Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl)
176m (577ft)
The South Downs, Hampshire, England /England
The natural amphitheatre on Cheesefoot Hill (also know as Matterley Bowl) was used by General Eisenhower to address US troops prior to The WW2 D-Day Landings & various boxing matches (including a Joe Louis bout). More recently it has been a regular site for the appearance of crop circles!
The summit of Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl) & all the walks that climb it on this unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Map: (click/TAP to select)
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
A 'Google Style' go4awalk.com Peak Bagging Map featuring Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl) should be available soon.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.75mls (7.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 443ft (135m) |
| Time: | 2.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Morestead - Old Copse Down - Old Down Wood - Old Down Plantation - Longwood Warren - The Allan King's Way - Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl) - Fawley Down - Morestead Down - Morestead
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75mls (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,126ft (343m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Winchester - Tun Bridge - The Itchen Way - Itchen Navigation - St Catherine's Hill - Pilgrims' Trail - Twyford Down - Morestead Down - Hydes Cottages - Fawley Down - The Allan King's Way - Cheesefoot Head Car Park - Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl) - The South Downs Way - The Pilgrim's Way - Telegraph Hill - Little Golders - Chilcomb - Highcliffe - The Soke - City Mill - Wharf Bridge - Tun Bridge - Winchester
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10mls (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 985ft (300m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Cheesefoot Head Car Park - Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl) - Fawley Down - Hydes Cottages - Morestead - Old Down Copse - Bushy Copse - Longwood House - Longwood Dead Farm - Lane End - The South Downs Way - Holden Farm - Gander Down - Temple Valley - Cheesefoot Head Car Park
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl)
Rich Roberts has walked, climbed & bagged Cheesefoot Head (Matterley Bowl).
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