Hangers Way
The Hangers Way is a walking trail 21 miles long tracking throughthe east of Hampshire, amongst the East Hampshire Hangers and the woodlands in this part of the county.
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The trail begins at Alton railway station and runs to the Queen Elizabeth Country Park, where it meets the South Downs Way National Trail.
The name is from the hills known as the East Hampshire Hangers, pwhich are part of the Hampshire Downs. The word 'Hanger' comes from the Old English hangra, used of a steeply wooded slope.[1]
The footpath passes through Petersfield and Selborne along a series of steep-sided wooded hills, known as "The Hangers", and can be walked in either direction. The route can be used with the part of St Swithun's Way from Farnham to Alton to follow the geological edge of the chalk downland between the North Downs and the South Downs.
The footpath is waymarked by metal and plastic discs found attached to wooden and metal posts, trees and street furniture. The waymarks are green and show a slope with a single tree.
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References
- ↑ Anglo Saxon Dictionary: Bosworth and Toller