WINCHESTER CTC

LATE SEASON 50 MILES - 2017

Distances: 50 miles Date: Sunday 1 st October 2017 Start Time: 9.30 am Start: The Swan Hotel, 11 West St, Alresford SO24 9AD (Free parking on Sunday at Alresford Station, 100 yards from start) Finish: The Cricketers, Jacklyns Lane,Alresford, SO24 9LW Min/max times: Minimum 3 ¼ hrs Maximum 5 ½ hrs Maps: 1: 50 000 Nos. 185, 186 Emergency Phone No: Please phone or text 07816 483 402 if you are unable to finish Cafés Chocolate Frog, Oakhanger, CuppaCheeno, Village Shop, There are no controls on route.

ABBREVIATIONS R=turn right, L=turn left, T= T-junction, F= fork, SO=straight on, Y=Y junction, O= roundabout, X=cross roads, no sp=no signpost. Place names in brackets, e.g. (Alton) = signpost Alton If in capitals , route actually goes through Binsted. Mileages are cumulative.

Alresford – PH, miles Golden Pot, Froyle to Oakhanger miles

START from the Swan Hotel car park SO at B3349 past Golden Pot PH 12.3 in Station Road, Alresford. (FROYLE) R (North) on Station Road 0.0 SO in LOWER FROYLE (BENTLEY 16.2 R at T onto West Street B3047 0.0 & ) L on B3046 Broad St (OLD 0.1 Before A31, sharp L and continue 17.1 ALRESFORD) alongside A31 R after OLD ALRESFORD 1.8 R at X (BINSTED & ISINGTON & 18.0 (Armsworth, Wield) Bentley Station & ) R in (, 5.5 R (ISINGTON & BINSTED) 18.6 ) In BINSTED SO (CHURCH, 20.5 L (, Lower Wield) 5.5 KINGSLEY, OAKHANGER) 2nd R (BENTWORTH) 6.3 Steep down, sharp corners, gravel R at T in BENTWORTH (Medstead, 8.2 L at T () on B3004 22.8 ) Immediately R (OAKHANGER & 22.9 L ( & Alton) 8.4 BLACKMOOR & ) Downhill past Sun Inn 8.5 Café: (short distance off-route & service may be slow) Care L bend on downhill at jct (slow 8.6 st gravel) 1 L after leaving Oakhanger (Bordon & 24.6 RAF Oakhanger) and The Chocolate Frog Care L at A339 (Basingstoke & 9.7 at Oakhanger Farm Business Park is 140 Herriard) st yards on L. 1 R (SHALDEN) (slow gravel) (sign 9.7 To re-join route, retrace to T and L may be down) (BLACKMOOR & SELBORNE) R at T (Alton & ) 11.7 Oakhanger – miles East Meon – Alresford miles

L at T (BLACKMOOR & Greatham) 25.4 SO at X after E Meon (WEST MEON) 39.2 R in BLACKMOOR (Bradshott & 26.2 SO at X with A32 in West Meon into 42.3 Temple) One Way street (no SP) R onto B3006 (SELBORNE & Alton) 28.6 R at T after 100 yds (no SP) 42.3 L in SELBORNE () 28.9 SO at X (Bramdean, ) 43.9 In 1 st L ( & 31.5 R at T (The Down & Bramdean) 44.2 ) Bear R then SO at X across A272 - 44.6 1st L (no SP) 32.3 CAUTION - (Woodlands) SO at X into Barnet Side Lane (no SP) 33.9 L at X (no SP) 45.5 SO at bottom of hill (EAST MEON, 34.9 Bear R (BISHOPS SUTTON & 46.4 High Cross & ) ALRESFORD) Fork L after Farm Buildings (Brown 35.6 R at T (ALRESFORD & ) 47.1 Cycle Byway sign) At O with A31, SO onto B3047 48.5 R at T (EAST MEON & West Meon) 36.0 (ALRESFORD & Cheriton, BISHOPS (Byway sign) SUTTON & Gundleton) SO through S bends past staggered 36.2 L in Bishops Sutton into Whitehill 49.5 junctions (EAST MEON) Lane - just after Ship PH (no sp) R then immediate L (no SP) at 37.0 Fork R almost immediately 49.5 staggered X across A272 - CAUTION L at T Sun Lane (Cheriton) 50.5 R at T (EAST MEON) (Byway sign) 38.6 Follow road round to R to FINISH at 51.0 Continue through EAST MEON 39.1 The Cricketers, Alresford on the R just before X roads

Finish: Alresford Cricketers, Jacklyns Lane, SO24 9LW

The Finish is open from 12.45 to 3pm A marshal will be inside pub or in the garden if fine! Please book in before departing so that we know you are back

Emergency Phone No. 07816 483 402 Please phone or text if you are unable to finish.