| Description | Information |
| Day & Date of Walk | Sunday 23rd August 2026 |
| Start Time & Place Meet 10 mins before start) | Please meet at the School layby at 9.20am for a 9.30am start. Suggest car sharing due to the lack of free parking. |
| Leaders | Carolyn Currie |
| Leaders’s Contact Details | Mob. No 07802344602 Email: Carolyn_currie2000@yahoo.co.uk Please contact me if going straight to Selborne so we don’t leave without you. |
| Distance of walk | 6.5 Miles |
| Approx Finish Time of walk | 1.30pm |
| Walk description / difficulty | The walk begins by going up the zigzag path and walking along the ridge of Selborne Hanger. Leaving the Hanger takes us back into Selborne and then off by the church to walk through fields, woodland and on 3 short sections of quiet country lanes around the village of Selborne. There is plenty of shade along the route should the temperature rise again. In places the paths are a bit uphill and then downhill which will be taken at an easy pace but you will be rewarded with excellent views of surrounding countryside. |
| Terrain | Quiet country lanes. The pathways in the wooded sections should be dry under foot but strewn with dead twigs and leaves and occasionally bumpy and over grown. You may like walking poles for some of the ascents/descents. Suitable for walking boots or shoes. |
| Number of Stiles | 6 |
| Distance to start | 19 Miles |
| Where we are parking | Public Car Park behind The Selborne Arms which has limited spaces and toilets but is free. This leads into the Gilbert White car park which is free to park in if we eat in the Café after the walk (don’t forget to register your car reg) or a small charge, as per pay machine, if not eating. |
| Sat Nav Reference | High St, Selborne, Alton GU34 3JR |
| Directions to start of walk | Take the A339 to Alton, turning right into Pertuis Avenue for town center. Under new railway bridge and over roundabout, going straight ahead for B3006 and Selborne. The Selborne Arms is on the righthand side of the road as you drive through Selborne. |
| Where we can eat/drink (If applicable) | The Gilbert White Café, has a good selection of sandwiches and cake as well as Ales from Gilbert Whites Brewery https://gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/eating-drinking/ |
| Where walk found | AA 50 Walks in Hampshire and Isle of Wight. |
| Other notes | After the walk you can visit Gilbert Whites House ‘The Wakes’and walk around his gardens. Admission is House and garden £16.50 or Garden £13.50. Bring along a drink and snack if you wish as there will be plenty of opportunities to stop and admire the views. |
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