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A guidebook to walking the Test Way between Inkpen Beacon in the North Wessex Downs and Eling Tide Mill near Southampton Water. Covering 71km (44 miles), this riverside route makes a gentle 8-day walk, though stages can be combined into a shorter 2–3 day overall journey. Also included are 15 circular day walks exploring the chalk downs and rolling countryside in and around the Test valley.

The Test Way is described in 8 stages of 5–14km (3–9 miles) in length, while the day walks range from 6–14km (4–9 miles). All the described routes can be walked year-round and are suitable for walkers of all abilities, taking between 2 and 4 hours to complete.

  • 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
  • GPX files available to download
  • Refreshment and public transport options are given for each walk
  • Information on local history, geology and wildlife
  • Easy access from Newbury, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton

Walking Hampshire's Test Way: The long-distance

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    A Paperback / softback by Malcolm Leatherdale

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      Publisher Cicerone Press
      Published 5 August 2021
      ISBN-13 9781852849535
      978-1852849535
      ISBN-10 1852849533
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A guidebook to walking the Test Way between Inkpen Beacon in the North Wessex Downs and Eling Tide Mill near Southampton Water. Covering 71km (44 miles), this riverside route makes a gentle 8-day walk, though stages can be combined into a shorter 2–3 day overall journey. Also included are 15 circular day walks exploring the chalk downs and rolling countryside in and around the Test valley.

      The Test Way is described in 8 stages of 5–14km (3–9 miles) in length, while the day walks range from 6–14km (4–9 miles). All the described routes can be walked year-round and are suitable for walkers of all abilities, taking between 2 and 4 hours to complete.

      • 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
      • GPX files available to download
      • Refreshment and public transport options are given for each walk
      • Information on local history, geology and wildlife
      • Easy access from Newbury, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton

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