MOD OPEN ACCESS
(Ex145)
GR832510
From the Wellington Roundabout
on the A325 (Farnborough Road),
turn off in the direction of
Tweseldown. After about 5km,
you come to a low point in the
road where on the right is a large
Military CP. It is shown on the map
as "Camping Ground".
Lavada walk south
On this easy walk, we follow the course of a lavada and return alongside a reservoir.
1. Cross the road, at the very far end of the car park, and bear slightly over to the right to go
through the Emergency Access barrier. Follow the main path, with a grassy area to your
right. The path soon swings right and then comes to a fork where you bear left to reach the
T-junction and there you again turn left on the main path. Quickly come to another Tjunction and turn left, then, in a few metres, bear hard round to the right to join the main
path.
2. Go over a wide crossing track and continue gently uphill. Ignore the first turning on the
left and, just before the left-hand bend, turn left at the crossing track and proceed alongside
the water channel – somewhat reminiscent of the lavada walks in Madeira but without the
drops! Go all the way to the wire at the far end, and then turn left gently downhill on the
main path. Ignore the turning left and, at the fork, bear right. In 100 metres, come in sight of
the reservoir and turn left along the fisherman's path.
3. The path ends near the fishermen's hut where you turn left. Go over a wide crossing track
and continue on the tarmac path to reach the road. Cross over back to the car park.
The Reservoir
The reservoir at Bourley Road, Farnborough is stocked with rainbow trout on three
occasions a year, starting in late March. The trout weigh-in at about 1 to 1.5lbs. The fish are
delivered in a fish trailer from which they are removed using a large keep net and then
lowered into the lake to be released. Fly fishing is by permit only but poaching is rife.
Fishermen may take up to three fish per session and may not return the same day. A log is
kept in the fisherman's hut. The lake is in a beautiful setting among the pine trees; a scene
reminiscent of somewhere in Scotland rather than Farnborough in Hampshire.
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MOD OPEN ACCESS
(Ex145)
GR832510
From the Wellington Roundabout
on the A325 (Farnborough Road),
turn off in the direction of
Tweseldown. After about 5km,
you come to a low point in the
road where on the right is a large
Military CP. It is shown on the map
as "Camping Ground".
The ascent of Caesar's Camp
1. In the top left corner, go past a metal barrier and continue east on the main stony path
which dips down and then rises to pass large woodland. Go over a wide crossing track and,
at the bottom of the very stony path, you come to a junction of paths where you turn right
into a car park.
2. Cross the main road and turn right through the car park; go through the gate and follow
the main path heading west; over to the left, high up on the hill, is Caesar's Camp. Take the
first earthen path on the right and where the path divides go left on a rising path which later
dips down; at a junction, continue ahead, slightly to the left, on the main path – do not
ascend Caesar's Camp at this stage.
3. When you reach a T-junction, it's time to turn left and make the ascent. Half-way up,
clamber over the concrete step and make for the summit. At the top, turn right along the
main path then, at the bend, turn right and immediately right again to descend on the stony
path down to a kissing gate. Go through the gate and turn right on the main path. Ignore all
turnings to the left, and one to the right, and bear right where the main path divides. Stop at
a point some 20m before a gate on the right and, here, turn left on a level woodland path
which leads through the woods to exit at a tarmac track (Bourley Lane), where you turn left;
some 50m along the tarmac track, bear right across the grass to reach another tarmac path
which, after turning right, reaches the main road; cross over back to the car park.
Caesar's Camp
Caesar's Camp at Aldershot is an Iron Age hill fort thought to be around 2600 years old. It is
located on Military Land in the borough of Rushmoor District Council. It is considered to be
an entirely hand built complex. The camp has suffered bad erosion, both natural and man
made, unsurprisingly for a site which is well over 2000 years old. King Alfred was supposed
to have camped here when driving the Danes towards the Thames. British Telecom Tower
and Canary Wharf can be seen from there on clear days with binoculars.
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MOD OPEN ACCESS
(Ex145)
GR832510
From the Wellington Roundabout
on the A325 (Farnborough Road),
turn off in the direction of
Tweseldown. After about 5km,
you come to a low point in the
road where on the right is a large
Military CP. It is shown on the map
as "Camping Ground".
Beacon Hill walk
This walk goes alongside a reservoir and then follows a path to Beacon Hill.
1. Leave the car park at the main entrance and cross the main road diagonally to the left for
about 50m to reach a barrier. Go through, and follow the path which leads directly to the
reservoir. Turn right, that's anti-clockwise, along the bank of the lake until you exit onto a
main path where you turn right; in 100m, at the bend, bear left. Follow this strong path all
the way, slowly uphill, to reach a cattle grid at the top.
2. Go over the cattle grid and turn left. Walk alongside the wire fence enclosure and then
follow it round to the left, keeping the fence to your left. At a main path, turn left over
another cattle grid. Walk ahead gently downhill, ignore a branch going off to the left and
continue ahead until you bear left at the next fork. A short uphill stretch is followed by a
long downhill walk to a T-junction. Turn left here along the tarmac path and at the edge of
the woodland bear right over the grass to re-join the outward route back to the CP.
MOD OPEN ACCESS LAND
The Training Areas cover an area of approximately 2000 hectares of lowland heathland
habitat which supports a wide range of associated fauna and flora. They are made up of a
diverse mosaic of heathland, conifer woodland, areas of mature and semi-mature, broadleaved woodland, mire, scrub and acid grassland. The majority of the areas are designated
as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and form part of the European designated Thames
Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.
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MOD
OPEN
ACCESS
GR846510 (Ex 145)
At the Wellington r'bout
Farnborough on the A325,
turn off in the direction of
Tweseldown. After about
5km, you come to a low
point in the road where on
the right is a large Military
CP. It is shown on the map
as "Camping Ground".
Jubilee Hill and Bourley Bottom
This walk takes a good one-and-a-half hours and some agility may be required where there
is flooding. Be aware of troop manoeuvres and tank trials, although I've never actually met
any tanks. You're well away from roads at all times and your dog will love the puddles.
1. From the bottom of the car park, take the level path with the camping field on your right.
At the far end, turn left along the main gravel path and very soon come to a notice warning
of high-speed vehicle movements. Go through the barrier and double back on the main
path.
2. Soon you pass a "Test Traffic Direction" sign and continue on this wide sandy track,
avoiding the big puddles as best you can. After some way and quite a few large puddles, the
track opens up and this is where you now take the track marked with an arrow, for high
speed testing of vehicles. Bear right at a fork, along the high mobility vehicles only track. As
you near the end of this sunken path it's often difficult to continue because of flooding, so
break out through the scrub on the right and reach the runway, and then cross to the far
side; beware of learner drivers as you cross over. Turn left and continue to within about
20m of the far end in order to pick up a poorly defined path leading down to the right and
into the woodland.
3. This path bears round to the right and then levels out. You are now heading back through
woodland and soon the path becomes well defined. Go over a wide crossing track and
continue along the right-hand bank of the stream. Soon cross another wide track and
continue along the left-hand bank of the stream - there's a structure made of tyres here and
its purpose defeats me.
4. Near the end of this path, it narrows and comes to a crossing track. Turn right here, this is
the tricky bit, and make your way across to the other side. Turn right and in a few metres
you come to a very wide junction of paths where you turn left on the very, stony main path.
This main path takes you all the way back to the car park, but it's quite some way. The path
rises, after which you go straight over a junction of paths and then pass a large woodland;
you descend and then rise again, and finally you re-enter the main car park.
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