Wayfarer’s Walk
A 71-mile long-distance path in Hampshire and Berkshire. The walk follows an old drovers’ route, with highlights including the towns of New Alresford, Droxford, and Havant, and the villages of North Oakley, Cheriton, Kilmeston, and Denmead. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SU 749 055
Distance: 71 miles (114 km)
Time: 28–35 hours
Duration: 4–7 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL3 Meon Valley – Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham
OL8 Chichester, South Harting and Selsey
OL32 Winchester, New Alresford and East Meon
144 Basingstoke, Alton and Whitchurch
158 Newbury and Hungerford
Summary
The Wayfarer’s Walk is a long-distance footpath in England which runs from Emsworth in Hampshire to Walbury Hill in Berkshire. The footpath can be walked in either direction: the southeastern end is Emsworth town square, and the northwestern end is at Walbury Hill, near Combe Gibbet.
The footpath follows an ancient route likely used by cattle drovers, passing through the towns of New Alresford, Droxford, Hambledon, Havant, and Emsworth, and the villages of North Oakley, Deane, Dummer, Brown Candover, Abbotstone, Cheriton, Hinton Ampner, Kilmeston, Soberton, and Denmead. Along the path is a memorial to the first flight of Geoffrey de Havilland. The footpath also passes close to Watership Down, Hampshire. The route is waymarked by metal and plastic disks attached to wooden and metal posts, trees, and street furniture.