john – years ago I had my car broken into at a Hampshire beauty spot. Came back from a 10 mile hike to find that my tatty trainers, holey socks and well-used Ron Hill tracksters had been stolen. 😐
velogee – welcome to the Hampshire thread. 🙂 You’re lucky as the Basingstoke vicinity has loads of xc trails. May I suggest taking a look at this link, you’ll find xc trails highlighted on the mapping. If you’d like any gpx’s then just post up:
http://localviewmaps.hants.gov.uk/LocalViewmaps/Sites/ROWOnline/#
I would advise full body cover as trails are not regularly maintained! Any questions, just post!