View from Beacon Hill – Meon Valley Trail loop from Exton

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View from Beacon Hill – Meon Valley Trail loop from Exton

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View from Beacon Hill – Meon Valley Trail loop from Exton

01:27

13.0km

190m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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South Downs National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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614 m

Beacon Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

Directly on the South Downs Way. Great views.

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635 m

View from Beacon Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

To the south of Beacon Hill, you can see the Hampshire basin in all its majesty.

As it's a chalk hill (they all are around here) it can get pretty …

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666 m

Beacon Hill (South Downs National Park)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beacon Hill is a national nature reserve on a chalk spur that supports some rare plant life. This flora in turn provides a habitat to many species of butterfly. In …

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1.34 km

View from Beacon Hill

Highlight • Summit

A steep climb up to the beacon on Beacon Hill. Stop for breath and enjoy the view behind over the valley.

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3.90 km

Meon Valley Trail

Highlight • Trail

A fantastic, well kept trail that takes you all the way from Wickham up to the South Downs Way at Old Winchester Hill. The trail gets busy at weekends and …

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4.53 km

Meon Valley Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

The Meon Valley Trail is a scenic pathway that follows the course of the old Meon Valley Railway, which was operational between 1903 and 1955.

The flat trail stretches for …

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7.49 km

Meon Valley Trail Car Park and Picnic Area

Highlight • Parking

Warning, there is a height restricted barrier on carpark entrance!

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11.3 km

White Shark Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

At Wheely Down Farm you'll find an impressive shark sculpture created by artist, Charles Normandale from Wheely Down Forge. It's body is composed from stone whilst the fins, tail and eyes are metal.

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13.0 km

End point

Parking

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