Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 11, 2026

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Parking

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1.13 km

Greenham Common Control Tower

Highlight • Monument

Greenham Common Control Tower is a museum and visitor centre. The control tower has major historical significance, playing an important role in both the Cold War and WW2 era. Visitors …

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5.35 km

Yellow Route, Greenham and Crookham Commons

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Yellow Route around Greenham and Crookham Commons is straightforward, mostly flat, and accessible for various ages and fitness levels. Be aware of livestock along the way, best to keep pups on a lead.

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7.39 km

Greenham Common

Highlight • Historical Site

Site of what was once the longest military runway in Europe now home to ground nesting birds

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7.49 km

Greenham Common Nature Reserve

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Greenham Common is a beautiful nature reserve located in Hampshire near Newbury. The reserve was once a Royal Air Force base, it was also the site of a peace camp used to protest against the Cold War.

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7.95 km

Greenham Common Cruise Missile Bunkers

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Old bunkers from the cold war that used to house cruise missiles

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8.12 km

Greenham Common Bunkers

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This location used in many films. More recently in the Star Wars trilogy.

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9.87 km

Greenham Common Nuclear Bunkers

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Disused bunkers that once were home to the USA mobile nuclear missile deterrent - now more famous for being a filming location for the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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10.1 km

Hot Air Balloons Over Greenham Common

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10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.85 km

542 m

469 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.79 km

2.60 km

1.73 km

469 m

315 m

Elevation

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Saturday 4 April

11°C

4°C

12 %

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Greenham Common Control Tower – Greenham Common Bunkers loop from Thatcham Reedbed Nature Reserve

Greenham Common Control Tower

Yellow Route, Greenham and Crookham Commons

Greenham Common

Greenham Common Nature Reserve

Greenham Common Cruise Missile Bunkers

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Hot Air Balloons Over Greenham Common

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