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From home via St Denys Road, Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle, Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances Hill), Peartree Avenue, Peartree Green, Sea Road, Hazel Road, Portsmouth Road, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.37mi 13.47km.

A break at Hamble Quay then via Hamble Square, High Street, Hamble Lane, Coach Road, Westfield Common and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café then out to Hound Road, Hound Way, Station Road and Netley station. 3.54mi 5.70km.

11.91mi 19.17km.

Train home. Sunny spells, heavy cloud at times, very windy. A shower while walking through Westfield Common and along Hamble Shore.

Wednesday 5 July

Hamble Shore

A drink at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane, Hamble Common, Hamble Shore and the footpath behind Netley Sailing Club to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café with another drink then out to Victoria Road, Station Road and Netley station. 3.63mi 5.84km.

11.93mi 19.20km.

Train home. Cloudy some sunny spells. A couple of heavy showers.

Thursday 6 July

Hamble Quay

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore Road, river path, marina, river path, Passage Lane, Shore Road, Warsash Road Co-op, Newtown Road, Strawberry Field and the footpath to Shore Road waterfront. A drink there then via the footpath to the ferry pontoon. 10.62mi 17.09km. Ferry to Hamble.

A drink at Hamble Quay then via Hamble Square, High Street, Hamble Lane, Ensign Way, Hamble Shore, Royal Victoria Country Park, Hound Road and the footpath to Netley station. 2.64mi 4.25km.

13.26mi 21.34km.

Train home. Sunny and warm with a few clouds. Quite windy.

Friday 7 July

Hook Warsash Beach

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Providence Hill, Oak Hill and Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green. A short break with a drink then Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown Road, Hook Park Road, the footpath through the nature reserve to the beach, the footpath to Shore Road waterfront and the footpath to the ferry pontoon. 11.89mi 19.14km. Ferry to Hamble.

From Hamble Quay via Hamble Square, High Street, School Lane and footpath, Hamble Point car park and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. A short break with a drink in the woods then to the café for a longer break and another drink. Out to Hound Road and the footpath to Netley station. 3.64mi 5.86km.

15.53mi 24.99km.

Train home. Sunny and very warm with just a light breeze.

Monday 10 July

Hamble Quay

A drink at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, School Lane, Copse Lane, Hamble Common and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café with another drink then out to Hound Road, The Orchard, the Rail Trail footpath, Hamble Lane and Hamble station. 3.86mi 6.21km.

12.22mi 19.67km.

Train home. Cloudy, humid and breezy.

Tuesday 11 July

Hamble Quay

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Victoria Road, Weston Shore, Weston Parade, footpath, Conker Field, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria Country Park, Hamble Lane, High Street and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.09mi 13.02km.

A drink at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane footpath, Hamble Point car park and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café with another drink then out to Hound Road, Hound Way, Station Road and Hamble station. 4.09mi 6.58km.

12.18mi 19.60km.

Train home. A mixture of cloud and sunny spells. Windy, some light rain at times.

Wednesday 12 July

Royal Victoria Country Park

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Hamble Lane, High Street and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 9.20mi 14.81km.

A drink at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane, Copse Lane, Hamble Common and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café with another drink then out to Hound Road, The Orchard, the Rail Trail footpath, Hamble Lane and Hamble station. 3.99mi 6.42km.

13.19mi 21.23km.

Train home. Sunshine, heavy cloud, light rain, windy.

Thursday 13 July

Hook Warsash Beach

From home via St Denys Road, Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle, Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances Hill), Bitterne Precinct, Bursledon Road, Providence Hill, Oak Hill and Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green. A short break with a drink then Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown Road, Hook Park Road, the footpath through the nature reserve to the beach and the footpath to Shore Road waterfront. A break there, then up Shore Road to Warsash Road Co-op, back along Shore Road and Passage Lane, and the footpath to the ferry hard. 10.48mi 16.87km. Ferry to Hamble.

A break at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble Common, Hamble Point car park and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. A short break by the shore then to the café for a longer break and another drink. Out to Hound Road, Hound Way and Station Road to Netley station. 4.19mi 6.74km.

14.67mi 23.61km.

Train home. A mixture of cloud and sunny spells. Windy again with just a light shower.

Sunday 16 July

Hamble Shore

A drink at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane, Hamble Common and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Across the park to the café. A break outside the café with another drink then out to Hound Road, The Orchard, the Rail Trail footpath, Hamble Lane and Hamble station. 3.67mi 5.91km.

12.08mi 19.44km.

Train home. Bright, sometimes sunny. Windy with some strong gusts.

Monday 17 July

Hook Beach, Warsash

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown Road, Hook Park Road, footpath through the local nature reserve to the beach, up the river path, across Strawberry Field, Newtown Road, Warsash Road Co-op and Shore Road to the waterfront for a break. From there along the footpath to the ferry pontoon. 12.35mi 19.88km. Ferry to Hamble.

Another break at Hamble Quay then via Hamble Square, High Street, Hamble Lane, Coach Road, Westfield Common and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café with another drink then out to Hound Road, Hound Way , Station Road and Netley station. 3.58mi 5.76km.

15.93mi 25.64km.

Train home. A day of sunshine and showers. Breezy again.

Tuesday 18 July

Hamble Common

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 9.28mi 14.93km.

A drink at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane footpath, Hamble Point car park and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café with another drink then out to Hound Road and the footpath to Netley station. 3.37mi 5.42km.

12.65mi 20.36km.

Train home. Sometimes sunny, sometimes bright with high cloud.

Friday 21 July

River Hamble

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore Road, river path, marina, river path, footpath and Shore Road to the waterfront for a break. From there,up Shore Road to the village to buy a drink then Shore Road, Passage Lane and along the footpath to the ferry pontoon. 10.47mi 16.85km. Ferry to Hamble.

Another break at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane footpath, Hamble Point car park and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café with another drink then out to Hound Road, Hound Way , Station Road and Netley station. 4.19mi 6.74km.

14.66mi 23.59km.

Train home. Quite cloudy, a few sunny spells, cool with some drizzle at times.

Sunday 23 July

River Hamble, Warsash

From home via St Denys Road, Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle, Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances Hill), Bitterne pedestrian precinct, Bursledon Road, Providence Hill, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown Road, Hook Park Road, footpath through the local nature reserve to the beach, up the river path and a break at Shore Road. From there, up Shore Road to Warsash Road Co-op then down Shore Road and Passage Lane, then along the footpath to the ferry pontoon. 10.38mi 16.70km. Ferry to Hamble.

From Hamble Quay via Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane, Hamble Common and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café with a drink then out to Hound Road, The Orchard, the Rail Trail footpath, Hamble Lane and Hamble station. 3.81mi 6.13km.

14.19mi 22.84km.

Train home. Some cloud, some good sunny spells, very windy.

Tuesday 25 July

Hamble Quay

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 9.34mi 15.03km.

A break at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane footpath, Hamble Point car park and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café then out to Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail footpath, Hamble Lane and Hamble station. 4.04mi 6.50km.

13.38mi 21.53km.

Train home. Sunny with well broken cloud except for a cloudy spell mid afternoon.

Wednesday 26 July

Hamble Shore

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 9.36mi 15.06km.

A break at Hamble Quay then via Green Lane, School Lane, Copse Lane, Ensign Way and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café then out to Hound Road, Hound Way, Station Road and Netley station. 3.71mi 5.97km.

13.07mi 21.03km.

Train home. A sunny start, clouding over later. Breezy. Light rain on the way home.

Friday 28 July

Hook Spit, Warsash

From home via St Denys (Horseshoe Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and river path, under Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Providence Hill, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown Road, Hook Park Road, footpath through the nature reserve to the beach, up the river path, across Strawberry Field, Newtown Road, Warsash Road Co-op, Shore Road, Passage Lane and footpath to the ferry hard. 12.43mi 20.00km. Ferry to Hamble.

From Hamble Quay via Hamble Square, High Street, Copse Lane, Hamble Common and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the park and through the woods to the café. A break outside the café then out to Hound Road, The Orchard, the Rail Trail footpath, Hamble Lane and Hamble station. 3.95mi 6.36km.

16.38mi 26.36km.

Train home. Cloudy with some sunny spells. Breezy.

Monday 31 July

Hamble Quay

From home via St Denys Road, Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle, Bullar Road, Bitterne Road, Northam Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere Road, Marine Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 9.63mi 15.50km.

13.25mi 21.32km.

Train home. Cool, cloudy, light rain, some heavy bursts. Dry later.