Avon Valley Path

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 57.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 17h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 226 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 272 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 106 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Salisbury 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.070156° / W 1.806216°
  • ⚑
    End: N 50.738346° / W 1.784655°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 52 m - Continue
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto South Western Road
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Fisherton Street
  4. 4 : km 0.21 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Dews Road
  5. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto West Street
  6. 6 : km 0.39 - alt. 47 m - Continue onto East Street
  7. 7 : km 0.45 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.48 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Water Lane
  9. 9 : km 0.56 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left onto Crane Bridge Road
  10. 10 : km 0.72 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 0.75 - alt. 45 m - Continue onto Crane Street
  12. 12 : km 0.87 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto High Street
  13. 13 : km 0.97 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto Choristers Square
  14. 14 : km 1.02 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 1.45 - alt. 45 m - Continue onto De Vaux Place
  16. 16 : km 1.56 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto St. Nicholas' Road
  17. 17 : km 1.74 - alt. 44 m - Continue onto Harnham Road
  18. 18 : km 1.99 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Harnham Road, A3094
  19. 19 : km 2.07 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Old Blandford Road
  20. 20 : km 2.23 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 3.27 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right onto Shaftesbury Drove
  22. 22 : km 3.64 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 7.43 - alt. 56 m - Continue onto Shepherds Close
  24. 24 : km 7.52 - alt. 53 m - Continue
  25. 25 : km 11.46 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  26. 26 : km 11.63 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Lower Road
  27. 27 : km 11.88 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 14.05 - alt. 36 m - Continue onto Gravel Close
  29. 29 : km 14.49 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto The Borough, B3080
  30. 30 : km 14.59 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 14.75 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  32. 32 : km 14.76 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto The Borough, B3080
  33. 33 : km 15.01 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 15.08 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Church Leat
  35. 35 : km 15.19 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto High Street, B3080
  36. 36 : km 15.36 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Moot Lane
  37. 37 : km 15.69 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 18.31 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Hale Lane
  39. 39 : km 19.31 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 19.92 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Moot Lane
  41. 41 : km 20.32 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 20.73 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Lower Densome Wood
  43. 43 : km 21.19 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 21.41 - alt. 56 m - Continue onto Brook Lane
  45. 45 : km 21.8 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 24.54 - alt. 29 m - Continue onto Fordingbridge FP 62
  47. 47 : km 24.79 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto A338
  48. 48 : km 24.95 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Fordingbridge FP 83
  49. 49 : km 25.49 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Fordingbridge FP 84
  50. 50 : km 25.95 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Pennys Lane
  51. 51 : km 26.22 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Whitsbury Road
  52. 52 : km 26.45 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Picket Close
  53. 53 : km 26.59 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Whitsbury Road
  54. 54 : km 26.67 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto Green Lane
  55. 55 : km 26.85 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Salisbury Street
  56. 56 : km 26.97 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Round Hill
  57. 57 : km 27.08 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto High Street, B3078
  58. 58 : km 27.23 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Provost Street, B3078
  59. 59 : km 27.45 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Church Street, B3078
  60. 60 : km 27.57 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Fordingbridge FP 97
  61. 61 : km 28.38 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left onto Fordingbridge FP 7
  62. 62 : km 28.64 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Fordingbridge FP 56
  63. 63 : km 30.42 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 30.77 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Churchfield Lane
  65. 65 : km 30.88 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 32.04 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Kent Lane
  67. 67 : km 32.28 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 37.43 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto High Wood Lane
  69. 69 : km 37.98 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Ivy Lane
  70. 70 : km 38.58 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 39.04 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Snails Lane
  72. 72 : km 39.09 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 40.48 - alt. 21 m - Continue onto Gravel Lane
  74. 74 : km 40.86 - alt. 18 m - Continue
  75. 75 : km 40.96 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left onto Gravel Lane
  76. 76 : km 41.09 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto The Sweep
  77. 77 : km 41.17 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Southampton Road
  78. 78 : km 41.34 - alt. 16 m - Continue
  79. 79 : km 41.35 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Mansfield Road, B3347
  80. 80 : km 41.35 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp left onto Southampton Road
  81. 81 : km 41.48 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left onto Christchurch Road
  82. 82 : km 41.49 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Kingsbury's Avenue
  83. 83 : km 41.52 - alt. 15 m - Continue onto Kingsbury's Lane
  84. 84 : km 41.7 - alt. 14 m - Continue
  85. 85 : km 41.8 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Riverside
  86. 86 : km 41.9 - alt. 13 m - Continue
  87. 87 : km 43.41 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Hampshire Hatches Lane
  88. 88 : km 43.64 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 44.78 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto B3347
  90. 90 : km 44.92 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 46.61 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto B3347
  92. 92 : km 47.97 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 51.08 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Ringwood Road, B3347
  94. 94 : km 51.41 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 52.17 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Harpway Lane
  96. 96 : km 52.67 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Burley Road
  97. 97 : km 52.7 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Bockhampton Road
  98. 98 : km 52.86 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  99. 99 : km 53.81 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Salisbury Road
  100. 100 : km 54.04 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Brinsons Close
  101. 101 : km 54.16 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Moorcroft Avenue
  102. 102 : km 54.19 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 54.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Priory View Road
  104. 104 : km 54.45 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 54.7 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Stony Lane, B3347
  106. 106 : km 54.77 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 56.69 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Avon Buildings
  108. 108 : km 56.82 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Bargates, B3073
  109. 109 : km 56.88 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Twynham Avenue
  110. 110 : km 56.95 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  111. 111 : km 57.12 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 57.16 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto 2
  113. E : km 57.32 - alt. 5 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Hale and Woodgreen

National Park
↔9.15 km ↗+127 m ↘-127 m ◔3h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Redlynch (Wiltshire)

The route starts at Woodfalls and follows a section of the Avon Valley Path through fields and woods to the charming village of Hatchet Green. You then pass Hale House and St Mary's Church before walking alongside the peaceful River Avon. At Woodgreen you can explore a rural community with a strong village identity. The walk returns via shady tracks and woods to Hatchett Green and back to Woodfalls.

Walking In Search of Kitt's Grave : in memory of Kay Chalk 1929 - 2019

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↔14.71 km ↗+210 m ↘-211 m ◔4h 50 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from New Forest (Hampshire)

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Walking Godshill and Castle Hill

National Park
↔4.19 km ↗+45 m ↘-45 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from New Forest (Hampshire)

This walk takes you along quiet field and woodland paths to the site of an Iron Age hill fort. It then continues to a stream-side hamlet on the edge of Castle Hill. There are views across the beautiful Avon Valley with its wildlife-rich water meadows and pasture and an optional detour to Castle Hill fort before returning along field and woodland paths to Godshill.

Walking Landford and Hamptworth

National Park
↔7.58 km ↗+78 m ↘-70 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Landford (Wiltshire)

This walk starts in the village of Landford and explores the northern tip of the New Forest in Wiltshire among woodlands that were once Royal Forests. The walk follows a wooded path to a river ford and through pretty woods and fields to Hamptworth Farm. The route then follows the edge of a golf course to Langley Wood and to the little hamlet of Hamptworth before returning back over the ford to Landford.

Walking Brook to Minstead village

National Park
↔11.61 km ↗+98 m ↘-94 m ◔3h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Bramshaw (Hampshire)

Visit the Rufus Stone to discover the mystery surrounding the death of King William II. The route then follows quiet country lanes to the unspoilt village of Minstead where the famous detective writer and spiritualist Sir Arthur Conon Doyle is buried in the grounds of All Saints Church. Return via winding lanes and fields to Canterton and Brook.

Walking Copythorne and Cadnam Common

National Park
↔6.60 km ↗+42 m ↘-43 m ◔2h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Copythorne (Hampshire)

This walk starts by passing St Mary's Church before winding through Copythorne Common and its interesting mix of woodland and open glades. The route then follows rhododendron and woodland edged tracks to the Cadnam River and the northern commons. Here you can watch ponies grazing before returning through Newbridge and Copythorne Common back to the start.

Walking From Furzey Gardens Around Minstead

Walker
↔6.90 km ↗+79 m ↘-80 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Minstead (Hampshire)

A lovely circular walk from Furzey Gardens that takes you through Minstead village and into the New Forest. It is a fairly easy walk although it can get muddy in places. The walk starts at Furzey Gardens Car Park (Free) where there is a delightful cafe serving drinks and light refreshments. Furzey Gardens are a charity to help people with learning difficulties and are open to the public. A reasonable donation is requested on entry.

Walking Bolderwood: Deer Watch Trail

National Park
↔0.95 km ↗+28 m ↘-28 m ◔0h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Minstead (Hampshire)

Spot deer on this very short circular walk. This short stroll from Bolderwood car park leads you to a deer viewing platform overlooking fields where wild herds of fallow deer are regularly seen. From Easter to mid-September the herd is fed daily by one of the Forestry England keepers.

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