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Heckfield

Hampshire


Slow Ways linking Heckfield and Bramley, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Spencers Wood, Wokingham, Yateley

England / Hampshire / Heckfield

Heckfield’s six Slow Ways are 46% checked

Drawn: 6/6
reviewed: 5/6
verified: 1/6
and surveyed: 0/6

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Walk to Heckfield from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Bramley—Heckfield
Brahec one Review me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent - Descent -
Heckfield—Hartley Wintney
Hechar two Pioneer me Distance 9km/6mi Ascent - Descent -
Heckfield—Hartley Wintney
Hechar three Pioneer me Distance 9km/6mi Ascent - Descent -
Heckfield—Wokingham
Hecwok one

Double check Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 95m Descent 116m
Heckfield—Wokingham
Hecwok two Review me Distance 16km/10mi Ascent - Descent -
Heckfield—Yateley
Hecyat one Review me Distance 14km/9mi Ascent 53m Descent 72m
Hook—Heckfield
Hoohec one Verify me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 68m Descent 64m
Hook—Heckfield
Hoohec two Survey me Distance 9km/6mi Ascent 67m Descent 64m
Spencers Wood—Heckfield
Spehec one

Double check Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 51m Descent 29m

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Collective progress

47% of Heckfield’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

9/9

drawn

7/9

reviewed

0/9

surveyed

1/9

verified

7 people have contributed to Heckfield’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Heckfield

82km out of 100km have been walked and reviewed

128km of reviews have been shared in Heckfield

Latest Updates

Petr Sadilek took this photo on Hoohec two

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The garden centre also has a small cafe inside....

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Petr Sadilek took this photo on Brahec one

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This would be a very nice route to walk if a critical stile close to the Loddon river was not under water. The most problematic stretch is when the route crosses the river Loddon over a bridge behind the Lillymill Farm. I tried to walk round it by getting close to the river Loddon and that led me to Potters Lane from the other side of the river. The only public route there is via the stile which was under water when I walked there....

Petr Sadilek

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Bramley—Heckfield

danravenellison added Brahec one, a new walk from Bramley to Heckfield

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The route starts with a straight path through a meadow to reach crossroads where walkers need to take Bramshill Road. There is mostly no greater town on the route with the exception of Arborfield Cross where there is a shop and an inn. The rest of the route from Arborfield Cross takes another wide footpath down to a ford and up to Barkham...

Petr Sadilek

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Heckfield—Wokingham

Petr Sadilek added Hecwok two, a new walk from Heckfield to Wokingham

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Martin Ellis took this photo on Hecyat one

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An excellent walk through a conifer plantation, followed by a stretch of the Blackwater Valley Path. The walk between Heckfield and the entrance to Bramshill Plantation includes the Bramshill Road....

Martin Ellis

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The Bramshill Road includes a stretch too dangerous for me to verify. The route out of Heckfield is alongside B-roads with narrow verges (Photo 1). It is a pity the road is so bad, as it passes the attractive Bramshill Plantation (Photo 3). I was looking for an alternative route from Hecksfield that avoids the dangerous road, perhaps via Bramshill Plantation....

Martin Ellis

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Spencers Wood to Heckfield 1 (Spehec 1) review. A walk south from Spencers Wood, first alongside a main road, but then a quiet lane and path between a country park and water meadow. The Slow Way continues south on a path between Wellington Country Park (hidden from view) and the Wellesley Water Meadow (Photo 5). A short distance back along the B-road is a rusty gate to the footpath into Heckfield (Photo 8)....

Martin Ellis

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Heckfield—Hartley Wintney

danravenellison added Hechar three, a new walk from Heckfield to Hartley Wintney

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This was a little less dangerous, but I had to stand on the verge very frequently to allow traffic to pass (see photo 2)....

Alice Norman

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Heckfield

Alice Norman surveyed Heckfield

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Heckfield

Alice Norman surveyed Heckfield

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However, as at March 2022, there is no public transport available from Heckfield and only limited facilities there....

mgabgt

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Heckfield—Hartley Wintney

danravenellison added Hechar two, a new walk from Heckfield to Hartley Wintney

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This is a lovely route to walk that goes through beautiful villages, woods and fields. I'd 100% walk it again!...

pilea

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I really enjoyed walking/running this Slow Ways route....

danravenellison

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Hook—Heckfield

mgabgt added Hoohec two, a new walk from Hook to Heckfield

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Pleasant, flattish, easy and varied walk, but extremely muddy in places when walked after heavy rain in February. The footpath is signed through the 'Hortus Loci' garden centre in Hound Green but you have to look for some of the signs. A little further on (when walking from Hook to Heckfield) when going past Turnpike Copse, the well marked footpath takes a slightly different route than that on the map, but ends up in the same place on Laundry Lane....

Frogspawn

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The route ends at Heckfield, a Slow Ways node....

mgabgt

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Heckfield—Wokingham

Slow Ways added Hecwok one, a new walk from Heckfield to Wokingham

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Heckfield—Yateley

Slow Ways added Hecyat one, a new walk from Heckfield to Yateley

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Hook—Heckfield

Slow Ways added Hoohec one, a new walk from Hook to Heckfield

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Spencers Wood—Heckfield

Slow Ways added Spehec one, a new walk from Spencers Wood to Heckfield

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Heckfield, Wed 24 April

11°

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Heckfield’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SU7239960744

Lat / Lon

51.34118° / -0.96197°

Easting / Northing

472,399E / 160,744N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Heckfield's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

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