Alton Walking Festival: Overton to Alton

The event starts at 0815 with a minibus journey from the entrance to the Alton Public Gardens (by the public conveniences) GU34 1HQ, SU71537 39224, W3W somewhere.tank.marathon' to Overton. 

The walk starts at 0930 from Berrydown Playing Fields, London Road, Overton, Hampshire RG25 3BT
Grid reference: SU521496, Latitude, Longitude: 51.24377,-1.25415, What3Words: ///form.goodbye.doghouse.

Setting off from Overton Berry Down Playing Fields, we’ll head cross country along scenic footpaths, through quaint villages with a mixture of open countryside and woodland. The first half of the walk mostly follows the Wayfairers Way. After a coffee break at Deane, we’ll venture on through Steventon (birthplace of Jane Austen), stop for lunch in Nutley and then continue to Bentworth where we’ll have a quick afternoon break before finishing the walk at the Public Gardens, Alton.  Approximately 9 hours walk.