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Cheesefoot Head – View of Avington Park and Lake loop from Yew Hill Nature Reserve

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Cheesefoot Head – View of Avington Park and Lake loop from Yew Hill Nature Reserve

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Cheesefoot Head – View of Avington Park and Lake loop from Yew Hill Nature Reserve

03:19

47.1km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.8 km for 72 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.6 km

Cheesefoot Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great lookout over the Matterley Bowl, a natural amphitheatre.

Tip by

12.1 km

Boomtown Festival Site View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good access to the South Downs Way.

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12.2 km

Great Clump

Forest

26.4 km

River Itchen and Itchen Stoke Mill

Highlight • Structure

so peaceful not a sound but running water.

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26.7 km

The Bush Inn

Highlight • Pub

Bike friendly and worth stopping at.

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31.1 km

View of Avington Park and Lake

Highlight • Historical Site

Watch out for the cattle grid

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32.9 km

Thatched Cottages in Alresford

Highlight • Structure

lovely village so many thatched cottages

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41.7 km

Bike Path Along the Canal

Highlight • Trail

Watch out for dog walkers, most are great, some seem oblivious to their dogs safety.

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42.3 km

The Itchen Way

Highlight • River

A cycle route that runs alongside the River Itchen south of Winchester and forms part of the National Cycle Route 23, to Southampton.

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47.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.3 km

6.46 km

6.07 km

3.64 km

2.78 km

1.85 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.8 km

9.54 km

1.53 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

31°C

15°C

0 %

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Cheesefoot Head – View of Avington Park and Lake loop from Yew Hill Nature Reserve

Cheesefoot Head

Boomtown Festival Site View

River Itchen and Itchen Stoke Mill

The Bush Inn

View of Avington Park and Lake

Thatched Cottages in Alresford

Bike Path Along the Canal

The Itchen Way

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