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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 1 July |
| 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, Botley Road,
Bursledon Road, Kestrel Park and
footpaths, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 9.14mi 14.71km. |
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| A break 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 another break. From there
to Hamble station via Hound Road,
The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
and Hamble Lane. 3.91mi 6.29km.
Train home. |
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| 13.05mi 21.00km. |
| Cool and mostly cloudy. |
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| Tuesday 2 July |
| Warsash Ferry Hard |
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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, Barnes Lane, Brook
Lane, Newtown Road, Strawberry
Field and footpath to Shore Road
waterfont. A break here then via
the footpath to the ferry hard.
8.82mi 14.19km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| 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 for another
break. From there via Hound Road,
Hound Way and Station Road to
Netley station. 4.09mi 6.58km.
Train home. |
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| A cloudy start with a chilly
breeze. Sunny intervals later. |
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| Wednesday 3 July |
| 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. 9.18mi 14.77km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay, then
via Green Lane, School Lane, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Coach Road,
Westfield Common and the footpath
to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for
another break. From there to Netley
station via Hound Road, Hound
Way and Station Road. 3.62mi 5.83km.
Train home. |
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| 12.80mi 20.60km. |
| A cool and cloudy start. Some
good sunny spells later. Breezy
with a few spots of rain at times. |
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| Thursday 4 July |
| 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 pontoon.
8.75mi 14.08km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble 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 to the café for
another break. From there to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail and Hamble Lane.
3.76mi 6.05km. Train home. |
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| 12.51mi 20.13km. |
| Another cloudy start but becoming
sunny. Very windy, particularly
along the river Hamble. |
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| Saturday 6 July |
| Photo: 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, Pound Road, Hamble
Lane, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth
Road, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Barnes
Lane, Brook Lane, Shore Road,
waterfront, footpath, Strawberry
Field, Newtown Road, Warsash Road
Co-op, Shore Road, Passage Lane
and footpath to the ferry pontoon.
10.90mi 17.54km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay before
heading to the Royal Victoria
Country Park via Green Lane, Hamble
Common, School Lane, Hamble Common,
Hamble Shore, Hamble Common, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane and the footpath
between the football ground and
the recreation ground. 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. 3.96mi
6.37km. Train home. |
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| 14.86mi 23.91km. |
| A mixture of sunshine and clouds
with a few brief spells of light
rain. Windy again. |
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| Wednesday 10 July |
| 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. 8.43mi
13.57km. |
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| A drink at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, Donkey Derby Field,
Hamble Common, 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
another drink. From there to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail and Hamble Lane.
4.11mi 6.61km. Train home. |
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| 12.54mi 20.18km. |
| Sunny with well broken cloud.
A welcome change after a wet day
yesterday. Windy. |
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| Thursday 11 July |
| 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 to Shore
Road waterfront. A break with
a drink then via the footpath,
Strawberry Field, Newtown Road,
Warsash Road Co-op, Shore Road,
Passage Lane and the footpath
to the ferry hard. 10.64mi 17.12km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
Hamble Square, High Street, Hamble
Lane, Ensign Way and Hamble Shore
to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. A break by the shore then
round the park and through the
woods to the café for another
break. From there to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard and
Hamble Rail Trail. 3.11mi 5.01km.
Train home. |
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| 13.75mi 22.13km. |
| Warm and sunny with variable
cloud. Breezy. |
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| Friday 12 July |
| 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. 9.24mi 14.87km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
Green Lane, School Lane, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Ensign Way
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. A break
by the shore then 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. 3.76mi 6.05km.
Train home. |
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| 13.00mi 20.92km. |
| Cloudy with some bright spells.
A cool breeze. |
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| Sunday 14 July |
| Photo: Warsash, Shore Road |
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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 hard.
10.23mi 16.46km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break by the river in Hamble.
From Hamble Quay via Green Lane,
Hamble Common, School Lane footpath,
Hamble Point car park and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park, through
the woods and a brief stop at
the bus rally before heading to
the café for a drink, sitting
outside. 2.92mi 4.70km. |
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| Home from the country park via
Hound Road, Hamble Lane, Bower's
Drive, Le Marechal Avenue, Bursledon
Road, West End Road, Kanes Hill,
Thornhill Park Road, footpath
alongside Moorhill Crescent, Moorhill
Road, Church Hill, Swaythling
Road, Mansbridge Road, Riverside
Park, Cobden Bridge and St Denys
Road. 8.56mi 13.78km. |
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| 21.71mi 34.94km. |
| A cloudy start, becoming sunny. |
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| Tuesday 16 July |
| Photo: Weston 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,
Victoria Road, Weston Shore, Weston
Parade, footpath, Conker Field,
Victoria Road, Station Road Co-op,
Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High
Street and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 8.15mi 13.12km. |
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| A coffee 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. Across
the park to the café for
a cup of tea, sitting outside.
From there to Hamble station via
Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail paths and Hamble Lane.
3.76mi 6.05km. Train home. |
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| 11.86mi 19.09km. |
| Rain before setting out and
mostly cloudy for the walk. Sunshine
towards the end. Breezy. |
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| Wednesday 17 July |
| 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 to Shore
Road waterfront. A break with
a drink then via the footpath,
Strawberry Field, Newtown Road,
Warsash Road Co-op, Shore Road,
Passage Lane and the footpath
to the ferry hard. 10.67mi 17.17km.
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. A
break by the shore then round
the park and through the woods
to the café for another
break. From there to Netley station
via Hound Road and the footpath
to The Badgers. 3.28mi 5.28km.
Train home. |
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| 13.95mi 22.45km. |
| Good spells of sunshine with
well broken cloud. Feeling warmer. |
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| Thursday 18 July |
| 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. 8.42mi
13.55km. |
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| A break in the sun at Hamble
Quay. From there 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. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for
another break. From the country
park via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail and Hamble Lane
to Hamble station. 4.25mi 6.84km.
Train home. |
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| 12.67mi 20.39km. |
| A warm sunny day with some high
cloud. A pleasant breeze at Hamble
Quay. Spent a lot of time under
shade in the woods of Hamble Common
and at the country park. |
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