Section 2 of 4, Allan King Way
Tichborne to Newtown
12.4 miles (20 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: SU 569 303. Finish: SU 537 176. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 345 m of climbing and 387 m of descent; highest point 172 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Tichborne.
- Bus stop
- Northbrook Cottages, 120 m from the start. Directions SU 570 304
Getting back
The section finishes at Newtown. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Wintershill Farm, 510 m from the finish. Directions SU 535 180Laurel Farm, 590 m from the finish. Directions SU 532 179Wintershill, 600 m from the finish. Directions SU 539 181
Planning the Allan King Way
- Planning the whole trail: eastleighramblers.org.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 60%, earth, rock and mud 17%, paved or flagged 7%, grass 6%.
About 4% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 14 stiles, 6 kissing gates, 13 gates.
Steepest climb: about 57 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), starting 8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- Brushmakers Arms, Upham: 10.2 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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