Farley Mount Trail leaflet
Places of interest
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trails
Farley Mount Country Park 01962 846034 Over 1,000 acres of downland and beautiful woodland with miles of paths and trails, ideal for walking and picnicking. Crab Wood is both nature reserve and ancient coppice woodland, rich in wildlife. Open at all times. www3.hants.gov.uk/countryside/fmcp.html
Railways
STRenUOUS
Queen Elizabeth Country Park 300m
Nearest Railway Station is Winchester, 3 miles from start. 200m
Railway Enquiries 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk
100m
Maps
If you wish to plan your own route in this area, you may find 2 4 6 8 10 the following Ordnance Survey maps useful:
0
Miles
Discover Hampshire’s Countryside by Bike
Explorer 131 and 132
Clockwise route cross section
Farley Mount
300m
200m
100m
0
2
4
6
8 Miles
10
12
Distance: Start:
14 Not to scale
Grade:
Basingstoke 300m
About the passport
100m
The Culture-all Passport gives up to 2 adults and 2 children 12 months’ unlimited, access & parking to a world of fun, at one 0price. To 2 find4out more 6 10 12 14 16 go8to www.hants.gov.uk/passport Miles
Meon Valley 300m
200m
Design by Acanthus | www.acanthus-colour.co.uk
200m
Description:
Links with:
14 miles. Short cut trail 1: 12 miles, Short cut trail 2: 13 miles Start at Farley Mount Country Park, Crab Wood car park, off Chilbolton Avenue. (Grid ref. 433 293) Strenuous A challenging route, the trail travels through the small hamlet of Farley, Ashley and the Sombornes, returning via Sparsholt and Dean. Sparsholt trail,West Wood trail
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trails 1
Start at Crab Wood car park (Grid ref. 433 293)
19
3
Continue Straight Across to grass track through gate. Track narrows through trees and descends steeply. (Beware of other users).
At triangle of grass Turn Left onto Home Lane to Crossroads.
22
As road bends sharp left, continue Straight on to track passing cottage and post box.
23
At staggered bridleway junction, go Straight on crossing field to road.
4
Bear Right at Heath Close Corner. Before climbing, Turn Left along track to Farm.
10
After gate Turn Left and continue along Clarendon Way with steep descent, track narrows to Sarum Road. Turn Right at T-junction.
15
Turn Right onto track and continue south to T-junction Turn Right at junction.
14
15 Up Somborne
13 King’s Somborne
12
no Man’s Land
16
Chalkvale Farm
Ashley
11
West Wood Farley Mount Country Park
Sarum Road
e lar
W nd ay on
Farley Mount Monument
Dean
2
3
24
25
Winchester
Sarum Road
4 es lin
trip
s
Westwood Off-Road Cycle Trail
10
9 Air
20 21 Sparsholt 22
Crab Wood
WC P 1
Parnholt Wood
PH
23
C
(Start/finish at Crab Wood Car Park)
18
newbarn Farm
Castle (remains of)
Additions to ‘standard’ key: Short-cut 1 Short-cut 2 Sparsholt Off-Road Cycle Trail
19
17
8
Farley Church
5 7
6
Po we r
18
Little Somborne
Rookery Manor and Farm
)
14
Crawley
Berrydown Farm
Heath Close Corner KEY Farm
PH P
WC
Public conveniences
Public House
Gate
Car Park
Up hill
Power lines
Down hill
Church
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trails
Farley Mount Country Park 01962 846034 Over 1,000 acres of downland and beautiful woodland with miles of paths and trails, ideal for walking and picnicking. Crab Wood is both nature reserve and ancient coppice woodland, rich in wildlife. Open at all times. www3.hants.gov.uk/countryside/fmcp.html
Railways
STRenUOUS
Queen Elizabeth Country Park 300m
Nearest Railway Station is Winchester, 3 miles from start. 200m
Railway Enquiries 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk
100m
Maps
If you wish to plan your own route in this area, you may find 2 4 6 8 10 the following Ordnance Survey maps useful:
0
Miles
Discover Hampshire’s Countryside by Bike
Explorer 131 and 132
Clockwise route cross section
Farley Mount
300m
200m
100m
0
2
4
6
8 Miles
10
12
Distance: Start:
14 Not to scale
Grade:
Basingstoke 300m
About the passport
100m
The Culture-all Passport gives up to 2 adults and 2 children 12 months’ unlimited, access & parking to a world of fun, at one 0price. To 2 find4out more 6 10 12 14 16 go8to www.hants.gov.uk/passport Miles
Meon Valley 300m
200m
Design by Acanthus | www.acanthus-colour.co.uk
200m
Description:
Links with:
14 miles. Short cut trail 1: 12 miles, Short cut trail 2: 13 miles Start at Farley Mount Country Park, Crab Wood car park, off Chilbolton Avenue. (Grid ref. 433 293) Strenuous A challenging route, the trail travels through the small hamlet of Farley, Ashley and the Sombornes, returning via Sparsholt and Dean. Sparsholt trail,West Wood trail
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trails 1
Start at Crab Wood car park (Grid ref. 433 293)
19
3
Continue Straight Across to grass track through gate. Track narrows through trees and descends steeply. (Beware of other users).
At triangle of grass Turn Left onto Home Lane to Crossroads.
22
As road bends sharp left, continue Straight on to track passing cottage and post box.
23
At staggered bridleway junction, go Straight on crossing field to road.
4
Bear Right at Heath Close Corner. Before climbing, Turn Left along track to Farm.
10
After gate Turn Left and continue along Clarendon Way with steep descent, track narrows to Sarum Road. Turn Right at T-junction.
15
Turn Right onto track and continue south to T-junction Turn Right at junction.
14
15 Up Somborne
13 King’s Somborne
12
no Man’s Land
16
Chalkvale Farm
Ashley
11
West Wood Farley Mount Country Park
Sarum Road
e lar
W nd ay on
Farley Mount Monument
Dean
2
3
24
25
Winchester
Sarum Road
4 es lin
trip
s
Westwood Off-Road Cycle Trail
10
9 Air
20 21 Sparsholt 22
Crab Wood
WC P 1
Parnholt Wood
PH
23
C
(Start/finish at Crab Wood Car Park)
18
newbarn Farm
Castle (remains of)
Additions to ‘standard’ key: Short-cut 1 Short-cut 2 Sparsholt Off-Road Cycle Trail
19
17
8
Farley Church
5 7
6
Po we r
18
Little Somborne
Rookery Manor and Farm
)
14
Crawley
Berrydown Farm
Heath Close Corner KEY Farm
PH P
WC
Public conveniences
Public House
Gate
Car Park
Up hill
Power lines
Down hill
Church
