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鹿に注意してください。頂上付近で、若い鹿2頭がこちらに向かって道路を走っているのを見ました。近づいてくると生垣を飛び越えていきました。

St Catherine's Hill is a prominent chalk downland hill on the outskirts of Winchester, notable for its layered historical and ecological importance. Now a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) managed as a nature reserve, its summit is ringed by the impressive earthworks of a univallate Iron Age hillfort dating back over 2,000 years. The top is marked by a distinctive copse of beech trees, known as 'The Clump', which contains the scant ruins of the 12th-century St Catherine's Chapel, while the hillside features a turf-cut labyrinth known as the Miz-Maze; the entire site provides spectacular views over the city, the Itchen Valley, and supports a rich variety of wildflowers and butterflies, including the protected Chalkhill Blue.

mostly shut off foe a week

Excellent wee cafe in the centre of Liss.

Ideal practice loop on the gravel bike. Traffic free and flat bar the steep but short bump in the north east corner.

Stunning views cross the lake to the "big house",

A really nice varied route. The fast majority of it is really wide too. Very quiet on an overcast autumn week day.

Do in the dry. Great for intermediate +