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South East England

Hampshire

Winchester

Itchen Stoke And Ovington

Three Castles Path Crossroads – Itchen Abbas Mill Channel loop from Itchen Stoke and Ovington

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South East England

Hampshire

Winchester

Itchen Stoke And Ovington

Three Castles Path Crossroads – Itchen Abbas Mill Channel loop from Itchen Stoke and Ovington

Moderate

4.7

(6)

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Three Castles Path Crossroads – Itchen Abbas Mill Channel loop from Itchen Stoke and Ovington

02:36

9.72km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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South Downs National Park

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381 m

St Mary's Church, Itchen Stoke

Highlight • Religious Site

St Mary, Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Itchen Stoke and Ovington. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed …

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2.00 km

Aldershot Drove Information Board

Highlight • Monument

As you come out of the single track me meet the road look just to your right. Worth the stop to have a read

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2.05 km

Site of 1944 Spitfire Crash, Winchester

Highlight • Viewpoint

A poignant information board giving the story of a multi plane crash in May 1944 involving several Spitfires. Overlooks a beautiful valley.

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2.59 km

Three Castles Path Crossroads

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Make sure you follow the right hand single-track to Winchester. The single-track straight ahead also leads to the road to Winchester (turn right when you meet the road), but is seriously overgrown with brambles and nettles

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5.89 km

St John the Baptist Church, Itchen Abbas

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Saint JOHN BAPTIST, to whom this church in Itchen-Abbas is dedicated, is a person on the threshold of the Old and New Testaments (just like the Holy Family with Mary …

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5.94 km

Itchen Abbas Mill Channel

Highlight • River

This picturesque channel diverts water briefly from the River Itchen, suggesting that its adjacent building was once a mill. This little channel feels hidden from view, on one of the …

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6.29 km

Avington Park Mansion

Highlight • Historical Site

Avington Park is a grand, 16th-century house that lies in stunning parkland. The Grade I-listed mansion underwent significant renovation and construction in the 17th century and again in the 18th …

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8.67 km

Footbridge on the Itchen Way

Highlight • River

The River Itchen, one of England's finest chalk streams, is particularly pretty as it winds from Winchester to its source near Cheriton. This footbridge feels utterly hidden away under a …

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9.72 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.34 km

2.57 km

1.73 km

1.52 km

492 m

Surfaces

3.83 km

3.59 km

841 m

725 m

658 m

Elevation

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Thursday 16 July

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Three Castles Path Crossroads – Itchen Abbas Mill Channel loop from Itchen Stoke and Ovington

St Mary's Church, Itchen Stoke

Aldershot Drove Information Board

Site of 1944 Spitfire Crash, Winchester

Three Castles Path Crossroads

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Itchen Abbas Mill Channel

Avington Park Mansion

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