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The 65 mile / 106 km Serpent Trail is a walking route designed to highlight the outstanding landscape, wildlife and history of the greensand hills. Passing through purple heather, green woods and golden valleys, simply follow the Serpent Trail way marker discs to explore some of the most breathtaking countryside in the South East.
The Serpent Trail is, as the name suggests, a 64-mile long serpentine route that begins in Haslemere just on the border between Sussex and Surrey and finishes at Petersfield, travelling through beautiful forests and heathland along the way. The Serpent Trail is a lesser well-known trail in West Sussex and so you can often wander for a few miles without seeing another person.
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000) Summary: The Serpent Trail is a long distance footpath in the south east of England which runs from Haslemere to Petersfield. The starting and finishing point of the 64 mile walk are just 11 miles apart in a straight line, the extended distance by achieved by a snaking which is designed to join up the ...
THE SERPENT TRAIL. Explore the heathlands of the South Downs National Park by following the 65 mile/106 km long Serpent Trail. Discover this beautiful and internationally rare lowland heath habitat, 80% of which has been lost since the early 1800s, often through neglect and tree planting on previously open areas.
103 km / 64 miles. The Serpent Trail is a 64-mile path which winds its way through the rare heathlands of the South Downs National Park. The walk will take you through beautiful and internationally rare lowland heath habitat, 80% of which has been lost since the early 1800s, passing through purple heather, green woods and golden valleys of the ...
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Serpent Trail. 64.00 miles (103 km) This walk runs from Haslemere to Petersfield through the beautiful Sussex greensand hills. The path takes its name both from its serpentine shape and from passing through the habitat of all three British species of snake. The route crosses many heathland areas and heads along the greensand ridges in the ...
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The Serpent Trail is a 106 km footpath from Haslemere (Surrey) to Petersfield (Hampshire) with most of the trail winding its way around Sussex. It’s within the South Downs National Park and is named the Serpent Trail due to the snaking and winding nature of the trail.
