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Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Meonstoke

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Corhampton And Meonstoke

Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Meonstoke

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Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Meonstoke

01:50

15.1km

310m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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South Downs National Park

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981 m

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 is popular with dog walkers, cyclists, families out on bikes, walkers etc. Although some sections can get very busy, it's worth it.

The trail is lovely, leading through the Meon Valley and into the South Downs National Park. There are lots of routes to the local villages en-route. You follow the river and go through some beautiful forest areas – you will be up at old Winchester Hill in no time! It's a great route.

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3.96 km

View of Old Winchester Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.44 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 well worth poking your nose around. Little remains of the fort itself except for the substantial earthern ramparts – but even if you decide to press on, the views are fantastic.

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7.46 km

South Downs Way Downhill Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice fast downhill through a field which often has a bull living in it.

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9.36 km

Old Winchester Hill National Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

9.92 km

Old Winchester Hill National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

This chalk grassland is home to myriad plant, bird and animal species. In the summer months, the reserve erupts into life with wild thyme, squinancywort, clustered bellflower, salad burnet, horseshoe vetch and restharrow. There have been 37 species of butterfly recorded here and it is a fantastic place to spot birds such as red kite, buzzard, kestrel, whitethroats, willow warblers, blackcaps, wheatear and ring ouzel.

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10.2 km

Old Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

This Iron Age hill fort is set amid one of the most beautiful landscapes of the South Downs. The fort itself is encompassed by a bank and ditch and inside the fort, dips left from flint excavations and the rounded mounds of Bronze Age tumuli can be seen. Platforms on which huts and animal enclosures are still evident, too. It is a wonderful place to explore and affords incredible views over the surrounding countryside.

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10.4 km

View Over the Meon Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stop and take in the view from Old Winchester Hill over the valley below. The backdrop evolves over the seasons.

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13.3 km

Meon Valley Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

15.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.81 km

2.53 km

1.71 km

1.58 km

426 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.03 km

3.00 km

2.48 km

1.73 km

834 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Wednesday 29 July

26°C

13°C

36 %

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Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Meonstoke

Meon Valley Trail

View of Old Winchester Hill

Old Winchester Hill

South Downs Way Downhill Track

Old Winchester Hill National Nature Reserve

Old Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort

View Over the Meon Valley

Meon Valley Trail

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