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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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| Friday 2 August |
| 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, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth
Road, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick
Shore Road, river path, marina,
river path and footpath, Shore
Road waterfront and river path
to Hook beach on Southampton Water.
A break with a drink, then via
Hook Local Nature Reserve, Hook
Park Road, Newtown Road, Warsash
Road Co-op and Shore Road to the
waterfront for another break.
Along the footpath to the ferry
hard. 12.20mi 19.63km. Ferry to
Hamble. |
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| From Hamble Quay via hamble
Square, High Street, School Lane,
Green Lane, Donkey Derby Field,
Hamble Common, School Lane, Hamble
Common and Hamble Shore to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. A
break by the shore. From there
to the café via the woods.
A break, sitting in the shade
outside the café. To Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail and Hamble Lane.
4.20mi 6.76km. Train home. |
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| 16.40mi 26.39km. |
| A warm and sunny day. Some high
cloud and a cooling breeze. |
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| Sunday 4 August |
| Photo: River Hamble |
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| From home via Portswood Road,
High Road, Stoneham Lane, Lakeside
Country Park, Wide Lane, Mansbridge
Road, Swaythling Road, Church
Hill, Moorhill Road, footpath,
Moorhill Gardens, Thornhill Park
Road, Kanes Hill, West End Road,
Bursledon Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill
and Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A break wth a drink at Sarisbury
Green then via Barnes Lane, Brook
Lane, Shore Road, waterfront and
footpath to the ferry pontoon.
14.15mi 22.77km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
via Hamble Square, High Street,
Hamble Lane, Coach Road, Westfield
Common and footpath to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods for
a break outside the café.
From the country park via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail and Hamble Lane to Hamble
station. 3.37mi 5.42km. Train
home. |
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| 17.52mi 28.20km. |
| Cloudy at times but some good
sunny spells. Breezy. |
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| Tuesday 6 August |
| 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. 9.23mi 14.85km. |
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| A break by the river in Hamble.
From there, via Green Lane, School
Lane, 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 the country
park via Hound Road, footpath
and The Badgers to Netley station.
3.09mi 4.97km. Train home. |
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| 12.32mi 19.83km. |
| After a wet morning, a damp
start to the walk but it quickly
became dry. Mostly cloudy but
some sunshine towards the end.
Breezy again. |
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| Wednesday 7 August |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble
Lane, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth
Road, Oak Hill and Bridge Road
to Sarisbury Green. A short break
with a drink then Barnes Lane,
Brook Lane, Newtown Road, Strawberry
Field and the footpath to Shore
Road. Another break by the waterfront
before walking to the ferry pontoon.
10.25mi 16.50km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| From Hamble Quay via Green Lane,
Hamble Common, School Lane footpath,
Hamble Point car park and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Sat for a while by the shore
then round the park and through
the woods to the café for
a drink, sitting outside. To Netley
station via Hound Road, the footpath
and The Badgers. 3.47mi 5.58km.
Train home. |
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| 13.72mi 22.08km. |
| Cloudy with a little brightness.
Windy. |
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| Friday 9 August |
| 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, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth
Road, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick
Shore Road, river path, marina,
river path, footpath, Passage
Lane, Shore Road, Newtown Road,
Strawberry Field and footpath
to Shore Road waterfront. A break
with a drink then along the footpath
to the ferry pontoon. 10.70mi
17.22km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| From Hamble Quay via Hamble
Square, High Street, Hamble Lane
and Ensign Way to Hamble Shore.
Stopped by Westfield Common for
a while before continuing to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. Round
the park and through the woods
to the café. A break sitting
in the shade outside the café.
From there via Victoria Road,
Station Road, Hound Way, Hound
Road and Hamble Lane to Hamble
station. Train cancelled. Along
the Rail Trail footpath and through
The Orchard to the country park.
To Netley station via Hound Road,
footpath and The Badgers. 6.11mi
9.83km. Train home. |
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| 16.81mi 27.05km. |
| Plenty of sunshine with some
cloud. Warm with a cool breeze
along the river and along Hamble
Shore. |
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| Monday 12 August |
| Photo: Holly Hill, Sarisbury
Green |
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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
with a drink then along Barnes
Lane to Holly Hill Woodland Park.
Spent about 40 minutes walking
in the woods then back to Barnes
Lane, Brook Lane, Shore Road,
Warsash waterfront and footpath
to the ferry pontoon. 12.30mi
19.79km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| From Hamble Quay via Hamble
Square, High Street, Hamble Lane,
Coach Road, Westfield Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park to
the woods. Sat for a while with
a drink. From there to the café
for another drink, sitting in
the shade outside. To Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail and Hamble Lane. 3.65mi
5.87km. Train home. |
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| 15.85mi 25.51km. |
| A very warm day, 31C in the
shade. Lots to drink. |
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| Wednesday 14 August |
| 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. 9.20mi 14.81km. |
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| A break with a drink by the
river in Hamble. From there, 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 for
a break outside the café.
From the country park via Hound
Road, footpath and The Badgers
to Netley station. 3.45mi 5.55km.
Train home. |
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| 12.65mi 20.36km. |
| A damp start and a wet end but
cloudy and dry for most of this
walk. |
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| Thursday 15 August |
| 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, Kestrel Park and
footpaths, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Barnes Lane, Brook
Lane, Newtown Road, Hook Park
Road, Hook Local Nature Reserve,
Hook beach, river path, Shore
Road waterfront and footpath to
the ferry hard. 10.19mi 16.40km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
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 for
another break. From there to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail and Hamble Lane.
4.44mi 7.15km. Train home. |
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| 14.63mi 23.54km. |
| Another cloudy day. Windy with
light rain towards the end of
the walk. |
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| Friday 16 August |
| 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, Lowford Hill,
Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge
Road, Swanwick Shore Road and
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break with a drink then
Bridge Road (extensive road works
along Barnes Lane), Brook Lane
and Shore Road to the waterfront.
Another break before walking to
the ferry hard. 11.13mi 17.91km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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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 for another
break. From there to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail and Hamble Lane. 3.93mi
6.32km. Train home. |
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| 15.06mi 24.24km. |
| Sunny and warm with high cloud
and a refreshing breeze. |
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| Monday 19 August |
| Photo: Hook, Warsash |
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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, Lowford Hill,
Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge
Road, Swanwick Shore Road and
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break with a drink then
Bridge Road (extensive road works
along Barnes Lane), Brook Lane,
Newtown Road, Hook Park Road,
Hook local nature reserve to the
beach on Southampton Water, A
break there with a drink, then
along the river path to Shore
Road and along the footpath to
the ferry pontoon. 12.71mi 20.45km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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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 for
a break, sitting outside. Severe
disruption to the trains, so home
via Hound Road, Hamble Lane, Bower's
Drive, Le Marechal Avenue, Bursledon
Road, Bitterne shopping precinct,
Bitterne Road (Lances Hill), Bullar
Road, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Cobden Bridge and St Denys Road.
9.19mi 14.79km. |
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| Cloudy, cool and breezy. Quite
autumnal. |
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| Tuesday 20 August |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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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. 8.43mi
13.57km. |
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via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
Hamble Point and Hamble Shore
to Westfield Common. Sat by the
shore for a while then along the
shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for
another drink. From there to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail and Hamble Lane.
4.23mi 6.81km. Train home. |
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| 12.66mi 20.37km. |
| After a damp start, sunny with
well broken cloud. Became windy. |
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| Wednesday 21 August |
| Photo: Hook, Warsash |
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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, Lowford Hill,
Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge
Road, Swanwick Shore Road and
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break with a drink then
Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown
Road, Hook Park Road, Hook local
nature reserve to the beach on
Southampton Water, A break there
with a drink, then along the river
path to Shore Road and along the
footpath to the ferry pontoon.
11.69mi 18.81km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| From Hamble Quay via Hamble
Square, High Street, Hamble Lane
and the footpath to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park to the café for a
break, sitting outside. From there
to Hamble station via Hound Road,
The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
and Hamble Lane. 2.98mi 4.80km.
Train home. |
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| Cloudy, cool and very windy.
Some sunshine later. A very high
tide with some flooding at Hook
local nature reserve. |
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| Friday 23 August |
| Photo: River Hamble, Warsash |
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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, Lowford Hill,
Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge
Road, Swanwick Shore Road and
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break with a drink then
Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown
Road, Hook Park Road, Hook local
nature reserve to the beach on
Southampton Water, A break there
with a drink, then back through
the nature reserve to Hook Park
Road and down the footpath next
to the maritime college (usual
route flooded), along the river
path to Shore Road and along the
footpath to the ferry pontoon.
12.15mi 19.55km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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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 for a
drink, sitting outside. From there
to Hamble station via Hound Road,
The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
and Hamble Lane. 3.59mi 5.78km.
Train home. |
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| 15.74mi 25.33km. |
| Sunny spells and windy. A high
tide with flooding at Hook local
nature reserve. |
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| Tuesday 27 August |
| Photo: Hook, Warsash |
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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, Lowford Hill,
Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge
Road, Swanwick Shore Road and
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break with a drink then
Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown
Road, Hook Park Road, Hook local
nature reserve to the beach on
Southampton Water, A break there
with a drink, then along the river
path to Shore Road and along the
footpath to the ferry hard. 11.68mi
18.80km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A short break at Hamble Quay.
From Hamble Quay 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 for
a break, sitting outside. From
there to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail and Hamble Lane. 3.62mi
5.83km. Train home. |
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| 15.30mi 24.62km. |
| Very warm with just a light
breeze. |
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| Wednesday 28 August |
| 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. 8.47mi
13.63km. |
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the river. From Hamble Quay via
Green Lane, School Lane, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Ensign Way
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. A break
by the shore with another drink.
From there via Hound Road, The
Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail and
Hamble Lane to Hamble station.
3.59mi 5.78km. Train home. |
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| 12.06mi 19.41km. |
| Sunny and very warm. Becoming
hazy with some high cloud later. |
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| Thursday 29 August |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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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
and Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break then via Barnes
Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown Road,
Hook Park Road, footpath through
the local nature reserve to the
beach on Southampton Water. A
break at the beach then along
the river path, across Strawberry
Field, via Newtown Road, Warsash
Road Co-op, Shore Road, waterfront
and footpath to the ferry hard.
11.18mi 17.99km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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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
for another drink, sitting outside.
To Hamble station via Hound Road,
The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
and Hamble Lane. 3.61mi 5.81km.
Train home. |
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| 14.79mi 23.80km. |
| Sunny, variable cloud, breezy.
Still warm but cooler than recently. |
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| Friday 30 August |
| Photo: Hook (Warsash), Southampton
Water |
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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, Lowford Hill,
Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge
Road, Swanwick Shore Road, river
Hamble, marina, river Hamble,
footpath, Passage Lane, Shore
Road, Warsash Road Co-op, Newtown
Road, Hook Park Road and footpath
through the local nature reserve
to the beach. A break there, then
along the river path, Shore Road
waterfront and footpath to the
ferry hard. 12.09mi 19.46km. Ferry
to Hamble. |
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| 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country
park to Netley station via Hound
Road, footpath and The Badgers.
3.16mi 5.09km. Train home. |
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| 15.25mi 24.54km. |
| Sunny and warm with a light
breeze and some high cloud. |
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