Walks from Whitchurch

Open Hampshire countryside, dismantled railway embankment, riverside paths along River Test, thatched-cottage village, concreted forest tracks through Harewood Forest, farmland and suburban approach into Andover.

Time: 5h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

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

Upper Test valley, water meadows, mill-streams, ancient drove road, parkland, riverside paths and quiet lanes.

Time: 4h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

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

Reverse direction: Railwalks (inc. GPX).

Starts in Whitchurch on the River Test, heading south on a long footpath through attractive fields, then an overgrown byway and a long roadside walk along the busy Overton Road, before a narrow path alongside the railway cutting and a final field crossing to Micheldever Station. Footpaths can be unclear and narrow and overgrown. Passes the Silk Mill Museum just south of Whitchurch and goes through the Roundwood estate.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 3h–6h

Warnings: A long walk alongside the busy Overton Road has only a narrow verge; visibility is good but you need to stay vigilant. The footpath alongside the railway cutting is narrow and overgrown in places, and its entrance is rather hidden after the A303 underpass.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Upper Test valley, water meadows, mill-streams, parkland, riverside paths and quiet lanes.

Time: 3h30

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: An alternative variant of Overton to Whitchurch – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Upper Test valley, water meadows, mill-streams, riverside paths and quiet lanes.

Time: 2h30

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: A shorter variant of Overton to Whitchurch – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).