Wildlife and Wonder

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This walk gives fantastic views over Alton Water Park. The longer walk leads you to Holbrook Creek and passes through the pretty village of Stutton. A shorter walk visits a nature reserve and the Tattingstone Clifton Wonder, a building designed to deceive!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 10 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 10 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 34 m
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    Lowest point: 24 m
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Description of the walk

(S/E) Leave Alton Water Park car park, walk past café, turn left and cross road, following signs for ‘Tattingstone Wonder’. Follow track until you reach large information board showing nature trails.

(1) Turn right and follow grass path, keeping reservoir on right. When path splits, keep right. Follow path into trees. When you reach clearing, follow path to right of pond. Keep on this path until junction with track. (Turn left here for short cut back to car park).

(2) Turn right and follow track to The Wonder car park. The Tattingstone Wonder (private property) is across the road from the car park entrance. Retrace steps and follow track back to start.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 24 m - Alton Water Park car park
  2. 1 : km 0.48 - alt. 26 m - Grass path
  3. 2 : km 1.59 - alt. 25 m - Track
  4. S/E : km 4.85 - alt. 24 m - Alton Water Park car park

Practical information

Easy – Ground under foot mainly flat. Paths and tracks can be muddy. Some sections beside deep water. Look out for cyclists on reservoir paths.

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