Three Legged Cross

WAYFARERS WALK - FACCOMBE - CURZON ST. FARM - CRUX EASTON.

Start: On the road near 3 Legged Cross. 431574 . Parking for 3 cars only.

Cross over the main Newbury Andover road and go NW along the Ox Drove Track. Follow this for 2.5 Km,  go 0.5 km along a small road and branch off leftish after 500m. After a further 500m turn left, SW,  over a field before Pilot Hill, zigzag left, right to the west side of wood and follow the cart track over the ridge  to Faccombe. Turn left on the road and go through Faccombe and onto the Ashmansworth Road.  After 300m from the road junction turn left by a gate and follow the edge of the field to the wood at 394580.  Turn right into the wood and the track leads steeply down to Curzon St. Farm.  This is only consists of an open barn and a deserted house.  Leave the farm eastwards towards Robins Croft Copse, go up  through the wood and then down past Privet Copse, through  Woodhay Poor to the Ashmansworth Road. Turn left towards  Ashmansworth and after 100m turn right. through a wood to the Ashmansworth/HBT road by Steeles Farm, 414571. Go ESE down Hipple Lane track to Crux Easton.  At the crossroads,  427564, turn NNE over two fields (the path is not beaten  over the second field) to the Woodstock road and on to 3 Legged Cross.

Distance:  12.5 km. - 7.8 miles.

This is a fairly hard (the Ox Drove can be muddy) and hilly walk.