the Treacle Eater Folly loop from Clifton Maybank

Barwick Church Lane and Holloway

The Fish Tower

Jack the Treacle Eater Folly

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