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We are the Eastleigh Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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
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Overview

This is a  circular walk from Knowle Park, Fair Oak via Crowd Hill, Stoke Park Wood, and West Horton Farm. A very varied walk scenically that is a complete circuit of the outskirts of Fair Oak. A classic of the Thursday walks that are kept to the 5-7 mile range. Explorer Map OL22 - top right hand corner.

Thursday, 15 June 2023
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
1:15 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.1km / 6.3mi
Ascent:
110.9m / 364ft
Type:
circular

Bring refreshment for the mid-morning break in Stoke Park Woods. Meet at the free car park in Knowle Lane, Fair Oak adjacent to the allotments. 

Features

  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 50096 18032
Nearest postcode:
SO50 7DZ
what3words:
nudge.sugars.pops
Start time:
10:00 am

Knowle Lane runs from the traffic lights on the Botley Road to the top of the hill going out of the centre of Fair Oak east on Mortimers Lane. The car park is half way along on the NW side signposted "allotments". Not the car park marked on the OS Mapping at the northern end.

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