Can anyone recommend any off road flattish routes around Alton/Selborne in Hampshire?Something quiet with a bit of single track would be ideal
Many thanks
Off road routes near Alton Hampshire
Re: Off road routes near Alton Hampshire
Grab an Ordnance survey map of the area....
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Re: Off road routes near Alton Hampshire
Exactly.
A glimpse at OS and CycleTravel shows a designated route (224) from near the station, out into woods west of the town as far as Four Marks, plus a great number of green byways and bridleways south of that locality.
This looks like a good “chassis” for a primarily off-road ride, with potential to extend if you’re happy to devise your own extensions https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/cou ... writersway
You could link on via a zig-zag of green byways and small lanes to another part of 224, which runs along the track bed of the old Meon Valley railway, very scenic, if you wanted something a bit longer, and that in turn links to the South Downs Way if you really want to test your legs.
In fact, the more I look, the more I find - it seems that Alton might be a bit of a gateway to interesting mostly-off-road, rides.
A glimpse at OS and CycleTravel shows a designated route (224) from near the station, out into woods west of the town as far as Four Marks, plus a great number of green byways and bridleways south of that locality.
This looks like a good “chassis” for a primarily off-road ride, with potential to extend if you’re happy to devise your own extensions https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/cou ... writersway
You could link on via a zig-zag of green byways and small lanes to another part of 224, which runs along the track bed of the old Meon Valley railway, very scenic, if you wanted something a bit longer, and that in turn links to the South Downs Way if you really want to test your legs.
In fact, the more I look, the more I find - it seems that Alton might be a bit of a gateway to interesting mostly-off-road, rides.
Re: Off road routes near Alton Hampshire
Many thanks, it’s always useful to have local knowledge and recommendations and the Writers way looks good to keep my wife entertained as well
Cheers
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