Testway is a 5 miles off-road cycle path in Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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The path follows the route of the disused Sprat and Winkle Line

Sprat and Winkle Line

The Sprat and Winkle Line was the familiar name of a railway line which ran between Andover and Redbridge in Hampshire, UK. It was also known as the Andover to Redbridge Line....

 between Stonymarsh and Stockbridge

Stockbridge, Hampshire

Stockbridge is a small town and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of and a population of little under 600 people according to the 2001 census in Hampshire, England. It lies on the River Test, in the Test Valley district and renowned for trout fishing. The A30 road goes through...

 and runs in between the River Test

River Test

The River Test is a river in Hampshire, England. The river has a total length of 40 miles and it flows through downland from its source near Ashe, 10 km to the west of Basingstoke , to the sea at the head of Southampton Water...

 and the A3057 road.
The Testway is part of regional cycle route 65 which connects national cycle route 24 to Chilbolton

Chilbolton

Chilbolton is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near to Stockbridge. Its most notable feature is the Chilbolton Observatory situated on the disused RAF Chilbolton airfield...

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There is parking at the southern end of the cycle path, however there is a 6 feet (1.8 m) height restriction on the entrance to the car park. There is also parking close by to the northern end of the cycle path off Cow Drove Hill.

External links

• Hampshire county council pamphlet (pdf format)
• Sustrans, website with maps of national cycle network