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View from St Catherine's Hillfort

View from St Catherine's Hillfort

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View from St Catherine's Hillfort

Name: View from St Catherine's Hillfort
Rating: 2

Recommended by 30 hikers

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South Downs National Park

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Location: Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. St Catherine's Hill – The Weirs, Winchester loop from Bar End

9.70km

02:37

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. St Catherine's Hill – Saint Catherine's Hill loop from Boyatt Wood

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05:16

120m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. The Weirs, Winchester – St Catherine's Hill loop from Winchester

13.3km

03:33

140m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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City Drog

May 27, 2024

Chalk on slope is very slippery after rain. Cafe on cyclepath at the bottom is a lovely pitstop.

MCW73

October 15, 2025

From the summit of St Catherine's Hill, a chalk downland hill ringed by the ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort and topped by a distinct copse of beech trees, visitors are afforded a magnificent panoramic view, primarily looking north over the historic city of Winchester. The most prominent landmarks visible are the spire of Winchester Cathedral rising above the city's rooftops, the distinctive architecture of the Hospital of St Cross nestled in the River Itchen water meadows below, and the winding course of the River Itchen itself as it cuts through the valley floor. Looking south and east, the view encompasses the rolling chalk downland of the South Downs National Park and the prominent cutting of the M3 motorway through Twyford Down.

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Elevation 150 m

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Location: Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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View from St Catherine's Hillfort

1. St Catherine's Hill – The Weirs, Winchester loop from Bar End

2. St Catherine's Hill – Saint Catherine's Hill loop from Boyatt Wood

3. The Weirs, Winchester – St Catherine's Hill loop from Winchester

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