Walks from Petersfield

Hampshire · South East England

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Beautiful walks starting or ending at Petersfield Station.

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Petersfield to Rowlands Castle

Undulating ramble through western South Downs, gentle hills, hilltop views and farmland.

Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

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Petersfield to Liss

Rolling Hampshire countryside, wooded hangers, steep hillside ascent, unspoilt farmland and quiet villages.

Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Steep ascent, slippery winter.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

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Alton to Petersfield

Pleasant walk mostly on safe footpaths with nice views; particularly beautiful with lovely views and tranquil woods; very enjoyable. A beautiful but strenuous walk on countryside footpaths, bridleways and byways through woods and across arable fields, within the South Downs National Park. Soft and muddy after rain and with some stiles and the very steep Shoulder of Mutton hill. Within the South Downs National Park, mostly following the Hangers Way (which can be followed all the way between the two towns). Passes Chawton (Jane Austen's house). A water shrew was spotted on one walk.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Selborne Common (National Trust)

Time: 8h (6h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)

Lunch: A tea room at Chawton, roughly midway. Pubs at Upper Farringdon and Hawkley may not always be open, so don't rely on facilities other than at Alton and Petersfield.

Warnings: Shoulder of Mutton Hill is very steep on both sides (zig-zag options exist via the Hangers Way); Selborne Common is notoriously muddy; some stiles, steps and ploughed-field paths. A short A32 section can be avoided via the Chawton House estate footpath.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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