This is a lovely area to ride in with a major climb up onto Watership Down - watch out for rabbit holes as it was the inspiration for the Watership Down Book! The views and downhill make the climb worth-while. We use Bell Street carpark.
NEW CAR PARK This car park is on the road to the Monument 300m from the junction with the road coming from Hursley and Standon on the A3090. It is bigger and less popular than the car park we have been using.
There are some terrific tracks in this area. Parnholt Wood has a great downhill run which leads to Kings Somborne. From here it is possible to take the Test Way up to Stockbridge and circle out around Crawley almost reaching Wherwell not far from Andover before heading back via Sparsholt and West Wood. For anyone looking for a shorter trip, you could do worse than ride around the many trails in West Wood itself perhaps linking up with some sections of the Clarendon Way.
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The riding can take us around Wilverley itself with some interesting tracks known only to the initiated and of course, there is a wide choice of tracks beyond this including the old railway line for the gentler-paced riders amongst us. This could be extended around the edges of Avon Tyrrell and Bisterne Common. In another direction lies Bashley and the northern edges of New Milton. Or we could venture north towards Ober Lodge and the area around Rhinefield.
Start location TBC