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Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Fareham

Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Fareham

Moderate

3.8

(6)

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Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Fareham

03:13

53.1km

400m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 44.1 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

13.4 km

Lowerford Copse

Forest

14.1 km

Meon Valley Trail – West Walk Entrance

Highlight • Cycleway

The Meon Valley Trail is a 10-mile (16km) multi-user, surfaced trail and a former railway line. Running between Knowle and West Meon, it explores the scenic Meon Valley, passing Butser Hill - the highest point on the South Downs Way.

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19.1 km

Droxford's Secret Siding on the Meon Valley Trail

Highlight • Structure

Nice little stop point. Great piece of history. Watch out for the midgies though.

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19.7 km

Meon Valley Trail: Meonstoke to Brockbridge

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The Meon Valley Trail is a ten mile (16 km) multi-user trail that follows a disused railway track through the Meon Valley. It's basically flat and suitable for most users; …

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22.1 km

Meon Valley Trail

Highlight • Trail

A fantastic, well kept trail that takes you all the way from Wickham up to the South Downs Way at Old Winchester Hill. The trail gets busy at weekends and …

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25.1 km

Old Winchester Hill Hill Fort

Highlight • Natural Monument

The South Downs Way passes over Old Winchester Hill, affording views as far as Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. The hill is a wildlife-rich National Nature Reserve and Iron Age hill fort.

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25.6 km

Old Winchester Hill

Highlight • Climb

The route for bikes skirts the bottom of the fort instead of heading straight over it, so you're in for a steep climb, but if you've got the time it's …

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32.2 km

Meon Valley Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

The Meon Valley Trail is a scenic pathway that follows the course of the old Meon Valley Railway, which was operational between 1903 and 1955.

The flat trail stretches for …

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53.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

12.1 km

9.13 km

5.97 km

1.21 km

616 m

132 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

14.9 km

12.7 km

7.26 km

272 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Tuesday 5 May

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Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Fareham

Meon Valley Trail – West Walk Entrance

Droxford's Secret Siding on the Meon Valley Trail

Meon Valley Trail: Meonstoke to Brockbridge

Meon Valley Trail

Old Winchester Hill Hill Fort

Old Winchester Hill

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