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Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW Hants

Local route4.8 km · 3.0 miBest Apr–Nov

Next nearby hike: Avon Valley Path 4.7 mi · 7.5 kmExplore Hampshire →

Hampshire, United KingdomStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–20 °C (50–68 °F)

  1. J7°3°93
  2. F7°2°66
  3. M10°3°72
  4. A12°5°60
  5. M15°8°60
  6. J18°11°56
  7. J20°13°54
  8. A20°13°56
  9. S18°11°71
  10. O14°9°106
  11. N10°5°107
  12. D8°3°104

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
4.0 km S of Downton (Wiltshire, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Nov
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Hampshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
National Trust car park, Lady's Mile Road, Hale Purley, SP6 2QZ;Grid ref: SU188177 → National Trust car park, Lady's Mile Road, Hale Purley, SP6 2QZ;Grid ref: SU188177
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
50.9629, -1.7220
Route start
50.9597, -1.7311
OpenStreetMap
relation 16353995
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/new-forest-
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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