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Hampshire
Slow Ways linking Hook and Alton, Basingstoke, Bentley, Bramley, Farnham, Fleet, Hartley Wintney, Heckfield
England / Hampshire / Hook
Hook’s eight Slow Ways are 50% checked
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Walk to Hook from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Alton—Hook
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Althoo one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 277m | Descent 297m | ||
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Basingstoke—Hook
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Bashoo one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 123m | Descent 130m | |
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Bramley—Hook
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Brahoo one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Hook—Bentley
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Hooben one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 196m | Descent 206m | ||
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Hook—Farnham
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Hoofar one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 212m | Descent 196m | ||
Hook—Fleet
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Hoofle one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 86m | Descent 85m | |
Hook—Hartley Wintney
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Hoohar one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 41m | Descent 61m | |
Hook—Hartley Wintney
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Hoohar two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Hook—Heckfield
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Hoohec one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 68m | Descent 64m | ||
Hook—Heckfield
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Hoohec two |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 67m | Descent 64m |
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Collective progress
50% of Hook’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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12 people have contributed to Hook’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Hook
73km out of 124km have been walked and reviewed
172km of reviews have been shared in Hook
Latest Updates
Walking from the Hartley Wintney end, the turning off West Green Road onto the footpath is easy to miss as the sign is well hidden (see photograph with the galvanised gate in the foreground, the sign is above this)....
Frogspawn
This route is slightly longer than Hoohar one but passes through more varied countryside, is likely to be drier under foot (especially in wet conditions), and does not have a resident herd of cows....
mgabgt
mgabgt added Hoohar two, a new walk from Hook to Hartley Wintney
Walk this routeMost of the route is easy to navigate, with good paths either paved or through easy countryside....
Gemma E
However, as at March 2022, there is no public transport available from Heckfield and only limited facilities there....
mgabgt
The only downside is the footpath that runs just parallel to the River Whitewater below the A30 just outside hook....
pilea
I'll certainly be walking it again and would certainly recommend it to others!...
danravenellison
This is a lovely route to walk that goes through beautiful villages, woods and fields. I'd 100% walk it again!...
pilea
I really enjoyed walking/running this Slow Ways route....
danravenellison
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
A mixture of urban paths and field crossings, which can get quite wet at times. It's safe and accessible. The Footpath signposts across the fields are visible....
Mike Pini
A pleasant, mainly traffic free way of getting from Hook to Hartley Wintney. For approx 1st mile on OS path through fields the going is very difficult in places, mainly due to deep ruts caused by cattle. Extreme care is required....
lhampton
Once on OS path (opposite Crooked Billet) the next km is poorly marked and difficult going due to soft, rutted ground caused by cattle - would be difficult when we and it gets VERY wet....
sharpm01
A lovely varied walk but note that there are several stiles and we encountered lots of cows when we walked it. Could be very muddy in wet weather, and was badly rutted in the fields at the Hook end of the walk, so not suitable for everyone. Took in part of King John’s Ride (see bench in pictures for details)....
Frogspawn
Achieves aim of walking from Hook to Hartley Wintney and is in general a pleasant and varied route....
mgabgt
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. 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....
Phil Smith
Not a good route for those afraid of cows, with three fields, one containing young cows and an electric fence that had to be straddled....
SarahH
From Rectory Road the last 0.5 miles to the centre of Hook is on paved surfaces....
Barry Dale
Slow Ways added Hoohar one, a new walk from Hook to Hartley Wintney
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Hook’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SU7244054210
Lat / Lon
51.28243° / -0.96271°
Easting / Northing
472,440E / 154,210N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Hook'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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