Walk ha128 The Basingstoke Canal from Winchfield Hurst

		Detailed walk route map PDF complete with GPS Waypoints
Vital Statistics:
Length:	7 miles (11km)
Ascent:	2,373ft (723m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:
Walk Type:	High Mountains
Start:	Cow Bridge Car Park*
Grid Ref:	NY403134
Sat Nav:	N54.5122   W2.9241
What3words:	scarecrow.generals.fire
Postcode:	CA11 0NS‡
Car Park Fee:	Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members
Car Park Size:	Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars
Location:	On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale
Stiles:	None
Dogs:	Permitted under close control
Terrain:	Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up
Gear Needed:	Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather

Route outline for this walk:

Winchfield Hurst  -  Barley Mow Bridge  -  The Basingstoke Canal  -  Stacey's Bridge  -  The Three Castles Path  -  Baseley's Bridge  -  Sprat's Hatch Bridge  -  Sprat's Hatch Farm  -  Tundry Pond  -  Parsonage Copse  -  Double Bridge Farm  -  Whitlow Alders  -  Crookham Village  -  Brook Hill  -  Brook Meadow Farm  -  Dogmersfield  -  Norman's Green  -  Pilcot Farm  -  Winchfield Hurst

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

In 1612 ten women & two men who lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. During this series of trials, that has become known as the Lancashire witch trials, ten were found guilty & executed by hanging; one was found not guilty & one died in prison before being tried.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Three Castles Path, a 96km (60 miles) linear footpath connecting Windsor Castle in Berkshire, with Whichester Castle Hall in Hampshire, England. The Three Castles Path is waymarked by the occasional named post. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Three Castles Path.

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