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| Some of the places I've
walked for exercise and leisure this
month. |
| Places featured in the Walking Routes
pages plus selected other walks. |
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| More photos in the photo album |
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| Monday 3 June |
| Photo: River Hamble from Ferry |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore Road,
River Hamble path, marina, River
Hamble path, footpath, Passage
Lane, Shore Road to the waterfront.
A break with a cold drink then
back along the footpath to the
ferry hard. 10.64mi 17.12km. Ferry
to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
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 for
a break outside the café.
2.78mi 4.47km. |
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| The train home was cancelled,
so via Victoria Road, footpath
to Conker Field, footpath to Abbey
Hill, Weston Parade, Weston Shore,
Victoria Road, Bridge Road, Peartree
Avenue, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bullar Road, Bitterne Park
Triangle, Cobden Bridge and St
Denys Road. 6.21mi 9.99km. |
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| 19.63mi 31.59km |
| Heavy cloud with a few bright
spells. Feeling warm with just
a light breeze. |
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| Wednesday 5 June |
| Photo: Hamble Point |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Kestrel Park and
footpaths, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 9.40mi 15.13km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
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 for
a break outside the café.
From there to Netley station via
Hound Road, footpath and The Badgers.
3.42mi 5.50km. Train home. |
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| 12.82mi 20.63km. |
| Sunny with well broken cloud.
A chilly breeze from the north,
especially along Hamble Shore. |
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| Friday 7 June |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| 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,
Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.63mi 15.50km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane footpath, Hamble Common,
Hamble Shore, Hamble Common, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Ensign Way
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods for
a break outside the café.
From there to Hamble station via
Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail and Hamble Lane. 4.39mi
7.07km. Train home. |
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| 14.02mi 22.56km. |
| Cloudy with some bright spells.
A chilly breeze from the north. |
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| Saturday 8 June |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Riverside Park,
Mansbridge Road, Swaythling Road,
Church Hill, Moorhill Road, Moorhill
Gardens, Thornhill Park Road,
Kanes Hill, West End Road, Bursledon
Road, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's
Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.43mi 15.18km. |
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| A break with a drink at Hamble
Quay. From there, via Green Lane,
Hamble Common, School Lane, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Ensign Way
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café. A break with
a drink outside. Out of the park
to Hound Road, through The Orchard
and along the Rail Trail path
to Hamble station. 3.58mi 5.76km.
Train home. |
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| 13.01mi 20.94km. |
| Heavy cloud at times but some
good sunny spells too. A chilly
wind. |
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| Sunday 9 June |
| Photo: Hook Beach, Warsash |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bitterne shopping precinct,
Bursledon Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break with a drink then
Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown
Road, Hook Park Road, footpath
through Hook local nature reserve
to the beach, river path, Shore
Road waterfront and footpath to
the ferry pontoon. 10.28mi 16.54km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break with a drink at Hamble
Quay. From there, via Hamble Square,
High Street, Hamble Lane, Ensign
Way and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café. A break with
a drink outside. Out of the park
to Hound Road, through The Orchard
and along the Rail Trail path
to Hamble Lane and Hamble station.
3.52mi 5.66km. Train home. |
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| 13.80mi 22.21km. |
| Sunny with light clouds, Cool. |
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| Monday 10 June |
| Photo: River Hamble |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore Road,
River Hamble path, marina, River
Hamble path, footpath, Passage
Lane, Shore Road to the waterfront.
A break with a cold drink then
back along the footpath to the
ferry hard. 10.57mi 17.01km. Ferry
to Hamble. |
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via Hamble Square, High Street,
Hamble Lane, Ensign Way and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park and through
the woods for a break outside
the café. From there, via
Hound Road, Hound Way and St Mary's
Road to Netley station. 3.47mi
5.58km. |
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| 14.04mi 22.60km |
| A cloudy start, becoming more
sunny. A gusty and chilly wind. |
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| Tuesday 11 June |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 9.32mi 15.00km. |
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| A break with a drink by the
river. A little light rain but
not for long. From Hamble Quay
via Green Lane, School Lane, Copse
Lane, 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 with a drink near the
café then via Hound Road,
The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpath and Hamble Lane to Hamble
station. 3.54mi 5.70km. Train
home. |
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| 12.86mi 20.70km. |
| Quite cloudy, some light rain
at Hamble followed by some good
sunny spells. |
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| Wednesday 12 June |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Barnes Lane, Brook
Lane, Newtown Road, Strawberry
Field, river path to Shore Road
waterfront. A break there before
continuing via the footpath to
the ferry hard. 10.91mi 17.56km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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Quay. From there, via Hamble Square,
High Street, Hamble Lane, Ensign
Way and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café. A break with
a drink nearby. Out of the park
to Hound Road, through The Orchard
and along the Rail Trail path
to Hamble Lane and Hamble station.
3.56mi 5.73km. Train home. |
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| 14.47mi 23.29km. |
| Warm when sunny, cool when cloudy. |
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| Thursday 13 June |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 9.31mi 14.98km. |
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| A break with a drink by the
river. From Hamble Quay via Green
Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane,
Hamble Common, Hamble Shore, Hamble
Common, Copse Lane, Hamble Lane,
Ensign Way and Hamble Shore to
the Royal Victoria Country Park.
Round the park and through the
woods to the café. A break
with a drink outside the café
then via Hound Road and the footpath
to The Badgers and Netley station.
3.70mi 5.95km. Train home. |
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| 13.01mi 20.940km. |
| Cloudy with a little brightness
early in the walk. Becoming windy
with some light rain at times.
Feeling cold. |
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| Friday 14 June |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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. |
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| A break with a drink at Hamble
Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble
Common and School Lane footpath
to Hamble Point car park. Along
the path above the beach, through
the other side of Hamble Common
to Copse Lane, Hamble Lane and
Coach Road to Westfield Common.
Into the Royal Victoria Country
Park via the road and footpath
from Westfield Common. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café. Sat with a drink
nearby before heading to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail footpath and
Hamble Lane. |
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| 13.29mi 21.39km. Split not recorded. |
| Some warm sunshine at last but
very windy, especially along Southampton
Water. |
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| Monday 17 June |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Kestrel Park and
footpaths, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 9.29mi 14.95km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
Green Lane, Hamble Common, School
Lane footpath, Hamble Point car
park and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Sat by
the shore for a while then round
the park and through the woods
for a break near the café.
From there to Hamble station via
Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail and Hamble Lane. 4.08mi
6.57km. Train home. |
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| 13.37mi 21.52km. |
| Sunny and warm with well broken
cloud. A light and still chilly
breeze. Quite pleasant. Summer
at last? |
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| Tuesday 18 June |
| Photo: River Hamble |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bitterne shopping precinct,
Bursledon Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore Road,
river path, marina, river path,
footpath, Passage Lane and Shore
Road to Shore Road waterfront.
A break there, then back along
the footpath to the ferry hard.
8.62mi 13.87km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
Green Lane, Hamble Common, School
Lane footpath, Hamble Point car
park and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Sat by
the shore for a while then round
the park and through the woods
for a break near the café.
From there to Hamble station via
Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail and Hamble Lane. 4.06mi
6.53km. Train home. |
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| 12.68mi 20.41km. |
| Feeling warmer than recently
with little breeze. Sunshine at
times, cloudy at others. |
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| Thursday 20 June |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Satchell Lane and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 8.45mi
13.60km. |
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river. From Hamble Quay via Green
Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane
footpath, Hamble Common and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for
a drink. From there to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail and Hamble Lane.
3.88mi 6.24km. Train home. |
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| 12.33mi 19.84km |
| A warm and sunny day with high
cloud and a gentle breeze. |
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| Friday 21 June |
| Photo: Warsash Ferry Pontoon |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bitterne shopping precinct,
Bursledon Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Sarisbury Green,
Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown
Road, Hook Park Road and footpath
through Hook local nature reserve
to the beach. A break with a drink,
then via the river path, Strawberry
Field, Newtown Road, Warsash Road
Co-op, Shore Road, Passage Lane
and the footpath to the ferry
pontoon. 10.77mi 17.33km. Ferry
to Hamble. |
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Hamble. From there, via Hamble
Square, High Street, Hamble Lane,
Coach Road, Westfield Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Sat by the shore
for a while before crossing the
park to the café. A drink
sitting outside. From the country
park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail and Hamble Lane. 3.34mi
5.38km. Train home. |
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| 14.11mi 22.71km. |
| Sunny and warm with some high
cloud. Very windy. |
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| Monday 24 June |
| Photo: River Hamble |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Jurd Way, Portsmouth Road,
Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick
Shore Road, River Hamble path,
marina, River Hamble path, footpath
and Shore Road to the waterfront.
A break with a cool drink then
via Strawberry Field, Newtown
Road, Warsash Road Co-op, Shore
Road, Passage Lane and back along
the footpath to the ferry pontoon.
10.64mi 17.12km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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Quay then Hamble Square, High
Street, Hamble Lane, Ensign Way
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods. Sat
in the shade in the woods for
a while before another break outside
the café. From the country
park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail and Hamble Lane. 3.57mi
5.75km. Train home. |
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| 14.21mi 22.87km |
| Sunny and warm with just a light
breeze. |
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| Tuesday 25 June |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Satchell Lane and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 8.37mi
13.47km. |
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A break with a drink by the
river. From Hamble Quay via
Green Lane, Hamble Common, School
Lane, Hamble Common, Hamble
Shore, Hamble Common, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Coach Road,
Westfield Common and footpath
to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Through the woods to the
café and a drink, sitting
outside. From the country park
to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard and the Hamble
Rail Trail. 3.79mi 6.10km. Train
home.
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| Sunny and very warm. |
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| Thursday 27 June |
| Photo: Hamble from the Ferry |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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 and Bridge Road
to Sarisbury Green. A short break,
then Barnes Lane, Brook Lane,
Newtown Road, Strawberry Field
and footpath to Shore Road waterfront.
Another break, then via the path
to the ferry pontoon. 10.37mi
16.69km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break by the river in Hamble.
From there via Green Lane, Hamble
Common, School Lane, Copse Lane,
Hamble Lane, Ensign Way and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Sat by the shore for a while
then round the park and through
the woods to the café.
A final break with a drink nearby
before heading to Netley station
via Hound Road, Hound Way and
Station Road. 4.01mi 6.45km. Train
home. |
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| 14.38mi 23.14km. |
| Periods of cloud with long sunny
spells. Slightly cooler and more
windy than recent days. |
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| Friday 28 June |
| Photo: Hamble Point |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Kestrel Park and
footpaths, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 9.34mi 15.03km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
Green Lane, Hamble Common, School
Lane footpath, Hamble Point car
park and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Sat by
the shore for a while then round
the park and through the woods
for a break outside the café.
From there to Hamble station via
Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail and Hamble Lane. 4.08mi
6.57km. Train home. |
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| 13.42mi 21.60km. |
| Quite cloudy, some sunny spells,
cool and breezy but pleasant for
walking. |
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