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Avington Park, King Alfred's Way & Watercress Way loop from Winchester

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Avington Park, King Alfred's Way & Watercress Way loop from Winchester

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Avington Park, King Alfred's Way & Watercress Way loop from Winchester

02:36

36.3km

390m

Mountain biking

Embark on a moderate mountain bike adventure through the Avington Park, King Alfred's Way & Watercress Way loop from Winchester. This 22.6-mile (36.3 km) route, which you can complete in about 2 hours and 36 minutes, offers a diverse ride with 1285 feet (392 metres) of elevation gain. You will…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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South Downs National Park

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Start point

Train Station

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10.9 km

Baker & White Coffee Co. at Cheesefoot Head Car Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Great coffee, good selection of cakes and friendly service from a vintage van. Open Thursday - Sunday
07:30 - 16:30.

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18.6 km

River Itchen

Highlight • River

The River Itchen rises just to the south of here, flowing 26 miles (42 km) to meet Southampton Water below the Itchen Bridge. It's a classic, crystal clear chalk stream …

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24.1 km

Three Castles Path Crossroads

Highlight • Trail

Make sure you follow the right hand single-track to Winchester. The single-track straight ahead also leads to the road to Winchester (turn right when you meet the road), but is seriously overgrown with brambles and nettles

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27.9 km

Avington House and Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Granted to Edmund Clerk by Henry VIII in the 1500s, Avington Park stretches across 150 acres (60 ha) of manicured parkland in the Itchen Valley.

Avington House, which stands at …

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36.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

11.8 km

5.15 km

2.49 km

2.43 km

Surfaces

18.3 km

12.5 km

2.89 km

2.23 km

361 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Friday 8 May

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Baker & White Coffee Co. at Cheesefoot Head Car Park

River Itchen

Three Castles Path Crossroads

Avington House and Park

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