- Test Way
Infobox Hiking trail
Name=Test Way
Photo=Combe_Gibbet_views_-_east.jpg
Caption=The Test Way nearCombe Gibbet ,Berkshire
Location=England
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Length=Convert|49|mi|0
Start/End Points=Walbury Hill inWest Berkshire Eling inHampshire
Use=Hiking
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Season=All year
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Hazards=The Test Way is a 49 mile long-distance footpath in
England fromWalbury Hill inWest Berkshire toEling inHampshire .The northern end of the footpath starts in the car park on
Walbury Hill . It passes through the towns ofRomsey andTotton and the villages ofLinkenholt ,Ibthorpe ,Hurstbourne Tarrant ,St Mary Bourne ,Longparish ,Forton ,Wherwell ,Chilbolton , Stockbridge,Horsebridge andMottisfont . The southern end of the footpath is atEling Quay .The trail also passes alongside
Horsebridge railway station . Much of the route between Kimbridge and Chilbolton follows the route of the former Andover and Redbridge Railway.The entire route is waymarked by metal and plastic disks found attached to wooden and metal posts, trees and
street furniture . There are several wooden 'finger' signs along the route that countdown the number of miles along the footpath in both directions.This route is shown as a series of green diamonds on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps and as a series of red diamonds on Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps
Walbury Hill is also the start of theWayfarers Walk .The Route
These maps show the footpath in relation to nearby major roads. Maps are not on the same scale.
Clree also
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Long-distance footpaths in the UK
* North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural BeautyExternal links
* [http://www.hants.gov.uk/walking/testway/ Hampshire County Council]
* [http://www.walkingontheweb.co.uk/Defined%20Routes/Test_Way.htm Walking on the Web]
* [http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/test.html Ramblers Association]
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