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around the pools and streams. spot shaggy Highland cattle return to the start, you may firs planted in 1859. As you amazing redwoods and Rhinefield Drive with its Tall Trees Trail lining the Ober Water and all of the The route takes in part of features of the New Forest. some of the most interesting 1 woodland. Cross a footbridge and crosses heathland to enter Trail. It runs parallel to the road gravel path signed Ober Water back to the road, go L on metres At the car park, with your Start km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0

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6 Slant L to bridlegate at gate a footbridge to a clearing. Fletchers Thorns and cross the trees and bracken of footbridge. Go ahead between and keep ahead to cross a a level bridge over stream notice and trees on R. Cross to pass a ‘Do not Disturb Birds’ the cottage, go R over heath 2 (where red markers go R) Pass another footbridge and pass a footbridge on R. car park then bear R on path across Ober Water to another bear L on track. passing Aldridgehill Cottage, Join a track, turn R and, after paths close together on L. and take the second of two GR ADIENT PROFILE Soon after the end of 1¼ miles/2km u Time: 4 hours u 4 hours Time: 8 Tall Trees Trail. The beautiful The beautiful 10

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DOROTHY HAMILTON DOROTHY PHOTO: Parking and picnic area. path takes you to Blackwater broader track. This undulating immediately take path R of the crosstracks. Turn L then Turn R, ignore track L, to reach and keep ahead to forest track. 14 Landranger 195 Maps OS Explorer OL22; None to start transportPublic and Blackwater car park At the car park at the start toiletsPublic None on route Refreshments Brockenhurst Nearest town PLANNING Stiles None muddy in places Could be wet or heath tracks and paths. Is it for me? Forest and grid ref SU274026 Whitefield Moor car park, Start/parking ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 16 A B

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SOUTH EAST ✁ using the bus one way. walk between the two villages, just do the first half of the respective houses, you could like to spend time visiting their who lived at Selborne. If you’d the 18th-century naturalist, 1809–1817, and Gilbert White, who lived at Chawton from famous authors: Jane Austen, links the villages of two countryside of East Hampshire 1 which leads to Elizabethan House. Soon turn L along drive Nicholas Church and Chawton again following direction for St metres Turn L out of car park and Start km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0

the attractive rolling This walk through FIONA BARLTROP CHOSEN BY… 06 u Distance: 11 miles/17.7km u miles/17.7km 11 Distance: 2 4

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6 local school and village hall, local school and village hall, In the past, it served as the eccentric Revd Thomas Massey. under the supervision of was constructed over 30 years building, ‘Massey’s Folly’. This towards huge Victorian brick and then bear round to R Farringdon. Turn L at junction descending to Upper Continue along footpath/track, across field to Noar Copse. from road, cutting diagonally stile into field and bear L away parallel to main road. Cross thence along permissive path along road to its end, and Retrace steps and continue Austen’s mother and sister are. where the graves of Jane brother lived) and the church, House’ where Jane Austen’s Chawton House (the ‘Great GR ADIENT PROFILE Selborne from the top 8 Time: 6 hours u 6 hours Time: of the Zig-Zag path. 10

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FIONA BARLTROP FIONA PHOTO: Saints – worthSaints a look. was the curate of nearby All development. Gilbert White but has now been sold for 2 14 ROUTE Landranger 186 Maps OS Explorer OL33; via Chawton and Selborne 38/38, Alton-Petersfield from London to Alton; bus transportPublic Trains Selborne and Alton toiletsPublic Chawton and Selborne Refreshments Choice in Nearest town Alton PLANNING Stiles 20 rolling countryside woodland paths through Is it for me? Field/ 1SE, grid ref SU709375 Greyfriar car park), GU34 park in Chawton (next to Start/parking Free car PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN Turn L out of churchyard 1⅔ miles/2.6km 16 A B

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3 4 path crossroads just before before just crossroads path here of Holm Hill. From the top with path go L on the narrow L then R to L. Veer to trees path and at stream cross R paths go L. Ignore junction L bend, then go R after until, start. car park at and L to Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop

HAMPSHIRE WHITEFIELD MOOR Arboretum Arboretum with its Blackwater Blackwater DON’T MISS... DON’T 5¾ miles/9km the sharp L bend, At Just before the road, the road, before Just 3¾ miles/6km sensory trail and sensory trail of trees collection the all over from is a short world off this diversion point 3. at route www.forestry.gov.uk OS Explorer map OL22 u go ahead through tall trees tall trees go ahead through heath. onto gate to downhill ahead L and keep path Ignore Follow footbridge. to downhill ahead, uphill through track the at arrive to heathland, go R on the path and follow and follow go R on the path with a corner, it around go L fork buildings L. At and continue gate, to downhill Clumber enter to downhill junction, path At Inclosure. 3 4 It eventually veers L to enter enter L to veers It eventually Hill car park on the Brock side of the road. opposite turns L, passing now trail The and, trees magnificent more on emerges a footbridge, after R). (arboretum track a broad then go R the road L to Turn of Rhinefield along the verge Rhinefield passing Drive, Cottage. take the path R to follow follow R to the path take of the awe- the markers Trail. Trees inspiring Tall u 05

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4 9½ miles/15.3km road, L along private Turn IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes GET THIS WALK ON YOUR PHONE: at West Worldham. Cross and Cross Worldham. West at which opposite footpath follow Selborne Road, leads towards NNW. away then bears 6 then R along footpath which then R along footpath taking Chawton, leads back to B3006. busy crossing care 6 3

2 START 1 7 miles/11.3km short L uphill for Turn also contains the Oates the Oates also contains church R past Turn Collection. follow a look) to (worth Beyond Way. Hangers through continue churchyard, & the Meadow NT land (Church road. to and woodland Lythes) 5 distance to two footpath footpath two to distance second on R. Take signposts of along top you which takes then below, road bank above Ignore bear R along field edge. turns off R and that path then go direction, maintain join gap in hedge to through road bearing L to road access Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop

HAMPSHIRE CHAWTON 5⅛ miles/8.2km passing L along road Turn 4⅛ miles/6.6km ahead along footpath Keep OS Explorer map OL33 u Gilbert White’s House, which House, Gilbert White’s u and follow road east, taking east, road and follow R turn and again (after next pub). closed, as of April 2017, Soon turn L along bridleway. on L (up footpath first Take and follow stile), bank and over across of waymark direction (no fence, another stile field to maintainingApril 2017), junction. four-way at direction bear L round signpost next At edge of field, then down top R and take Turn road. to track signed on L up footpath next parkland; cross grassy through go L T-junction and at a drive Go church. Valence Newton to and follow L of church round enter fields to across footpath woodland, Selborne Common a gate to come you’ll where panel and NT with info beyond. just signpost 3 4 at four-way signpost (wooden (wooden signpost four-way at need to you arm of direction off, sawn found was follow NB Another 4-way April 2017. on R, indicates nearby signpost ahead.) footpath a different ENE across path Follow Having Selborne Common. you a gate, gone through a bench and superb to descend overlooking viewpoint Zig-Zag Bear L down Selborne. and Gilbert White cut by path, bottom At in 1773. his brother road. ahead to keep 06

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