Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Hook and Bentley.
Know of a better route? Share it here.
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Hook and Bentley.
Know of a better route? Share it here.
Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
There are no issues flagged.
Photos for Hooben one
Photos of this route will appear when they are added to a review. You can review this route here.
Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 5
Surveys
We are working to build-up a picture of what routes look like. To do that we are asking volunteers to survey routes so that we can communicate features, obstacles and challenges that may make a route desirable or not.
Slow Ways surveyors are asked to complete some basic online training, but they are not vetted. If you are dependent on the survey information being correct in order to complete a route, we recommend that you think critically about the information provided. You may also wish to wait until more than one survey has been completed.
Help people know more about this route by volunteering to submit a survey.
- Complete the survey training.
- Submit a survey for this route.
Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Hook
Grid Ref
SU7244054210
Lat / Lon
51.28243° / -0.96271°
Easting / Northing
472,440E / 154,210N
What3Words
heartburn.rarely.plausible
Bentley
Grid Ref
SU7853943981
Lat / Lon
51.18966° / -0.87752°
Easting / Northing
478,539E / 143,981N
What3Words
fakes.snooty.replayed
Hooben One's land is
| Hook | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU7244054210 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.28243° / -0.96271° |
| Easting / Northing | 472,440E / 154,210N |
| What3Words | heartburn.rarely.plausible |
| Bentley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU7853943981 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.18966° / -0.87752° |
| Easting / Northing | 478,539E / 143,981N |
| What3Words | fakes.snooty.replayed |
| Arable | 61.6% |
| Pasture | 14.4% |
| Urban | 16.2% |
| Woods | 7.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Phil Smith
03 Jun 2021I took this route on Thursday 3rd June 2021.
Not the best of walks.
Leaving Hook you soon reach Bartley Heath. The paths here don't quite match the OS map but it's easy enough to navigate across it with the B3349 and M3 roaring at you to steer you in the right direction. The path the other side of the motorway takes you across a bleak farm field to Lodge Farm which is more of an industrial complex than a farm. Dodging the HGVs was helped by reasonable signage to get you through.
The route around Odiham and down to Well takes you across fields with cattle, sheep and crops. Some nice views.
You leave Well along a lane with no paths. To make this worse, the path that should take you past Shrub Copse is shut off by an iron gate, forcing you to continue along the road. The highlight of the walk is Husseys Lane and the following walk into Bentley.
As far as recommendation goes, it's not much of a walk for pleasure but it's hard to see an alternative way of walking between to two towns.
From the Slowways criteria:
1) The route is fairly safe. The only concern is the road out of Well.
2) The route respects local codes and laws - except the blocked path.
3) It is accessible in that it is not a strenuous walk. There are stiles, gates and steps along the way.
4) The route is as direct as possible.
5) It is off road except for the road out of Well
6) I stopped at a park in Odiham and there is a pub at Well.
7) There are busses and trains at both Hook and Bentley.
8) The route is reasonably clear.
9) The walk is mostly farm land. A bit dull.
10) The paths are mostly well established.
Share your views about this route, give it a star rating, indicate whether it should be verified or not.
Include information that will be useful to others considering to walk or wheel it.
You can add up to 15 photos.
There are no other routes for Hook — Bentley
If you know a better way, then please let us know.
Review this better route and help establish a trusted network of walking routes.
Suggest a better route if it better meets our methodology.
Share your thoughts