Ox Drove Way – Abbotstone Down loop from Swarraton

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Ox Drove Way – Abbotstone Down loop from Swarraton

Hard

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Ox Drove Way – Abbotstone Down loop from Swarraton

04:40

40.8km

430m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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40 m

Abbotstone Iron Age Fort and Nature Reserve

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An example of a late bronze age to early iron age univallate hill fort. Some of the ramparts and ditches have been infilled but what remains is clear.
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118 m

Oliver's Battery Iron Age Hillfort, Abbotstone Down

Highlight • Historical Site

Oliver's Battery is an Iron Age hillfort on the edge of Abbotstone Down. The Down itself is chalk grassland with old oaks and many tracks. The high point of the …

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1.07 km

Spy Bush Plantation

Forest

11.2 km

Mayhew's Wood

Forest

15.3 km

St. James' Church, Upper Wield

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Almost like a cottage on the outside, this peaceful 12th-century church sits in the rural Hampshire village of Upper Wield. The font, also 12th century, is made from Purbeck stone …

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18.1 km

Ox Drove Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Good route for MTB and gravel bikes. Roadies not so much but hybrid bikes should be fine (Isla Beinn 26 was).

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40.7 km

Abbotstone Down

Highlight • Historical Site

Abbotstone Down is a chalk grassland with mature oak woodland and scrub. You can observe the remains of an Iron Age hill fort on the down, as well as many …

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