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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Whitchurch (Hampshire) and Overton.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Whitchurch (Hampshire) and Overton.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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Downloads - 10
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Grade 2: Mostly smooth and compacted surfaces, but there may be some loose gravel, muddy patches or cobbles. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 60.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient East: no data
The steepest uphill gradient West: no data
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Very clear (1)
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3.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
3.0% of the route is paved (1)
5.0% of the route is muddy (1)
2.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
2.0% of the route is through long grass (1)
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Start and end points
Whitchurch (Hampshire)
Grid Ref
SU4624448091
Lat / Lon
51.23015° / -1.33906°
Easting / Northing
446,245E / 148,092N
What3Words
players.dugouts.toolbar
Overton
Grid Ref
SU5150749677
Lat / Lon
51.24395° / -1.26347°
Easting / Northing
451,507E / 149,677N
What3Words
cabbage.riverboat.brain
Whiove One's land is
Whitchurch (Hampshire) | |
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Grid Ref | SU4624448091 |
Lat / Lon | 51.23015° / -1.33906° |
Easting / Northing | 446,245E / 148,092N |
What3Words | players.dugouts.toolbar |
Overton | |
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Grid Ref | SU5150749677 |
Lat / Lon | 51.24395° / -1.26347° |
Easting / Northing | 451,507E / 149,677N |
What3Words | cabbage.riverboat.brain |
Arable | 40.8% |
Pasture | 23.8% |
Urban | 20.7% |
Woods | 14.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Berkshire Walker
06 Jul 2024A pleasant and relatively flat route following the River Test from Whitchurch to Overton. Mostly on rural footpaths and tracks, apart from a short section on the pavement beside the busy B3400 at Laverstoke. Lots of old mills on route (there's a mills trail with information panels), and several historic churches including St Nicholas at Freefolk that's worth a short detour. The Bombay Sapphire distillery is midway at Laverstoke. There are cafes, pubs and shops, plus train stations, at both Whitchurch and Overton.
Martin Ellis
12 Jun 2022Whitchurch to Overton (Whiove 1) review.
A shorter Slow Way which follows the first few miles of River Test upstream, almost to its source.
The route from Whitchurch follows the south bank of the river (Photo 1) but then leaves it for a narrow footpath into Laverstoke (Photo 2).
The Bombay Sapphire Distillery is by the river in Laverstoke. Well worth a visit for gin connoisseurs!
The B-road towards Overton has a pavement. On my walk overhanging foliage needed cutting back, but was only a minor nuisance.
The Slow Way leaves the road for a footpath into town (Photos 3 & 4).
The walk ends at the village of Overton (Photo 5). The source of the River Test lies about a mile further east.
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Ursula
06 Aug 2021Overall, a pleasant route when walked in August, crossing the lovely river Test and through some delightful meadows and pastoral paths. Some sections are likely to get muddy in winter. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to the road section but in the end it didn’t detract too much.
From Whitchurch, following the Mill Trail over the River Test, the route uses a mix of woodland paths, a meadow walk and field boundary footpaths to climb above the river before dropping down to the village of Laverstoke. The footpaths were narrow in places but easy to follow. There are several gates but no stiles. Some of the fields are used for livestock.
At Laverstoke, there are some benches on the Millennium Green if you want to take a break, but the Bombay Sapphire Distillery which used to have a bus café in its car park currently only offers a café/bar for visitors on distillery tours. (The route isn’t that long though and both Whitchurch and Overton have a selection of cafés and shops.)
There is approx. 1km section alongside the B3400, a reasonably busy back road connecting Andover and Basingstoke, but the pavement is good and wide. Leaving the road, a gap in the woods leads to a kissing gate. The route crosses a meadow up the hill and out on to a woodland path before emerging in the back streets of Overton. The lane which then leads to the High Street has no raised pavement, just a painted line demarcating the walkway.
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