Forest of Bere Trail, West Walk
3 miles (4.8 km), circular. Starts and finishes at West Walk car park, Hundred Acres Road, Wickham (or the Woodend car park). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SU 592 135, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 126 m of climbing and 86 m of descent; highest point 95 m.
Facts
- Code
- SE 1496
- Distance
- 3 miles (4.8 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South East
- County
- Hampshire
- Total ascent
- About 126 m. Highest point 95 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Woodend (pay), 120 m from the start. Directions SU 592 134Upperford Copse (pay), 270 m from the start. Directions SU 589 135
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Recreation Ground, 1.7 km away (Directions); Botley station, 7 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 42 m in a kilometre (1 in 24), starting 1.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- SE 148Pilgrims' TrailThis route finishes on it at West Walk car park.
- SE 1026Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkShares 0.7 miles of path with this route. This route starts on it at West Walk car park.
Walks nearby
- SE 1557Bishop's Waltham nature walk3 miles, circular. Starts 3.4 miles away
- SE 1524Bishop's Waltham country walk5 miles, circular. Starts 3.4 miles away
- SE 1510Hambledon cricket and countryside10 miles, circular. Starts 3.5 miles away
- SE 1577Hambledon views2 miles, circular. Starts 3.5 miles away
- SE 1555Hambledon wild flowers3.3 miles, circular. Starts 3.5 miles away
- SE 1541Bishop's Waltham heritage walk4 miles, one way. Starts 3.6 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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