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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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| Monday 2 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.93mi 14.37km. |
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| A cold wind by the river, so just
a short break. Then via Green Lane,
School Lane, 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 the country park
via Victoria Road and Station Road to
Netley station. 3.70mi 5.95km. Train
home. |
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| 12.63mi 20.33km. |
| A cloudy and windy day but mostly
dry. Occasional brighter spells. |
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| Wednesday 4 February |
| Photo: Netley Sailing Club |
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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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.87mi 14.27km. |
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| A break in the sun by the river in
Hamble, then via Green Lane, 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country park
via Victoria Road and Station Road to
Netley station. 3.76mi 6.05km. Train
home. |
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| 12.63mi 20.33km. |
| A sunny day, pleasantly warm when
out of the wind. More rain in the forecast. |
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| Friday 6 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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, Victoria
Road, Weston Shore, Weston Parade, Abbey
Hill, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High Street,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.38mi
13.49km. |
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| A break by the river, then via Green
Lane, School Lane, Copse Lane, Hamble
Lane, Coach Road, Westfield Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Across the park to the café
for a break, sitting outside. From the
country park via Victoria Road and Station
Road to Netley station. 3.65mi 5.87km.
Train home. |
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| 12.03mi 19.36km. |
| Light rain on and off. Turning brighter
and dry later. Mild with a light breeze. |
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| Monday 9 February |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.77mi 14.11km. |
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| A break by the river 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
for a break, sitting outside. From there
via Hound Road, Hound Way and Station
Road to Netley station. 3.78mi 6.08km.
Train home. |
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| 12.55mi 20.20km. |
| A dry and bright day for a change
- at least while I was out. Rain again
once I got home. Some very muddy paths. |
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| Wednesday 11 February |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.95mi 14.40km. |
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| A break by the river, then 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country park
via Victoria Road and Station Road to
Netley station. 3.88mi 6.24km. Train
home. |
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| 12.83mi 20.65km. |
| Some nice sunshine until I left Hamble
Quay, then the rain returned. Light
rain until I reached Home, then heavy
again. |
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| Thursday 12 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.80mi 14.16km. |
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| A break in the sun by the river in
Hamble, then via Green Lane, 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country park
via Victoria Road and Station Road to
Netley station. 3.79mi 6.10km. Train
home. |
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| 12.59mi 20.26km. |
| A little rain at the start but dry
for the rest of the walk. Very windy
and now from the north. |
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| Saturday 14 February |
| Photo: River Hamble |
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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, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth Road,
Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore
Road, river path, marina and river path
to Shore Road waterfront in Warsash.
A break with a coffee in the sun. From
there, back to the ferry hard. 10.14mi
16.32km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| From Hamble Quay 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country park
to Hamble station via Hound Road, The
Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail footpaths
and Hamble Lane. 3.58mi 5.76km. Train
home. |
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| 13.72mi 22.08km. |
| A sunny day with a light breeze. Ideal
for walking. Very wet along the river
path and muddy along the Hamble Rail
Trail. |
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| Monday 16 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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, Victoria
Road, Weston Shore, Weston Parade, Abbey
Hill, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High Street,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.56mi
13.78km. |
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| A break by the river, then via Green
Lane, School Lane, Copse Lane, Hamble
Lane, Coach Road, Westfield Common and
the footpath in 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
via Hound Road, Hound Way and Station
Road to Netley station. 3.56mi 5.73km.
Train home. |
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| 12.12mi 19.51km. |
| Often cloudy, sometimes sunny, always
very windy. |
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| Tuesday 17 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.78mi 14.13km. |
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| A break in the sun by the river in
Hamble, then via Green Lane, 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country park
via Hound Road, Hound Way and Station
Road to Netley station. 3.80mi 6.12km.
Train home. |
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| 12.58mi 20.25km. |
| A colder but much calmer day. A nice
day to be out and about. |
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| Thursday 19 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.76mi 14.10km. |
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| A break by the river, then 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 to the café
for a break, sitting outside. From the
country park via Hound Road, Hound Way
and Station Road to Netley station.
3.88mi 6.24km. Train home. |
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| 12.64mi 20.34km. |
| A dull but dry day with a biting wind. |
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| Friday 20 February |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys Road, Cobden
Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle, Bullar
Road, Bitterne Road (Lances Hill), Peartree
Avenue, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road,
Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane,
Hamble Square, Hamble Quay. 8.42mi 13.55km. |
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| A break by the river, then 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, through the woods
and across the fields to the café
for a break, sitting outside. From the
country park via Hound Road, Hound Way
and Station Road to Netley station.
4.37mi 7.03km. Train home. |
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| 12.79mi 20.58km |
| Cloudy, windy and often wet. |
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| Monday 23 February |
| 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, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road,
Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane,
Hamble Square, Hamble Quay. 8.27mi 13.31km. |
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| A break by the river, then 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country park
via Hound Road, Hound Way and Station
Road to Netley station. 3.94mi 6.34km.
Train home. |
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| 12.21mi 19.65km. |
| A sunny start but soon became cloudy.
A stiff breeze. |
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| Tuesday 24 February |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys Road, Cobden
Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle, Bullar
Road, Bitterne Road (Lances Hill), Peartree
Avenue, Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road,
Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane,
Hamble Square, Hamble Quay. 8.24mi 13.26km. |
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| A break in the sun by the river, then
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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country park
via Victoria Road and Station Road to
Netley station. 4.03mi 6.49km. Train
home. |
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| 12.27mi 19.75km. |
| Sunny, mild and dry. Breezy. |
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| Wednesday 25 February |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| 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, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.48mi
13.65km. |
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| A break in the sun by the river in
Hamble, then via Green Lane, School
Lane, Copse Lane, Hamble Lane, Ensign
Way and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Across the park to the
café for a break, sitting in
the sun nearby. From the country park
via Victoria Road and Station Road to
Netley station. 3.60mi 5.79km. Train
home. |
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| 12.08mi 19.44km. |
| Sunny and unusually warm. One day
only, so enjoyed while it lasted. |
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| Thursday 26 February |
| Photo: Royal Victoria Country Park |
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| From home via St Denys Road, Cobden
Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle, Bullar
Road, Bitterne Road (Lances Hill), Peartree
Avenue, Spring Road, Miller's Pond,
Portsmouth Road, Pound Road, Hamble
Lane, Satchell Lane, Hamble Square,
Hamble Quay. 7.76mi 12.49km. |
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| A break in Hamble, then via Green
Lane, School Lane, Copse Lane, Hamble
Lane, Coach Road, Westfield Common and
the footpath into the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for a break,
sitting outside. From the country park
via Victoria Road and Station Road to
Netley station. 3.59mi 5.78km. Train
home. |
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11.35mi 18.27km.
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| Some light rain at the start but became
dry. Remained cloudy and very windy. |
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| Friday 27 February |
| 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, Bridge Road, Victoria Road,
Weston Shore, Weston Parade, footpath,
Conker Field, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High Street,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.08mi
13.00km. |
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| A break by the river at Hamble Quay
then via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Common and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park to the café
for a break, sitting outside. From the
country park to Netley station via Hound
Road and the footpath to The Badgers.
3.18mi 5.12km. Train home. |
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| 11.26mi 18.12km. |
| A wet start but became dry later.
Mild and windy. |
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