Winchester — Bishop's Waltham
Winbis one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Winchester and Bishop's Waltham.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Winchester and Bishop's Waltham.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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| Grade 3: Route includes rough surfaces that may include small boulders, potholes, shallow ruts, loose gravel, short muddy sections. 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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Facilities
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Challenges
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Measurements
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The steepest uphill gradient West: no data
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Start and end points
Winchester
Grid Ref
SU4841629351
Lat / Lon
51.06146° / -1.31048°
Easting / Northing
448,416E / 129,351N
What3Words
gained.grips.pleasing
Bishop's Waltham
Grid Ref
SU5532417410
Lat / Lon
50.95347° / -1.21373°
Easting / Northing
455,324E / 117,410N
What3Words
scope.bookings.pops
Winbis One's land is
| Winchester | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU4841629351 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.06146° / -1.31048° |
| Easting / Northing | 448,416E / 129,351N |
| What3Words | gained.grips.pleasing |
| Bishop's Waltham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU5532417410 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.95347° / -1.21373° |
| Easting / Northing | 455,324E / 117,410N |
| What3Words | scope.bookings.pops |
| Arable | 35.9% |
| Pasture | 46.0% |
| Urban | 14.4% |
| Woods | 3.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Tom
23 Nov 2022A great walk that takes you through some beautiful Hampshire countryside. Covers country villages and hamlets, fields, woods, and lanes. The highlight for me was crossing an actual airfield as part of the route! The route passes a couple of pubs (in Upham and Owslebury) but as I walked early in the day, neither were open. It is a long walk, so bring supplies!
The route crosses a number of stiles, and parts of the route include uneven ground. The route also crossed a field of cows, and while they won't be there all the time, not everyone will like this. The route crosses a churchyard in Bishop's Waltham and the gates will likely be locked during night hours, requiring a small re-route.
When I walked this route at the end of August 2022, energy lines were being installed on part of the route between Bishop's Waltham and Upham, so I followed the roads to divert around it, then followed the trail back to the obstruction. The works were temporary so I assume access is now fully restored.
I navigated using GPS using the .gpx file listed for this route. It seemed off at points (by 50m or so), but this could well be due to how I set the file up on my GPS device. It would be useful to know whether anyone else had similar issues.
All in all, a really good, varied route that I'd recommend.
Thiswormjim
08 Sep 2022I walked this route in July. It was a very enjoyable route to walk, although it's pretty long. I found the road walking sections to be safe and I would walk it again.
Some parts of the route were not well written, like going through a field where no path exists. It's easy to get around these elements, though.
There are many stiles and gates.
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Jonathan Bramley
09 Jun 2021This is a relatively straightforward route to walk. There are several stiles and so it is not accessible for those with restricted mobility. There are also a couple of sections on roadways but these are not busy roads. It also crosses a grass airstrip at one point but again this is not busy and it's easy to see at hear whether it's in use at the particular moment.
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