The large natural amphitheatre of Cheesefoot Head marks the first great view you experience along the South Downs Way, with views stretching to the Solent and the Isle of Wight. There are three bowl barrows (a type of burial mound or tumulus) at the beauty spot.

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Chilcomb & Itchen Valley loop from Winchester — South Downs National Park

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Cheesefoot Head and Owslebury Loop

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Hike the difficult 13.6-mile Cheesefoot Head and Owslebury Loop in South Downs National Park, gaining 1078 feet over varied terrain.

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Gander Down – Cheesefoot Head loop from Hampshire

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Location: Itchen Valley, Winchester, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Cheesefoot Head

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Chilcomb & Itchen Valley loop from Winchester — South Downs National Park

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Gander Down – Cheesefoot Head loop from Hampshire

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