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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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| Thursday 2 July |
| 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, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 9.74mi 15.68km. |
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| A break with a drink at Hamble Quay.
From there via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, High Street, Hamble Lane,
Coach Road and Westfield Common to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. Across
the park to the café for a break,
sitting in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 4.04mi 6.50km.
Train home. |
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| 13.78mi 22.18km. |
| A warm and sunny day with a refreshing
breeze. |
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| Friday 3 July |
| 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, river path,
footpath, Passage Lane, Shore Road,
Warsash Road Co-op, Shore Road, Passage
Lane and footpath to the ferry pontoon.
10.57mi 17.01km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break in the shade and with a cold
drink at Hamble Quay. From there via
Green Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane,
Hamble Common, Hamble Shore, 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 in the shade outside.
From the country park to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble Lane.
3.87mi 6.23km. Train home. |
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| 14.44mi 23.24km. |
| Another sunny and very pleasant day. |
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| Tuesday 7 July |
| 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, Swanwick Shore Road,
river path, marina, river path, footpath,
Shore Road waterfront, river path, Hook
beach, Hook local nature reserve, Hook
Park Road, Newtown Road, Shore Road,
Passage Lane and footpath to the ferry
hard. 10.72mi 17.25km. Ferry to Hamble.
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| A break with a cool drink by the river
in Hamble. 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
for a break, sitting in the shade outside.
From there to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 3.80mi 6.12km.
Train home. |
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| 14.52mi 23.37km. |
| A hot and sunny day with a refreshing
breeze. |
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| Friday 10 July |
| 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, Shoreburs Greenway, Weston Shore,
Weston Parade, footpath, Conker Field,
footpath, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High Street,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 9.76mi
15.71km. |
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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 and through the
woods to the café for a break,
sitting in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 4.00mi 6.44km.
Train home. |
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| 13.76mi 22.14km. |
| Another hot day but with a breeze
to make it a bit more tolerable. Lots
to drink and keeping in the shade where
possible. |
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| Monday 13 July |
| 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, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 9.60mi 15.45km. |
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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,
Coach Road and Westfield Common to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to the café
for a break, sitting in the shade outside.
From the country park to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble Lane.
4.16mi 6.69km. Train home. |
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| 13.76mi 22.14km. |
| Hot again but with a breeze from a
cooler direction making it feel quite
pleasant. |
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| Wednesday 15 July |
| 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.
8.71mi 14.02km. |
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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,
Coach Road and Westfield Common to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to the café
for a break, sitting in the shade outside.
From the country park to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble Lane.
4.35mi 7.00km. Train home. |
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| 13.06mi 21.02km. |
| Another hot day but with enough of
a breeze to make it good for a walk,
albeit a little slower than normal.
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| Friday 17 July |
| 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.
8.74mi 14.07km. |
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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 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. 4.09mi 6.58km. Train
home. |
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| 12.83mi 20.65km. |
| Still warm but a cool breeze in places. |
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| Monday 20 July |
| 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, footpath,
Conker Field, footpath and Victoria
Road to the Royal Victoria Country Park.
A break with a cool drink in the shade.
Then via Hamble Lane, High Street, Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 8.52mi 13.71km. |
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| Another break with a drink 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
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. 3.95mi 6.36km.
Train home. |
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| 12.47mi 20.07km. |
| Sunny but slightly cooler than last
week (that is below 30 degrees) and
a cool breeze. |
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| Wednesday 22 July |
| 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, river path,
footpath, Passage Lane, Shore Road,
Warsash Road Co-op, Shore Road, Passage
Lane and footpath to the ferry hard.
10.61mi 17.08km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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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,
Coach Road and Westfield Common to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to the café
for a break, sitting in the shade outside.
From the country park to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble Lane.
4.23mi 6.81km. Train home. |
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| 14.84mi 23.88km. |
| A warm day with some cloud at times. |
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| Thursday 23 July |
| 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. 8.53mi
13.73km. |
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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,
Coach Road and Westfield Common to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to the café
for a break, sitting in the shade outside.
From the country park to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble Lane.
4.32mi 6.95km. Train home. |
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| 12.85mi 20.68km. |
| A warm and sunny day with some high
cloud. |
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| Monday 27 July |
| 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,
Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, 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 with a drink at Hamble Quay.
From there via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Copse Lane, Hamble Lane,
Coach Road and Westfield Common to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. Across
the park to the café for a break,
sitting in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 3.97mi 6.39km.
Train home. |
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| 13.31mi 21.42km. |
| A warm day with almost a clear blue
sky. A little breeze to make the temperature
more comfortable. |
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| Tuesday 28 July |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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,
Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, High Street and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 9.25mi 14.89km. |
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| A break with a cool drink then back
up to Hamble Square, School Lane and
its footpath, Hamble Point car park,
Hamble Shore, Westfield Common and along
the road and footpath to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park to the
café for a break, sitting in
the shade nearby. From the country park
to Netley station via Hound Road, footpath
and The Badgers. 3.66mi 5.89km. Train
home. |
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| 12.91mi 20.78km. |
| Another warm day but again a pleasant
breeze by the river and along the shore. |
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| Thursday 30 July |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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,
Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 9.33mi 15.02km. |
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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,
Coach Road and Westfield Common to the
Royal Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to the café
for a break, sitting in the shade nearby.
From the country park to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble Lane.
4.32mi 6.95km. Train home. |
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| 13.65mi 21.97km. |
| Not quite as warm today and quite
breezy. Some cloud as a cold front goes
through but no rain. |
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| Friday 31 July |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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 and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 9.47mi 15.24km. |
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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 and through
the woods to the café for a break,
sitting in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 3.96mi 6.37km.
Train home. |
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| Another warm and sunny day. A lighter
breeze than yesterday and very little
cloud. |
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