Hampshire's Countryside by Bike
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Refreshments There is a restaurant at Lepe Country Park. Lepe Places of interest Off Road Cycle Trails EASY Lepe Country Park 023 8089 9108 The park has superb views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. It hasAbbotstone toilets, Down play area, coastal walks, dog-free beach, an information Danebury Queen Elizabeth Country Park centre and a barbecue area which can be booked. The park300m is 300m 300m open all year round. Calshot Activities Centre 023 8089 2077 200m 200m 200m The activities centre caters for many exciting pursuits and contains the only indoor speed cycling track in the south of England.100m 100m 100m New Forest 023 8028 3914 There are certain gravel paths where cycling is permitted, but 0please 2do not4 cycle 6across 8open 10forest 12land. The 14 museum 16 and 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 0 2 4 6 8 10 Miles Miles Miles visitor centre in Lyndhurst have more information. Calshot Castle 023 8089 2023 RoundEllisfield coastal fort built by Henry VIII, overlooking Southampton DiscoverCandovers Farley Mount Hampshire’s Countryside by Bike Water. The fort was a former flying boat base and site of 300m1930s’ 300m 300m air races. National Motor Museum, Beaulieu 01590 612345 Exbury Gardens 023 8089 1203 200m 200m 200m Railways 100m 100m 100m Railway Enquiries 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk Maps 0If you wish2 to plan your4 own route6 in this8 area, you10 may find the 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Miles Miles Miles following Ordnance Survey maps useful: Outdoor Leisure 22 Distance: 9 miles. Short cut trails: ClockwiseLepe route cross section Sparsholt either 3 ½ miles or 7 miles Basingstoke 300m 300m 300m Start: Pay and display car park, Lepe Country 200m Park, Fawley, off the A326. 200m 200m (Grid ref. 455851). 100m Grade: Easy 100m 100m Description: An easy-going trail on the lanes and rights of way surrounding Lepe and 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Blackfield on the edge of the New Forest. Miles Not to scale Miles Miles Whitchurch Fordingbridge Meon Valley About the passport 300m 300m 300m The Culture-all Passport gives up to 2 adults and 2 children 12 months’ unlimited, access & parking to a world of fun, at200m one Acanthus | www.acanthus-colour.co.uk Design by 200m 200m price. To find out more go to www.hants.gov.uk/passport 100m 100m 100m 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 0 2 4 6 8 10 Miles Miles Miles Liphook Test Way 300m 300m 200m 200m 100m 100m 0 2 4 6 8 10 0 2 4 Miles Miles The Ox Drove Alton 300m 300m 200m 200m 100m 100m 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 0 2 4 6 8 10 Miles Miles Lepe Off Road Cycle Trails 1 Start at pay and display car park at Lepe Country Park near Fawley (Grid ref. 455851). Turn Left out of car park and follow coast road for about 3/4 mile to junction on sharp right-hand bend. 3 Just after large house on left, Turn Right Totton, onto bridleway. Continue to road and Southampton A326 beware, the track meets the road 10 11 with little warning and there is no verge. 12 KEY 9 B3053 Fawley 5 In village, Turn Left into Lea Road, Holbury Farm 13 nds Rd PH Public House Immediately Right into Chapel Lane, Newla 11 10 P Car Park then First Right into a 9 12 8 dead-end road. WC Public conveniences 13 Gate ) 6 Pass over the cattle grid and B Telephone 3 7 8 0 14 bridge and keep right. 53 Power lines Power Lines 6 9 Continue on to Slades Hill, which 7 Blackfi eld becomes Blackfield Road. 14 5 Continue almost as farP as 6 Badminston the A326. Common Calshot (P, PH, WC) 10 Be very careful of fast traffic here! 5 Sprat’s Down Turn Right onto Church Lane. Langley Wood 1115 Turn Right onto Chapel Lane which leads to a bridleway. L e p ad 15 e o 13 At fork, Bear Left. R R o d a o d o sw n 14 Through gateway, path forks, ta 4 S go right and continue on bridleway. 3 4 16 Turn Left back to 3 Lepe Country Park. East Hill 16 House Farm The Lepe 16 Farm Solent 2 2 P P Lepe Additions to ‘standard’ key: P P Additions to ‘standard’ key: Short-cut 1 Lepe Country Park 1 ) Short-cut 1 1 WC Short-cut 2 Short-cut 2.