Shawford Down (UPDATED) (local grade C)

Meon Group

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Overview

NB - Due to road closures to Shawford ,we have decided to change start of walk from Shawford to Winchester East St Catherine’s Park and Ride Zone 5 - M27 junction 10.

The walk distance has also been reduced.

Via Itchen Navigation, St Cross, Winchester City and the water meadows

Sunday, 20 October 2024

Start time:: 1:30 pm
Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 48802 28211
Nearest postcode:: SO23 8RA
what3words:: impaled.waltzes.royal

Start time:: 1:30 pm

Winchester East (St Catherine's) Park and Ride, zone 5*

Upcoming walks with Meon Group

Meon Meander (local grade B)

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A walk round Portsea Island (local grade A)

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Portchester and the shore path (local grade C)

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Gosport (local grade B)

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Avington Park (local grade C)

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Bishops Waltham to Upham and Owslebury (local grade A)

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Cancelled: Titchfield (local grade C)

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Exton & Beacon Hill (local grade C)

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Slindon Wood (local grade A)

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South to the Downs from Midhurst(Local Grade A)

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Swanmore (local grade B)

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Denmead and Rushmere above Hambledon (local grade C)

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Fair Oak (local grade B)

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Test Valley (local grade B)

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Holly Hill (local grade C)

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Hayling Hike (Local grade A)

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 16.0 miles

East Meon & Salt Hill (local grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Selsey to Chichester (local grade B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

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Over the downs from Buriton (local grade A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

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Warsash Coast & Common (local grade C)

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Hambledon and Soberton (local grade C)

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The Witterings (local grade B)

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Alresford (local grade A)

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Hambledon (local grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Droxford (local Grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.3 miles

Alresford (local grade B)

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

A walk to the North West from Cheriton.(Local Grade A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Gosport (local grade C)

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Apuldram church (local grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Buriton (local grade B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Alresford (local grade A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 14.5 miles

Droxford (local grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Upham (local grade A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Compton to South Holt Farm (local grade B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.3 miles

Winchester (local grade A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Meonstoke and Droxford (local grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Meonstoke & OWH (local grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.2 miles

Denmead and Hambledon (loacl grade B)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Stroud (local grade A)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Corhampton (local grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Bursledon (local grade C)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Fort Nelson Shrove Tuesday pancake walk (local grade C)

Start:

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.58 per month